User's Guide

MAXDB distinguishes an instance dependant path /sapdb/<DBSID> and two instance independent paths,
called IndepData and IndepPrograms. By default all three point to a directory below /sapdb.
The paths can be configured in a configuration file called /var/spool/sql/ini/SAP_DBTech.ini.
Depending on the version of the MAXDB database this file contains different sections and settings.
A sample SAP_DBTech.ini for a host with a MAXDB 7.4 (LC1) and an APO 3.1 using a MAXDB 7.3 database
instance (AP1):
[Globals]
IndepData=/sapdb/data
IndepPrograms=/sapdb/programs
[Installations]
/sapdb/LC1/db=7.4.2.3,/sapdb/LC1/db
/sapdb/AP1/db=7.3.0.15,/sapdb/AP1/db
[Databases]
.MAXDBLC=/sapdb/LC1/db
LC1=/sapdb/LC1/db
_MAXDBAP=/sapdb/AP1/db
AP1=/sapdb/AP1/db
[Runtime]
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7240=7.2.4.0,
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7250=7.2.5.0,
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7300=7.3.0.0,
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7301=7.3.1.0,
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7401=7.4.1.0,
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7402=7.4.2.0,
For MAXDB and liveCache Version 7.5 (or higher) the SAP_DBTech.ini file does not contain sections
[Installations], [Databases] and [Runtime]. These sections are stored in separate files
Installations.ini, Databases.ini and Runtimes.ini in the IndepData path
/sapdb/data/config.
A sample SAP_DBTech.ini, Installations.ini, Databases.ini and Runtimes.ini for a host
with a liveCache 7.5 (LC2) and an APO 4.1 using a MAXDB 7.5 (AP2):
from /var/spool/sql/ini/SAP_DBTech.ini:
[Globals]
IndepData=/sapdb/data
IndepPrograms=/sapdb/programs
from /sapdb/data/config/Installations.ini:
[Installations]
/sapdb/LC2/db=7.5.0.15,/sapdb/LC2/db
/sapdb/AP2/db=7.5.0.21,/sapdb/AP2/db
from /sapdb/data/config/Databases.ini:
[Databases]
.M750015=/sapdb/LC2/db
LC2=/sapdb/LC2/db
.M750021=/sapdb/AP2/db
AP2=/sapdb/AP2/db
from /sapdb/data/config/Runtimes.ini:
[Runtime]
/sapdb/programs/runtime/7500=7.5.0.0
liveCache Installation Step: LC010
If you decided to use option three, and the liveCache version is lower than 7.6:
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