RE: V5R1 Install Failures -- CODE400-L

David,
FWIW:
That is how I would install V4R5 - install the sdk FIRST, and always include
the jre if you're given the choice not to.  In 4.5, the sdk was on the last
disk.

5.1 I didn't have that problem but I haven't installed it many times yet
either.

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: code400-l-admin@midrange.com
> [mailto:code400-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of David Wright
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:21 PM
> To: CODE400-L (E-mail)
> Subject: V5R1 Install Failures
>
>
> About 3 out of every 4 installs of WDT V5R1 fail at the same
> place here, and
> I am pretty sure I have isolated the cause.
>
> If the install determines that we need the IBM Java SDK (like on freshly
> installed clients), we bomb right at the point where it goes to install
> Studio.  It never makes it to Debugger/NQ.
>
> I have found 2 things:
> 1) If I go in and modify my install through Control Panel, it lists WSS as
> not being installed---although it is there and functional.  I let it 'add'
> WS Studio, and everything is fine...including Debugger, NQ/Help.
> 2) If the machine does not need the SDK, the install works fine.
>
> Is there a way to install the SDK from the WDT DVD before attempting the
> full install?  Or can it be downloaded from somewhere?
>
> I have attached an install log that is nearly identical to every failed
> install...
>
> Thanks,
> David
>
> =====================================================
> 20/01/2002 - 07:24:06
> 07:24:06 - Set local resource
> 07:24:06 - Show welcome dialog
> 07:24:08 - Show license agreement
> 07:24:08 - License text use file =>S:\install\bin\License_en.txt<
> 07:24:10 - Prompt Pre-install information dialog
> 07:24:13 - Open V5R1M0 selection dialog
> 07:24:13 - Begin Selection dialog
> 07:24:17 - Action button pressed
> 07:24:17 - Install destination dir = >C:\WDT400<
> 07:24:17 - VARPG component selected
> 07:24:17 - Java Toolbox component selected
> 07:24:17 - CODE component selected
> 07:24:17 - Webfacing component selected
> 07:24:17 - VA Java component selected
> 07:24:17 - WSStudio component selected
> 07:24:17 - Temp disk space from c:\temp =>57644752896<
> 07:24:17 - Begin Progress dialog
> 07:24:20 - Start process ...
> 07:24:20 - Source path =>S:<
> 07:24:20 - Destination path =>C:\WDT400<
> 07:24:20 - Begin install product base
> 07:24:20 - Base not installed before
> 07:25:55 - Base install done, msg-><
> 07:25:58 - finish base component
> 07:25:58 - Require to create main entry for Uninstall
> 07:25:58 - Entry not exist, create now
> 07:25:58 - Create entry for program Add/Remove dialog
> 07:26:00 - Copy license files
> 07:26:00 - Updating for base complete
> 07:26:00 - Complete update
> 07:26:00 - Start install component ID=>1<
> 07:26:00 - Begin install VARPG
> 07:26:00 - VARPG not installed before
> 07:27:33 - VARPG install done, msg-><
> 07:27:36 - finish VARPG component
> 07:27:36 - Start install component ID=>2<
> 07:27:36 - Begin install Java Toolbox
> 07:27:36 - Java Toolbox not installed before
> 07:27:40 - Java Toolbox install done, msg-><
> 07:27:43 - finish Java Toolbox component
> 07:27:43 - Start install component ID=>3<
> 07:27:43 - Begin install CODE/400
> 07:27:43 - CODE/400 not installed before
> 07:28:09 - CODE/400 install done, msg-><
> 07:28:12 - finish CODE/400 component
> 07:28:12 - Start install component ID=>4<
> 07:28:12 - Begin install WebFacing
> 07:28:12 - WebFacing not installed before
> 07:29:25 - WebFacing install done, msg-><
> 07:29:28 - finish WebFacing component
> 07:29:28 - Start install component ID=>5<
> 07:29:28 - Begin install VA Java
> 07:29:28 - VA Java is installed before, add ET/400
> 07:29:28 - ET/400 is not installed before
> 07:30:45 - ET/400 install done, msg-><
> 07:30:48 - finish VA Java component
> 07:30:48 - Start install component ID=>6<
> 07:30:48 - Begin install WSS
> 07:30:48 - WSS/Affinity not installed before
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