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You may have this error when you try to install a oracle software with Oracle Universal Installer (OUI) (as for instance, the companion product).
OUI-10044: The selected Oracle Home location already contains an Oracle Home
or APPL_TOP created while running a different OS
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Solution
In the majority of the case, you try to install a version of software (database patch,companion, …) which is planned to be use with an other version than the installed product (database, owb, …).
You have to download the good patch/software for the OS version of the installed product.
The Os Id
During the installation, an OS Id is passed.
Operating system | ID |
---|---|
AIX | 610 |
Linux (x86 and x86-64) | 46 |
HP-UX PA-RISC | 2 |
HP-UX Itanium | 197 |
Microsoft Windows (32-bit) | 912 |
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (64-bit It) | 233 |
Solaris SPARC | 453 |
For the installed product
You can check the Os ID of the installed database in the file :
Path/oraInventory/install.platform
Path is normally on Windows : C:\Program Files\Oracle
[DEFAULT_SECTION]
[Platform]
ID=912
For the software to install
And on the set/patch/cd of a software (for instance, companion), you will find it :
Path/stage/shiphomeproperties.xml
in the node ARU_ID.
Here an example for the 64bit Itanium:
<?xml version="1.0" standalone="yes" ?>
<ORACLEHOME_INFO>
<ARU_PLATFORM_INFO>
<ARU_ID>233</ARU_ID>
<ARU_ID_DESCRIPTION>Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (64-bit It)
</ARU_ID_DESCRIPTION>
</ARU_PLATFORM_INFO>
</ORACLEHOME_INFO>