sap not starting during manual failover testing

[Former Member]

Dera friends,

We are performing manual failover testing between CI(sap central instance) and DB(oracle database)

the environment is ECC6.0 on AIX server

CI is running on one server and DB is running on another, during manual testing we have failed the DB, so now DB file systems has got mounted on CI server.

So when i log into CI with user as shown below (sid-irp)

su - irpadm

and the execute the command as shown below

irpadm 6> startsap

i get the following message

PRDCIXI:irpadm 6> startsap

tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

Checking IRP Database

tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

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tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

ABAP Database is not available via R3trans

tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

Starting SAP-Collector Daemon

tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

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15:03:05 26.09.2008 LOG: Effective User Id is root

***********************************************************************

• This is Saposcol Version COLL 20.94 700 - AIX v10.35 5L-64 bit 070123

• Usage: saposcol -l: Start OS Collector

• saposcol -k: Stop OS Collector

• saposcol -d: OS Collector Dialog Mode

• saposcol -s: OS Collector Status

• The OS Collector (PID 1101932) is already running .....

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tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

saposcol already running

tee: 0652-044 Cannot open /home/irpadm/startsap_.log.

ABAP Database IRP must be started on remote server

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why am i getting this "ABAP Database IRP must be started on remote server" message.

What could be the cause for my database not comming up & why is it looking for remote server, when all the DB filesystems have got mounted on CI server (the server that has CI installed)

We are in a bad shape and the issue is quite crticial.

Your reply would be highly appreciated.

Regards

Ayush

[markus_doehr2]

It seems that the home directories for irpadm are missing - are they in the failover group?

Markus

[Former Member]

Hi Markus,

how can i check wether the directories are missing or not...

I would really appreciate if you can tell me the procedure to check it

Also how can i check it wether they are assigned to failover group or not.

Regards

Ayush Johri

[markus_doehr2]

> how can i check wether the directories are missing or not...

mount?

> Also how can i check it wether they are assigned to failover group or not.

Ayush, no offense, but I suggest you contact your AIX guy and check with him together. It's very cumbersome to write down command by command, get the outpu t back and you have no clue what you are doing. Again, no offense.

Markus