What s New? SAP HANA SPS 07 SAP HANA Platform Lifecycle Management (Delta from SPS 06 to SPS 07) SAP HANA Product Management November, PDF Free Download

What s New? SAP HANA SPS 07 SAP HANA Platform Lifecycle Management (Delta from SPS 06 to SPS 07) SAP HANA Product Management November, 2013

Agenda Overview SAP HANA lifecycle management tools offerings SAP HANA lifecycle manager New SAP HANA lifecycle management tool hdblcm(gui) Further SAP HANA lifecycle management changes Old SAP HANA installer (SAP HANA unified installer) SAP HANA studio and client installation SAP HANA installation certification exam 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 2

Overview SAP HANA lifecycle management tools offerings SAP HANA SPS 05 SAP HANA SPS 06 SAP HANA SPS 07 SAP HANA software update manager (SUM) *1 SAP HANA on-site configuration tool (OCT) *2 SAP HANA lifecycle manager (HLM) *1,*2 SAP HANA lifecycle manager (HLM) *1,*2 SAP HANA unified installer *3 SAP HANA unified installer *3 SAP HANA lifecycle management tool hdblcm(gui) *3, *1 * 1 Update * 2 Configuration * 3 Installation 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 3

SAP HANA lifecycle manager

SAP HANA lifecycle manager The SAP HANA lifecycle manager (HLM) provides a convenient and user-friendly user interface with which you can customize and maintain your SAP HANA system. The SAP HANA lifecycle manager is accessible either from the SAP HANA studio or via a standalone web browser. 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 5

SAP HANA lifecycle manager SPS 07 achievements: Usability and performance improvements (System overview page, additional warning and error handling) Support of SAP HANA system internal network communication configuration for distributed systems / multi-host systems Enhanced Web browser support (Safari on Win XP and Win 7) Improved handling of deployment and activation of SAP HANA application content delivered with SAP HANA SPS 07 (Selectively deployment) Support of SAP HANA system renaming for configurations with <installation path>/<sid> as mount point for shared executable and configuration files 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 6

SAP HANA lifecycle management tool hdblcm(gui)

SAP HANA lifecycle management tool hdblcm(gui) New SAP HANA lifecycle management command line tool hdblcm and graphical user interface tool hdblcmgui SPS 07 achievements: Capable of installing and upgrading all SAP HANA platform software components (SAP HANA: studio, db, client, hlm, host agent, afl, lcapps) Improved batch processing capabilities (config file + command line options) Improved logging and error handling Unified technology of the new SAP HANA lifecycle management installer and the underlying component installer to reduce complexity Improved progress indication during installation and upgrade New SAP HANA Server Installation Guide and revised SAP HANA LCM Tools Reference Guide available on help.sap.com/hana 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 8

hdblcm(gui): location on the SAP Installation Medium Location for installing: <SAP Installation Medium> DATA_UNITS / HDB_LCM_LINUX_X86_64 / hdblcm hdblcmgui Location for updating the SAP HANA system: Before performing the update, the local package directories should be prepared to ensure that the packages are found by the update tool. 1. Create a local directory for the downloaded packages. Example: /hana/local/downloads 2. Download SAP HANA packages from the SAP Service Marketplace to the local directory. 3. Create a directory, in to which the package contents can be unpacked. Example: /hana/local/downloads/install 4. Unpack the archive in to the local directory. 5. Change to the directory where the hdblcm tool is located. For manual update: cd /hana/local/downloads/install From DVD: cd <DVD root directory>/data_units/hdb_lcm_linux_x86_64/ 6. Locate the SAP_HANA_DATABASE directory in the unpacked archive or on the DVD, and run the hdblcm update tool. 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 9

hdblcm(gui): installation and update methods The installation and update of an SAP HANA system can be carried out using the following three methods: Interactive From the command line (hdblcm) From the graphical user interface (hdblcmgui) Command line option mode Using configuration file 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 10

hdblcm: help usage Displays the inline help information for specified actions. Syntax The help parameter, called with the hdblcm tool alone, produces a general inline help text. By using the help parameter in combination with other task-based parameters, an extended task-specific help is displayed: General help: -h or --help Installation help: --action=install h Update help: --action=update h Uninstallation help (called from the <Installation path/hdblcm> of the SAP HANA system): --uninstall h Example The following example displays information about the parameters available for installation:./hdblcm - action=install -h 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 13

hdblcm(gui): troubleshooting Troubleshooting should be referred to if the installation fails for an unknown reason, or for workarounds in special circumstances. Checking the log files /var/tmp (for hdblcm(gui), hdbinst and hdbupd) Clean up a partially installed SAP HANA system Run component uninstaller (hdbuninst) for each component individually Then start the installation over again using hdblcm(gui) Enabling trace for further analysis If the installer crashes or loops, it may make sense to trace the activities which causes the problem. Switch on the trace by setting the environment variable: HDB_INSTALLER_TRACE_FILE to <tracefilename> If everything fails Primary component: BC-DB-HDB-INS for SAP HANA platform lifecycle management 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 14

Further SAP HANA lifecycle management changes

Further SAP HANA lifecycle management changes Old SAP HANA installer SAP HANA unified installer will be declared as deprecated but supported for SPS 07 With SPS 08 the SAP HANA unified installer will be unsupported SAP HANA studio and client installation Until SAP HANA SPS 06 the installation of the SAP HANA studio and client was performed as administrator (Windows) or root user (Linux). As of SAP HANA SPS 07 the installation of the SAP HANA studio and client can also be performed without administration rights or being a root user. 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 16

SAP HANA installation certification exam

SAP HANA Tailored Data center Integration Differentiating Capabilities SAP HANA Appliance Delivery SAP HANA tailored data center integration Fast Implementation Support fully provided by SAP More Flexibility Save IT budget and existing investment Solution validation done by SAP and partner Preconfigured hardware set-up Preinstalled software Installation and validation needs to be done by customer Customer aligns with the hardware partner on individual support model 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 18

SAP Certified Technology Specialist (Edition 2013) SAP HANA Installation E_HANAINS131 SAP HANA Installation Certification Exam The installation certification exam SAP Certified Technology Specialist (Edition 2013) SAP HANA Installation (Booking code: E_HANAINS131) is in line with our SAP HANA tailored data center integration program and enables you to perform the SAP HANA installation by yourself. Some facts about the installation certification exam (E_HANAINS131): Prerequisites: certification is only issued to candidates that have also passed the certification exam for the SAP Certified Technology Associate SAP HANA (Booking code: C_HANATEC_1 or C_HANATEC131) Duration: 90 Minutes No. of Questions: 40 Some recommendations and information before you book the exam: We strongly recommend to attend the completely revised HA200 classroom training to pass the exam HA200 includes additional information and practical exercises on how to install SAP HANA, and therefore lasts five days Get familiar with the documentation which is needed to pass the exam 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 19

SAP Certified Technology Specialist (Edition 2013) SAP HANA Installation E_HANAINS131 SAP HANA Installation Certification Exam Further Information: SAP HANA Education: Course & Certification Program 2013 on SCN http://scn.sap.com/docs/doc-39531 SAP Certified Technology Specialist (Edition 2013) SAP HANA Installation http://training.sap.com/v2/certification/e_hanains131-sap-certified-technology-specialist-edition-2013---sap-hana-installation-g/ Blog: Now It s Up to You to Perform The SAP HANA Installation http://www.saphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2013/11/04/now-its-up-to-you-to-perform-the-sap-hana-installation Blog: Take Your Choice: How to Integrate SAP HANA as Smoothly as Possible Into Your Data Center http://www.saphana.com/community/blogs/blog/2013/09/24/take-your-choice-how-to-integrate-sap-hana-as-smoothly-as-possible-into-your-data-center SAP HANA Installation & Operations (HA200 classroom training) https://training.sap.com/v2/course/ha200-sap-hana---installation--operations-classroom-099-g-en/ 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 21

Disclaimer This presentation outlines our general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchase decision. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this presentation or to develop or release any functionality mentioned in this presentation. This presentation and SAP s strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. This document is provided without a warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. SAP assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if such damages were caused by SAP intentionally or grossly negligent. 2013 SAP AG. All rights reserved. Public 22

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