2122101 - HANA Installation on ScaleOut System Fails with "No such file or directory"

Symptom

A HANA Installation on a ScaleOut system fails with this error:

Cannot copy signature file list
12:13:53.180 - ERR :   Stat /mnt/HANA-SPS09-REV90/51049219/DATA_UNITS/HDB_LCM_LINUX_X86_64/filelist.hdbinst_remote_check: No such file or directory

Environment

HANA 1.0.

Reproducing the Issue

1. Run 'hdblcm' or 'hdblcmgui' and choose the interactive option for 'Scale-Out System'.
2. The installation fails with the 'No such file or directory' error which is detailed in the symptom.
3. Check the hdblcm.log file for errors similar to below

12:13:53.180 - INFO:   Cannot copy signature file list
12:13:53.180 - ERR :   Stat /mnt/HANA-SPS09-REV90/51049219/DATA_UNITS/HDB_LCM_LINUX_X86_64/filelist.hdbinst_remote_check: No such file or directory
12:13:53.682 - ERR :   File system '/hana/shared' has to be shared across all hosts.
12:13:53.682 - ERR :   If you have shared a directory other than the Installation Path '/hana/shared', specify it with the --checkmnt option.
12:14:21.082 - INFO:   User canceled hdblcm with Ctrl + c
12:14:21.083 - INFO:   Installation of SAP HANA system aborted.
12:14:21.083 - INFO:   Summary of critical errors
12:13:53.681 - ERR :   File '/hana/shared/hdbinst_remote_check_lucrx2540m1_17923/hdblcm' does not exist on host 'rx4770m1': SSH_FX_NO_SUCH_FILE
12:13:53.682 - ERR :   File system '/hana/shared' has to be shared across all hosts.
12:13:53.682 - ERR :   If you have shared a directory other than the Installation Path '/hana/shared', specify it with the --checkmnt option.

Cause

The installation is failing due to the HANA installer expecting the default installation directory '/hana/shared' to be shared out across all nodes.

Resolution

There are two options that can be used to overcome this issue:

1. Use the expected installation directory '/hana/shared' for the installation.
2. Use the '--checkmnt=<path>' option when running 'hdblcm' to specifies a non-standard shared file system, which can be accessed by all hosts during the installation.

Header Data

Released On	05.02.2015 10:27:12
Release Status	Released to Customer
Component	HAN-LM-INS SAP HANA Installation
Priority	Normal
Category	How To