Error: Missing packages: SAPKA71007 (SAP_ABA)

[Former Member]

I am upgrading a SAP PI system from 7.0 SPS18 to 7.10 SPS8.

In the Configuration phase I get the error:

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ERROR: Unable to generate package queue.

Return Code = 3, Reason = "Package SAPKA71008 : Import

prerequisites are not fulfilled"

Missing packages:

SAPKA71007 (SAP_ABA)

Check log file 'SPDA_PATCHINT.LOG' for details

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However I can verify that the XML file that I specified in the upgrade

(T:\usr\sap\trans\EPS\in\SPSTab2.xml) contains the package name

SAPKA71007 and that references file name KA71007.SAR (files 1-8 are

referenced).

Any ideas why the upgrade tool seems to be unable to see the file KA71007.SAR ?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Can you try to list the contents of the archive? Try:

sidadm> SAPCAR -tvf T:\usr\sap\trans\EPS\in\KA71007.SAR

This does only list the contents, nothing else. But then we are sure, that the file is there, you can read it and the archive is most likely intact.

Regards, Michael

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The contents are:

SAPCAR: processing archive T:\usr\sap\trans\EPS\in\KA71007.SAR (version 2.01)

-rw------- 324 31 Oct 2008 10:14 EPS/in/CSR0120031469_0033811.ATT

-rw------- 15515097 31 Oct 2008 10:10 EPS/in/CSR0120031469_0033811.PAT

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Now this is interesting, looks like SAP archived the package with only 600 permissions. Normally it should look like this:

sidadm>  SAPCAR -tvf KA71007.SAR
-rw-rw-rw-         324    31 Oct 2008 11:14 EPS/in/CSR0120031469_0033811.ATT
-rw-rw-rw-    15515097    31 Oct 2008 11:10 EPS/in/CSR0120031469_0033811.PAT

Note the -rw-rw-rw-

Please double check the permissions of the ATT and PAT files, you might have to either chown them to sidadm or do a chmod 666.

Regards, Michael

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I am running on a Windows 2003 server so I do not know if the permissions issue still applies?

In any case, I have looked to see if there is a version of chmod that can be run on Windows, but there does not seem to be: http://serverfault.com/questions/52148/is-there-a-way-to-run-chmod-on-windows

So I tried changing the permissions of the 2 files using standard Windows file security methods, but this did not work: http://serverfault.com/questions/52162/windows-file-permissions-comparing-to-chmod

and I am unable to run SAPCAR with the parameter -backup:

Any other ideas?

Thanks.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Darn, i ignored the fact that you are running on windows, sorry. Obviously there is no chown or chmod

I tried on a windows system, and i also have -rw------- so this seems to be ok. Sorry again for leading into a wrong direction here. Does the mentioned SPDA_PATCHINT.LOG contain anything useful?

Regards, Michael

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

No problem, it was worth looking at

No, the log doesn't mention anything useful, only:

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1 ETN214X."**************************************************"

1 ETN250 Start of phase: "'Supp.Pack. Queue Calculation'"

1 ETN252 Start date: "10.08.2009"

1 ETN253 Start time: "11:52:05"

1 ETN214 ."**************************************************"

2 ETN243XCalculating the Support Package queue with the following input queue ...

3 ETN112 The OCS Package Queue is empty

3 ETN247 The calculation is based on the following software component vector:

3 ETN248 Component: "SAP_ABA" rel. "710", Support Package level: "0004" (component type "S")

3 ETN248 Component: "SAP_BASIS" rel. "710", Support Package level: "0004" (component type "S")

3 ETN248 Component: "PI_BASIS" rel. "2006_1_710", Support Package level: "0004" (component type "X")

3 ETN248 Component: "ST-PI" rel. "2005_1_710", Support Package level: "0003" (component type "X")

3 ETN248 Component: "SAP_BW" rel. "710", Support Package level: "0004" (component type "W")

3 ETN249 The following target vector shall be attained:

3 ETN248 Component: "SAP_ABA" rel. "710", Support Package level: "0008" (component type "S")

3 ETN248 Component: "SAP_BASIS" rel. "710", Support Package level: "0008" (component type "S")

3 ETN248 Component: "PI_BASIS" rel. "2006_1_710", Support Package level: "0008" (component type "X")

3 ETN248 Component: "ST-PI" rel. "2005_1_710", Support Package level: "0003" (component type "X")

3 ETN248 Component: "SAP_BW" rel. "710", Support Package level: "0008" (component type "W")

2 ETN085X"1. Calculate Support Package queue part" "for each component" " " " "

3 ETN431 Calculate the queue part for "SAP_ABA" rel."710" with target SP "SAPKA71008" (level "0008")

2WETN423 Package "SAPKA71008": Import prerequisites are not fulfilled

3 ETN245 The following import prerequisites of OCS Package " " have not been met:

3 ETN246 Support Package "SAPKA71007" must be available or already imported in the system

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[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

I'd try:

cd \usr\sap\trans
SAPCAR -xvf EPS\in\KA71007.SAR

Did you uncar that or did you just download and copy it there?

If you use SAPup you have to unpack (several) of the packages manually (despite the .XML file).

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Markus,

I have just tried that and it still did not succeed.

I have raised this as a SAP OSS message but they have not replied yet.

Thanks.

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

Did you also upload them? you have to to "search for packages" in SAPup again.

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Yes I extracted the file KA71007.SAR within the \EPS\in directory and then re-ran the phase. One step of the phase re-reads the EPS\in folder, but I still get the same error

[markus_doehr2 · Accepted solution]

> Yes I extracted the file KA71007.SAR within the \EPS\in

are you sure it's the correct path? If you extracted it simply in EPS\in then your path will look like

\usr\sap\trans\EPS\in\EPS\in

which is wrong, because the packages extract into subdirectories. Therefore I suggested to extract in \usr\sap\trans

Markus

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Ah yes, you are right

And that solved the issue! A bit frustrating that some SAR's need to be extracted but some don't... I've extracted all SAR files now and have put them in the correct directories and the installation is progressing.

Thank you very much for your help (points awarded)