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3107117 - DB Connection Fails due to "Can't run UNICODE-DbSl against non-UNICODE database" - Netweaver

Symptom

  • SWPM failed with DB connection error message or SAP system could not be started after kernel update
  • R3trans shows the following error message
    4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Can't run UNICODE-DbSl against non-UNICODE database
    4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  CheckCodepageType failed. Connect terminated.
    2EETW169 no connect possible: "DBMS = MSSQL    ---  SERVER = 'hostname' DBNAME = 'SID'"


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Environment

• SAP Systems based on SAP NetWeaver

• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and higher

Product

SAP ERP 6.0

Keywords

UNICODE-DbSl, non-UNICODE database, CheckCodepageType  , KBA , BC-DB-MSS-INS , SQL Server Installation for SAP NetWeaver Products , Problem

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