Managing Serviceguard Extension for SAP, December 2007

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About this Manual...
This document describes how to configure and install highly available
SAP systems on HP-UX 11i v1, v2 and v3 using Serviceguard. It refers to
the HP products B7885BA and T2803BA – Serviceguard Extension for
SAP (SGeSAP). To get further information regarding SAP and High
Availability in general, please refer to the SAP documents:
• SAP in Switchover Environments
• SAP BC High Availability
To understand this document you have to have knowledge of the basic
Serviceguard concepts and commands. Experience in the Basis
Components of SAP will also be helpful.
This manual consists of five chapters:
• Chapter 1 "Understanding Serviceguard Extension for SAP"
describes how to design a High Availability SAP Environment and
points out how SAP components can be clustered.
• Chapter 2 "Planning the Storage Layout" proposes the recommended
high available file system and shared storage layout for the SAP
landscape and database systems.
• Chapter 3 "Step-by-Step Cluster Conversion" describes the
installation of SGeSAP step-by-step down to the HP-UX command
level.
• Chapter 4 "SAP Supply Chain Management" specifically deals with
the SAP SCM and liveCache technology, gives a Storage Layout
proposal and leads through the SGeSAP cluster conversion
step-by-step.
• Chapter 5 "SAP Master Data Management" specifically deals with
the SAP MDM 5.5 technology and leads through the SGeSAP cluster
conversion step-by-step.
• Chapter 6 "SGeSAP Cluster Administration" gives a impression on
Change Management and general SGeSAP Administration aspects,
as well as the use of different HP-UX platforms in a mixed cluster
environment.