3541959 - R3trans -d ERROR: first character of SAP-Release is not a digit, but '2EETW000 Please contact the SAP support.

Symptom

After performing a SAP system Microsoft SQL Server database copy (DB refresh), using MS SQL Server-Specific Procedure 'backup/restore', to another SAP system running a Microsoft SQL Server database instance, the new SAP system does not start up. You execute R3trans -d to test the connectivity between the SAP appl. server and the DB instance, however, the R3trans -d process returns following error message:

C:\Users\<SAPSID>ADM>R3trans -d This is R3trans version 6.26 (release 754 - dd.mm.yy - hh:mm:ss).unicode enabled version 2EETW000 I have some problems during TADIR access.1AETW000 ERROR: first character of SAP-Release is not a digit, but '2EETW000 Please contact the SAP support.exiting ...R3trans finished (0016).

Environment

SAP NETWEAVER/Microsoft SQL Server System database Copy (DB refresh) to another SAP NETWEAVER/Microsoft SQL Server database System.

Keywords

R3trans -d, problems during TADIR access, first character of SAP-Release is not a digit, 2EETW000, TADIR, SVERS, DBPROPERTIES, TADIR, database refresh, database copy, system copy, SWPM, backup/restore, sapinst, SAP NetWeaver, SAP ERP, Microsoft SQL Server , KBA , BC-DB-MSS , SQL Server in SAP NetWeaver Products , BW-SYS-DB-MSS , BW on Microsoft SQL Server , Problem

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