products.jar corrupted ?!

[Former Member]

Hello Collegues,

i am trying to re-install oracle database but getting error "products.jar corrupted".

This file actually is not corrupted, probably something is left after remove by runInstaller...

Have no idea what i have to delete/change after database uninstall by runInstaller?

Should i uninstall SAP too (CI and half od DB instance)?

Thank you in advises.

[markus_doehr2]

The process is as follows:

- start sapinst

- sapinst prompts for Oracle installation (use the RUNINSTALLER script in the SAP subdirectory under Disk1, not the standard runInstaller from Oracle

- install latest patchset

- install latest patches

- continue with sapinst

You didn't tell, when you get this error about a corrupt products.jar.

Check the installation guide what you need to delete if you want to reinstall.

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Markus

[Former Member]

yes, sapinst promped to run ./ruinstaller but i am getting error message that products.jar is corrupted even after i have deleted all neccessary things according to guides.

My question is: are there in OS level (AIX) some files where still exist information about old oracle DB installation? something like orainst.log? In my opinion something is left after the uninstall of oracle...

What function of rootpre.sh? where i can find information about rootpre.sh?where i can find log of script rootpre.sh?

Thanks a lot.

[markus_doehr2]

I'm still not sure, which of your products.jar is corrupt...

did you really execute the SAP <b>RUNINSTALLER</b>in the Disk1/SAP subdirectory? Do you proceed a step or do you get this error message immediate when orainst is started?

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Markus

[Former Member]

Hi Markus,

i am in step Oracle DB installation, i have executed RUNINSTALLER from Disk1/SAP subdirectory and get a window where i have to define path to products.jar and path to oracle home. I have added right path to products.jar (and to oracle home) but after press to Next bottom getting error "products.jar corrupted or products.jar is a directory"...

Thank you in advises.

[markus_doehr2]

I´d suggest unpacking the SAR files again, the archive seems to be really corrupted.

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Markus

[Former Member]

Not sure if it is really corrupted, i have downloded oracle DVDs once and sapinst did not gave any eror message that something is wrong (sapinst have unpacked all offered DVDs and found all neccessary labels.). I will try to copy oracle dvds from oss once more.

Thank you.