2599766 - FATAL ERROR in native method: processing of -javaagent failed: AS Java fails to start

As Java can not be started. You can see the following log entries:

• in dev_server<x> file:

[...]
J  (CompilerOracle read from file /usr/sap/<SID>/<instnr>/exe/sapjvm_5/jre/.hotspot_compiler)
J  Exception in thread "main" FATAL ERROR in native method: processing of -javaagent failed
[...]
F  [Thr 258] *** LOG => SfCJavaVm: abort hook is called.

• in std_server<x> file:

[...]
(CompilerOracle read from file /usr/sap/<SID>/<instnr>/exe/sapjvm_5/jre/.hotspot_compiler)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: com/wily/introscope/api/instrument/JavaAgent has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Runtime (class file version 50.0), this version of the Java Runtime only recognizes class file versions up to 52.0
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClass(Native Method)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClass0(ClassLoader.java:970)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:374)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:372)
 at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Launcher.java:311)
 at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:324)
 at sun.instrument.InstrumentationImpl.loadClassAndCallPremain(InstrumentationImpl.java:133)
FATAL ERROR in native method: processing of -javaagent failed
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the SAP Java Virtual Machine:
#
#  Internal Error (jni.cpp:934), pid=42991828, tid=258
#  fatal error: FATAL ERROR in native method: processing of -javaagent failed
[...]

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