Installation guide

After the installation of the first node is complete, the installation must be transferred to a

shared root device and some modifications must be performed. For detailed installation steps,

please reference the following documentation:

 NFS shared root

http://open-sharedroot.org/documentation/rhel5-nfs-shared-root-mini-howto

 GFS shared root

http://open-sharedroot.org/documentation/rhel5-gfs-shared-root-mini-howto

 Yum channel for shared root software packages

http://open-sharedroot.org/faq/can-i-use-yum-or-up2date-to-install-the-software

After the shared root installation, all servers can be booted into the same root file system.

6 SAP Installation

The SAP installations described in this section include three different cluster configurations:

1. Local Root and Shared Storage with local File System Types

2. Local Root and Shared Storage with GFS

3. Shared Root and Shared Storage with GFS

6.1 Local Root and Shared Storage with Local File

System Types

6.1.1 SAP Architecture

Following the established SAP documentation is highly recommended:

 SAP Installation Guide

http://service.sap.com/instguides

 SAP Technical Infrastructure Guide

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/ha