Specifications

Preface

Netfinity servers have grown in processor power and storage capabilities at an

exponential rate. This fact, coupled with high availability and clustering

techniques, has led to increased sales in this market segment. Mission-critical

applications such as SAP are increasingly being installed on this platform. Half of

all new SAP licenses are on Windows NT.

This redbook will help you install, tailor and configure SAP R/3 on a Netfinity

server. A sample installation is used to configure the hardware and software

components on a step-by-step basis.

This redbook gives a broad understanding of the architecture of SAP R/3 on

Windows NT and the IBM Netfinity Server platform. This will assist a specialist in

understanding what elements should be considered in an SAP R/3 installation on

Netfinity Servers.

The Team That Wrote This Redbook

This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world

working at the International Technical Support Organization, Raleigh Center.

Bill Sadek is an Advisory Specialist for SAP R/3 at the International Technical

Support Organization, Raleigh Center. He writes extensively on SAP R/3 and

Windows NT. Before joining the ITSO a year ago, Bill worked in IBM Global

Services as an SAP R/3 Architect and SAP R/3 Sales and Distribution

Consultant.

Herman Kummler is an Information Technology Specialist for the IBM ERP

Competency Center in Philadelphia. He has been working with SAP since joining

the competency center in 1996. He is a certified SAP R/3 basis consultant

responsible for supporting customers running SAP R/3 and other ERP products

on the IBM Netfinity platform.

Akash Saxena is a Technical Specialist for Netfinity Servers in Bangalore India. He

has worked on Intel and HP-PA RISC platforms and has experience in Windows NT,

NetWare, Windows 95 and SCO UNIX as well as HP-UX.

Sandro Thierbach is a System Engineer and PC Server specialist. He works for

the IBM SWAT Team in Germany. He has been working in the IT sector for the

past 11 years. He has 18 months of experience in supporting IBM PC Servers

and IBM Netfinity Servers and their related network operating systems.

Thanks to the following people from the Systems Management and Networking

ITSO Center, Raleigh for their invaluable contributions and guidance to the

project:

Gail Christensen

Tim Kearby

David Watts

Rufus Credle

Shawn Walsh