The following error is seen in the Smarts IP, Smarts SAM, or Smarts Server Manager domain log file:
VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS
The above error means the system is trying to load a java "class" file that was compiled with a newer version of Java than is being used to load the file. The version numbers shown below list the version of the JRE that the class file version compatible with. The reported JRE versions and major compatible class file numbers are as follows:
Ensure that SM_JAVAHOME and SM_JDK_HOME point to the correct JRE version. You can confirm the version of the Java Runtime Environment used by your Smarts installation by running the "java version" command from the following Smarts Installation directory:
<Smarts Product Dir>/jre/bin