Error in Phase 'PREP_INIT/VALCHK_INI' during EHP5 Upgrade Using SUM Tool

Hi Guys,

We encountered some error during EHP5 Upgrade on our ECC 6.0 System while using SUM Tool.

The Error Log As Follows:
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more VALCHK.LOG
1 ETQ201 Entering upgrade-phase "VALCHK_INI" ("20121008214727")
4 ETQ399 Set environment for standard connect:
2 ETQ367 Connect variables are set for standard instance access
4 ETQ399 System-nr = '00', GwService = 'sapgw00' Client = '000'
4 ETQ399 Environment variables:
4 ETQ399   dbs_ada_schema=SAPSID
4 ETQ399   auth_shadow_upgrade=0
1 ETQ200 Executing actual phase 'PREP_INIT/VALCHK_INI'.
1 ETQ399 Phase arguments:
2 ETQ399 Arg[0] = 'HARD-CHK'
1 ETQ359 RFC Login to: System="SID", AsHost="hostname" Nr="00", GwHost="hostname
", GwService="sapgw00"
2 ETQ232 RFC Login succeeded
4 ETQ010 Date & Time: 20121008214727
1 ETQ233 Calling function module "SUBST_HANDLE_UVERS" by RFC
2 ETQ373 parameter "IV_MODE" = "R"
2 ETQ373 parameter "IV_ALL" = " "
2 ETQ399 Table IT_UVERS (#5):
3 ETQ399 "SAP_ABA","700","","","","",""

,"","","","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_APPL","600","","","","","","","","","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_BASIS","700","","","","","","","","","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_BW","700","","","","","","","","","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_HR","600","","","","","","","","","","",""
1 ETQ234 Call of function module "SUBST_HANDLE_UVERS" by RFC succeeded
4 ETQ010 Date & Time: 20121008214727
2 ETQ374 parameter "EV_LEN" = "102"
2 ETQ399 Table IT_UVERS (#5):
3 ETQ399 "SAP_ABA","700","20121007","194751","20121007","194751","I","A","","700
","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_APPL","600","20121007","194751","20121007","194751","I","A","","60
0","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_BASIS","700","20121007","194751","20121007","194751","I","A","","7
00","","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_BW","700","20121007","194751","20121007","194751","I","A","","700"
,"","",""
3 ETQ399 "SAP_HR","600","20121007","194751","20121007","194751","I","A","","600"
,"","",""
1AETQ228 Detected invalid (temporary) start release "SAP_ABA"
1EETQ399 Last error code set is 'SAP_ABA is in an undefined state, that is not s
afe to be upgraded, reason Upgrade wasn't completed - Call the SAP Support'
1EETQ204 Upgrade phase "VALCHK_INI" aborted with severe errors ("20121008214727"

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To fix this error, Please follow the step below:
Move to the location:
cd /usr/sap/SID/SUM/abap/bin

Execute the command: ./SAPup reset prepare

And then, once this command is executed successfully, delete SUM directory and extract fresh SUM files in the same location and continue.

Cheers,
Sharib

Note: Please refer to SAP notes for more detail.