I’ve setup an advertisement for SAP GUI 720 Patch Level 1 install to test WinXP workstation and SAP GUI and related components are installed but:
1. Application uninstall doesn't work. It just flashes quickly and then quits entirely.
2. SCCM reports don't report successful, even though the program installs ok
Original Advertisement
\Setup\NwSapSetup.exe /Silent /Package="SAP Logon 720 PL1" (SAP Logon 720 PL1 being the name of the modified package)
Uninstalling using Control Panel Add/Remove Programs doesn't work. It just flashes after a few seconds and then exits. No progress bar. I also tried running these command based uninstallations locally and also from the original network location.
Local uninstallation command:
"C:\Program Files\SAP\SapSetup\setup\NwSapSetup.exe" /uninstall /all /nodlg
Network Uninstallation commands:
\\servername\SAPGui720-PL1\Setup\NwSapSetup.exe /uninstall /all /nodlg
\\servername\SAPGui720-PL1\Setup\NwSapSetup.exe /Silent /Uninstall /Package="SAP Logon 720 PL1"
Reporting
Though SAP installs ok, the reports show Program Started then Program Failed (run time exceeded)
NOTES:
Manually installing using this same UNC path to the network installation installs and uninstalls fine: \\servername\sapgui720-pl1\Setup\NwSapSetup.exe /Silent /Package="SAP Logon 720 PL1"
Advertising a complete UNC path gives the same results: successful install, unable to uninstall, report says failed.
Running nwcheckworkstation.exe on effected machine reports no issues.
Only existing workaround at the moment is to manually reinstall using full command line then uninstall using Control Panel Add/Remove Programs.
I’ve read the various info on “how to install SAP 7.10” on the web
http://brpo.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!25A2E9EE5C828DD6!163.entry?sa=794488142
This is the only thing that seems unusual in the sapsetup.log taken from a test machine
“12:26:15 NwSapsEngn 1W DM: Seemingly impossible situation , an existing workstation doesn't have a valid SapWkstaSetup XML Document!”
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated