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3714614 - Error "cannot execute binary file: Exec format error" when Installing or Upgrading SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform

Symptom

During installation or upgrade of BI on Linux, the process fails with the error:
setup.engine/perl/bin/perl: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error


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Environment

  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 4.x
  • SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform 2025
  • Linux

Product

SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 2025 ; SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.3

Keywords

cannot execute binary file, install, upgrade, download, Linux, bo, boe, bi, 4.x, 2025   , KBA , BI-BIP-INS , Installation, Updates, Upgrade, Patching , Problem

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