Checksum error during S-TAP installation

Follow these steps to rectify the download and transfer of the S-TAP installer file.

Symptoms

You receive an error similar to the following when you run the S-TAP installer to install Guardium S-TAP, indicating that either the md5 checksum or sha1 checksum is incorrect.

./guard-stap-v81_r26808_1-aix-6.1-aix-powerpc.sh
Verifying archive integrity...Error in checksums: 2082112805 is
different from 3728267449

Causes

The installer file is corrupted. The file became corrupted when the file was transferred to the database server or when the product was downloaded.

Environment

S-TAP on any server.

Resolving the problem

  1. If you are using FTP make sure it is set to binary mode.
  2. Try to transfer to the database server again.
  3. If that does not succeed, download the product again.