starting sapinst SolMan 7.0 EHP1

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am trying to start sapinst on IBM i system.

I have downloaded DVD / material number D51040437 from service marketplace.

In the installation master DVD, there is a folder "IM_OS400_PPC64" where I expect to find installation executables for IBM i.

I was surprised to find out that the executable is names sapinst.exe and it can be started on a windows host.

For other SAP products (e.g. NetWeaver 7.3) , I have found executables for iSeries in the same folder.

Am I missing something or is there a bug in SAP software DVD?

Thanks guys.

Samuli

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Found out from other documentation, that I need to start TMKSRV process and then run sapinst on a windows host, using a special user ID created for this purpose.

BR,

Samuli

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

hi, I work at IBM for the IBM SAP Alliacne team - I will submit your question to our IBM SAP Internal Competence team and see what they say - usually takes 2-3 business days to get a reply

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi David,

I found out how to start sapinst:

1) first you start TMKSVR service ("SETUP.EXE" found in instmaster DVD)

2) Map network drive \\<iseries host>\rootbin

3) Start sapinst on your windows host

BR,

Samuli