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1 How to Use This Document.................................................... 3

2 Install SAP HANA Manually on RHEL for SAP HANA..................................4

2.1 Synonyms for Different Hosts....................................................4

2.2 Prepare the Host.............................................................4

3 SAP HANA Installation.......................................................10

3.1 Prerequisites...............................................................10

System.................................................................10

SAP HANA...............................................................11

3.2 Install an SAP HANA System.................................................... 11

Install SAP HANA Interactively Using hdblcm......................................12

Install SAP HANA Interactively Using hdblcmgui....................................14

Install in Batch Mode Using hdblcm.............................................14

3.3 Firewall Configuration for RHEL for SAP HANA 6.5.....................................15

3.4 Install in a Clustered Environment.................................................15

3.5 Install Using a Kickstart File.....................................................15

3.6 Description of the Kickstart File for RHEL for SAP HANA.................................16

3.7 The Kickstart Process.........................................................19

4 Appendix.................................................................20

4.1 Appendix A - Networking Ports.................................................. 20

4.2 Appendix B – Dependencies for RHEL for SAP HANA...................................20

4.3 Appendix C – Additional Packages for SAP HANA Support...............................22

4.4 Appendix D – The XML Password File..............................................22

4.5 Appendix E – Tunable Kernel Parameters...........................................23

4.6 Appendix F - Table to Calculate the Size of the Logical Volumes...........................23

4.7 Appendix G - Configure a PXE Server..............................................24

4.8 Appendix H – Sample Kickstart File............................................... 27

4.9 Appendix I – Configure the Firewall............................................... 33

4.10 Appendix J - Installation in a Virtual Machine (VMware).................................35

4.11 Apendix K - Important SAP Notes.................................................36

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.5 Configuration Guide for SAP HANA

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