Hi Sourav, 1.5.1 has been added recently to the list of supported versions. Internally spark interpreter will check against a list of supported versions, before running.
This list is here: spark/src/main/java/org/apache/zeppelin/spark/SparkVersion.java This commit introduced the new spark version support : commit 2ba4b38fb01dd3796888d5e6cbb40cb8fae90f79 Author: tribbloid <pc...@uow.edu.au> Date: Fri Oct 2 13:42:59 2015 -0400 upgrade spark to 1.5.1 simple & self-explanatory Author: tribbloid <pc...@uow.edu.au> Closes #333 from tribbloid/spark-1.5.1 and squashes the following commits: 10d9465 [tribbloid] add spark 1.5.1 into the version list b042fc5 [tribbloid] upgrade spark to 1.5.1 You can build zeppelin from master, then it will work with spark 1.5.1 Best Regards Yash On Thu, Oct 15, 2015 at 11:08 PM, Sourav Mazumder < sourav.mazumde...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have an existing zeppelin build (which I built using spark 1.4). I want > to try it now with Spark 1.5.1. > > According to the github documentataion ( > https://github.com/apache/incubator-zeppelin) - "If you want to use > system provided Spark and Hadoop, export SPARK_HOME and HADOOP_HOME in > zeppelin-env.sh You can use any supported version of spark without > rebuilding Zeppelin." > > So that means I can change SPARK_HOME tothe home directory of my spark > 1.5.1 and it should work. > > But when I tried to start Zeppelin server with setting SPARK_HOME to > 1.5.1, I get the error : > > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: > org/apache/ze > ppelin/server/ZeppelinServer : Unsupported major.minor version 51.0 > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:643) > at > java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:14 > 2) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:277) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:73) > at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:212) > at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) > at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:205) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:323) > at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:294) > at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:268) > Could not find the main class: org.apache.zeppelin.server.ZeppelinServer. > Progra > m will exit. > -- When events unfold with calm and ease When the winds that blow are merely breeze Learn from nature, from birds and bees Live your life in love, and let joy not cease.