Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher on UNIX
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Installation Guide | PUBLIC Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 Document Version: 1.9.0 – 2021-06-21 Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 This Guide is Valid for SAP Systems based on the Following SAP Product Versions: - SAP S/4HANA 2020 - SAP S/4HANA 1909 company. All rights reserved. All rights company. - SAP S/4HANA 1809 - SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 affiliate - SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 Support Release 1 THE BEST RUN 2021 SAP SE or an SAP SE or an SAP SAP 2021 © Content 1 About this Document - Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0....................... 4 1.1 About Software Provisioning Manager 2.0............................................4 SAP Products Supported by Software Provisioning Manager 2.0......................... 6 1.2 Naming Conventions.......................................................... 6 1.3 Architecture and Functions of the SAP Web Dispatcher.................................. 7 1.4 Accessing the SAP Online Documentation...........................................10 2 Planning.................................................................. 11 2.1 Hardware and Software Requirements..............................................11 Hardware and Software Requirements Tables......................................11 2.2 Basic Installation Parameters....................................................18 3 Preparation............................................................... 23 3.1 Creating Operating System Users and Groups........................................23 3.2 SAP Directories............................................................. 26 3.3 Using Virtual Host Names......................................................29 3.4 Getting the Installation Software................................................. 29 Downloading and Extracting the Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Archive................30 Downloading the SAP Kernel..................................................31 4 Installation................................................................35 4.1 Prerequisites for Running the Installer............................................. 35 4.2 Running the Installer..........................................................38 4.3 Additional Information about the Installer...........................................41 Useful Information about the Installer........................................... 41 Interrupted Processing of the Installer...........................................43 Troubleshooting with the Installer..............................................47 Using the Step State Editor (SAP Support Experts Only)..............................48 5 Post-Installation Activities....................................................50 5.1 Logging on to the SAP Web Dispatcher Management Console.............................50 5.2 SAP Web Dispatcher Configuration ............................................... 51 6 Additional Information.......................................................52 6.1 Using Virtual Host Names......................................................52 6.2 Starting and Stopping with Commands.............................................52 6.3 Uninstall.................................................................. 53 Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 2 PUBLIC Content Document History Note Before you start reading, make sure you have the latest version of this installation guide, which is available at: https://help.sap.com/viewer/swpm20guides The following table provides an overview on the most important document changes: Version Date Description 1.9.0 2021-06-21 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP32) 1.8.0 2021-02-15 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP08 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP31) 1.7.0 2020-10-05 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP07 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP30) 1.6.0 2020-06-08 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP06 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP29) 1.5.0 2020-01-20 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP05 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP28) 1.4.0 2019-09-16 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP04 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP27) 1.3.0 2019-05-27 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP03 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP26) 1.2.0 2019-01-21 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP02 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP25) 1.1.0 2018-09-17 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP01 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP24) 1.0.0 2018-04-23 Initial version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP00 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP23) Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Document History PUBLIC 3 1 About this Document - Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 This documentation describes how to install an SAP Web Dispatcher instance using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 on UNIX . For more information about supported SAP ABAP system releases, see SAP Products Supported by Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 [page 6]. For information about supported operating system and database platforms, see the Product Availability Matrix at https://support.sap.com/pam . Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 [page 4] (the “installer” for short) is part of Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 SP32. You can find a complete list of supported SAP system products in SAP Products Supported by Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 [page 6] and attached to SAP Note 2568783 . We recommend that you use SAP Web Dispatcher [page 7] when you run an SAP system with several application servers for web applications. Make sure that you have read SAP Note 908097 ) 1.1 About Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 is the new release of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0. Software Provisioning Manager as such is the successor of the product- and release-specific delivery of provisioning tools, such as SAPinst and R3setup. Make sure that you read the most recent version of SAP Note 2568783 (Release Note for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0). Before you run Software Provisioning Manager 2.0, we recommend that you always download the latest version of it. Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 is - as Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 - part of the Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 (“SL Toolset” for short) which is quarterly shipped. This way, you automatically get the latest fixes and supported processes. For more information about Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 as well as products and releases supported by it, see SAP Note 2568783 and http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-30236 . Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Versus Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 The Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 exists in parallel to Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP32. Both Software Provisioning Manager versions are part of Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 SP 32. However, they cover system provisioning for different product versions. The decision matrix is as follows: Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 About this Document - Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher using Software Provisioning 4 PUBLIC Manager 2.0 on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 ● Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 is used for: ○ Installation, system copy, and system rename of ABAP single stack systems on SAP HANA 2.0 database, based on the following products: ○ SAP S/4HANA Server 2020 ○ SAP S/4HANA Server 1909 ○ SAP S/4HANA Server 1809 ○ SAP BW/4HANA 2.0 ○ SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 Support Release 1 ○ SAP Web Dispatcher installation and rename. Note For SAP Web Dispatcher, you can either use Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 or Software Provisioning Manager 1.0. ○ SAP Host Agent standalone installation. Note For SAP Host Agent standalone installation, you can either use Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 or Software Provisioning Manager 1.0. ● Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 is used for: ○ Installation, system copy, system rename of SAP Solution Manager 7.X and Diagnostics Agent. ○ Installation of standalone engines and clients. Note For SAP Web Dispatcher or SAP Host Agent standalone installation, you can either use Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 or Software Provisioning Manager 2.0. ○ Installation, system copy, system rename, and dual-stack split of SAP systems whose database is not SAP HANA. ○ Installation, system copy, and system rename of Dual-stack and Java single stack systems. ○ Installation, system copy, and system rename of ABAP single stack systems whose database is SAP HANA database, but whose release is one of the following: ○ SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 or lower ○ SAP S/4HANA 1709 or lower ○ SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.52 or lower For more information, see https://blogs.sap.com/2018/05/15/software-provisioning-manager-1.0-vs.- software-provisioning-manager-2.0/ . Naming Conventions “SAPinst” has been renamed to “Software Provisioning Manager” (“installer” for short), but the terms “SAPinst” and “sapinst” are still used in: ● The name of the technical framework of Software Provisioning Manager. For more information about the SAPinst Framework, see SAP Note 2393060 . Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 About this Document - Installation of SAP Web Dispatcher using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 on UNIX - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 PUBLIC 5 ● Texts