How to recover from a failed installation

[Former Member]

Hello everyone,

I am interested in attempting to restart an install without beginning where the previous install left off. After

the previous installation (whose result was an error), I removed the contents of /sapdb, /sapmnt, /usr/sap,

/etc/opt/sdb, and /tmp/sapinst_. The error log is right below....

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Error:

INFO 2009-02-23 16:22:49.846 [iaxxclib.cpp:88]

CChangeCWD::CChangeCWD(const iastring & /tmp/sapinst_exe.7104.1235423991, PLogBook pLogBook)

Working directory changed to /tmp/sapinst_exe.7104.1235423991.

INFO 2009-02-23 16:22:49.862 [iaxxclib.cpp:114]

CChangeCWD::~CChangeCWD()

Working directory changed to /tmp/sapinst_instdir/ERP/SYSTEM/ADA/CENTRAL/AS.

ERROR 2009-02-23 16:22:49.890 [iaxxinscbk.cpp:260]

CJS-00030 Assertion failed: SdbSoftware.getExistingDbmcli(): IndepProgPath /sapdb/programs exists, but /sapdb/programs/bin/dbmcli is missing.

WARNING[E] 2009-02-23 16:22:49.894

CJSlibModule::writeError_impl()

MUT-03025 Caught ESAPinstException in Modulecall: SdbSoftware.getExistingDbmcli(): IndepProgPath /sapdb/programs exists, but /sapdb/programs/bin/dbmcli is missing..

ERROR 2009-02-23 16:22:50.173 [sixxcstepexecute.cpp:951]

FCO-00011 The step CheckExistingServerSoftware with step key |NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|2|0|NW_CreateDBandLoad|ind|ind|ind|ind|

10|0|NW_CreateDB|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_ADA_DB|ind|ind|ind|ind|6|0|Sdb_ServerSoftware_Dialogs|ind|ind|ind|ind|

0|0|CheckExistingServerSoftware was executed with status ERROR ( Last error reported by the step :Assertion failed: SdbSoftware.getExistingDbmcli(): IndepProgPath /sapdb/programs exists, but /sapdb/programs/bin/dbmcli is missing.).

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System Info:

RHEL 5.2 (x86_64)

SAP_ERP_6.0_SR3_IDES_Inst._Master

RDBMS_MAXDB_7.6.03_Build_09

NW_7.0_SR3_Kernel_WINDOWS__LNX_X86

IBMJava2-AMD64-142-SDK-1.4.2-9.0

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This error confuses me; the mentioned files no longer exist on the disk. This error occurs after specifying

the path for IDES Exports 1, 2, and 3. Is there a way to make this system "clean" without having to start

with a fresh OS?

Thank you,

Zachary Shay

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

> I removed the contents of /sapdb, /sapmnt, /usr/sap,

> /etc/opt/sdb, and /tmp/sapinst_. The error log is right below....

delete also /usr/spool/sql and then try again.

Markus

[hannes_kuehnemund]

Hi,

MaxDB uses a "registry", starting with V7.6.

It is /etc/opt/sdb.

Also delete this file.

Thanks,

Hannes