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3650559 - "ERROR in initialization: can't get database vendor" occurred when doing system copy for noon-unicode system

Symptom

When doing system copy for the non-unicode system, you got below error.
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WARNING    2025-08-23 08:07:50.407 (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [iaxxbjsmod.cpp:83] id=modlib.jslib.childAppReturn
Execution of the command "/usr/sap/SID/SYS/exe/nuc/linuxx86_64/dipgntab -rwr40 -srctt DDNTT -srctf DDNTF -dsttt DDNTT -dsttf DDNTF -ttonly TT" finished with return code 255. Output: 
ERROR in initialization: can't get database vendor
ERROR in initialization: can't get database vendor

ERROR      2025-08-23 08:07:50.408 (root/sapinst) (startInstallation) [iaxxbjsmod.cpp:83] id=nw.processError errno=CJS-30023
Process call '/usr/sap/SID/SYS/exe/nuc/linuxx86_64/dipgntab -rwr40 -srctt DDNTT -srctf DDNTF -dsttt DDNTT -dsttf DDNTF -ttonly TT' exits with error code 255. For details see log file(s) dipgntab.log.
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The kernel file provided to the SWPM for target system is also non-unicode kernel.


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Environment

Linux system
EHP7 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 non-unicode system

Product

SAP ERP 6.0

Keywords

non-unicode, system copy, get database vendor, ERROR in initialization, Linux , KBA , BC-INS-MIG , OS/DB Migrations with SWPM and DB refresh , Problem

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