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3250690 - DB6: "Invalid profile parameter dbms/type" error for R3trans command

Symptom

You want to test the database connectivity using command: R3trans -d.

Following error is found in the trans.log file generated.

4 ETW000 date&time   : 08.09.2022 - 12:34:56
4 ETW000 control file: <no ctrlfile>
4 ETW000 R3trans was called as follows: R3trans -d
4 ETW000  trace at level 1 opened for a given file pointer
4 ETW000  [     dev trc,00000]  Thu Sep 08 12:34:57 2022
4 ETW000  [dbcon.c     ,00000]  *** ERROR => Invalid profile parameter dbms/type (or environment variable dbms_type) = <undef>, cannot load DB library
2EETW169 no connect possible: "connect failed with DBLI_RC_LOAD_LIB_FAILED."

You have checked instance profile parameter dbms/type and environment variable "dbms_type" following KBA 2899983.
You confirm they are set properly.


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Environment

  • SAP on IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
  • OS: Windows

Keywords

R3trans, Invalid profile parameter, dbms/type, dbms_type , KBA , BC-DB-DB6 , DB2 Universal Database for Unix / NT , Problem

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