2435732 - Software Update Manager (SUM) Error in step: EXECUTE-PREDEPLOYMENT-MIGRATION-CONTROLLERS

Note: This article is for a specific scenario only where the platform is Windows and Database is Microsoft SQL Server and target is NW 7.5

Software Update Manager (SUM) throws the below error in the step  EXECUTE-PREDEPLOYMENT-MIGRATION-CONTROLLERS (Logfile: <Path to SUM>/SUM/sdt/log/SUM/ EXECUTE-PREDEPLOYMENT-MIGRATION-CONTROLLERS_XX.LOG)

Jan 25, 2016 4:08:15 PM [Error ]: Return code condition success evaluated to false for process java for action RUN_MTI.
Jan 25, 2016 4:08:15 PM [Error ]: Could not execute MTI process. See log files <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\JMT_FRAMEWORK_XX.OUT and <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\JMT_FRAMEWORK_XX.ERR.
Jan 25, 2016 4:08:15 PM [Error ]: Error during migration of archive <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\data\mig\DEPLOYARCHIVES\<migration.sda>.sda which has been extracted to directory <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\migtool\<migration sda name>.
Possible reason is Database is down.Check if database running
Jan 25, 2016 4:08:15 PM [Error ]: The following problem has occurred during step execution: com.sap.sdt.util.diag.DiagException: Could not execute migration controllers for action migrate.database;migrate.deploy;migrate.engine.data;migrate.default.data;migrate.data and scenario all executed in slot pre.deployment.
Could not execute migration controllers for action migrate.database;migrate.deploy;migrate.engine.data;migrate.default.data;migrate.data and scenario all executed in slot pre.deployment.
Error while processing migration list <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\data\mig\MIGRATIONAUSF.LST.
Could not migrate some archives from migration list.Possible reason is Database is down.Check if database running
Error during migration of archive <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\data\mig\DEPLOYARCHIVES\com.sap.security.spmigration.sda which has been extracted to directory <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\migtool\com.sap.security.spmigration.Possible reason is Database is down.
Check if database running
Could not execute MTI process. See log files <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\JMT_FRAMEWORK_XX.OUT and <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\JMT_FRAMEWORK_XX.ERR.
Return code condition success evaluated to false for process java for action RUN_MTI.
Error during migration of archive <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\data\mig\DEPLOYARCHIVES\<migration.sda> which has been extracted to directory <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\migtool\<migration sda name>.Possible reason is Database is down.
Check if database running
Could not execute MTI process. See log files <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\JMT_FRAMEWORK_XX.OUT and <Path to SUM>\SUM\sdt\log\SUM\JMT_FRAMEWORK_XX.ERR.
Return code condition success evaluated to false for process java for action RUN_MTI.

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