UNIX: Interactive Installation with SDBINST 

Use

Interactive Installation with SDBINST

On Linux operating systems, you can use the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) to install the SAP DB Server. If an RPM installation of the SAP DB Server software has been performed on Linux, you cannot additionally carry out an SDBINST installation or SDBINST upgrade on this host.

Prerequisites

Unpack the Installation Files
Stop all SAP DB database systems (including Vserver).

Conventions

Variables

Procedure

Log onto your computer as the root user.

Start the installation process by entering:
./SDBINST

When you install the software with SDBINST, the system asks you to enter the following information:

  1. When you install the system for the first time, the independent data path must be absolute or relative.
    Default
    <independent_data_path>:
    /usr/sapdb/indep_data
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value.
  2. When you install the system for the first time, the independent program path must be absolute or relative.
    Default
    <independent_program_path>:
    /usr/sapdb/indep_prog
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value.
  3. Specify the group for the SAP DB software
    The default
    <group> is sapdb
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value.
  4. Specify the owner for the SAP DB software
    The default
    <owner> is sapdb
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value.
  5. Choose y to confirm the displayed values.

    The version-independent database software is unpacked and registered.
  6. The files that are specific to the software version must be stored in a directory with a unique name.
    Default
    <dependent_path>:
    /usr/sapdb/depend
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value. If this path already exists, the system will prompt you to choose a different name.
  7. Specify the group for the SAP DB software
    The default
    <group> is sapdb
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value.
  8. Specify the owner for the SAP DB software
    The default
    <owner> is sapdb
    Choose
    ENTER to confirm this default value.
  9. Specify the host name, if the system was not able determine it automatically.
  10. Choose y to confirm the displayed values.

    The version-dependent database software is unpacked and registered.

The Next Installation Step

Additional Steps

Integration

Interactive Installation with SDBINST