Known Issues for Installation and Configuration

Descriptions of known issues and workarounds for SAP Sybase IQ installation.

Installer issues
CR# Description
691250
669678
  • Uninstaller stops responding – Clicking the Previous button after the installer indicates that
    All items were successfully deleted
    causes the uninstaller to hang.
  • Workaround – Do not try to return to a previous screen after the installer deletes your files. Click Done to complete the uninstall process.
669674
  • Installer displays "setup.bin: !: not found ..." – Launching the installer may display the following error message:
    Preparing to install...
    ./setup.bin: !: not found
    Ignore this error. Installation will proceed normally.
665300
  • Installer stops responding on some UNIX-like platforms – On some UNIX-like operating systems, a network resource may cause the installer to stop responding and return the error "syntax error near unexpected token 'fi'." The df command also stops responding in this situation.
  • Workaround
    1. Identify the network file system (NFS) mounts that may have problems:
      strace -e statfs, statfs64 df
    2. Use the umount command to unmount an identified NFS mount:
      umount -l <path>
    3. Repeat the above steps until there are no more NFS mounts that have stopped responding.
    Note: The umount command requires root permission. If umount unmounts the NFS, you may have to restart your machine.
653194
  • Installer shows Simplified Chinese as an option in Traditional Chinese environments – Even if the LANG environment variable is set to LANG=zh_HK.UTF-8 (Traditional Chinese), the installer does not support Traditional Chinese as an installation language. When prompting you for a language during IQ installation, the IQ installer provides Simplified Chinese (the default) and English as options. You may not want Simplified Chinese to appear as a language option.
  • Workaround – Modify the LANG environment variable before starting the installer so that English is the only option. Either set "LANG=en" before invoking setup.bin, or invoke "setup.bin -l en". During installation, the IQ installer displays English as the only language option available.
650943
  • Messages not localized for Simplified Chinese – In some language environments, messages are displayed in English, not Simplified Chinese.
  • Workaround – There is no current workaround. SAP Sybase is aware of the problem and will address the issue in a future release.
641873, 652690, 652696, 652866, 643106
  • Do not install SAP Sybase IQ16.0 into the same directory as older Sybase products – Installing Sybase SAP Sybase IQ16.0 into the same directory with older SAP Sybase Products may render some or all of these products unusable.
  • Workaround – Install SAP Sybase IQ16.0 into a different directory than the one you use for older products.
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Related reference
Restrictions