SAP DB Directories 

The following table contains the distribution of the SAP DB directories on the hard disk for an SAP DB database instance.

Conventions

Variables

SAP DB Directories

Directory name

Description

<independent_data_path>

IndepDataPath-Directory that, along with other data, contains the following instance data:

<independent_data_path>/config

Configuration directory

  • Parameter files
  • Files for user authorization

<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name>

Run directory of the database instance
<database_name>

  • Log files (knldiag)
  • Kernel trace files
  • Kernel dump files

<independent_program_path>

IndepProgPath-The directory that contains the programs that are independent of the database software version

<dependent_path>

The directory (InstRoot) that contains the programs that are dependent on the database software version

/sapdb/<database_name>/data

Directory for devspace files

/sapdb/<database_name>/log

Directory for devspace files

/sapdb/<database_name>/save

Directory for security files

  • Backups of the log entries or the data

See also:

Example: SAP DB Directory Structure

Display SAP DB Directories

Define SAP DB Directories