Installation Guide | PUBLIC Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 32 Document Version: 3.7 – 2021-06-21 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows company. All rights reserved. All rights company. Operating System: UNIX/Linux affiliate THE BEST RUN 2021 SAP SE or an SAP SE or an SAP SAP 2021 © Content 1 About this Document........................................................14 1.1 SAP Products Based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 Supported for Installation Using Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 ................................................15 1.2 Naming Conventions..........................................................16 1.3 Constraints.................................................................17 1.4 Before You Start.............................................................18 1.5 SAP Notes for the Installation....................................................19 1.6 New Features...............................................................21 2 Installation Options Covered by this Guide........................................31 2.1 Standard System............................................................ 31 2.2 Distributed System...........................................................32 2.3 High-Availability System.......................................................33 2.4 Additional Application Server Instance.............................................35 2.5 Splitting off an ABAP Central Services Instance from an Existing Primary Application Server Instance.................................................................. 38 2.6 ASCS Instance with Integrated SAP Web Dispatcher ...................................39 2.7 ASCS Instance with Integrated Gateway............................................40 3 Planning..................................................................42 3.1 Planning Checklist........................................................... 42 3.2 Installation Using a Stack Configuration File.........................................43 3.3 Hardware and Software Requirements.............................................45 Running the Prerequisites Check in Standalone Mode (Optional)........................46 Requirements for the SAP System Hosts.........................................47 3.4 Planning User and Access Management............................................59 3.5 Planning Your Encryption Strategy................................................60 Native Database Encryption..................................................61 Setting Up SSL Connections Between SAP Application Server ABAP and the Db2 Database ......................................................................62 Backup Strategy for the Keystore..............................................62 3.6 Basic Installation Parameters................................................... 63 SAP System Parameters.................................................... 64 SAP System Database Parameters............................................. 74 Additional Parameters when Installing SAP Process Integration 7.5 or SAP Solution Manager 7.2....................................................................82 Additional Parameters When Using a Stack Configuration File..........................83 Parameters for Additional Components to be Included in the ASCS Instance................85 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows 2 PUBLIC Content 3.7 Setup of Database Layout......................................................86 Required File Systems for IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows....................... 86 Users and Groups.........................................................90 Directory Structure of the IBM Db2 Client Connectivity...............................91 Updating the Global Directory During Fix Pack Installation.............................93 Db2 Tablespaces..........................................................93 Optimization of Database Size on Disk...........................................96 Data Safety and Performance Considerations for Production Systems....................98 3.8 SAP System Transport Host.....................................................99 3.9 Planning the Switchover Cluster for High Availability...................................100 3.10 IBM Db2 BLU Acceleration.....................................................104 4 Preparation...............................................................106 4.1 Preparation Checklist........................................................ 106 4.2 Creating Operating System Users and Groups.......................................107 4.3 Required File Systems and Directories.............................................112 SAP Directories.......................................................... 113 Setting Up File Systems for a High-Availability System...............................119 4.4 Using Virtual Host Names..................................................... 123 4.5 Performing Switchover Preparations for High Availability................................124 4.6 Installing the SAP Front-End Software.............................................125 4.7 Preparing the Installation Media .................................................125 Media Required for the Installation - Listed by SAP System Instance.....................126 5 Installation...............................................................139 5.1 Installation Checklist.........................................................139 5.2 Exporting and Mounting the Transport Directory..................................... 144 5.3 Exporting and Mounting Global Directories......................................... 146 5.4 Specifying the Initial Data Source of the User Management Engine.........................148 5.5 Prerequisites for Running the Installer.............................................149 5.6 Running the Installer.........................................................153 5.7 Additional Information about the Installer..........................................159 Useful Information about the Installer.......................................... 160 System Provisioning Using a Parameter Input File..................................161 Interrupted Processing of the Installer..........................................165 Entries in the Services File Created by the Installer................................. 169 Troubleshooting with the Installer............................................. 170 Using the Step State Editor (SAP Support Experts Only)..............................171 6 Post-Installation...........................................................172 6.1 Post-Installation Checklist..................................................... 172 6.2 Logging On to the Application Server ABAP.........................................174 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX: IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Content PUBLIC 3 6.3 SAP NetWeaver 7.4 and Higher: Performing Automated Initial Setup (Optional)................175 6.4 Installing the SAP License......................................................177 6.5 High Availability: Setting Up Licenses............................................. 178 6.6 Configuring the Remote Connection to SAP Support...................................179 6.7 Enabling Note Assistant to Apply Note Corrections................................... 180 6.8 Configuring Documentation Provided on the SAP Help Portal............................ 180 6.9 Performing the Consistency Check...............................................182 6.10 Configuring the Change and Transport System.......................................184 6.11 Connecting the System to SAP Solution Manager.....................................186 6.12 Applying the Latest Kernel and Support Package Stacks................................187 6.13 Performing Post-Installation Steps for the ABAP Application Server........................189 6.14 Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.52 only: Switching to Standalone Enqueue Server 2 and Enqueue Replicator 2............................................... 191 6.15 SAP Solution Manager 7.2, SAP Process Integration 7.5 only: Enabling HTTPS Communication for ABAP....................................................................192 6.16 Installing Additional Languages and Performing Language Transport.......................193 6.17 SAP Kernel 7.40 and Higher: IP Multicast Configuration and Wake-Up Mechanism..............194 6.18 PI 7.5 Only: Configuring the Process Integration System After the Installation.................194 6.19 Configuring the User Management...............................................195 6.20 Ensuring User Security....................................................... 196 6.21 Performing the Client Copy....................................................200 6.22 SAP Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver 7.4 and Higher: Changing Keys for the Secure Storage ........................................................................201 6.23 Enabling the Database for Monitoring.............................................202 6.24 Enabling Recoverability of the IBM Db2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows Database...............203 6.25 Performing a Full Installation Backup.............................................205