INS-08109 Unexpected Error Occurred While Validating Inputs at State 'InstallOptionsUI' (Doc ID 1387974.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Applies to:

Symptoms

11gR2 runInstaller reports the following error:

• installActions<timestamp>.log

WARNING: KFOD not found at /oracle/<PATH>/rdbms/11.1/bin
FINE: oracle.install.commons.util.Resource:Can't find resource for bundle oracle.install.commons.flow.resource.FlowResourceBundle, key oracle.install.commons.flow.FlowErrorCode.hint
INFO: Terminating all background operations
INFO: Terminated all background operations
WARNING: [WARNING] [INS-08109] Unexpected error occurred while validating inputs at state 'InstallOptionsUI'.
  CAUSE: No additional information available.
  ACTION: Contact Oracle Support Services or refer to the software manual.
  SUMMARY:
      - java.lang.NullPointerException.
Refer associated stacktrace #oracle.install.commons.util.exception.DefaultErrorAdvisor:1025

• oraInstall<timestamp>.err

---# Begin Stacktrace #---------------------------
ID: oracle.install.commons.util.exception.DefaultErrorAdvisor:1025
oracle.install.commons.flow.FlowException: [INS-08109] Unexpected error occurred while validating inputs at state 'InstallOptionsUI'.
at oracle.install.commons.flow.AbstractFlowExecutor.validate(AbstractFlowExecutor.java:431)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.AbstractFlowExecutor.leaveVertex(AbstractFlowExecutor.java:639)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.AbstractFlowExecutor.transition(AbstractFlowExecutor.java:331)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.AbstractFlowExecutor.nextState(AbstractFlowExecutor.java:271)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.AbstractFlowExecutor.nextViewState(AbstractFlowExecutor.java:230)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.DefaultFlowNavigator.goForward(DefaultFlowNavigator.java:58)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.jewt.FlowWizard$1.run(FlowWizard.java:125)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.jewt.FlowWizard$TransitionManager$1.run(FlowWizard.java:101)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:417)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask$Sync.innerRun(FutureTask.java:269)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:123)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.runTask(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:651)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:676)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:637)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.install.asm.util.kfod.KFOD.getVersion(KFOD.java:437)
at oracle.install.asm.util.kfod.KFOD.getDetails(KFOD.java:421)
at oracle.install.asm.util.impl.DefaultASMUtility.getDetails(DefaultASMUtility.java:400)
at oracle.install.ivw.crs.validator.InstallOptionsValidator.validate(InstallOptionsValidator.java:320)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.validation.ValidationHelper.validateState(ValidationHelper.java:185)
at oracle.install.commons.flow.AbstractFlowExecutor.validate(AbstractFlowExecutor.java:415)
... 13 more

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