SAPINST : Error CJS-00091 with raw devices on AIX 5.2

Question

Dear all,
I am trying to install a Web Application Server Java 6.40 SR1 on AIX/Oracle but get the following error due to the fact that I opted for a raw-device installation.
> CJS-00091 Unable to create the tablespaces.
> DIAGNOSIS: There is not enough free disk space:
>
> Mount point | space required | space available | SAPDATA directories
> /oracle/DEP | 2805 | 933.887 | 1,2,4
>
> SOLUTION: Make more disk space available.
You will probably tell me that an OSS note exists and that I should adapt the 'control.xml' within the installation directory but that's not the point. This problem was probably present in older releases but is now corrected with the Support Release 1 (SR1) of Netweaver '04
In fact, I don't understand why SAPINST still tries to work with the classical "SAPDATA" structure as it should now work with the "SAPRAW" directory only (See OSS Note 145654). This "SAPRAW" directory is only containing links refering to the raw devices SAPINST should use.
Here's what I've got :
> ls -la sapra*
>
> drwxr-xr-x 2 oradep dba 256 15 Feb 11:29 cntrl
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 depdb_1 -> /dev/rdepddb010013
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 depdb_2 -> /dev/rdepddb010014
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 depdb_3 -> /dev/rdepddb010015
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 roll_1 -> /dev/rdepddb010011
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 system_1 -> /dev/rdepddb010009
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 temp_1 -> /dev/rdepddb010010
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 oradep dba 18 15 Feb 11:28 undo_1 -> /dev/rdepddb010012
And here's the "SAPDATA" structure SAPINST wrongly created
> ls -la sapda*
>
> sapdata1:
> drwxr-xr-x 2 oradep dba 256 15 Feb 11:28 system_1
>
> sapdata2:
> drwxr-xr-x 2 oradep dba 256 15 Feb 11:28 roll_1
> drwxr-xr-x 2 oradep dba 256 15 Feb 11:28 temp_1
>
> sapdata4:
> drwxr-xr-x 2 oradep dba 256 15 Feb 11:28 depdb_1
Any idea, what the problem is?
I presume the installation script contains some bugs when working with raw devices but would like to know whether someone already experienced this...
Many thanks for your help,
Xavier Vermaut
SAP BC Administrator
Unisys Belgium

Answer 1

Hello Arun,
Maybe I am wrong but I think you did not understand what was the problem...
When using 'raw devices', SAPINST shouldn't use the classical SAPDATA directory structure but should only create links into the 'SAPRAW' directory.
So, SAPDATA directories should not exist! Only links (refering to the raw devices to be used) within the SAPRAW directory should be present!
In the meantime, I got this problem solved by SAP. They temporarily modified my 'keydb.xml' file to get this fixed but they should release an appropriate correction within a few days. This way of doing (I mean modifying the 'keydb.xml') is only applicable to my system...
Cheers,
Xavier