Installation Guide: SAP DB 7.4
This document describes how to install and register the SAP DB software on UNIX/Linux and Windows NT/Windows 2000 operating systems, how to upgrade existing SAP DB software or perform an update of the SAP DB software for a running database instance.
This guide is not relevant for standard installations or upgrades of SAP systems. The installation or upgrade of the SAP DB software required for SAP systems is described in SAP-specific guides. You can find these guides in the SAP Library.
For general information on the SAP DB database system, see the
Conventions
Variables Operating System VersionsProcedure
Unpack the desired software package. The required
installation files and software packages are unpacked.Installing/Upgrading the SAP DB Software
Follow the procedure described in
Installing the Database Server: SAP DB 7.4 or Installation of the Client Software: SAP DB 7.4.Updating an Existing Database Instance
If certain prerequisites are met, you can perform an
update of the SAP DB software for an existing database instance (interactively or in the background) with SDBUPD.Follow the procedure described in
Update of a Database Instance: SAP DB 7.4.Uninstalling the SAP DB Software
Follow the procedure described in
Uninstalling the SAP DB Software.