DB2-z/OS: 640PC and Migration Monitor: Database Build error

August 6, 2009 at 2:07 pm

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Symptom
When you peform a System Copy with SAPinst using the Migration Monitor for the import, the following error occurs during the database build phase.
The error can be found in the fileprep_build.log:
Info: Processing of tpl file using str files
Processing undefined
ERROR: Unable to open undefined
ERROR: OS error message: No such file or directory
Other terms
SAPINST 640 Patch [...]

IBM i: Java error in host names with hyphens

July 23, 2009 at 8:25 pm

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Symptom
You execute an upgrade or an installation for a Java stack. Various SAP commands (for example, STARTSAP, STOPSAP) require the host name of your IBM i as a parameter.
Other terms
AS400, AS/400, OS400, OS/400, iSeries, SAP Enhancement Package installer, SAPehpi, SAPinst, upgrade
Reason and Prerequisites
This problem usually occurs during upgrades or installations if there is [...]

IBM i:Expression operator not allowed for parameter INSTHOST

July 22, 2009 at 9:35 am

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Symptom
Installation fails in step createInstanceOS4 due to problem with command CRTR3INST when using a hostname containing special characters.
Other terms
OS/400, AS/400, install, SAPinst, AS/400, iSeries, SCS, i5, CRTR3INST
Reason and Prerequisites
Installation tools need to use single quotes around CRTR3INST command input parameter INSTHOST. Not using quotes causes a failure when the hostname of the [...]