3227517 - Error while installing target system "The chosen database instance is non-unicode".

Installation of the target system failed with the following error:

sapinst_dev.log:

ERROR      <time stamp> (<user>) (startInstallation) [CInstallerCallBackImpl.cpp:260] id=dbmodada.unicode errno=MDB-07025 CInstallerCallBackImpl::abortInstallation()
The chosen database instance <SID> is non-unicode. The database must be converted to unicode.

SAP NetWeaver all versions
All released operating systems
MaxDB database

system copy, target system, MaxDB, SWPM, the chosen database instance is non-unicode, errno=MDB-07025 , KBA , BC-INS-MIG , OS/DB Migrations with SWPM and DB refresh , BC-DB-SDB-INS , Installation with MaxDB , Problem