CE Trial Version on Vista

[Former Member]

Hi all,

I tried to install the CE on a Vista machine but without success the install routine doesn't start. Are there any workarounds available?

Another colleague told me next day in the office that he tried to install the trial version of CE on a XP SP2 machine, but he also has errors and it didn't work.

No I have a XP SP2 machine here and before I waste my time again with installing the CE I'd like to know your experiences during the installation?!

Also a third question, does anyone know, when the complete CE with VC will be available as trial version/sneak preview or as rampup?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Marcel,

I think if you re-read the reply by Ivaylo and the notes on the download you will see that Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1 are supported.

The CE trial has been tested on Windows 2000 SP3 and Windows XP SP1 but is certified, i.e. 'supported', on XP SP2 and Server 2003 SP1.

RE: The virtualisation products it looks like a Vista host is supported on VMWare Workstation 6.0 Beta RC1 and presumably the final release. The final product release will cost you although the Beta is free until it expires. Also MS Virtual PC 2007 supports Vista (Business, Enterprise, Ultimate) as a host and I believe that this is free. Not sure about MS Virtual Server.

I use VMWare Workstation to install all of the test drives and haven't had any real problems with using the product. There are probably Virtual PC .vs. VMWare product comparisons about is you search on Google.

George M-A

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi George,

thank for the answer. I will test it with MS Virtual PC 2007.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi George,

today I installed Virtual PC 2007 and a virtual machine with Win XP. Then I started the installation of the trial CE, but without success, the installation ends with an error.

Here is the end of the log file:

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M [Info ]: executeCommands(): db_state

May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info ]: executeCommands(): State

ONLINE

May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info ]: executeCommands(): Try to establish dbmcli session

May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info ]: executeCommands() DBConnect: user_logon control,*****

May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info ]: executeCommands(): db_state

May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info ]: executeCommands(): State

ONLINE

May 6, 2007 8:43:18 PM [Info ]: executeCommands(): auto_extend on

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: executeCommands():

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Turn on of Auto Extend return with rc: 0

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: End AUTO_EXTEND [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.AutoExtendOn]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: rc: 0

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: duration: 00:00:00[HH:mm:ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Start CREATE_SQLUSER [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSQLUser]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : INSTALL_TYPE

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/SYS_TYPE

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: MaxDB tp already initialized.

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Create SQL User

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/SQL_USER

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/PWD

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: executeSQLCommands(): Run this command: CREATE USER SAPCE1DB PASSWORD ***** DBA NOT EXCLUSIVE DEFAULTCODE UNICODE

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: createSQLUser()0

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Create SQL User returned with rc: 0

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: End CREATE_SQLUSER [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSQLUser]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: rc: 0

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: duration: 00:00:00[HH:mm:ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Start Create_Sqd_Sid_Os_User [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSqdSidOsUser]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : INSTALL_TYPE

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Reading from Variablehandler file variable : SDB/SYS_TYPE

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: MaxDB tp already initialized.

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Run on Windows, nothing to do here.

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: End Create_Sqd_Sid_Os_User [com.sap.inst.maxdb.xpf.CreateSqdSidOsUser]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: rc: 0

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: duration: 00:00:00[HH:mm:ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: {HOSTNAME=$(SYSTEM/HOSTNAME), ENGINE_SERVICE_OWNER=LOCAL SERVICE, INDEP_PROG_PATH=$(SDB/INDEP_PROG_PATH), INDEP_DATA_PATH=$(SDB/INDEP_DATA_PATH), SID=$(SAP_SID)}

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: setSecurityDescriptorForService on WIN with null(WIN MAX)

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: setSecurityDescriptorForService on WIN with null(WIN MAX)

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: Start PREPARE_AUTOSTART_DB [com.sap.xpf.controller.StepLibraryExecutionStep]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.19[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: execute step setSDBAutoStart

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: execute task setACLWin

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: TASKENGINE: execute task setACLWin

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: looking for method setPermission

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: looking for method setNode

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: looking for method setGroup

May 6, 2007 8:43:19 PM [Info ]: set full controll for group LOCAL SERVICE on C:\sapdb\data\wrk

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: End PREPARE_AUTOSTART_DB [com.sap.xpf.controller.StepLibraryExecutionStep]

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: rc: 1

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.05.06 - 20.43.24[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: duration: 00:00:04[HH:mm:ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]:

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: Error during executing

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: End Controller

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: at : 2007.05.06 - 20.43.24[yyyy.MM.dd - HH.mm.ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: durationt : 00:02:09[HH:mm:ss]

May 6, 2007 8:43:24 PM [Info ]: status : ERROR

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Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member]

What version of WIndows XP is this, i.e. Home or Professional...? Do you have logon username/password enabled? What user are you using to perform the installation and what group(s) is the user a member of?

Thanks,

GMA

[Former Member]

Hi George,

I have a WIN XP Prof. SP2 machine. I installed it with administrator rights.

Best Regards,

Marcel

[roland_mallmann]

Hi Marcel,

your issue on XP seems to be a (shortly) known issue. Here's a workaround I got from a colleague:

"

To get the MaxDB database started automatically with the engine some

permissions has to be set for the user "LOCAL SERVICE"

This fails on the German version of Windows because there the use is called:

"LOKALER DIENST"

So when they use German Windows the installation fails here:

install.log:

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: Start PREPARE_AUTOSTART_DB

[com.sap.xpf.controller.StepLibraryExecutionStep]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.04.28 - 14.52.24[yyyy.MM.dd -

HH.mm.ss]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: execute step setSDBAutoStart

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: setACLWin on WIN with null(WIN MAX)

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: execute task setACLWin

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: TASKENGINE: execute task setACLWin

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: looking for method setPermission

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: looking for method setNode

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: looking for method setGroup

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:24 PM [Info ]: set full controll for group LOCAL SERVICE

on C:\sapdb\data\wrk

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: End PREPARE_AUTOSTART_DB

[com.sap.xpf.controller.StepLibraryExecutionStep]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: rc: 1

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: at: 2007.04.28 - 14.52.29[yyyy.MM.dd -

HH.mm.ss]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: duration: 00:00:04[HH:mm:ss]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]:

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: Error during executing

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: End Controller

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: at : 2007.04.28 - 14.52.29[yyyy.MM.dd -

HH.mm.ss]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: durationt : 00:00:10[HH:mm:ss]

Apr 28, 2007 2:52:29 PM [Info ]: status : ERROR

This error happens when you install the SDN Preview on a German version of

Windows.

On this OS the user "LOCAL SERVICE" is called "LOKALEN DIENST".

The user LOCAL SERVICE is a special internal user ( Like LocalSystem)

without rights.

At this time there is only a workaround to fix this error:

1.) Stop the installer.

2.) Set the permission by hand.

- Open the windows explorer and navigate to the folder ( in this

case c:\sapdb\data\wrk).

- Right click -> Properties -> Tab permissions -> Add

- Now type in this case sensitiv: "LOKALER DIENST" (without the ").

- Set the permissions to FULL Control

If that worked fine. Goto C:\usr\sap\SID\insthome\primaryApplicationServer\steps.xml with wordpad and search for ERROR

Replace ERROR for OK and start the Installation again (continue old installation).

Hope it helps.

Regards,

Roland

Message was edited by:

Roland Mallmann

[Former Member]

Hi,

thx for the workaround!

But the user is called "LOKALER DIENST"!

................not............"LOKALEN DIENST"...

All the best,

Michael

[roland_mallmann]

Thx for the update and heads up on the typo!

[Former Member]

Great !!!

The workaround works in Spanish version of XP too.

The user in this case is "SERVICIO LOCAL"

Thx.

[Former Member]

Worked for me too

[Former Member]

I don't know if the VMWare products are supported on Vista as a host platform but that might be worth a look. You would need a suitable copy of Windows XP or Server to install as a guest but that way you have the 'power' of the Vista host machine running an XP client.

Might also be worth looking at equivalent Microsoft VM products.

George

[Former Member]

Hi Martin,

thanks for the reply. The requirements are XP SP1 is it possible to use XP SP2?

Best Regards,

Marcel

[Former Member]

Hi Marcel,

the system requirements section on the CE Trial <a href="https://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/1011818d-1abe-2910-5897-f72eb59c951a">download page</a> states clearly:

<b> (OS supported) Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2) or Windows 2003 Server (Service Pack 1)

The version has also been tested successfully with Windows 2000 (SP3) and Windows XP (SP1), but is certified only for the two Windows versions above

</b>

So, give it a try on your Win XP system!

[Former Member]

Hi Ivaylo,

I noticed the recommened systems, but my Vista machine at home has more power

therefore I asked for workarounds.

I hope the final CE will support WIN XP SP2, because all our machines are on SP2 and I don't think that our internal IT enjoy to hear that we need a downgrade to SP1.

Thanks for your answer, maybe someone knows a workaround so that I can run the CE trial under my vista machine.

Best Regards,

Marcel