Installation guide

Table of Contents

1 Installation Guide for Linux.......................................................5

2 Conventions..................................................................6

3 Installation Task Overview........................................................7

3.1 Installation Workflows............................................................7

4 SAP ASE Components...........................................................9

4.1 SAP ASE Editions............................................................... 9

4.1.1 Determining the Edition You Have.............................................9

4.2 SAP ASE Options...............................................................10

4.3 Managing SAP ASE with SAP Control Center...........................................10

4.4 Client Components and Utilities.................................................... 12

5 System Requirements..........................................................14

5.1 Memory Requirements...........................................................16

5.2 System Requirements for Clients................................................... 16

6 Planning Your SAP ASE Installation................................................17

6.1 SAP ASE Release Bulletin.........................................................17

6.2 Obtaining a License............................................................. 17

6.2.1 Comparing License Deployment Models....................................... 19

6.2.2 SySAM License Server....................................................20

6.2.3 Determining Host IDs.....................................................20

6.2.4 Generating Licenses..................................................... 22

6.2.5 Knowing the Product License Type...........................................23

6.3 Installation Directory Contents and Layout............................................ 26

6.4 Creating the Sybase User Account..................................................28

6.5 Preparing to Install SAP ASE.......................................................28

6.5.1 Adjusting the Operating System Shared Memory Parameters........................30

6.5.2 Managing Java in the Database During Installations and Upgrades.....................31

6.5.3 Multipathing...........................................................32

7 Installing SAP ASE............................................................ 35

7.1 Installing SAP ASE in GUI Mode.....................................................35

7.2 Installing SAP ASE in Console Mode.................................................39

7.3 Minimally Configuring an SAP ASE Server.............................................40

7.4 Installing SAP ASE Using a Response File..............................................45

7.4.1 Creating a Response File.................................................. 45

7.4.2 Installing in Silent Mode...................................................47

7.4.3 Command Line Options...................................................48

Installation Guide for Linux

Table of Contents