SAPinst GUI Server could not be started on AIX

[former_member309601]

Hi Gurus, I am running SWPM on a QAS Server. I need to do a system copy, I download last version of SWPM. My operating system is AIX :

# oslevel -s

6100-04-03-1009

DB2 is my database.

I need run sapinst, but following error show:

# ./sapinst

[==============================] - extracting...  done!

SAPinst build information:

--------------------------

Version:       2015.08.0

Build:         1602494

Compile time:  Sep 18 2015 - 16:03:56

Make type:     optu

Codeline:      720-2_REL

Platform:      rs6000_64

Kernel build:  721, patch 419, changelist 1564913

SAP JRE build: 61.80.80

SAP JCo build: 3.0.13

Exe directory: /tmp/sapinst_exe.397446.1443826546

guiengine: 2015-10-02 18:29:00 Waiting for client connection (1)

The GUI could not be started because the environment variable DISPLAY is not set . Please make sure that this variable is defined correctly or  start the GUI on another host (for details please consult the installation guide)

Starting GUIServer using:

  SAPinst port         : pipe:5:8

  GUIServer port       : 21212

  GUI autostart        : on

  GUI mode             : normal

  command : /usr/java14_64/jre/bin/java -Xmx512M -Dsap.env.var.javahome=SA PINST_JRE_HOME -cp /tmp/sapinst_exe.397446.1443826546/JAR/instgui.jar SDTServer rootdir=//.sdtgui config=jar:sdtserver.xml guiport=21212 -nolock -srvarg=/SAPins                                                                                        tService/host=127.0.0.1 -srvarg=/SAPinstService/port=pipe:5:8 guistart=off

The SAPinst GUI Server could not be started.

Java has been started with the following command line:

-Xmx512M -Dsap.env.var.javahome=SAPINST_JRE_HOME -cp /tmp/sapinst_exe.397446.144 3826546/JAR/instgui.jar SDTServer rootdir=//.sdtgui config=jar:sdtserver.xml gui                                                                                        port=21212 -nolock -srvarg=/SAPinstService/host=127.0.0.1 -srvarg=/SAPinstServic e/port=pipe:5:8 guistart=off

Because “SAPinst GUI Server could not be started” I can not continue.

I have JRE installed and path environment.

JRE:

# java -version

java version "1.4.2"

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2)

Classic VM (build 1.4.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM AIX 5L for PowerPC (64 bit JVM) build ca ix64142-20090307 (SR13) (JIT enabled: jitc))

Export command in AIX:

# export

AUTHSTATE=compat

HOME=/

LANG=en_US

LC__FASTMSG=true

LIBPATH=/usr/sap/BEQ/SYS/exe/run

LOCPATH=/usr/lib/nls/loc

LOGIN=root

LOGNAME=root

MAIL=/usr/spool/mail/root

MAILMSG='[YOU HAVE NEW MAIL]'

NLSPATH=/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N:/usr/lib/nls/msg/%L/%N.cat

ODMDIR=/etc/objrepos

PATH=/usr/bin:/etc:/usr/sbin:/usr/ucb:/usr/bin/X11:/sbin:/usr/java14_64/jre/bin:/usr/java5/bin

PWD=/tmp/SWPMAix2

SAPINST_JRE_HOME=/usr/java14_64/jre

SHELL=/usr/bin/ksh

SSH_CLIENT='10.2.1.19 53235 22'

SSH_CONNECTION='10.2.1.19 53235 192.168.1.48 22'

SSH_TTY=/dev/pts/0

TERM=xterm

TMPDIR=/tmp

TZ=America/Caracas

USER=root

I check: permissions of SWPM (all in 777), I check space (I have free space), I ran this media on another AIX Server and it is ok, fine, then I know my software (SWPM) is OK. I search /tmp/sapinst_exe.663714.1443818609 and try to locate any log, but nothing there is.

Any other suggestion?.

Regards,

Jose

[premsukh_bishnoi]

If you are using an SSH client, then downlaod Xming, goto putty->SSH-X11-> check enable X11 forwarding.

Make sure Xming is started before you do this.

[former_member309601]

Hi, I try with Xming, and same error message: " The SAPinst GUI Server could not be started."

I change paramater to X11Forwarding to yes, restart service sshd and run xclock , and it run fine, then problem is not display, the problem is than SAPinst Gui Server does not start up.

regards,

jose.

[Former Member]

Hi Jose,

Any luck?, did you solved the issue.  If yes could you please share the solution.

i am also stuck up with the same issue.

Error message:

----------------------

#./sapinst

[==============================] / extracting...  done!

WARNING: The file '/usr/conf/mod/emcom' does not contain valid kernel

         code.  It will be ignored.

       * The automatic 'backup' configuration has been updated.

       * Future operations will update the backup without prompting.

       * The requested changes have been applied to the currently

         running configuration.

NOTE:    No change to the tunable 'maxdsiz_64bit' was needed.

Tunable              Value  Expression   Changes

maxdsiz_64bit  17179869184  17179869184  Immed

SAPinst build information:

--------------------------

Version:       2015.08.0

Build:         1602494

Compile time:  Sep 18 2015 - 16:02:27

Make type:     optu

Codeline:      720-2_REL

Platform:      hpia64

Kernel build:  721, patch 419, changelist 1564913

SAP JRE build: SAP Java Server VM (build 6.1.080 25.51-b02, Aug  6 2015 18:21:32 - 61_REL - optU - hpux ia64 - 6

- bas2:247116 (mixed mode))

SAP JCo build: 3.0.13

Exe directory: /download_directory1/Diagent/tmp/sapinst_exe.13150.1445349238

guiengine: 2015-10-20 16:54:16 Waiting for client connection (1)

Starting GUIServer using:

  SAPinst port         : pipe:6:10

  GUIServer port       : 21212

  GUI autostart        : on

  GUI mode             : normal

  command       : /opt/java1.4/jre/bin/java -Xmx512M -Dsap.env.var.javahome=SAPINST_JRE_HOME -cp /download_direc

tory1/Diagent/tmp/sapinst_exe.13150.1445349238/JAR/instgui.jar SDTServer rootdir=//.sdtgui config=jar:sdtserver.

xml guiport=21212 -nolock -srvarg=/SAPinstService/host=127.0.0.1 -srvarg=/SAPinstService/port=pipe:6:10

The SAPinst GUI Server could not be started.

Java has been started with the following command line:

-Xmx512M -Dsap.env.var.javahome=SAPINST_JRE_HOME -cp /download_directory1/Diagent/tmp/sapinst_exe.13150.14453492

38/JAR/instgui.jar SDTServer rootdir=//.sdtgui config=jar:sdtserver.xml guiport=21212 -nolock -srvarg=/SAPinstSe

rvice/host=127.0.0.1 -srvarg=/SAPinstService/port=pipe:6:10

Thanks

A. Sharif

Message was edited by: A S

[Former Member]

Dear All,

Issue has been fixed.

solution:

Just remove the java related env for temporarily in Xmanager session.

> unset JAVA_HOME and

> unset SAPINST_JRE_HOME

then in the same screen, run ./sapinst.  it should work now.

Reference:

https://scn.sap.com/thread/3612236

Thanks

A. Sharif.