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Docs: Elasticsearch will refuse to start with a known bad JVM

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Elasticsearch is built using Java, and requires at least
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[Java 7] in
order to run. Only Oracle's Java and the OpenJDK are supported. The same JVM
order to run. Only Oracle's Java and the OpenJDK are supported. The same JVM
version should be used on all Elasticsearch nodes and clients.
We recommend installing the *Java 8 update 20 or later*, or *Java 7 update 55
or later*. Previous versions of Java 7 are known to have bugs that can cause
index corruption and data loss.
index corruption and data loss. Elasticsearch will refuse to start if a
known-bad version of Java is used.
The version of Java to use can be configured by setting the `JAVA_HOME`
environment variable.