Problem in new installation..Could not remove previous installation???????

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I removed all the folders of previous Netweaver 2004 installation from aix machine, as there was problem in starting server .

In new installation I am getting following error:

<b>ERROR 2007-05-28 10:11:59 [iaxxinscbk.cpp:289]

abortInstallation MDB-07021 Registry information for database software found in system but the software check failed. The software was not properly removed or installed incorrectly.</b>

I have already deleted following folders:

/sapdb

/usr/sapdb

/usr/spool/sql

/sapmnt/

/home/sqdjet

/home/jetadm

Is there any folder remaining to delete?

Please help.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi,

NEVER delete the files manually. As a admins we have to follow proper Uninstall and reinstall procedures as above one gentle man said.

Here we will definately have some extra files also, like sapreorg, and backup file manually created if . Those also should be uninstalled properly.

Also, we should maintain one back up copy of our file systems in each servers.

just refer my system file structure, and proceed further.

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/591/bdfll0.jpg

bye...

[Former Member]

/oracle

/oracle/client

/oracle/stage

/oracle/SID

/oracle/SID/102_64

/oracle/SID/origlogA

/oracle/SID/origlogB

/oracle/SID/mirrlogA

/oracle/SID/mirrlogB

SAP DATA1 2 3 4

orarach

Clear all these file systems completely...Uninstall oracle as the first step and uninstall using Patchset files...

[Former Member]

Deleted one more file =>

/etc/opt/sdb

and it worked.

[andreas_herzog]

next time use the uninstall option maxdb provides (see sapnote 599.129)...as user root

<b>> /sapdb/programs/bin/sdbuninst -all</b>

GreetZ, AH