1972214 - Error during Upgrade: ABAP batch job fails with error "Log writer aborted with RC 1"

• While performing an upgrade using the Software Update Manager (SUM) an error occurs in a phase where an ABAP background job is run.
• The SUM GUI displays one of the following errors:

• Checks after phase <PHASE NAME> were negative! Last error code set: No new lines found in logfiles.

• Batchjob <JOB NAME> with id <ID NUMBER> is aborted

• The message in the log is similar to:
  

  1EETQ235 Call of function module "SUBST_LIST_SYS_LOGS" by RFC failed (error-status "5")
  2EETQ360 RFC of "SUBST_LIST_SYS_LOGS" failed:
  2EETQ361 code/exception  : 5
  2EETQ362 key             : COULD_NOT_OPEN_FILE
  2EETQ399  Number:000
  4 ETQ010 Date & Time: 20130811085801
  2WETQ399 Ignore error message 'RFC error system <SID>nr 80 function 'SUBST_LIST_SYS_LOGS' failed with code 5 key COULD_NOT_OPEN_FILE:  Number:000'.
  2EETQ262 Batchjob "ENHUPGPHASE" aborted
  1EETQ399 Last error code set is 'Batchjob 'ENHUPGPHASE' with id '08580000' aborted'
  1EETQ204 Upgrade phase "RUN_ENHUPGPHASE" aborted with severe errors ("20130811085801")

• In transaction SM37, the job log shows the following:
  

  "Log writer aborted with RC 1"

  or

  "Log writer canceled with RC 1"

• SAPupConsole.log can contain log as:

         Severe error(s) occurred in phase PREP_CONFIGURATION/LANG_SELECT!

         Last error code set:
         RFC system <SID> nr <Instance No> function 'SUGM_EVAL_LANG_PACKS'
         RFC failed with code 4 key Log writer canceled with RC 1:
         Log writer canceled with RC 1

• Such error can happen in various upgrade phases like:

• PREP_EXTENSION/JOB_RSUPGINIT

• MAIN_INIT/BATCHCHK

• MAIN_POSTP/RUN_ENHUPGPHASE

• RUN_RSUPGREV_ICNV

• JOB_RSISUDROP_INDEXES

• MAIN_SHDIMP/RUN_RSCPINTS_PUTTBREST

• At resetting the upgrade

• PREP_SETUP/RUN_RSCPINTS_INITPUTTB

• MAIN_SHDRUN/RUN_VIEWDEPS_REDUCE

• PREP_CONFIGURATION/LANG_SELECT

• PREP_CONFIGURATION/BATCHCHK_IMP

 SAP ABAP systems

Postprocessing NetWeaver 7.4 NW broke upgrading RSUPGJOB CL_UPG_LOGGER=================CP MESSAGE_TYPE_X "Error writing to file", VIEWDEP_REDUCE.LOG, RUN_VIEWDEPS_REDUCE, MAIN_SHDRUN/RUN_VIEWDEPS_REDUCE, SUGM_EVAL_LANG_PACKS, DIR_PUT, Log writer aborted with RC 1, Log writer canceled with RC 1,  COULD_NOT_OPEN_FILE, PREP_EXTENSION/JOB_RSUPGINIT, MAIN_INIT/BATCHCHK, MAIN_POSTP/RUN_ENHUPGPHASE, RUN_RSUPGREV_ICNV, JOB_RSISUDROP_INDEXES, MAIN_SHDIMP/RUN_RSCPINTS_PUTTBREST, RESET Upgrade,PREP_SETUP/RUN_RSCPINTS_INITPUTTB, PREP_CONFIGURATION/LANG_SELECT, SUBST_LIST_SYS_LOGS, ENHUPGPHASE, Number:000, RFC error, RUN_ENHUPGPHASE, Message no. TG154, Termination of upgrade phase BATCHCHK , KBA , BC-UPG-TLS-TLA , Upgrade tools for ABAP , Problem