SAP Basis Installation on Windows NT: Oracle Database
Purpose
This documentation explains how to install the SAP System when your operating system is
Windows NT and your database is Oracle.
SAP Basis Installation on Windows NT: Oracle Database ........... 7
Part I Standard SAP System Installation............................................. 8
1 Installation Planning ...............................................................................14
1.1 Hardware and Software Requirements Check...............................................................16
1.1.1 Checking Requirements for a Central System .........................................................17
1.1.2 Checking Requirements for a Standalone Database System..................................19
1.1.3 Checking Requirements for a Dialog Instance .........................................................22
1.1.4 Checking Requirements for the Network..................................................................23
1.2 Distribution of Components to Disks..............................................................................25
1.2.1 Standard Configuration.............................................................................................28
1.2.2 Large Configuration ..................................................................................................30
1.2.3 Test System Configuration .......................................................................................32
1.2.4 SAP Directories ........................................................................................................34
2 Installation Preparations.........................................................................37
2.1 Checking for Windows NT File System..........................................................................37
2.2 Checking the Windows NT Domain Structure................................................................38
2.3 Installing Microsoft Management Console .....................................................................38
2.4 Installing Up-To-Date Dynamic Link Libraries................................................................39
2.5 Adjusting Virtual Memory ...............................................................................................40
2.6 Reducing the Size of the NT File Cache........................................................................40
2.7 Granting User Rights for the Installation ........................................................................41
2.8 Choosing the SAP System Name and the Host Name..................................................42
2.9 Preparing SAP System Transport Host..........................................................................43
2.10 Integration of Active Directory Services .......................................................................44
2.10.1 Preparing the Active Directory for SAP ..................................................................46
3 The SAP System Installation ..................................................................48
3.1 Central System Installation ............................................................................................50
3.1.1 Installing the Oracle 8.1.6 Database Software.........................................................50
3.1.2 Installing R3SETUP..................................................................................................53
3.1.3 Installing the SAP System and Loading the Database.............................................55
3.1.4 Input for a Central System Installation......................................................................58
3.2 Standalone Database System Installation .....................................................................62
3.2.1 Installing the Oracle 8.1.6 Database Software.........................................................63
3.2.2 Installing R3SETUP..................................................................................................67
3.2.3 Installing the SAP System and Loading the Database.............................................69
3.2.4 Input for Central Instance Installation.......................................................................73
3.2.5 Input for the Database Instance Installation .............................................................76
3.3 Dialog Instance Installation ............................................................................................78
3.3.1 Installing the Database Client Software ...................................................................78
3.3.2 Installing R3SETUP..................................................................................................80
3.3.3 Installing a Dialog Instance.......................................................................................82
3.3.4 Input for Dialog Instance Installation ........................................................................84
3.4 Standalone Gateway Instance Installation.....................................................................87
3.4.1 Installing R3SETUP..................................................................................................87
3.4.2 Installing a Gateway Instance...................................................................................89
4 Post-Installation Activities......................................................................91
4.2 Starting and Stopping the SAP System .........................................................................93
4.3 Logging on to the SAP System ......................................................................................94
4.4 Installing and Using the SAP License ............................................................................95
4.5 Recognizing Initial System Problems.............................................................................96
4.6 Installing the Online Documentation ..............................................................................96
4.7 Checking the RFC Destination.......................................................................................97
4.8 Configuring SAProuter and SAPNet - R/3 Frontend......................................................97
4.9 Secure Single Sign-On...................................................................................................98
4.9.1 Preparing the Application Server for Single Sign-On ...............................................99
4.9.2 Preparing SAPgui and SAP Logon for Single Sign-On ..........................................100
4.9.3 Mapping SAP System Users to NT Users for Single Sign-On ...............................101
4.10 Performing a Full Backup of the Installation ..............................................................102
4.11 SAP Internet Solution Installation...............................................................................103
5 The R3SETUP Tool ................................................................................104
5.1 INSTGUI.......................................................................................................................106
5.2 R3SETUP Command Files ..........................................................................................107
5.3 Changing Tablespace Sizes or Locations....................................................................108
5.4 R3SETUP Messages ...................................................................................................110
5.5 Using R3SETUP Online Help.......................................................................................110
5.6 Continuing an Interrupted Installation ..........................................................................111
5.7 Monitoring a Remote Installation..................................................................................112
5.8 R3SEDIT Utility ............................................................................................................113
6 Additional Information ..........................................................................114
6.1 Deletion of an SAP System Installation........................................................................114
6.1.1 Deleting an SAP Instance.......................................................................................114
6.1.2 Deleting the Database ............................................................................................115
6.2 SAP System Security on Windows NT.........................................................................117
6.2.1 Automatic Creation of Accounts and Groups .........................................................120
6.2.2 Manually Granting Rights for the Installation..........................................................121
6.2.3 Performing a Domain Installation as Local Administrator.......................................122
Part II MSCS SAP Installation........................................................... 124
7 Installation Planning for MSCS ............................................................128
7.1 Checking Hardware Requirements for MSCS .............................................................128
7.2 Checking Software Requirements for MSCS...............................................................130
7.3 Distribution of Components to Disks for MSCS ...........................................................130
7.4 Directories in an MSCS Configuration .........................................................................132
7.5 Obtaining Addresses for MSCS ...................................................................................133
8 Installation Preparations for MSCS......................................................137
8.1 Using Addresses in an MSCS Configuration ...............................................................139
8.2 Mapping Host Names to IP Addresses ........................................................................141
8.3 Checking the Mapping of Host Names for MSCS........................................................142
8.4 Assigning Drive Letters for MSCS................................................................................143
9 Central and Database Instance Installation for MSCS .......................144
9.1 Rebooting During the Installation for MSCS ................................................................146
9.2 Moving MSCS Groups..................................................................................................146
9.3 Installing the Oracle Fail Safe Software.......................................................................147
10 The Conversion to MSCS....................................................................149
10.1 Rebooting during the Conversion...............................................................................151
10.2 Converting Node A for MSCS ....................................................................................151
10.3 Converting the DB to a Fail Safe DB..........................................................................153
10.4 Converting Node B for MSCS ....................................................................................156
10.5 Completing the MSCS Conversion ............................................................................158
11 Post-Installation Activities for MSCS.................................................159
11.1 Starting and Stopping the SAP System in an MSCS Configuration ..........................160
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