Installing Hana server : Cannot create Instance

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am installing HANA Server on VMware for Testing, and getting the following error.

Log file:

06:40:03.982 - INFO:

File '/usr/sap/HDB/home/.sapenv.csh' was updated

06:40:03.953 - INFO:   ---------------------------------------------------------

06:40:03.953 - INFO:   END: Configure Home Dir

06:40:03.953 - INFO:   ---------------------------------------------------------

06:35:42.364 - INFO: -----------------------------------------------------------

06:35:42.364 - INFO: END: Create System

06:35:42.364 - INFO: -----------------------------------------------------------

06:40:19.606 - ERR: Installation failed

06:40:19.606 - ERR:   error installing

06:40:19.606 - ERR:	Cannot create Instance
06:40:19.605 - ERR:	Cannot create instance
06:40:19.605 - ERR:	Cannot create SecureStore
06:40:19.605 - ERR:	hdbnsutil call failed
06:40:19.605 - ERR:	Program /usr/sap/HDB/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil terminated with error: signal  6

In Terminal

[20130204082913] [  36% completed] Working on: 'SAP HANA DB (linuxhana.vmhana.com)' ...  --> ERROR

Execution failed You can find the log file under /tmp/hanainst/log/setup.glf

Installer failed.

Regards,

Singaravadivel

[Former Member]

I am facing same issue . Any one get to the solution ?

Installation of SAP HANA system failed.

  Installation of SAP HANA Database failed

    Installation failed

      error installing

        Cannot create Instance

          Cannot create instance

            Cannot create initial topology

              Starting external program /usr/sap/XXX/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil

                Command line is: /usr/sap/xxx/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil -initTopology

                Output line 1: checking for inactive nameserver ...

                Output line 2: nameserver servername:30001 not responding.

                Output line 3: creating persistence ...

                Output line 4: run as transaction master

              Program /usr/sap/xxx/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil terminated with error: signal  6 core dumped

              /usr/sap/xxx/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil call failed

-Suharsh

[former_member776122]

Suharsh

Same Issue I have faced few months ago, you will have to  increase the number of CPUs atleast 4 in count and also increase physical memory  atleast upto 64Gb.

Add these resource will solve your problem.

-Thanks

Hardeep

[Former Member]

Hello Suharsh,

I am getting the same issue while installing HANA. Settings are ok from my side.

RAM 20gb assigned

Physical storage 70gb assigned

However i am facing the issue. When i installed first time, it was installed properly. But for some reasons i had to uninstall the system and trying to install the 2nd time but this time i am getting an error as per below.

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Cannot create Instance

      Cannot create instance

        Cannot create initial topology

          Starting external program /usr/sap/ABC/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil

            Command line is: /usr/sap/ABC/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil -initTopology

            Output line 1: checking for inactive nameserver ...

            Output line 2: nameserver worker:30001 not responding.

            Output line 3: creating persistence ...

            Output line 4: run as transaction master

          Program /usr/sap/ABC/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil terminated with error: signal  6

          /usr/sap/ABC/HDB00/exe/hdbnsutil call failed

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If your problem has been resolved, then would you please let me know the solution ASAP?