Heterogeneous copy with SAP 4.6c and Solaris 8

[Former Member]

Hi, I don´t know if it is the correct forum, but I need help.

I try to realize an export of SAP 4.6c/Informix 7./Solaris 8 and I followed the manual to back up heterogeneous.

And appear this message after ./R3setup -f DBEXPORT.R3S:

DBEXPDBSLTESTCONNECT_NT_IND SyDbslConnect:100

Cannot connect to DB. rc = 256

DBEXPDBSLTESTCONNECT_NT_IND InternalInstallationDo:0

RC code form SyChildFuncWait = -1 .

DBEXPDBSLTESTCONNECT_NT_IND InternalInstallationDo:0

ERROR connect to DB via DBSL.

Solutions:

- See logfile dev_dbsl

- Check if the environment variables

LD_LIBRARY_PATH for other OS is set.

- Check existance of dbsl shared library in @SAPMOUNTEXE@

dbinfslib.so for other OS.

-check permissions of dbsl shared library

owner: adm

group: sapsys

permissions: 755

-check environment variable

dbms_type: inf

DIR_LIBRARY: @SAPMOUNTEXE@

And my point is that the logfile dev_dbsl says nothing.

I have checked the LD_LIBRARY_PATH a thousand times and is as it should be.

dbinfslib.so file exists in the folder: /sapmnt/DES/exe

and understand that I have given all the rights that you ask. (I have not restarted but

does not understand missing) and late dbm_type is what I lost, but do not dismiss it for something

above or something else different.

Please, If anybody have a solution.

In advance thank you.

[volker_borowski2]

Hi Leon,

Informix Special: The export R3loads do not run as sidadm but as "sapr3"

Since you say your soure Release is Informix 7, it might be that you have the

wrong kernel CD for the export? With 7.xx you might need the "standard" kernel or even the

special migration kit CD.

Another mismatch might be, that you use the standard Kernel CD but have the EXT Kernel installed.

The export uses the R3load from /sapmnt/SID/exe and that might be a mismatch as well.

Hope this helps

Volker

[Former Member]

I have the issue yet.

[Former Member]

Hi,

There are 2 things you can check...

-check permissions of dbsl shared library
owner: <sapsid>adm
group: sapsys
permissions: 755

Just check the permission of the kernel directory as above...

another thing, please make sure that you are using latest kernel for this activity...

Hope, it will help.

Rajesh Narkhede

[Former Member]

Hi,Rajesh.

I don´t understand your last post...

Just check the permission of the kernel directory as above? What´s the kernel directory and the permissions are??

Other thing, Anybody know if I may modify the file DBEXPORT.R3S for an heterogeneous copy and Informix DB?

Best regards.

And thanks a lot.

[markus_doehr2]

Leon,

> Other thing, Anybody know if I may modify the file DBEXPORT.R3S for an heterogeneous copy and Informix DB?

Just a general info:

For heterogeneous migrations (such as the one you do) you must have a certified migration consultant on-site, otherwise you will loose support for problems during the migration and for the target system (see also http://service.sap.com/osdbmigration --> FAQ).

Those people have a special knowledge for the source and target databases and know what can be done in order to get the migration through. I highly suggest not doing it alone, you may get in trouble later.

Markus

[Former Member]

Dumb question time...

Is the DB running while you are attempting the export?

[Former Member]

Hi, Joe.

I've tried with 2 different scenarios:

-With SAP and DB running.

-With only DB running (I suppose that DB running with the command startdb and SAP stopped)

Best regards.

[Former Member]

Weird. I'm wondering if you are just running into an issue with the library. Have you searched for 'dbinfslib.so' to see if you may be encountering an outdated one (such as in /usr/lib) that might appear in the default PATH.

J. Haynes

[markus_doehr2]

Please post the output of

echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH
echo $dbms_type

As what user do your run R3SETUP?

Can you execute

R3load -testconnect

as user <sid>adm?

Markus

[Former Member]

Hi, Markus

The output of LD_LIBRARY_PATH is the same of SAP's manual for Heterogeneous copy:

/informix/<SAPID>/lib://informix/<SAPID>/lib/esql

And the output of dbms_type is inf

with the user: root

Do you have any idea?

Kind regards