Installation of SAP SolMan 4.0 SR2 on AIX 5.3/Oracle

[Former Member]

We have already installed SolMan 4.0 successfully in our dev sys--so we know this can be done. Now we are trying to start the sapinst to install our prod system and can't get the SAPInstGUI to recognize the sapinst running on the same server.

We have:

-installed the newest IBM JDK 1.4.2 SR8

-set SAPINST_JRE_HOME=/usr/java14_64/

-set TEMP, TMP and TMPDIR

When we run ./sapinst as root, it stops, apparently waiting for the GUI:

Starting GuiServer using:

/usr/java14_64/bin/java -cp /mnt/temp/sapinst_exe.360628.1190411815/JAR/instgui.jar:/mnt/temp/sapinst_exe.360628.1190411815/JAR/inqmyxml.jar -Djava.security.egd=file:/dev/urandom SDTServer config=jar:sdtserver.xml guiport=21212 sapinsthost=localhost sapinstport=21200

load resource pool /mnt/bs2005/BS_2005_SR2_SAP_Installation_Master/IM_AIX_PPC64/resourcepool.xml

guiengine: no GUI connected; waiting for a connection on host r09prd01, port 21200 to continue with the installation

We have als attempted to start using ./sapinst -nogui and ./sapinst SAPINST_START_GUI=false, which gives the same message. We then try to start the SAPInstGUI as <SID>adm, the GUI will generate a screen with the following message:

"Could not connect to host r09prd01 on port 21212. java.net.ConnectException: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation."

What are we missing to get this install started?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks to all for your suggestions.

Unfortunately, our solution was a little more mundane, but was still effective. We changed all the ulimits for root to "unlimited" and the InstGUI launched without a problem.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Kent, mundane is fine if it works.

I've always been successful with setting:

ulimit -s unlimited

ulimit -d unlimited

Before triggering the SAPINST program. Have fun!

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am trying tom install SOLMAN4.0SR2 for ERP2005 IS RETAIL, here i am getting java error and i am not able to continue installation. Error is java JDK does not a valid directory i am getting

Os: SUN10/AMD64MACHINE

Patches : followed as per sap note 908334

Java version tried : 1.5.0,1.4.2_09,1.4.2_13,1.4.2_12 also.

I am struggling since 3 days, please some one respong i am very much greatful to your hlep ... please help me

Error:

INFO 2007-09-27 21:38:08

Execution of the command "/usr/jdk/j2sdk1.4.2_09/bin/java -classpath /tmp/sapinst_exe.4931.1190909239/JAR/ins-j2ee.jar -d64 com.sap.ins.j2ee.GetSystemProperty" finished with return code 1. Output: Unrecognized option: -d64Could not create the Java virtual machine.

ERROR 2007-09-27 21:38:08

MUT-03023 Directory /usr/jdk/j2sdk1.4.2_09 is not a valid JDK directory: execution of "/usr/jdk/j2sdk1.4.2_09/bin/java -classpath /tmp/sapinst_exe.4931.1190909239/JAR/ins-j2ee.jar -d64 com.sap.ins.j2ee.GetSystemProperty" finished with return code 1.

ERROR 2007-09-27 21:38:08

FCO-00011 The step setDefaults with step key |NW_Onehost|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Onehost_System|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|NW_getJavaHome|ind|ind|ind|ind|1|0|setDefaults was executed with status ERROR .

Regards,

Sankaranarayanan.G

BASIS CONSULTANT

CHENNAI,INDIA

[markus_doehr2]

You have the wrong JDK, you need the "special build" from Sun:

Note 941595 - Download J2SE 1.4.2 for the x64 platform

1.5 won´t work (check the installation guide).

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Markus

[Former Member]

Kent,

Set Environment Variables then

Open 2 sessions.

Run: <Installation Directory>/sapinst –nogui (in one session )

Run: <Installation Directory/startInstGui.sh –standalone ( in one session say Putty )

Hope this will help you.

Thanks

Kalyan.

Reward if answer is helpful.

[Former Member]

Kent,

A very good alternative here is also to run your SAPINST GUI from your local PC and connect back to the server (avoids latency with GUI rendering). You can download the SAPINST components for your say Windows PC (I386) then connect back by running the startinstgui.bat locally. Then enter in the IP address of the server and you are running.

You can also test the sapinstgui on it's own (make sure you've set your JRE_HOME again first...)

...<installmaster>/im/imaix/SAPINST/UNIX/AIX_64/startInstGui.sh

as root to see if there are any immediate issues.

Also, since you are running this on AIX, did you confirm if there are any updates as outlined in note 929929? I know that for our ECC/BW installs, this was critical.

Hope this helps.

Tim

[markus_doehr2]

If the GUI is also running on the same system, login as root, check that your DISPLAY variable is correctly set and start ./sapinst. This will start the backend installation and will start the gui automatically.

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Markus