There is no hostname <> bound to computersystem <>

SUSE Product Topics SLES Networking
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Hello Experts,

I am quite new to the linux environment which makes make me new to SUSE as well. This is my first post here.
I have installed SLES 11 on VMware. The reason for this is to install SAP HANA on this server. I have performed all the preinstallation steps. When started the installation process, I get the following error:

[COLOR="#FF0000"]‘There is no hostname bound to computersystem
Either check your computersystem or your model’[/COLOR]

Can you please let me know what could be reason for the error? I have checked the /etc/hosts file and I can see my IP, fqdn and the host alias that I have added using the Hostnames through YSaT.

Appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Balajii

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If this error is coming from the SAP installation then there is probably a
problem with that install; you may want to ask them, as a result. It’s
not really possible to have a Linux system without a hostname, but perhaps
the check by the SAP installer for a hostname is looking in the wrong
spot, or is making a bad API call to find the nostname, or just just
insane in some other way. The way for a user to find out their system’s
hostname, besides looking at the default shell’s prompt or login screen,
is to run the ‘hostname’ command.

Good luck.

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Dear Ab,

Thanks for the reply.
When I run the ‘hostname’ command from the terminal, I get the hostname that was mentioned in the hosts file. But when the SAP installter runs, it says that the hostname is not bound to any computer system. Can I ask you on how to assign/change a hostname to a linux computer?

Thanks,
Balajii

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Load Yast: Network Devices: Network settings, or just run the following as
‘root’:

Code:

/sbin/yast lan

Still, something else in the installer is either wrong or giving you a
really lousy error message. Perhaps look at the ‘Assign Hostname to
Loopback IP’ checkbox under Hostname/DNS settings. If checked, uncheck
it. If unchecked, that’s probably good, but doesn’t help with your SAP issue.

Good luck.

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Dear Ab,

This is exactly what I wanted to do. I know how to do this on windows server. But in linux I’m not sure on how to assign the IP to the loopback adapter. I have checked under the Hostname/DNS settings but no check box or anything with this option.

THanks,
Balajii

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On 07/02/2013 02:24 AM, balajii7 wrote:[color=blue]

server. But in linux I’m not sure on how to assign the IP to the
loopback adapter. I have checked under the Hostname/DNS settings but no[/color]

I assume this is a typo; you’d likely never want to assign a public IP to
the loopback (‘lo’) adapter.
[color=blue]

check box or anything with this option.[/color]

What do you see on that page? The checkbox was there for me, so it seems
odd that it would not be there for you.

Good luck.