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3645100 - ABAP instance "disp+work.EXE" fails to start due to "ERROR => Couldn't load library"

Symptom

The SAP application server (running on Windows) fails to start. The dev_w* trace contains the following error messages:

M Mon Aug 18 14:44:13:307 2025
M  SosRegisterSem: add sem >97<
M  ThrRegisterSem: initialized semaphore 97
M  calling db_connect ...
B  Loading DB library 'I:\usr\sap\SID\D00\exe\dbhdbslib.dll' ...
M  *** ERROR => DlLoadLib()==DLENOACCESS - LoadLibrary("I:\usr\sap\SID\D00\exe\dbhdbslib.dll")
  Error 53 = "ネットワーク パスが見つかりません。" [dlnt.c       322]
B  *** ERROR => Couldn't load library 'I:\usr\sap\SID\D00\exe\dbhdbslib.dll'
 [dbcon.c      7086]
M  ***LOG R19=> ThDbConnect, db_connect ( DB-Connect 008192) [thDatabase.c 88]
M  in_ThErrHandle: 1
M  *** ERROR => ThInit: db_connect (step TH_INIT, thRc ERROR-DB-CONNECT_ERROR, action STOP_WP, level 1) [thxxhead.c   2783]


Action taken:

  • Verified that the library I:\usr\sap\SID\D00\exe\dbhdbslib.dll exists and is accessible.
  • Confirmed that the file attributes, especially security-related settings, are correctly configured.
  • Checked KBA 2657463, which does not apply.
  • Used Process Monitor to track "R3trans -d".

 "Image/data in this KBA is from SAP internal systems, sample data, or demo systems. Any resemblance to real data is purely coincidental."


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Environment

  • SAP HANA, platform edition 2.0
  • SAP System running on Windows Server

Product

SAP HANA, platform edition 2.0

Keywords

ABAP instance, disp+work.EXE, dbhdbslib.dll, ERROR => DlLoadLib()==DLENOACCESS - LoadLibrary, Loading DB library, db_connect , KBA , HAN-DB , SAP HANA Database , Problem

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