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Oracle 21c: Windows client installation error on WIN2022 server

Jerry ZachariasOct 14 2024 — edited Oct 14 2024

java.lang.NullPointerException

Spent over 8 hours trying to install the client installer so that I can setup a Linked Server on SQL Server 2022. I have tried everything that I can think of and installer keeps failing.

Host OS: WIN Server 2022

Oracle client file: WINDOWS.X64_213000_client.zip

INFO: Gathering system details...
WARNING: Could not get the hostname of : localnode
INFO: Set LOCAL_HOSTNAME as: null
SEVERE: [FATAL] java.lang.NullPointerException.
Refer associated stacktrace #oracle.install.commons.util.exception.AbstractErrorAdvisor:391173
INFO: Advice is ABORT
SEVERE: Unconditional Exit
INFO: Adding ExitStatus FAILURE to the exit status set

[setup.flowWorker] [ 2024-10-14 18:43:41.433 EDT ] [WindowsNative.Native] Calling GetDataTpe()
[setup.flowWorker] [ 2024-10-14 18:43:41.433 EDT ] [WindowsNative.Native]
Native Function: Inside RegGetDataObject HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE System\CurrentControlSet\Control\ComputerName\ActiveComputerName : data type is STRING

[setup.flowWorker] [ 2024-10-14 18:43:41.433 EDT ] [WindowsNative.Native] RegGetDataObject is executed successfully

[setup.flowWorker] [ 2024-10-14 18:43:41.433 EDT ] [WindowsSystem.getHostName:599] Computername = HER-PRODSVR01-D
[setup.flowWorker] [ 2024-10-14 18:43:41.433 EDT ] [ClusterInfo.getHostName:-1] Hostname exception caught: PRKC-1057 : The computername and hostname do not match for node localnode. Make sure that they match.
---# Begin Stacktrace #---------------------------
ID:
oracle.install.commons.util.exception.AbstractErrorAdvisor:391173

java.lang.NullPointerException
at oracle.install.library.util.PilotConfigToolsManager.setGlobalVariables(PilotConfigToolsManager.java:589)
at oracle.install.library.util.PilotConfigToolsManager.setInitializerVariables(PilotConfigToolsManager.java:771)
at oracle.install.library.util.PilotConfigToolsManager.prepareConfig(PilotConfigToolsManager.java:282)
at oracle.install.driver.util.ConfigToolsManager.prepare(ConfigToolsManager.java:111)
at oracle.install.ivw.client.driver.ClientSetupDriver$ClientPrepareConfigJob.call(ClientSetupDriver.java:822)
at oracle.install.ivw.client.driver.ClientSetupDriver$ClientPrepareConfigJob.call(ClientSetupDriver.java:777)
at oracle.install.driver.oui.OUISetupDriver.setup(OUISetupDriver.java:623)
at oracle.install.ivw.client.driver.ClientSetupDriver.setup(ClientSetupDriver.java:618)
at oracle.install.commons.base.interview.common.action.SetupAction$1.call(SetupAction.java:62)
at oracle.install.commons.base.interview.common.action.SetupAction$1.call(SetupAction.java:58)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511)
at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)
at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

---# End Stacktrace #-----------------------------

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That's a bug we'll get that sorted, thanks Mike!

Marked as Answer by Mike Kutz · Mar 2 2025
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