MaxDB versions released on Linux

[Former Member]

Ls,

I want to install MaxDB version 7.6.0.35 on Linux 5.6 but i get an error: "MaxDB version 7.6.0.35 is not released. Released Min. versions are: 7.6.03.09 : 7.7.02.19"

I also have MaxDB database running on 7.6.0.35 on Linux 5.5. For this environment a Linux upgrade to 5.6 is planned. Will this coarse issues for MaxDb?

In the PAM i found:

released Database Version Operating System Date Status System Status Remarks

MAXDB 7.6 64-BIT LINUX REDHAT EL5/X86_64 64BIT 24.07.2007 Released

but the info does not go further then release level, nothing about SP level or build level.

And in case this is only a check during the installation where can i manipulate this check?(like adjusting oraparam.ini when installing Oracle 10g on Linux RHEL 5)

thanks in advance

Peter

[markus_doehr2]

> I want to install MaxDB version 7.6.0.35 on Linux 5.6 but i get an error: "MaxDB version 7.6.0.35 is not released. Released Min. versions are: 7.6.03.09 : 7.7.02.19"

Are you installing a SAP system?

Markus

[Former Member]

yes, a portal installation

[Former Member]

Hi Peter,

Just a quick try out suggestion.Not sure, but worked for me on oracle on CentOS-5, sometime back.

Replace >

 cat /etc/redhat-release
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.6 (Tikanga) 

with

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.5 (Tikanga)

~sagar

[Former Member]

Hi Sagur,

unfortunately it didnt help. Thanks anyway.

regards,

Peter

Edited by: Peter Oosterling on Aug 15, 2011 9:55 PM

[Former Member]

ok, so i got it working (just sharing the info) by adjusting the control.xml:

in function checkForExtendedReleases(cdversion)

replaced:

if(row == undefined) {

installer.showWarningPopupOrExit("dbmodada.generic", warnText);

return false;

}

by:

return true

Installation finished successfully. Only afterwards i thought adjusting CDLABEL.ASC would have been enough may as well....

Big question now: is this a supported combination. I suspect it was nothing more then a check in the installer which was build in before RHEL5.6 was released....or something like that. Anyone knows?

[markus_doehr2]

You install the database using sapinst, right?

Markus

[Former Member]

yes Markus, that is correct

[markus_doehr2]

Ok... so I guess the sapinst DVD is just not aware of the newer Redhat release.

I suggest though that you upgrade the database to a newer version (7.7 or 7.8) - if the application supports it.

Markus

[Former Member]

i suspect so to. I need to have 7.6.0.35 since this environment needs to be an exact copy of another system. This system will be used to test upgrades and such stuff.

But like i mentioned, it is running. I could continue the installation after hacking the control.xml. I now raised a message to SAP to get it clarified if this a supported setup.

thanks