Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.
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Printing History Table 1 Printing Date Part Number Edition January 2004 T1227-90002 First October 2004 T1227-90003 Second June 2005 T1227-90006 Third The last printing date and part number indicate the current edition, which applies to the A.01.00 version of HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux. The printing date changes when a new edition is printed. (Minor corrections and updates which are incorporated at reprint do not cause the date to change.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition 1 Chapter 1 Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Announcements Announcements The third edition of this document added detailed support information for downwards-compatible SAP kernel patches in the version compatibility section. Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux (SGeSAP/LX) Version A.01.00 provides high availability for SAP components based on HP Serviceguard technology.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition What’s In this Version What’s In this Version Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux (SGeSAP/LX) Version 1.0 is now supported on both Red Hat and SuSE Linux and provides support for the following Serviceguard package types: • db packages: This package type provides HA failover capabilities for single-instance ORACLE or SAPDB based RDBMS technology. It is usually enhanced with HA NFS service.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition What’s In this Version Consolidation of more than one HA SAP component within a single cluster is currently not supported on Linux. SAP Dialog Instance packages or SAP Livecache packages are currently not supported on Linux. Complete SGeSAP/LX product documentation is provided in the Managing Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux manual.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements To use Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux (SGeSAP/LX) Version 1.0, the following hardware and software must be installed and configured. Hardware Requirements All Serviceguard for Linux 11.15 hardware requirements apply. All servers used need to be certified by SAP.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements OS Platform and Version Compatibility Any SuSE or Redhat kernel to be installed on the servers needs to be certified with the SAP Linux Lab and at the same time needs to be supported with HP SGeSAP. The SAP LinuxLab publishes kernels to deploy on its FTP server. The latest kernel to deploy can be obtained from them.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements If offered by SAP, it is a supported procedure to use a downwards-compatible SAP ABAP kernel 6.40 for these components. Supported database technologies include all Oracle 8.x, 9.x and SAPDB/MAXDB 7.x revisions that are available from SAP in combination with these Application Components. Failover of single-instance database installations is handled by the product.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements SAP Software License Requirements A valid SAP license for each node on which the SAP message server may be running has to be acquired from SAP. Additional licenses are free of charge. The saplicense program provided by SAP needs to be used to acquire a unique customer key from every host of the cluster. To obtain the licenses: 1.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Installing Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux has to be installed on all nodes that will run an SAP database or central instance package in the cluster. NOTE Make sure you have installed HP Serviceguard for Linux prior to installing Serviceguard NFS for LINUX and SGeSAP/LX.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements Additional Reading See the following manuals for more information: • Managing Servicegard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 (Part Number T1227AA-90004) • Managing Servicegard 11.15 for Linux (Part Number B9903-90033) • Serviceguard for Linux Version A.11.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Patches and Fixes in this Version Patches and Fixes in this Version There are no known patches or fixes at the time of this publication. However, this is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact your HP support representative. NOTE Patches can be superseded or withdrawn at any time. Be sure to check the status of any patch before downloading it.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Known Problems and Workarounds Known Problems and Workarounds There are no known problems with Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux and workarounds for them at the time of this publication. However, this is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact your HP support representative.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.00 Release Notes Third Edition Software Availability in Native Languages Software Availability in Native Languages Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux is not available in native language versions.
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.01.
