SAP_HANA_Server_Installation_Guide_en

PUBLICSAPHANAPlatformSPS07DocumentVersion:1.0-27-11-2013SAPHANAServerInstallationGuideTableofContents1SAPHANAInstallationOverview...................................................41.1SoftwareComponents............................................................41.2SoftwareDownload..............................................................51.3ImportantSAPNotes.............................................................61.4SAPHANAGuides...............................................................92BeforeInstallinganSAPHANASystem.............................................102.1SAPHANASystemConcepts......................................................102.2SAPHANASystemTypes.........................................................112.2.1Single-HostSystem......................................................112.2.2Multi-Host(Distributed)System.............................................122.3HardwareandSoftwareRequirements................................................142.3.1RecommendedFileSystemLayout...........................................163InstallinganSAPHANASystem..................................................203.1OverviewoftheSAPHANAInstallationMethods........................................203.2InstallationParameters..........................................................213.2.1ParameterReference.....................................................213.2.2MandatoryInstallationValues...............................................413.3InteractiveInstallation...........................................................453.3.1InstallingwiththeGraphicalInterface.........................................453.3.2InstallingInteractivelyfromtheCommandLine..................................463.4UpdatingtheSAPHANASystem....................................................484AdvancedInstallation..........................................................514.1AutomatingSAPHANASystemInstallation............................................544.1.1AutomationChecklist....................................................564.1.2AutomatingwiththeConfigurationFile........................................574.2Multi-HostSystemInstallation.....................................................634.2.1Multi-HostSystemConcepts...............................................634.2.2CreatingaMulti-HostSystemDuringInstallation.................................665InstallationManagement.......................................................695.1StartingandStoppingtheSAPHANASystem..........................................695.2DisplayingtheProcessList........................................................705.3EnablingAutomaticStartoftheSAPHANADatabase.....................................715.4EnablingPersistenceEncryption....................................................725.5DeactivatingtheSYSTEMUser.....................................................735.6UninstallingtheSAPHANASystem..................................................742PUBLIC©2013SAPAGoranSAPaffiliatecompany.Allrightsreserved.SAPHANAServerInstallationGuideTableofContents6Appendix....................................................................766.1ExampleUseCases.............................................................766.2ConfigurationFileTemplate.......................................................806.3Troubleshooting...............................................................82SAPHANAServerInstallationGuideTableofContentsPUBLIC©2013SAPAGoranSAPaffiliatecompany.Allrightsreserved.31SAPHANAInstallationOverviewThisSAPHANAinstallationguidedescribeshowtoinstallanSAPHANAsystemwiththeSAPHANAlifecyclemanagementtoolshdblcmandhdblcmgui.TheSAPHANAhdblcmtoolisusedtoinstalleitherindividualormultipleSAPHANAcomponentsincombinationwiththeserver.ComparedtopreviousSAPHANAinstallers,theSAPHANAhdblcmtoolprovidesanefficientandoptimizedinstallationpath,allowinguserstocustomizetheirSAPHANAinstallationbyselectingwhichcomponentsshouldbeinstalledandupdated.Itisalsonowpossibletoperforminstallationininteractivegraphicalorinteractivecommandlineinterfaces,aswellasconfiguretheSAPHANAinstallationtobeautomated,usingcommandline,theconfigurationfile,andbatchmode.Itisworthnoting,thattheSAPHANAcomponentinstallationconcepthaschangedsignificantlywiththefast-paceddevelopmentofSAPHANAitself.Intheearlyreleases,theSAPHANAcomponentshadtobeinstalledindividually,whichprovedtobeatime-consumingtask.Morerecently,theSAPHANAunifiedinstallerwasdevelopedtostreamlinetheinstallationprocessbyinstallingallrequiredcomponentsfromonecalltotheinstaller.WithSAPHANASPS07,theSAPHANAhdblcmtoolhasbeenintroducedtooffertheefficiencyofinstallingallcomponentsatonetime,whileprovidingfurtherflexibilitytocustomizeandautomatetheinstallation.Thecomponentscannowbeinstalled,upgraded,oruninstalledfromonetool,inbothcommand-lineorgraphicalinterface.NoteTheSAPHANAlifecyclemanagementtoolshdblcmandhdblcmguiofferthemostfunctionalityofanySAPHANAinstallerreleasedyettodate.FornewinstallationsofanSAPHANAsystem,itishighlyrecommendtousethehdblc