Installation of Solution Manager - Error in phase 34 - RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAI

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

I am trying to install Solution Manager 4.0 on Linux SuSE SLES 10, using Oracle RDBMS. The installation fails at phase 34 - "Create Java users"

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The java version I am using is:

/opt/IBMJava2-amd64-142/bin/java -version

java version "1.4.2"

Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 2.2)

IBM J9SE VM (build 2.2, J2RE 1.4.2 IBM J9 2.2 Linux amd64-64 j9xa64142-20070708 (JIT enabled)

J9VM - 20070530_2352_LHdSMr

JIT - r7_level20070315_1745)

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contents of sapinst.log:

INFO 2007-09-10 14:37:54

Output of /usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/exe/jlaunch UserCheck.jlaunch com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/lib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/sharedlib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install -c sysnr=00 -c ashost=sap1 -c client=001 -c user=DDIC -c XXXXXX -a checkCreate -u SAPJSF -p XXXXXX -r SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION_RO -message_file UserCheck.message is written to the logfile /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/UserCheck.log.

WARNING 2007-09-10 14:40:44

Execution of the command "/usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/exe/jlaunch UserCheck.jlaunch com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/lib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/sharedlib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install -c sysnr=00 -c ashost=sap1 -c client=001 -c user=DDIC -c XXXXXX -a checkCreate -u SAPJSF -p XXXXXX -r SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION_RO -message_file UserCheck.message" finished with return code 4. Output:

Sep 10, 2007 2:37:59 PM Info: User management tool (com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck) called for action "checkCreate"

Sep 10, 2007 2:37:59 PM Info: Connected to backend system SSS client 001 as user DDIC

Sep 10, 2007 2:37:59 PM Info: Called for user SAPJSF

Sep 10, 2007 2:38:04 PM Info: Formal password check successful

Sep 10, 2007 2:38:04 PM Info: Will create user SAPJSF

Sep 10, 2007 2:40:39 PM Info: Created user SAPJSF of type A with reference user <none>

Sep 10, 2007 2:40:39 PM Warning: Error during creation of user SAPJSF. Will remove user again to ensure clean exit state

Sep 10, 2007 2:40:44 PM Error: Exception during execution of the operation

[EXCEPTION]

com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (104) RFC_ERROR_SYSTEM_FAILURE: Invalid request.

at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc.generateJCoException(MiddlewareJRfc.java:455)

at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc$Client.execute(MiddlewareJRfc.java:1442)

at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Client.execute(JCO.java:3962)

at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Client.execute(JCO.java:3399)

at com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck.createUser(UserCheck.java:1876)

at com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck.main(UserCheck.java:289)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:85)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:58)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:60)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:391)

at com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart.main(OfflineToolStart.java:81)

Sep 10, 2007 2:40:44 PM Info: Leaving with return code 4

INFO 2007-09-10 14:40:44

Removing file /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/dev_UserCheck.

INFO 2007-09-10 14:40:44

Removing file /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/dev_UserCheck.clone.

ERROR 2007-09-10 14:40:44

CJS-30196 Invalid request.

ERROR 2007-09-10 14:40:44

FCO-00011 The step createJSF with step key |NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|NW_CI_Instance|ind|ind|ind|ind|11|0|NW_CI_Instance_Doublestack|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|createJSF was executed with status ERROR .

INFO 2007-09-10 14:54:20

An error occured and the user decide to stop.\n Current step "|NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|NW_CI_Instance|ind|ind|ind|ind|11|0|NW_CI_Instance_Doublestack|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|createJSF".

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I came across Note # 722273; but this note is for redhat and not for SuSE. Is there any SAP note for SuSE?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

[markus_doehr2]

It seems, that you ABAP system didn´t start.

Check dev_w0 and dev_disp for possible problems.

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Markus

[Former Member]

I did not find any dev_w0 or dev_disp logs under /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/. The following logs starting with "dev_' are present: dev_formalpasswordcheck.trc, dev_sapinst, dev_slic, dev_jrfc.trc, dev_sapstart, dev_usercheck.trc

Is there a way to check if the ABAP system started (for e.g a process name in "ps -ef" listing)? Can you be more specific please?

Thanks

[markus_doehr2]

The traces are not in the installation directory but in the instance work directory under

/usr/sap/<SID>/DVBEMGS<SYSNUMBER>/work

Check for dev_w0 there.

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Markus

[Former Member]

The following in stand out in the trace files:

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In dev_disp file:

Mon Sep 10 14:33:20 2007

MBUF state ACTIVE

DpModState: change server state from STARTING to ACTIVE

• WARNING => DpRqServiceQueue: timeout of HIGH PRIO msg, return DP_CANT_HANDLE_REQ

• WARNING => DpRqServiceQueue: timeout of HIGH PRIO msg, return DP_CANT_HANDLE_REQ

• WARNING => DpRqServiceQueue: timeout of HIGH PRIO msg, return DP_CANT_HANDLE_REQ

...

...

same time out warning till end of log.

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In dev_w0 file:

...

...

B dbtbxbuf: Reading TBX statistics:

B dbtbxbuf: Opening /usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/data/tbxstat failed (No such file or directory).

B dbtbxbuf: Opening /usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/data/tbxnew failed (No such file or directory).

B dbtbxbuf: Renaming /usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/data/tbxnew to /usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/data/tbxstat failed (No such file or directory).

...

...

...

A Mon Sep 10 14:40:12 2007

A generated report CL_EX_ACO_USER_EXTENSION======CP with fingerprint 2CD4690981D45AB5F2B813CC5749D242| 19848

A generated report IF_EX_ACO_USER_EXTENSION======IP with fingerprint 7F108470C1CC59B00F2B26BF54F45414| 5023

A generated report CL_CRM_ORGMAN_SCENARIO_SERVICECP with fingerprint C4804DE4F3C3485031E841824BEA04C0| 50015

A generated report CX_HRBAS_CDOC_EXCEPTION=======CP with fingerprint E00D4080F7B3236A0B569DE506AA128A| 10564

A generated report IF_HRBAS_BOOLE_D==============IP with fingerprint 70975C4F5264A48BE077695FEF4684E3| 4365

A generated report SAPLHRBAS00GUID with fingerprint 016180A56403D50785162232230E1F90| 17466

C

C Mon Sep 10 14:40:26 2007

C *** ERROR => ORA-600 occurred when executing SQL statement (parse error offset=0)

[dbsloci.c 12336]

C sc_p=0x5384b60,no=88,idc_p=0x539c8e8,con=0,act=1,slen=69,smax=256,#vars=7,stmt=0x5635b30,table=USH04

C INSERT INTO "USH04" VALUES( :A0 , :A1 , :A2 , :A3 , :A4 , :A5 , :A6 );

C sc_p=0x5384b60,no=88,idc_p=0x539c8e8,con=0,act=1,slen=69,smax=256,#vars=7,stmt=0x5635b30,table=USH04

C prep=0,lit=0,nsql=0,lobret=0,#exec=3,dbcnt=0,upsh_p=(nil),ocistmth_p=0x56367d8

C IN : cols=7,rmax=8,xcnt=2,rpc=0,rowi=2,rtot=2,upto=4294967295,rsize=7586,vmax=32,bound=1,iobuf_p=0x56f60f0,vda_p=0x5636e90

C lobs=0,lmax=0,lpcnt=0,larr=(nil),lcurr_p=(nil),rret=0

C OUT: cols=0,rmax=0,xcnt=0,rpc=0,rowi=0,rtot=0,upto=0,rsize=0,vmax=0,bound=0,iobuf_p=(nil),vda_p=(nil)

C lobs=0,lmax=0,lpcnt=0,larr=(nil),lcurr_p=(nil),rret=0

C INSERT INTO "USH04" VALUES( :A0 , :A1 , :A2 , :A3 , :A4 , :A5 , :A6 );

B ***LOG BYL=> DBQ action required because of database error [dbsh#2 @ 1100] [dbsh 1100 ]

B SQL code: 600, SQL text: ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [koklGetLocAndFlag1], [], [], [], [], [], [], []

B ***LOG BY4=> sql error 600 performing INS on table USH04 [dbtran#8 @ 7510] [dbtran 7510 ]

B ***LOG BY0=> ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [koklGetLocAndFlag1], [], [], [], [], [], [], [] [dbtran#8 @ 7510] [dbtran 7510 ]

B dbtran ERROR LOG (hdl_dbsl_error): DbSl 'INS'

B RSLT: {dbsl=99, tran=1}

B FHDR: {tab='USH04', fcode=130, mode=1, bpb=0, dbcnt=0, crsr=0,

B hold=0, keep=1, xfer=1, pkg=0, upto=0, init:b=0,

B init:p=(nil), init:#=0, wa:p=(nil), wa:#=7584}

B dbtran ERROR LOG (hdl_dbsl_error): DbSl 'INS'

B STMT:

B CRSR: {tab='', id=0, hold=0, prop=0x10004, max.in@0=0, fae:blk=0,

B con:id=0, con:vndr=5, val=2,

B key:#=4, xfer=1, xin:#=2, row:#=0, upto=0, wa:p=0x2b8f6632b220}

B

B Mon Sep 10 14:40:39 2007

B dbmyclu : c2_init (9.3535): got symbolic IP address only for host.(127.0.0.2).

B dbmyclu : c2_init (9.3540): SAPLOCALHOST is sap1.

B dbmyclu : db_rclu2 (9.2711): failed to initialize (rc = 2).

A TH VERBOSE LEVEL FULL

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_MTX entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_PXA_RELEASE_MTX completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_COVERAGE_ANALYSER entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_COVERAGE_ANALYSER completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ROLLBACK entered.

M ***LOG R68=> ThIRollBack, roll back () [thxxhead.c 13155]

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_ROLLBACK completed.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DB_ALIVE entered.

A ** RABAX: level LEV_RX_DB_ALIVE completed.

...

...

...

[markus_doehr2]

You are experiencing an ORA-0600 - did you install all the mentioned patches of

Note 871096 - Oracle Database 10g: Patch sets/patches for 10.2.0

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Markus

[Former Member]

Thanks for pointing out the Note.

I followed the steps outlined in the Note - a) Got all patches b)Got latest version of patch installer (opatch) c) stopped all Oracle related process and stopped the database.

Now while trying to apply the patches the following error keeps happening:

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orasdb@sap1:~/opatch_base_dir_10202> /oracle/SDB/102_64/OPatch/opatch apply 4668719

Invoking OPatch 10.2.0.2.3

Oracle interim Patch Installer version 10.2.0.2.3

Copyright (c) 2007, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved..

Oracle Home : /oracle/SDB/102_64

Central Inventory : /oracle/oraInventory

from : /etc/oraInst.loc

OPatch version : 10.2.0.2.3

OUI version : 10.2.0.1.0

OUI location : /oracle/SDB/102_64/oui

Log file location : /oracle/SDB/102_64/cfgtoollogs/opatch/opatch2007-09-11_17-01-47PM.log

ApplySession applying interim patch '4668719' to OH '/oracle/SDB/102_64'

ApplySession failed: ApplySession failed to prepare the system. ApplySession: Required component(s) [ oracle.rdbms, 10.2.0.2.0 ] not present in the Oracle Home or a higher version found.

System intact, OPatch will not attempt to restore the system

OPatch failed with error code 73

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I couldnt find info on this error code. Any pointers?

Thanks

[markus_doehr2]

Are you already on 10.2.0.2? Or did you use the installation version 10.2.0.1? The installation comes with 10.2.0.1, you first need to patch up to 10.2.0.2 and then apply all the 30+ patches.

Check your version with

[code]sqlplus / as sysdba

select version from v$instance;

[/code]

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Markus

[Former Member]

You are right Markus. I am on 10.2.0.1.

I got the patches installed. After installing the patches, I wanted to confirm the version and ran

sqlplus / as sysdba

SQL> select version from v$instance;

select version from v$instance

*

ERROR at line 1:

ORA-01034: ORACLE not available

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ps -ef showed the listner in the list

I continued with the installation and got a different error in the same phase 32.

Contents of sapinst.log...

INFO 2007-09-12 13:32:05

Output of /usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/exe/jlaunch UserCheck.jlaunch com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/lib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/sharedlib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install -c sysnr=00 -c ashost=sap1 -c client=001 -c user=DDIC -c XXXXXX -a checkCreate -u SAPJSF -p XXXXXX -r SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION_RO -message_file UserCheck.message is written to the logfile /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/UserCheck.log.

WARNING 2007-09-12 13:32:07

Execution of the command "/usr/sap/SSS/DVEBMGS00/exe/jlaunch UserCheck.jlaunch com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/lib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install/sharedlib:/tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/install -c sysnr=00 -c ashost=sap1 -c client=001 -c user=DDIC -c XXXXXX -a checkCreate -u SAPJSF -p XXXXXX -r SAP_BC_JSF_COMMUNICATION_RO -message_file UserCheck.message" finished with return code 4. Output:

Sep 12, 2007 1:32:07 PM Info: User management tool (com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck) called for action "checkCreate"

Sep 12, 2007 1:32:07 PM Error: Exception during execution of the operation

[EXCEPTION]

com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Exception: (102) RFC_ERROR_COMMUNICATION: Connect to SAP gateway failed

Connect_PM TYPE=A ASHOST=sap1 SYSNR=00 GWHOST=sap1 GWSERV=sapgw00 PCS=1

LOCATION CPIC (TCP/IP) on local host with Unicode

ERROR partner '127.0.0.2:sapgw00' not reached

TIME Wed Sep 12 13:32:07 2007

RELEASE 700

COMPONENT NI (network interface)

VERSION 38

RC -10

MODULE nixxi.cpp

LINE 2764

DETAIL NiPConnect2

SYSTEM CALL connect

ERRNO 111

ERRNO TEXT Connection refused

COUNTER 2

at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc.generateJCoException(MiddlewareJRfc.java:457)

at com.sap.mw.jco.MiddlewareJRfc$Client.connect(MiddlewareJRfc.java:1015)

at com.sap.mw.jco.JCO$Client.connect(JCO.java:3238)

at com.sap.security.tools.UserCheck.main(UserCheck.java:172)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:85)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:58)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:60)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:391)

at com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart.main(OfflineToolStart.java:81)

Sep 12, 2007 1:32:07 PM Info: Leaving with return code 4

INFO 2007-09-12 13:32:07

Removing file /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/dev_UserCheck.

INFO 2007-09-12 13:32:07

Removing file /tmp/sapinst_instdir/SOLMAN/SYSTEM/ORA/CENTRAL/AS/dev_UserCheck.clone.

ERROR 2007-09-12 13:32:07

CJS-30196 Connect to SAP gateway failed

Connect_PM TYPE=A ASHOST=sap1 SYSNR=00 GWHOST=sap1 GWSERV=sapgw00 PCS=1

LOCATION CPIC (TCP/IP) on local host with Unicode

ERROR partner '127.0.0.2:sapgw00' not reached

TIME Wed Sep 12 13:32:07 2007

RELEASE 700

COMPONENT NI (network interface)

VERSION 38

RC -10

MODULE nixxi.cpp

LINE 2764

DETAIL NiPConnect2

SYSTEM CALL connect

ERRNO 111

ERRNO TEXT Connection refused

COUNTER 2

ERROR 2007-09-12 13:32:07

FCO-00011 The step createJSF with step key |NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|NW_CI_Instance|ind|ind|ind|ind|11|0|NW_CI_Instance_Doublestack|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|createJSF was executed with status ERROR .

INFO 2007-09-12 13:32:21

An error occured and the user decide to stop.\n Current step "|NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|NW_CI_Instance|ind|ind|ind|ind|11|0|NW_CI_Instance_Doublestack|ind|ind|ind|ind|3|0|createJSF".

Thanks,

[markus_doehr2]

You seem to have patched the database with a running SAP system

try to

stopsap

startsap

and press on "retry" in sapinst.

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Markus

[Former Member]

I did not realize that sap would start before installation is completed

stopsap failed saying that it could not kill the process saposcol; then I manually killed it.

Next tried to start the sap and got the following:

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sap1:sssadm 27> startsap

Checking SDB Database

-

---

ABAP Database is not available via R3trans

Starting SAP-Collector Daemon

-

---

******************************************************************************

• This is Saposcol Version COLL 20.90 700 - AMD/Intel x86_64 with Linux, PL:75, Aug 31 2006

• Usage: saposcol -l: Start OS Collector

• saposcol -k: Stop OS Collector

• saposcol -d: OS Collector Dialog Mode

• saposcol -s: OS Collector Status

• Starting collector (create new process)

******************************************************************************

saposcol on host sap1 started

Running /usr/sap/SSS/SYS/exe/run/startdb

Trying to start SDB database ...

Log file: /home/sssadm/startdb.log

No SQL*Net V2 connect to SDB available.

Check that the listener is running: "lsnrctl status".

Start the listener as user orasdb: "lsnrctl start".

/usr/sap/SSS/SYS/exe/run/startdb: Terminating with error code 14

DB startup failed

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sap1:sssadm 29> more startdb.log

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Thu Sep 13 09:14:51 EDT 2007

LOGFILE FOR STARTING ORACLE

Trying to start SDB database ...

-

---

Thu Sep 13 09:14:51 EDT 2007

checking required environment variables

ORACLE_HOME is >/oracle/SDB/102_64<

ORACLE_SID is >SDB<

-

---

Thu Sep 13 09:14:51 EDT 2007

check initora

-

---

Thu Sep 13 09:14:51 EDT 2007

check initora

-

---

Thu Sep 13 09:14:51 EDT 2007

checking V2 connect

TNS Ping Utility for Linux: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on 13-SEP-2007 09:14:51

Copyright (c) 1997, 2005, Oracle. All rights reserved.

Used parameter files:

/usr/sap/SSS/SYS/profile/oracle/sqlnet.ora

Used TNSNAMES adapter to resolve the alias

Attempting to contact (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS_LIST = (ADDRESS = (COMMUNITY = SAP.WORLD) (PROTOCOL = TCP) (HOST = sap1) (PORT = 1527))) (CONNECT_DATA = (SID = SDB) (GLOBAL_NAME = SDB.WORLD)))

TNS-12541: TNS:no listener

V2 connect is not available. Terminating

/usr/sap/SSS/SYS/exe/run/startdb: Terminating with error code 14

[markus_doehr2]

I think, your installation is a bit "hosed" because you were not shutting down the database when you did the patch installation.

Check as advised if

- the listener is running (lsnrctl stat), to be sure it got the configuration do an lsnrctl stop and lsnrctl start

- you can start the database manually

sqlplus / as sysdba

startup

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Markus

[Former Member]

I think I made a number of mistakes due to lack of knowledge. I have decided to reinstall the OS and start the installation from scratch.

Do you know if it is ok to install the Oracle RDBMS (and its patches) before starting the Solution Manager installation?; or is it required that RDBMS should be installed during a particular phase of Solution Manager installation?

Another question - When installtion SolutionManager, why is an instance of SAP (or parts of it) getting installed?

Thanks,

[markus_doehr2]

I think I made a number of mistakes due to lack of

knowledge. I have decided to reinstall the OS and

start the installation from scratch.

Ok - in this case a good idea

Do you know if it is ok to install the Oracle RDBMS

(and its patches) before starting the Solution

Manager installation?; or is it required that RDBMS

should be installed during a particular phase of

Solution Manager installation?

do NOT do that. Check the official documentation at

http://service.sap.com/instguides

You will have there a detailed step-by-step procedure, how to install SolMan including the database installation.

Another question - When installtion SolutionManager,

why is an instance of SAP (or parts of it) getting

installed?

"An instance of SAP" is a wrong term.

You install a Netweaver instance with some addons already in the export. Basically it´s a Netweaver Web Application Server 7.0 ABAP + Java. An application server ABAP is mainly the kernel (the runtime for the ABAP) and the ABAP coding itself separated in "components" such as BASIS, PI, ABA etc. Solution Manager is an application, that runs on top of that basis components (component ST, ST-SER etc.)

Other products use the same base (BASIS, PI, ABA) and have other components installed (such as ECC which would then be an SAP ERP 6.0 system or CRM50 on top of the basis would be a CRM system). Since those components are highly integrated and to avoid conflicts and problems during installation, SAP delivers most of their application already integrated in the export.

Use the installation guide, it will mention all necessary notes (there are quite a few) that are need to be read and applied, prepare a step-by-step document for yourself, in which phase of the installation you will need to do what.

For new products, I usually need 1 - 2 days of just reading documentation and preparing my own sheet with steps to follow (filesystem/LVM creation on operating system level etc.)

A SAP installation is not a Microsoft Office, it´s pretty complicated and if you don´t really follow all steps, it may or may not work thus read the documents, they will be of great help.

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Markus

[Former Member]

Thanks for the info Markus.

2 questions:

1) I have started to install the SolMan from scratch. Now I am at the phase where I need to install the RDBMS. The dialog says "Install RDBMS as oradba. Once done click OK to continue SolMan installation"

My understanding is to leave the SolMan installation GUI as is and then install the RDBMS. For the RDBMS installation I also need to install the patch set. During my first SolMan installation, after RDBMS installations (at phase 😎 and patch set installation (at phase 32) I could not get the oracle rdbms started. You said this is due to some sap related processes running and asked me to stop using stopsap.

Doesn't that mean that for the new SolMan installation, I have to stop the SolMan installation completely before installing the rdbms?

2) The installation and other guides available on the marketplace are too many and each too lengthy. They keep throwing too many keywords in a short span; I am not finding them much helpful to get a feel of the SAP architecture/overview. Do you know of any book or other material that would be a good starting point to hook on to SAP?

Thanks,

[markus_doehr2]

1. Yes.

Leave the sapinst open, open a second terminal windows, do "su - ora<sid>", step into the subdirectory mentioned by sapinst, set your DISPLAY variable and execute RUNINSTALLER (in capitals), don't use the standard Oracle installer. SAPINST already created an evironment and the script RUNINSTALLER uses a response file to pre-configure database settings, selecting, what to install etc.

2. A SAP installation IS lengthy and pretty complicated.

You have started with one of the most complicated installations (ABAP + Java + Oracle). Oracle itself is a complex beast, give the fact, that you need to get all those Oracle patches installed (10.2.0.1, 10.2.0.2, 30+ patches). This is not a SAP problem but an Oracle problem. ABAP + Java is really not easy also and given the fact, that a SolMan also needs many steps after installation I highly suggest starting with something less complicated.

I suggest that you get a Netweaver 7.00 ABAP only - with MaxDB as database for a start. The database will be installed by sapinst and you won't have to deal with Java at all.

The best books I know of are from SAPPress (http://www.sappress.com), a good one would be e. g. http://www.sappress.com/product.cfm?account=&product=H960.

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Markus

[Former Member]

Hi

I dont think you need to stop SAP installation , You have to open another x-windows session and login as ora<sid> user and start oracle Installation. After Oracle installation apply the required patchset and followed by patch ( if any ) . Then come back to SAP Installation screen and Hit OK ...

Good book to start with , I would say is SAP R/3 System Administration

by Liane Will and Sigrid Hagemann

http://www.sap-press.com/product.cfm?account=&product=H960

Thanks

Prince Jose

[markus_doehr2]

Yes - to add that, you in fact can't stop the system because it's not there yet

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Markus