# Medium doesnot contain sap installation data error
**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537
**Category:** SLES SAP Applications
**Created:** [November 12, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537 "2017-11-12T23:59:21Z")
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### Author:  [@yousra\_magdy](https://forums.suse.com/u/yousra_magdy)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/1 "2017-11-12T23:59:21Z")
Hello,
After installing SUSE 12 SP3 for SAP Applications, and starting sap installation wizard
after putting sap master package and also packages of kernel,database and export and then I choose installation type as SAP Installation system and database db2 ibm
Then error that medium doesnot contain sap installation data, how can I continue installation???
Also, another question can I install sap4/Hana on SUSE 12 sp3 for Sap Applications??
Also, what is the difference when installing sap on SUSE 12 SP3 and when installing it on SUSE 12 SP# for sap applications??
Thanks in advance
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### Author:  [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/2 "2017-11-13T00:36:34Z")
yousra magdy Wrote in message:
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> After installing SUSE 12 SP3 for SAP Applications, and starting sap
> installation wizard
> after putting sap master package and also packages of kernel,database
> and export and then I choose installation type as SAP Installation
> system and database db2 ibm
>
> Then error that medium doesnot contain sap installation data, how can I
> continue installation???[/color]
Given your next questions are you using “regular” SLES or SLES for
SAP Applications? If using the latter the media should contain
the necessary SAP install data. Or perhaps you’ve registered it
using a registration code for “regular” SLES not SLES for SAP
Applications?
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> Also, another question can I install sap4/Hana on SUSE 12 sp3 for Sap
> Applications??[/color]
Yes, that’s a use case for SLES for SAP Applications.
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> Also, what is the difference when installing sap on SUSE 12 SP3 and when
> installing it on SUSE 12 SP# for sap applications??[/color]
SLES for SAP Applications includes various bits which makes it
more suitable for hosting SAP applications. Please see
[https://www.suse.com/products/sles-for-sap/](https://www.suse.com/products/sles-for-sap/) for details - you may
find the FAQs tab particularly useful.
## HTH.
Simon Flood
SUSE Knowledge Partner
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### Author:  [@yousra\_magdy](https://forums.suse.com/u/yousra_magdy)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2017, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/3 "2017-11-13T09:48:57Z")
Thanks alot for your answers.
I am using SLES for SAP Applications. I put database package , kernel packages and export packages, is there any SAP data missing?
Also I installed it without registration code.
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### Author:  [@smflood](https://forums.suse.com/u/smflood)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/4 "2017-11-14T20:30:21Z")
On 13/11/17 07:54, yousra magdy wrote:
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> Thanks alot for your answers.
>
> I am using SLES for SAP Applications. I put database package , kernel
> packages and export packages, is there any SAP data missing?
> Also I installed it without registration code.[/color]
No there’s no data missing, you just need to tell the SAP Installation
Wizard where to find the SAP installation master as per
[https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles\_for\_sap/singlehtml/sles\_for\_sap\_guide/sles\_for\_sap\_guide.html#sec.s4s.install.sap.product](https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles_for_sap/singlehtml/sles_for_sap_guide/sles_for_sap_guide.html#sec.s4s.install.sap.product)
## HTH.
Simon
SUSE Knowledge Partner
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### Author:  [@yousra\_magdy](https://forums.suse.com/u/yousra_magdy)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/5 "2017-11-14T21:55:57Z")
Yes, I put the SWPM package in the Sap installation master and then I put the remain of packages (database,kernel and export)
Then I choosed sap standard system and IBM db2 after I choose next the error of medium doesnot contain sap installation data appeared,
Also, I choose with option copy medium. So, I found in /data/SAP\_INST the sap installation master package and found the rest of packages in /data/SAP\_CDs
So, What is the problem to continue installation??
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### Author:  [@yousra\_magdy](https://forums.suse.com/u/yousra_magdy)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2017, 12:33am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/6 "2017-11-17T00:33:24Z")
Is this mean that the path I put in the sap installation media is incorrect??? if this how can I get the correct package?
OR this needs registration code?
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### Author:  [@pschinagl](https://forums.suse.com/u/pschinagl)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/7 "2017-11-20T09:06:15Z")
[QUOTE=yousra\_magdy;40241]Is this mean that the path I put in the sap installation media is incorrect??? if this how can I get the correct package?
OR this needs registration code?[/QUOTE]
Please open a Support Request (SR) and provide a sysconfig file and the log files of the SAP installer (swpm).
From your description it looks like you missing a SAP medium.
Does it change if you use sapinst directly?
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### Author:  [@yousra\_magdy](https://forums.suse.com/u/yousra_magdy)
#### Post date: [November 21, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/medium-doesnot-contain-sap-installation-data-error/30537/8 "2017-11-21T22:42:34Z")
When I install with sapinst directly, it begins installation normally but the problem appears only when I use sap installation wizard.
I use package of software provisioning mgr(
SWPM10SP21\_7-20009701.SAR
SWPM 1.0 SP21 for NW higher than 7.0x) in the installation master, is this wrong??