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Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

This appendix provides troubleshooting information for SLM installation and setup and contains:

SLM Server Not Responding

If the SLM server is not responding, try restarting it.

On Windows NT:


Step 1 Log in as administrator.

Step 2 Open a DOS command prompt.

Step 3 Stop the SLM server by entering pdterm SLMServer (case sensitive).

Step 4 Start the SLM server by entering pdexec SLMServer (case sensitive).


On Solaris:


Step 1 Log in as root.

Step 2 Stop the SLM server by entering /opt/CSCOpx/bin/pdterm SLMServer
(case sensitive).

Step 3 Start the SLM server by entering /opt/CSCOpx/bin/pdexec SLMServer
(case sensitive).


Logging Tips

Logging privileges are based on CiscoWorks2000 common framework. To learn more about logging privileges, from the CiscoWorks2000 Server desktop, select CiscoWorks2000 Server > Setup > Security.

Understanding Installation Error Messages

Table A-1 contains installation error messages and user intervention instructions.


Table A-1: Installation Error Messages
Message Reason for Message User Action

SLM installation cannot proceed because you are not logged in as an administrator.

You are not logged in to Windows NT with administrator privileges.

Log in to Windows NT with local administrator privileges and try installing again.

Unable to write <infoFile> or Unable to create <infoFile>.

A file-write operation failed.

Run filesystem-checking utility, then repeat installation.

Cannot stop service <servicename>.

Installation (or reinstallation) tried to stop service <servicename> unsuccessfully.

Select Control Panel > Services and stop service <servicename> manually, then continue (un)installing.

UseDLL failed for <dll>.

<dll> should be available at any time for any process, but Windows NT failed to load it.

Check permissions on
Windows NT System 32. If <dll> is secure.dll or r_inst.dl, check product installation medium for errors.

or

Reinstall Windows NT.

<function> failed: DLL function not found.

<dll> should be available at any time for any process, but Windows NT failed to load it.

Check permissions on Windows NT System 32. If <dll> is secure.dll or r_inst.dll, check product installation media for errors.

or

Reinstall Windows NT.

OpenFile failed: <pathname>.

File-open operation failed.

Run filesystem-checking utility, then repeat installation.

ProtectFile failed: <file>: error. WWW admin security may be incomplete.

Setting file permissions failed because user might not be allowed to change them.

Log in as administrator.

If you are installing on a FAT filesystem, file security is not available.

Launch of isql script failed.

Existing database file is broken, or previous version of Essentials is destroyed. (Might occur during reinstallation.)

Contact your support representative.

The selected directory is not empty. Mixing new and existing files can cause severe problems during installation.

You tried to install in root directory of unsupported drive.

Remove all files from directory or choose another directory for installation.

The installer requires temporary workspace. You have less than 8 MB of free space on <drive>. Please free up some space and try again.

Insufficient drive space for temporary installation files.

Make more drive space available, then rerun installation.

SLM installation cannot proceed because SLM requires NT Workstation or NT Server.

You tried to install on a system that does not have Windows NT 4.0 installed.

Install SLM on a
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Windows NT 4.0 Server system not configured as a PDC or BDC.

SLM installation cannot proceed because SLM requires Windows NT with Service Pack 5.

Installation program could not determine which operating system is running.

Install SLM on a
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Windows NT 4.0 Server system not configured as a PDC or BDC.

Installer has verified the following on your system:

Insufficient paging file.

Paging file size is smaller than recommended.

Finish installation, then increase paging file size.

The installer has determined that the destination drive has a/an <NTFS or FAT> file system. You have <amount> of space. The product requires <amount> on this drive.

Available disk space is insufficient on drive <drive> to install the product.

Create additional free space on drive or install on a different drive.

Cannot determine the local Administrators group.

Installation program cannot find one of the built-in Windows NT user groups. This prohibits security setup.

Check operating system. Reinstall Windows NT if necessary, then rerun SLM installation.

Cannot determine the local Everyone group.

Installation program cannot find one of the built-in Windows NT user groups. This prohibits security setup.

Check operating system. Reinstall Windows NT if necessary, then rerun SLM installation.

Installation cannot create the default directory, <directory name>. You may not have permission on the default directory or you have specified a read-only device.

You might not have permission on directory.

Choose another destination directory.

Failed to set file permissions.

Installation program is unable to set file permissions. Most likely causes are:

Account you used to log in has insufficient permissions.

Drive on which you are installing product has a FAT filesystem.

Fix problem, then rerun installation program.

<...> is already running! Wait for it to finish and press the OK button below.

One installation subtask is still running.

Wait for installation subtask to finish running, then click OK to proceed.

Unable to create/open log file.

Installation program was unable to create or open installation log file cw2000_inxxx.log, where xxx is a sequential number starting from 001 (in root directory of drive on which you are installing).

Determine why file could not be created or opened, fix problem, then rerun installation. Common causes are lack of disk space or write protection on file.

Error creating user bin.

Installation program could not create user bin account.

Fix problem, then rerun installation.

Cannot find script to upgrade database.

Problem with database upgrade.

Contact your technical support representative.

Database upgrade failed.

Problem with database upgrade.

Contact your technical support representative.

Database upgrade result unknown.

Problem with database upgrade.

Contact your technical support representative.


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