Known Issues for Installation and Configuration

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

Installer issues
CR# Description
690399
  • Running uninstall.exe in silent mode may lead to installation problems – Running uninstall.exe in silent mode is an undocumented uninstallation option:

    uninstall.exe -i silent

    The uninstaller does not echo any response in this mode. The lack of user-interaction can lead to unanticipated problems.

  • Workaround – Uninstall from the Control Panel. See the Installation and Configuration Guide for details.
650505
  • Problems running the installer from a remote directory – Running the 15.4 installer from a remote directory may not install the MSVC++ setup files properly and the installation will fail.
  • Workaround – Manually run the MSVC++ setup files and map the remote directory to a drive letter.
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. Do not uninstall any of the products installed into the same directory.
Related concepts
Known Issues for SAP Sybase IQ Operations
Known Issues for Interactive SQL
Known Issues for Multiplex Environment
Known Issues for Sybase Control Center
Related reference
Restrictions