SAP Business One On HANA Appliance Installation Guide
SAP Business One On HANA Appliance Installation Guide
SAP Business One On HANA Appliance Installation Guide
Installation Guide
Issue 01
Date 2014-02-24
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Purpose
This document describes the software and hardware planning of SAP Business One on HANA,
how to install a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) controller card, OS, and SAP
HANA database, and how to verify the installation.
By reading this document, audience can learn about the SAP HANA software and hardware,
and how to install a RAID controller card, OS, and SAP HANA database in sequence (which
cannot be changed).
Intended Audience
This document is intended for:
Technical support engineers
Maintenance engineers
Users
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Issue 01 (2014-02-24)
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Contents
1 Installation Planning
NOTE
The following software is contained in DVDs. Click the links for downloading.
Component IP Address
Start
End
This chapter describes how to configure the basic input/output system (BIOS) parameters of
the server to meet performance requirements for SAP HANA operation.
2.1 Preparations
Step 1 Log in to the iMana web user interface (WebUI).
Connect a network cable to the management network port on the server. Check that IP
addresses of the management network ports on the server and PC are in the same network
segment. Open Internet Explorer, enter the iMana IP address (default: 192.168.2.100) in the
address box.
NOTE
Configure an IP address of the network port on the PC with the same network segment, subnet mask,
and gateway as those of the IP address of the iMana's network port.
Step 2 On the iMana login page, enter the default user name (root) and password (Huawei12#$).
Type in English. Otherwise, character "$" may change to "" in Chinese or other characters in
other languages.
Step 3 Click Log In, as shown in Figure 2-1.
iMana supports both English and Chinese. You can choose a language as required.
NOTE
This document uses screenshots in English.
Step 4 In the navigation tree on the left, choose Remote Control, and click Remote Virtual
Console (shared mode) in the right pane, as shown in Figure 2-2 .
Step 5 Open the keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) console, as shown in Figure 2-3.
The following KVM operations are performed on the KVM console.
NOTE
The KVM console requires JRE 1.6.0 U25 or later. You can download the Java running environment at
http://www.java.com.
If the server is not powered on, click Power On, as shown in Figure 2-3.
If the server has been powered on, click Cold Reset from the drop-down list, as shown in
Figure 2-3.
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Step 2 When a screen shown in Figure 2-5 is displayed, enter the BIOS password (sensitive to
uppercase and lowercase) in the dialog box.
NOTE
The BIOS has no default password. If you have not configured any BIOS password, the BIOS screen is
displayed, as shown in Figure 2-6.
Step 3 Select Advanced on the menu, select Advanced Processor using the downward arrow, and
press Enter, as shown in Figure 2-7.
Step 4 Turning off P State: Select EIST Support, and press Enter, as shown in Figure 2-8.
Step 5 In the displayed list box, select Disable, and press Enter to turn off P State, as shown in
Figure 2-9.
Step 6 Turning off C-States: Select C-States using the downward arrow, and press Enter, as shown
in Figure 2-10.
Step 7 In the displayed list box, select Disable, and press Enter to turn off C-States, as shown in
Figure 2-11.
Step 8 Press F10, select Yes, and press Enter to save the BIOS settings and restart the server, as
shown in Figure 2-12.
Figure 2-12 Saving the BIOS settings and restarting the server
3.1 Preparation
You have opened the KVM console, and the server has been started.
Step 2 On the RAID configuration page, click Start, as shown in Figure 3-2.
NOTE
If the RAID properties of this RAID controller card have not been configured, the page shown in Figure
3-2 is displayed after you click Start.
If this RAID controller card has been configured (has been used in maintenance and OS
reinstallation scenarios before), click Clear, as shown in Figure 3-3.
Then click Yes to clear the existing RAID information, as shown in Figure 3-4.
CAUTION
All hard disk data and RAID information will be lost after you click Yes. Back up data before
this operation.
The currently configurable hard disks are displayed, as shown in Figure 3-5.
Step 3 Choose Configuration Wizard. On the displayed page, select New Configuration, and click
Next, as shown in Figure 3-6.
If the RAID properties have been configured (not used for the first time), select Yes, and press
Enter.
Step 4 Select Manual Configuration, and click Next, as shown in Figure 3-7.
Step 5 Select all configurable hard disks on the left by pressing Ctrl and left-clicking the mouse, and
click Add To Array, as shown in Figure 3-8.
Step 7 Click Next. On the page shown in Figure 3-10, click Add to SPAN, and then click Next.
Step 8 Set parameters shown in Figure 3-11, click Accept, and then click Next.
NOTE
RAID Level must be set to RAID 5.
CAUTION
RAID 5 must be used for RAID configuration. Configure the parameters within the red
rectangle based on customer requirements. If a customer has no special requirements,
configure the parameters as shown in Figure 3-11 .
Step 10 Use the default settings, and click Next, as shown in Figure 3-13.
Step 15 Select Set Boot Drive(current=NONE), click Go, and click Back, as shown in Figure 3-18.
Step 16 Choose Configuration Wizard. On the displayed page, select Add Configuration, and click
Next, as shown in Figure 3-20.
Step 17 Select Manual Configuration, and click Next, as shown in Figure 3-21.
Step 19 On the page shown in Figure 3-23, click Add to SPAN, and then click Next.
Step 20 Set parameters shown in Figure 3-24, click Update Size, Accept, and Next in sequence.
Step 23 Click Accept, and then click Yes to save the configuration, as shown in Figure 3-27.
Step 24 Click Cancel, and then click Yes, as shown in Figure 3-28.
Step 27 In the dialog box that is displayed, click Yes, as shown in Figure 3-31.
Step 28 Choose Cold Reset from the drop-down list, as shown in Figure 3-32.
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Open the KVM console by following the steps in 2.1 "Preparations" Click and
then Image File, select the path to SLES-11-SP2-DVD-x86_64-GM-DVD1.iso, and
mount the file to the KVM page of iMana (IP address: 192.168.2.100). Open the
DVD-ROM drive on the remote KVM page, as shown in Figure 4-1.
Insert the DVD into the physical DVD-ROM drive on the server (only when the server is
started).
To ensure that the first boot option of the system is a DVD, perform the following operations
in this section. If the first boot option of the system has been set to a DVD, go to section 4.2
"Installing an OS."
Step 2 Restart the system. Open the BIOS setup screen by following 2.2 Step 1 and 2.2 Step 2, as
shown in Figure 4-2.
Step 3 Select BOOT using the rightward arrow on the keyboard, select Legacy using the downward
arrow, and press Enter, as shown in Figure 4-3.
Step 4 Select Boot Type Order, and press Enter, as shown in Figure 4-4.
After the BIOS is upgraded, the BIOS version may be changed, but HUAWEI DVD-ROM
VM stays unchanged.
Step 5 Press F5 or F6, and set CD/DVD-ROM Drive as the first boot option, as shown in Figure
4-5.
Step 6 On the displayed screen shown in Figure 4-6, press F10. In the dialog box that is displayed,
select Yes, and press Enter.
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4.2 Installing an OS
Step 1 On the installation page, select SLES for SAP Applications - Installation, and press Enter,
as shown in Figure 4-7.
Step 2 Select I Agree to the License Terms, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-8.
Step 3 On the ISO check page, click Next, as shown in Figure 4-9 .
Step 4 Select New Installation when you install the OS for the first time or reinstall the OS, and
click Next, as shown in Figure 4-10.
Step 5 Select a time zone, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-11.
NOTE
You can set the time zone based on the actual condition.
Step 6 Use the default settings, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-12.
Step 7 On the Installation Settings page, click Partitioning, as shown in Figure 4-13.
Step 8 Select Custom Partitioning (for experts), and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-14.
Step 9 Right-click /dev/sda, and choose add partition from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure
4-15.
Step 11 Select Custom Size, set Size to 2G, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-17.
Step 12 Select Swap from the File System drop-down list, and click Finish, as shown in Figure 4-18.
Step 13 On the displayed page shown in Figure 4-15, select /dev/sda, click add, select Custom Size,
set Size to 200 MB, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-19.
Step 14 Select Ext3 from the File System drop-down list and /boot from the Mount Point drop-down
list, and click Finish, as shown in Figure 4-20.
Step 15 On the displayed page shown in Figure 4-15, select sda in dev/sda, click add, select Custom
Size, set Size to 50 GB, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-21.
Step 16 Select Ext3 from the File System drop-down list and /usr/sap from the Mount Point
drop-down list, and click Finish, as shown in Figure 4-22.
Step 17 On the displayed page shown in Figure 4-15 , select sda in dev/sda, click
add, click Next, select Ext3 from the File System drop-down list and / from the Mount
Point drop-down list, and click Finish.
Step 18 Use the same method in Step 17 (change the file system format to xfs) to add the following
partitions:
1 1 TB xfs /hana/data
2 300 GB xfs /hana/log
3 Remaining space (about xfs /hana/ shared
325 GB)
CAUTION
The file system format for three partitions in /dev/sdb/ is xfs, which is different from the file
system format (ext3) in /dev/sda/.
Step 23 On the displayed page shown in Figure 4-27, set a password of user root, and click Next.
The password must consist of uppercase, lowercase, digits, and special characters, for
example, Huawei_123.
Step 24 Specify Hostname and Domain Name based on customers' requirements, and click Next, as
shown in Figure 4-28.
You must confirm customers' requirements before the installation. If customers have no
special requirements, set Hostname to hw00001 and Domain Name to china.
Step 25 Retain the default settings. Select Use Following Configuration, and click Next, as shown in
Figure 4-29.
Step 26 Select No, Skip This Test, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-31.
Step 27 Select Use Following Configuration, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-32.
Step 28 Create a common user by entering a user name and password, for example huawei and
Huawei_123 respectively, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-33.
Step 31 Select Skip Configuration, and click Next, as shown in Figure 4-37.
Step 33 When the dialog box shown in Figure 4-40 is displayed, click Continue.
The page shown in Figure 4-41 is displayed, indicating that OS installation is complete.
Step 34 Enter the user name root and password entered during OS installation, and press Enter.
The OS desktop is displayed after login, as shown in Figure 4-42.
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The Terminal command-line interface (CLI) is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-44. For the
following sections in this document, commands will be run in the Terminal CLI by default.
Step 4 Run the rpm ivh unixODBC-* command to install the package on which the ODBC
depends, as shown in Figure 4-47.
Step 5 Run the rpm ivh java-1_6_0-ibm-* command to install Java, as shown in Figure 4-48.
Step 6 Run the java version command to check whether the installation is successful, as shown in
Figure 4-49.
If the information similar to the following is displayed, the installation is successful.
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Step 2 In the dialog box that is displayed, as shown in Figure 4-51, choose Network Devices, and
select Network settings in the right pane.
Step 3 Retain default value eth0 in Configuration Name, click Edit, Next, and OK in sequence,
and close the YAST2 page, as shown in Figure 4-53.
Use the parameters in 1.5 "Parameters to be Planned." Set the IP Address to 192.168.2.200
and Subnet Mask to 255.255.0.0. You can configure the IP address based on the actual
condition.
Step 5 Run the rcSuSEfirewall2 stop command to disable the firewall, and press Enter, as shown in
Figure 4-55.
Step 6 Connect a network cable to the first network port on the RH2288H V2.
Step 7 Use PuTTY to log in to the server.
You can download PuTTY at http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk
(sgtatham/putty/download.html).
Step 8 Enter a user name and password (user root and its password of the OS) for login, as shown in
Figure 4-56 and Figure 4-57.
Step 10 Enter the user name and password, and press Enter, as shown in Figure 4-58.
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Step 2 Use PuTTY to log in to the server and log in as user root.
Step 3 Run the cd command to switch to the directory (cd /home/ in the example) where the glibc
software upgrade package is located.
Step 4 Run the rpm -Uvh glibc-* command to upgrade the glibc software package, as shown in
Figure 4-60.
Step 2 Use PuTTY to log in to the server and log in as user root.
Step 3 Run the cd command to switch to the directory (cd /home/os/ in the example) where the
kernel patch package is located.
Step 4 Run the rpm -ivh kernel-default-base-3.0.101-0.8.1.6409.1.PTF.848544.x86_64.rpm
command to install the kernel-default-base package.
Step 5 Run the rpm ivh kernel-default-3.0.101-0.8.1.6409.1.PTF.848544.x86_64.rpm command
to install the kernel-default package.
Step 6 After installation, reboot the system to make the kernel patch take effect.
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Figure 4-62 Configuring kernel parameters and checking the configuration results
Step 2 Open the /boot/grub/menu.ls file. Enter the following information in front of showopts of
the N+1 title when Default is equal to N, as shown in Figure 4-634-63.
intel_idle.max_cstate=0 processor.max_cstate=0
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