Installation Guide | PUBLIC Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP32 Document Version: 3.8 – 2021-06-21 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on Windows: SAP MaxDB company. All rights reserved. All rights company. affiliate THE BEST RUN 2021 SAP SE or an SAP SE or an SAP SAP 2021 © Content 1 About this Document........................................................10 1.1 SAP Products Based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 Supported for Installation Using Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 ................................................11 1.2 Naming Conventions..........................................................12 1.3 Constraints.................................................................13 1.4 Before You Start.............................................................14 1.5 SAP Notes for the Installation....................................................15 1.6 New Features...............................................................17 2 Installation Options Covered by this Guide........................................23 2.1 Standard System............................................................23 2.2 Distributed System...........................................................24 2.3 High Availability System....................................................... 25 2.4 Additional Application Server Instance.............................................25 2.5 Splitting off an ABAP Central Services Instance from an Existing Primary Application Server Instance...................................................................27 2.6 ASCS Instance with Integrated SAP Web Dispatcher ...................................28 2.7 ASCS Instance with Integrated Gateway............................................30 3 Planning..................................................................32 3.1 Planning Checklist........................................................... 32 3.2 Installation Using a Stack Configuration File......................................... 33 3.3 Hardware and Software Requirements.............................................35 Running the Prerequisites Check in Standalone Mode (Optional)........................36 Requirements for the SAP System Hosts.........................................37 3.4 Planning User and Access Management............................................44 3.5 Domain or Local Installation.....................................................45 3.6 Basic Installation Parameters................................................... 46 SAP System Parameters.....................................................47 SAP System Database Parameters............................................. 57 Additional Parameters when Installing SAP Process Integration 7.5 or SAP Solution Manager 7.2....................................................................58 Additional Parameters When Using a Stack Configuration File..........................59 Parameters for Additional Components to be Included in the ASCS Instance................61 3.7 Distribution of SAP System and SAP MaxDB Components to Disks.........................62 3.8 SAP System Transport Host.....................................................63 4 Preparation............................................................... 65 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on Windows: SAP MaxDB 2 PUBLIC Content 4.1 Preparation Checklist.........................................................65 4.2 Disabling the Windows Server Firewall on Windows Server 2008 (R2) and Higher...............66 4.3 Performing Basic Windows Preparation Steps........................................67 4.4 Required User Authorization for Running the Installer.................................. 68 4.5 Using Virtual Host Names......................................................70 4.6 Preparing the SAP System Transport Host...........................................71 4.7 Installing the SAP Front-End Software..............................................73 4.8 Preparing the Installation Media ................................................. 73 Media Required for the Installation - Listed by SAP System Instance......................74 5 Installation................................................................87 5.1 Installation Checklist..........................................................87 5.2 Specifying the Initial Data Source of the User Management Engine.........................88 5.3 Prerequisites for Running the Installer............................................. 89 5.4 Running the Installer..........................................................91 5.5 Additional Information about the Installer...........................................96 Useful Information about the Installer........................................... 97 System Provisioning Using a Parameter Input File...................................98 How to Avoid Automatic Logoff by the Installer....................................102 Interrupted Processing of the Installer..........................................103 Entries in the Services File Created by the Installer................................. 106 Troubleshooting with the Installer............................................. 107 Using the Step State Editor (SAP Support Experts Only).............................108 6 Post-Installation...........................................................110 6.1 Post-Installation Checklist..................................................... 110 6.2 Logging On to the Application Server ABAP.........................................112 6.3 SAP NetWeaver 7.4 and Higher: Performing Automated Initial Setup (Optional)................113 6.4 Installing the SAP License......................................................115 6.5 High Availability: Setting Up Licenses..............................................116 6.6 Configuring the Remote Connection to SAP Support...................................117 6.7 Enabling Note Assistant to Apply Note Corrections....................................118 6.8 Configuring Documentation Provided on the SAP Help Portal.............................118 6.9 Performing the Consistency Check...............................................120 6.10 Creating Symbolic Links on Windows Server 2008 (R2) and Higher for Application Servers....... 121 6.11 Configuring the Change and Transport System.......................................123 6.12 Connecting the System to SAP Solution Manager.....................................125 6.13 Applying the Latest Kernel and Support Package Stacks................................126 6.14 Performing Post-Installation Steps for the ABAP Application Server........................127 6.15 Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.52 only: Switching to Standalone Enqueue Server 2 and Enqueue Replicator 2...............................................130 6.16 SAP Solution Manager 7.2, SAP Process Integration 7.5 only: Enabling HTTPS Communication for ABAP....................................................................131 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on Windows: SAP MaxDB Content PUBLIC 3 6.17 Installing Additional Languages and Performing Language Transport....................... 131 6.18 SAP Kernel 7.40 and Higher: IP Multicast Configuration and Wake-Up Mechanism..............133 6.19 PI 7.5 Only: Configuring the Process Integration System After the Installation.................133 6.20 Configuring the User Management...............................................134 6.21 Ensuring User Security....................................................... 135 6.22 Performing the Client Copy.................................................... 138 6.23 Installing or Upgrading Database Studio for SAP MaxDB................................139 6.24 Secure Sockets Layer Protocol for Database Server Communication....................... 141 Installing the SAP Cryptographic Library.........................................142 Generating the Personal Security Environment....................................143 Configuring the SSL Communication between the Application Server and the Database Server ......................................................................146 6.25 Backing Up the SAP MaxDB Database.............................................147 6.26 Updating the Database Software to the Current Release................................147 6.27 SAP Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver 7.4 and Higher: Changing Keys for the Secure Storage ........................................................................148 6.28 Performing a Full System Backup................................................149 6.29 Logging on to the SAP Web Dispatcher Management Console............................150 6.30 SAP Web Dispatcher Configuration (Optional)....................................... 151 6.31 Gateway Configuration (Optional)................................................152 7 Additional Information......................................................154 7.1 Integration of LDAP Directory Services............................................154 7.2 SAP Directories.............................................................158 7.3 Performing a Domain Installation Without Being a Domain Administrator....................162 7.4 Checking and Changing the Paging File Settings on Windows Server 2012 (R2) and Higher....... 163 7.5 Installation of Multiple Components in One Database..................................165