Installation Guide | PUBLIC Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP32 Document Version: 3.6 – 2021-06-21 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 to 7.03 on UNIX : Oracle 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 7.0 to 7.0 EHP3 Supported for Installation Using Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 .......................................................11 1.2 Naming Conventions..........................................................12 1.3 New Features...............................................................13 1.4 Constraints................................................................ 16 1.5 Before You Start.............................................................16 1.6 SAP Notes for the Installation....................................................17 2 Installation Options Covered by this Guide........................................20 2.1 Central System............................................................. 20 2.2 Distributed System...........................................................21 2.3 High-Availability System.......................................................22 2.4 ASCS Instance with Integrated SAP Web Dispatcher ...................................23 2.5 Dialog Instance..............................................................25 3 Planning..................................................................28 3.1 Planning Checklist........................................................... 28 3.2 Hardware and Software Requirements.............................................29 Running the Prerequisites Check in Standalone Mode (Optional)........................30 Requirements for the SAP System Hosts......................................... 31 3.3 Planning User and Access Management............................................ 41 3.4 Basic Installation Parameters....................................................42 SAP System Parameters.................................................... 43 SAP System Database Parameters.............................................49 Additional Parameters for an SAP Web Dispatcher Installation Integrated in the ASCS Instance (Optional)...............................................................51 3.5 Distribution of SAP System and Oracle Database Components to Disks......................52 3.6 SAP System Transport Host.....................................................54 3.7 Planning the Switchover Cluster for High Availability................................... 55 4 Preparation............................................................... 58 4.1 Preparation Checklist.........................................................58 4.2 Creating Operating System Users and Groups........................................59 4.3 Required File Systems and Directories.............................................64 SAP Directories...........................................................64 Oracle Directories.........................................................69 Setting Up File Systems for a High-Availability System................................72 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 to 7.03 on UNIX : Oracle 2 PUBLIC Content 4.4 Using Virtual Host Names......................................................76 4.5 Performing Switchover Preparations for High Availability................................ 76 4.6 Installing the SAP Front-End Software..............................................77 4.7 Preparing the Installation Media..................................................77 Downloading and Extracting the Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 Archive................78 Using the Physical Media from the Installation Package...............................79 Downloading Installation Media................................................82 5 Installation................................................................84 5.1 Installation Checklist..........................................................84 5.2 Exporting and Mounting the Transport Directory......................................89 5.3 Exporting and Mounting Global Directories..........................................90 5.4 Specifying the Initial Data Source of the User Management Engine.........................93 5.5 Prerequisites for Running the Installer............................................. 93 5.6 Running the Installer..........................................................97 5.7 Additional Information about the Installer..........................................102 Useful Information About the Installer..........................................102 System Provisioning Using a Parameter Input File..................................104 Interrupted Processing of the Installer..........................................108 Entries in the Services File Created by the Installer..................................111 Troubleshooting with the Installer..............................................112 Using the Step State Editor (SAP Support Experts Only)..............................113 5.8 Oracle Database Software Installation.............................................114 Oracle 19 Database Software Installation.........................................114 Oracle 18 Database Software Installation.........................................116 Oracle 12 Database Software Installation.........................................118 Oracle 11 Database Software Installation.........................................124 6 Post-Installation...........................................................130 6.1 Post-Installation Checklist.....................................................130 6.2 Logging On to the Application Server ABAP.........................................131 6.3 Installing the SAP License..................................................... 133 6.4 High Availability: Setting Up Licenses............................................. 133 6.5 Configuring Remote Connection to SAP Support.....................................135 6.6 Enabling Note Assistant to Apply Note Corrections....................................135 6.7 Configuring Documentation Provided on the SAP Help Portal............................ 135 6.8 Performing the Consistency Check...............................................137 6.9 Configuring the Change and Transport System.......................................138 6.10 Connecting the System to SAP Solution Manager.....................................139 6.11 Applying the Latest Kernel and Support Package Stacks................................141 6.12 Performing Post-Installation Steps for the Application Server ABAP........................142 6.13 Installing Additional Languages and Performing Language Transport.......................144 Installation of SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.0 to 7.03 on UNIX : Oracle Content PUBLIC 3 6.14 Dialog Instances in a Heterogeneous UNIX Environment only: Updating the Kernel............. 146 6.15 Configuring User Management..................................................146 6.16 Ensuring User Security........................................................147 6.17 Performing the Client Copy.................................................... 150 6.18 Performing Oracle-Specific Post-Installation Steps....................................151 6.19 Performing a Full Installation Backup..............................................153 6.20 Logging on to the SAP Web Dispatcher Management Console............................155 6.21 SAP Web Dispatcher Configuration...............................................156 7 Additional Information......................................................158 7.1 Integration of LDAP Directory Services............................................158 7.2 Installation of Multiple Components in One Database..................................162 7.3 Exporting and Mounting Directories via NFS........................................ 164 Exporting and Mounting Directories via NFS for AIX.................................164 Exporting and Mounting Directories via NFS for HP-UX.............................. 165 Exporting and Mounting Directories via NFS for Linux...............................166 Exporting and Mounting Directories via NFS for Oracle Solaris.........................168 7.4 Dialog Instance Installation for an Upgraded System only: Updating Profiles..................169 7.5 Installing a Central or Distributed System Without the ASCS Instance.......................171 7.6 Installing Oracle Real Application Clusters ..........................................172 7.7 Implementing Oracle Database Vault with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0.................175 7.8 Support of Oracle Transparent Data Encryption (Oracle TDE)............................ 176 7.9 Database Instance Installation on Oracle Automatic Storage Management...................179 7.10 Installing the SAP Host Agent Separately...........................................180 7.11 Splitting Off an ABAP Central Services Instance from an Existing Central Instance............. 180 7.12 Starting and Stopping SAP System Instances....................................... 182 Starting and Stopping SAP System Instances Using the SAP Management Console..........183 Starting and Stopping SAP System Instances Using Commands........................186