SAP_RedHat_Install_on_AWS

SAP Netweaver 7.3 on Amazon Cloud

RedHat 6 Install

Thusjanthan Kubendranathan M.Sc.

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Table of Contents

Amazon EC2 Setup ...................................................................................................................................... 4

RedHat EC2 Instance ............................................................................................................................... 4

AWS Dashboard .................................................................................................................................. 4

Launch an EC2 Instance ...................................................................................................................... 4

EC2 Instance Wizard ........................................................................................................................... 5

EC2 Instance Details ............................................................................................................................ 5

Create Key Pair .................................................................................................................................... 7

Configuring the firewall....................................................................................................................... 8

EC2 Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 8

AWS EC2 Dashboard ............................................................................................................................... 9

My Instances ....................................................................................................................................... 9

AWS Volume Management ..................................................................................................................... 9

Volumes .............................................................................................................................................. 9

Attaching a Volume ........................................................................................................................... 10

NTFS Volumes on Linux ..................................................................................................................... 10

Mount Appropriate Directories......................................................................................................... 11

SwapFile ............................................................................................................................................ 13

AWS Network Setup ............................................................................................................................. 14

Elastic IP ............................................................................................................................................ 14

AWS Tools ......................................................................................................................................... 14

Setup Hostname ............................................................................................................................... 14

Firewall ............................................................................................................................................. 15

Installation ................................................................................................................................................ 15

Oracle Install ......................................................................................................................................... 15

User/Group Accounts ....................................................................................................................... 15

Environment Variables ...................................................................................................................... 15

Folder Permissions ............................................................................................................................ 16

Installer ............................................................................................................................................. 16

SAP Netweaver Install ........................................................................................................................... 16

Windows Remote Install ................................................................................................................... 16

Connect to the remote Server .......................................................................................................... 16

Package Selection ............................................................................................................................. 18

Parameter Setting ............................................................................................................................. 18

SAP System Parameter ...................................................................................................................... 19

DNS Domain Name ........................................................................................................................... 20

Master Password .............................................................................................................................. 20

SAP System Administrator Password ................................................................................................ 21

Oracle Database Parameter .............................................................................................................. 21

Prerequisites Checker ....................................................................................................................... 22

Media Browser .................................................................................................................................. 22

Oracle Database Schema .................................................................................................................. 23

Oracle Database Parameters ............................................................................................................ 23

Oracle Database Accounts ................................................................................................................ 24

Oracle Listener .................................................................................................................................. 24

Database Import Jobs ....................................................................................................................... 25

Database Statistics ............................................................................................................................ 25

PAS & ABAP Instances ....................................................................................................................... 26

ABAP message Server Ports .............................................................................................................. 26

ICM Password ................................................................................................................................... 27

Oracle Client ..................................................................................................................................... 27

Unpack Archives................................................................................................................................ 28

Diagnostics Agent ............................................................................................................................. 28

DAA Password ................................................................................................................................... 29

DAA Instance ..................................................................................................................................... 29

System Landscape Directory for Diagnostics..................................................................................... 30

Install Summary ................................................................................................................................ 30

Installation Screen ............................................................................................................................ 31

Amazon EC2 Setup

To setup an EC2 instance, you need to first create an account on . Once you have created an account and logged in, please follow these steps in setting up an EC2 Server. RedHat EC2 Instance

AWS Dashboard

In your dashboard, there will be an EC2 Hyperlink. Select that to go into the EC2 dashboard to launch/edit instances.

Figure 1 - Creating an EC2 Instance

Launch an EC2 Instance

- Once you are in the EC2 Console Dashboard, click on the Launch Instance. This will allow you to create a cloud based server on AWS.

Figure 2 - Launch an EC2 Instance

EC2 Instance Wizard

- On the instance wizard, select the RH 6.3 Server 64 Bit.

Figure 3 - EC2 Instance Wizard

EC2 Instance Details

- When selecting the Instance Type, its best to pick the Large type as that will provide ample

resources for the installation.

- Note: when picking the availability zones, pick the one that is closest to you and make sure you

keep the same zones across other instances and volumes. In particular volumes as you won’t be able to mount volumes from one zone to another zone.

Figure 4 - Instance Details