Symptom
- While updating SAPJVM<X> in Software Update Manager (SUM), the following error message occurs:
SAPJVM <OS TYPE> (not present in the system)
Rejected due to following reason(s):
Component sap.com/SAPJVM <SO TYPE> cannot be installed
or
Component SAPJVM <OS TYPE> is rejected: Previous version of component not present in the source system.
- SUM tool is not able to identify the SAP JVM installed.
This can be observed from the log excerpt in:
[Info ]: Detecting installed SAP JVM components...
[Warning]: Profile parameter DIR_CT_SAPJVM points to directory /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/jvm/rs6000_64/sapjvm_ but it does not exist.
...SUM\sdt\log\SUM\READ-BASE-JVM-PROFILES_01.LOG
[Warning]: Optional properties [/J2EE/StandardSystem/CentralInstance/SapJvmVersion] have not been detected because they are not available in file //cgi<SID>db/sapmnt/<SID>/SYS/profile/START_DVEBMGS00_cgi<SID>db.
[Warning]: ValidatorContainer not found because it has not been assigned to the controller. No validation will be done
[Info ]: Variable /J2EE/StandardSystem/CentralInstance/SapJvmCentralDirectory updated to value E:\usr\sap\<SID>\SYS\exe\jvm\NTAMD64\sapjvm_ of parameter DIR_CT_SAPJVM.
[Info ]: Detecting parameters from //cgi<SID>db/sapmnt/<SID>/SYS/profile/SOE_DVEBMGS00_cgi<SID>db.
[Info ]: Process ID 188, name sappfpar has been started.
[Info ]: Command line: e:\usr\sap\<SID>\DVEBMGS00\exe\sappfpar all pf=//cgi<SID>db/sapmnt/<SID>/SYS/profile/<SID>_DVEBMGS00_cgi<SID>db
[Info ]: Process ID 188, name sappfpar has been finished, exit code 0.
[Warning]: ValidatorContainer not found because it has not been assigned to the controller. No validation will be done.
[Info ]: Variable /J2EE/StandardSystem/CentralInstance/JDKHomeDirectory updated to value E:/usr/sap/<SID>/DVEBMGS00/exe/sapjvm_4 of parameter jstartup/vm/home.
...SUM\sdt\log\SUM\DETECT-SOURCE-COMPONENTS_01.LOG
[Info ]: Detecting installed SAP JVM components...
[Warning]: Profile parameter DIR_CT_SAPJVM points to directory E:\usr\sap\<SID>\SYS\exe\jvm\NTAMD64\sapjvm_ but it does not exist.
[Info ]: Finished detecting installed SAP JVM components.
OR,
../SUM/sdt/log/DETECT-SOURCE-COMPONENTS_01.0.LOG:
Dec 15, 2025 10:49:46 PM [Info ]: Loaded SAP JVM manifest /usr/sap/POQ/SYS/exe/jvm/linuxx86_64/sapjvm_8.1.090/sapjvmmanifest.mf.
Dec 15, 2025 10:49:46 PM [Info ]: SAP JVM for OS LINUX_X86_64 with release 8.01, SP 90 and patch 0 found in /usr/sap/POQ/SYS/exe/jvm/linuxx86_64/sapjvm_8.1.090.
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Environment
- Software Update Manager (SUM)
- SAP NetWeaver AS JAVA
Product
Keywords
DIR_CT_SAPJVM, it does not exist, cannot be installed, AIX, WINDOWS, DETECT-SOURCE-COMPONENTS, SAPJVM, Previous version of component not present in the source system , KBA , BC-UPG-TLS-TLJ , Upgrade tools for Java , Problem
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