Error when start a SAP installation (SWPM) - Linux/Oracle

Question

Hello,
I´m trying to install a SAP SCM system (NW 7.0 EHP3) in a linux (SLES 11) with a Oracle 11.2.0.3 but when I start the software provisioning manager (SWPM) it returns the following error:
sapsleora:/SAP/SWPM # ./sapinst
[==============================] | extracting...  done!
SAPinst build information:
abi version:   722
make variant:  720_REL
build:         1482650
compile time:  Mar 16 2014 16:11:13
make type:     optu
codeline:      720-2_REL
platform:      linuxx86_64
Exe directory: /tmp/sapinst_exe.13973.1395355025
guiengine: 2014-03-20 22:37:14 Waiting for client connection (1)
Starting GUIServer using:
  SAPinst port         : pipe:5:8
  GUIServer port       : 21212
  GUI autostart        : on
  GUI mode             : normal
  command       : /tmp/sapinst_exe.13973.1395355025/jre/bin/java -Xmx256M -Dsap.env.var.javahome=SAPINST_JRE_HOME -cp /tmp/sapinst_exe.13973.1395355025/JAR/instgui.jar SDTServer rootdir=/root/.sdtgui config=jar:sdtserver.xml guiport=21212 httpport=4239 -nolock -srvarg=/SAPinstService/host=127.0.0.1 -srvarg=/SAPinstService/port=pipe:5:8
load resource pool /SAP/SWPM/resourcepool.xml
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:16 PM [Info]: *************************
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:16 PM [Info]: Starting Server
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:17 PM [Error]: java.net.UnknownHostException: sapsleora: sapsleora
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:17 PM [Error]: java.net.UnknownHostException: sapsleora: sapsleora
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:17 PM [Error]: Error during configuration - see preceding messages.
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:17 PM [Fatal]: Error during controller startup.
Mar 20, 2014 10:37:17 PM [Fatal]: SL Controller exiting.
guiengine: No GUI server connected; waiting for a connection on host sapsleora, port 21212 to continue with the installation
The process that should run the SAPinst GUI could not be started. Please make sure that a JDK is installed on this host and that SAPINST_JRE_HOME points to the root directory of your Java installation. As an alternative you may start the GUI on another host (for details please consult the installation guide).
Java has been started with the following command line:
-Xmx256M -Dsap.env.var.javahome=SAPINST_JRE_HOME -cp /tmp/sapinst_exe.13973.1395355025/JAR/instgui.jar SDTServer rootdir=/root/.sdtgui config=jar:sdtserver.xml guiport=21212 httpport=4239 -nolock -srvarg=/SAPinstService/host=127.0.0.1 -srvarg=/SAPinstService/port=pipe:5:8
Can you help me to solve this error please?
Kind regards,
samid raif

Answer 1

Hi Samid,
The issue related with your host entries under /etc/hosts file .
java.net.UnknownHostException: sapsleora: sapsleora
The exception is really saying is that there is no known server with the name "local".As per me you're trying to connect to your local computer. Try with the hostname "localhost" instead, or perhaps 127.0.0.1/::1
Your host file entries would be like as below:
127.0.0.1   localhost.localdomain   localhost
<IP-address of your server>   <hostname of your system>
Save the host file & retry the SWPM.Hope this time you'll get the successful execution.
Regards,
Gaurav