Known Installation Issues for Replication Server and Replication Manager

Learn about known installation issues and apply workarounds for Replication Server and Replication Manager.

Installer Issues

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Description
635915 On Sun Solaris SPARC, if you install Adaptive Server 15.5 or Adaptive Server 15.5 ESD #1 after Replication Server 15.6 and uninstall Adaptive Server 15.5 ESD #1, Replication Server 15.6 may not function correctly.

Workaround: Apply Adaptive Server 15.5 ESD #2.
620755 Installation fails on Sun Solaris SPARC.

When the file descriptor limit is set to “unlimited,” the installer fails with this message:

awk: insufficient memory for string storage  Context is:
>>>             <<<
Workaround: Set the hard file descriptor limit to a number.
619817 If the df command fails, the installer stops responding before the preinstallation summary pane appears.

Workaround: Execute strace -e statfs, statfs64 df to identify the NFS mounts that have a problem. Then execute umount -l <path> to unmount all trouble NFS mounts. Re-run the installer.

619793 You cannot use the Tab and arrow keys to navigate the Choose Product Features window of the installation or uninstallation program.

Workaround:

  • Uninstaller – use the mouse to click the Choose Product Features window. This sets the focus on the window and allows you to use your keyboard.
  • Installer – use the mouse to select the features in the Choose Product Features window.
619784 Cannot run installer with default tar tool.

You see this error when the installer uses the GNU tar tool to extract files from the Replication Server suite archive:

The included VM could not be unarchived (TAR). Please
try to download the installer again and make sure that
you download using 'binary' mode.  Please do not attempt
to install this currently downloaded copy.
Workaround: Define /usr/bin/tar in $PATH.
619779 The installer fails to launch if you specify a path to setup.bin that contains “..”.

Workaround: Ensure that the path to setup.bin does not contain “..”.
619771 The uninstallation program stops responding when you select Delete from the Delete User Files screen and then click Previous from the Uninstall Complete screen.

Workaround: Do not return to the Delete User Files screen after you have selected Delete.
618722 Interactive installation using response file does not work.

When installing Replication Server in an interactive mode using a response file, the installer does not use the values stored in the file. In silent mode, the response file works as expected.

Workaround: None.
617650 You see an error message when you install Replication Server and Replication Manager on a Sun Solaris SPARC or Sun Solaris 10 x86-64 machine.
Preparing to install...
./setup.bin: !: not found
Extracting the JRE from the installer archive...
Unpacking the JRE...
where setup.bin is the name of the installer setup file. The installer setup file in Replication Manager is:
  • On Sun Solaris SPARC – setupsolarisSparc.bin
  • On Sun Solaris 10 x86-64 – setupsolarisx86.bin
Workaround: Ignore the message and continue. A case has been opened with Flexera to address this issue.
613393 UAF issue when installing Adaptive Server into the same directory as Replication Server.

If you install Adaptive Server 15.0.3 before you install Replication Server 15.6, and install it into the same top directory, the environment variable SYBASE_UA is set to $SYBASE/UAF-2_0 instead of $SYBASE/UAF-2_5. To use the Replication Monitoring Service for Replication Server 15.6, the environment variable must be set to $SYBASE/UAF-2_5.

Workaround: Select one of:
  • Install Replication Server 15.6 last.
  • Reinstall Replication Server.
  • Reset the SYBASE_UA environment variable to $SYBASE/UAF-2_5 in these files:
    • $SYBASE/SYBASE.sh
    • $SYBASE/SYBASE.csh
    • $SYBASE/SYBASE.env

Parent topic: Known Issues