Interrupted Installation with
SAPInst
Use
The SAP system installation might be interrupted for one of the following reasons:
● An error occurred during the processing phase.
SAPinst does not abort the installation in error situations. If an error occurs during the processing phase, the installation will hold and a dialog box appears . The dialog box contains a short description about the choices listed in the table below as well as a path to a log file that contains detailed information about the error.
● You interrupted the installation by choosing Exit in the SAPinst menu. The following table describes the options in the dialog box:
Option |
Meaning |
Retry |
SAPinst retries the installation from the point of failure without repeating any of the previous steps. This is possible because SAPinst records the installation progress in the keydb.xml file. We recommend that you view the entries in the log files, try to solve the problem and then choose Retry. If the same or a different error occurs again, SAPinst displays the same dialog box again. |
Stop |
SAPinst stops the installation, closing the dialog box, the SAPinst GUI, and the GUI server. SAPinst records the installation progress in the keydb.xml file. Therefore, you can continue the installation from the point of failure without repeating any of the previous steps. See the procedure below. |
Continue |
SAPinst continues the installation form the current point. |
UNIX only:
You can also terminate SAPinst by choosing Ctrl+C. However, we do not recommend that you use Ctrl+C, because this kills the process immediately.
Prerequisites
You solved the problem that caused the error situation.
Procedure on UNIX
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1. Log on to the installation host as root.
2. Mount the DVD with the installation files.
Mount the DVD locally. We do not recommend using Network File System (NFS).
3. Enter the following commands:
cd <Installation_Master_DVD>/IM_<OS>
./sapinst
4. From the tree structure in the Welcome screen, select the installation service that you want to continue and choose Next.
If there is only one component to install, the Welcome screen does not appear.
The What do you want to do? screen appears.
5. In the What do you want to do? screen, decide between the following alternatives and choose OK.
Alternative |
Behavior |
Run a new Installation |
The interrupted installation is not continued. Instead, SAPinst moves the content of the old installation directory and all installation-specific files to the backup directory. Afterwards, you can no longer continue the old installation. For the backup directory, the following naming convention is used: <log_day_month_year_hours_minutes_seconds> (for example, log_01_Oct_2003_13_47_56). |
Continue old installation |
The installation that was interrupted is continued from the point of failure. |
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Procedure on Windows
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1. Log on to your remote host as a user who is a member of the local administrators group.
2. Insert the Installation Master DVD in your DVD drive.
3. Enter the following commands:
cd <DVD_DRIVE>:\IM_WINDOWS<platform>
sapinst.exe
4. From the tree structure in the Welcome screen, select the installation service that you want to continue and choose Next.
If there is only one component to install, the Welcome screen does not appear.
The What do you want to do? screen appears.
5. In the What do you want to do? screen, decide between the following alternatives and choose OK.
Alternative |
Behavior |
Run a new Installation |
The interrupted installation is not continued. Instead, SAPinst moves the content of the old installation directory and all installation-specific files to the backup directory. Afterwards, you can no longer continue the old installation. For the backup directory, the following naming convention is used: <log_day_month_year_hours_minutes_seconds> (for example, log_01_Oct_2003_13_47_56). |
Continue old installation |
The installation that was interrupted is continued from the point of failure. |