Unable to find a LABEL.ASC during NW74 installation

[Former Member]

Hello,

I'm getting the following error when I select the Kernal files in the SAPINT tool:

Here is the full error:

You entered: Z:\HD1\NW74\51047455_10_2\DATA_UNITS\K_741_U_WINDOWS_X86_64\ Unable to find a LABEL.ASC.. ( look for label SAP:AKK:74:KERNEL:*:WINDOWS_X86_64:*)

The LABEL.ASC exists in that folder.

Thanks,

F

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

The problem is solved,

For some reason the SAPINST doesn't accept the media file from a share drive... I had to create a new VM with sufficient disk space and copy the media files in C drive.

All went green

Thanks,

F

[former_member182657]

Hi Fahim,

As you have downloaded the correct media for Unicode kernel.I suggest you to try as like below screenshot.

Select the LABELIDX.ASC or LABEL.ASC file & select OK to proceed.

At your end location path would be like as below :

Z:\HD1\NW74\51047455_10_2\DATA_UNITS\K_741_U_WINDOWS_X86_64\LABELIDX.ASC

or

Z:\HD1\NW74\51047455_10_2\DATA_UNITS\K_741_U_WINDOWS_X86_64\LABEL.ASC

Regards,

Gaurav

[Former Member]

Thank you all for the input,

I tried all this but no chance, here is some additional details on how I m running the installation.

I m hosting an VM (Win 8 Server R2) on a Mac, the media file was downloaded from Marketplace and placed them on a share drive for the VM.

After running the Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP04 successfully, I pointed the wizard to the share drive (See the screenshots). Once I click next I get the error I mentioned in my early posting.

What could be wrong in the process?

Cheers

F

[ACE-SAP]

Maybe all went wrong because you did select to install 7.40 in SWPM.

I do not see any good reason for it as it is better to install 7.40 SR1 that is the 7.40 with SP stack 5 included.

The kernel from media 51047455_10 is for 7.40 SR1 and not 7.40

SAP:AKK:741:DVD_KERNEL:SAP Kernel 741:Dxxxxxxxx:*:D51047455_10

So select first option in SWPM and all should go right

Regards

[Former Member]

Same issue:

You entered: Z:\HD1\NW74\51047455_10\DATA_UNITS\K_741_U_WINDOWS_X86_64\ Unable to find a LABEL.ASC.. ( look for label SAP:AKK:741:UKERNEL:*:WINDOWS_X86_64:*)

Any other idea?

Thx,

F

[ACE-SAP]

Hi

You do not need to provide the filename

but you need to target the root path of the media, not a sub dir.

Regards

[Former Member]

In the wizard selection, I m not able to select directly the directory since the Z: drive doesn't show up in the pop up window:

So I select manually the path from windows explorer and copy it in the Wizard. Is that could be the reason why the install tool doesn't recognize the media files?

Cheers,

Fouad

[ACE-SAP]

This is a problem with the path not a problem with media...

You should be able to see the drive / path in SWPM

In your first print screen you were able to select the Z: drive ...

Why is it not possible any more

[Former Member]

I can see the Z drive in windows explorer but not form the Wizard, that was the case form the beginning.

Thx,

F

[ACE-SAP]

Are you sure you did create the share mapping before launching sapinst ?

You were previously able to see that drive...

[ACE-SAP]

Hi

For NW 7.40 you are using the appropriate media 7.41 kernel media => 51047455_10

Download Object	Title	Info File	File Size [kb]	Last Changed
51047455_10	SAP Kernel 7.41 Windows Server on x64 64bit	Info	2491688	20.12.2013

Direct link

https://service.sap.com/sap/bc/bsp/spn/download_basket/download.htm?objid=012002523100022697312013E&...

Watch out this media is subject to export validation, thus you will need to open a message for validating it.

Just a stupid loss of few hours

1405126 - Export relevant software

If you want to receive files that are in the "Export" section of the Download Basket, create a customer ticket at www.service.sap.com/message using the Export component XX-SER-SWFL-EXPORT. 

Regards

[Nibu]

Hi

Wrong KERNEL you downloaded , go for the exact kernel based on your Hardware platform

Regards,

[former_member182657]

Hi Fahim,

I recommend you to follow SAP Note  1654937 - How to correctly build the SAP Netweaver Kernel Media

This note will provide you step by step creation of Kernel DVD.

Hope this will help you.

Thanks,

Gaurav

[Former Member]

Hello, Gauva--

If you download the media files from Marketplace, you don't need to consider this note since the extract process will take care of the building the "build folder" properly.

Cheers,

F

[Former Member]

Hi,

Use below DVD: SAP Kernel 7.40 Windows X86 64 (51046232). This should solve your issue.

Rgds,

Sachin

[nicholas_chang]

also check is Note 1680045 - Release Note for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP04 -> point 3 and 4 applicable to your case.

[sunny_pahuja2]

Hello,

It looks like that you have downloaded wrong DVD. Please check if it is looking for SL controller DVD.

Thanks,

Sunny