Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.02.
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Table of Contents About This Document.....................................................................................7 Publishing History...................................................................................................................................7 Typographic Conventions.........................................................................................................................7 1 Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes...........
List of Tables 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 SGeSAP/LX Support Matrix - Netweaver Components ........................................................................12 SGeSAP/LX Support Matrix - Application Components ........................................................................12 SGeSAP/LX Support Matrix - Additional Application Components ........................................................13 SGeSAP/LX Support Matrix - liveCache .......................................................................
About This Document Publishing History Manufacturing Part Number Supported Operating Systems Supported Versions Edition Number Publication Date T2392–90011 RHEL4 U2 SLES 9 SP3 A.02.00 1.0 July 2006 T2392–90012 RHEL 4 U2 RHEL 5 2.0 February RHEL 5.1 SLES 9 SP3 SLES 10 Typographic Conventions find(1) Book Title Linked Title http://www.hp.com Command user input computer output Enter term variable value attrib= HP-UX manpage.
1 Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.02.00 Release Notes Announcements The HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Version A.02.00 (SGeSAP/LX) extends failover cluster capabilities of HP Serviceguard for Linux to SAP application environments. It provides a framework of package templates to easily define cluster packages that protect various components of a mission-critical SAP infrastructure.
What's new in this Version Version 2.00 provides the following enhancement to the SGeSAP/LX product: ▲ Support of SAP ABAP and JAVA System Central Services ▲ Support of Replicated Enqueue for ABAP and JAVA. ▲ Generic Serviceguard SAP package templates. Support of SAP ABAP and JAVA System Central Services SAP Netweaver kernels get installed with a separate instance that isolates mission-critical, central software components.
NOTE: To achieve a supported HP SGeSAP/LX integration, perform all installation steps as described in the manual. Compatibility Information and Installation Requirements To use Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux, the following hardware and software must be installed and configured. Hardware Requirements All hardware requirements for Serviceguard for Linux for Integrity A.11.16 and A.11.18 apply. All servers used need to be certified by SAP.
SAP and Database Software Version Compatibility The following table lists which SAP kernel releases should be used with the supported versions of HP SGeSAP/LX. Table 1-1 SGeSAP/LX Support Matrix - Netweaver Components Netweaver Technology Components EP BW XI SAP Kernel SAP WAS SGeSAP/LX version OS Database 2.00 SLES 9 SP3 Oracle MaxDB MDM MDS T2392AA: Integrity Linux 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 3.5 3.0 6.40 SLES 10 RHEL 4 U2 3.1 RHEL 5 RHEL 5.1 3.5, 3.1 3.1 and 3.0B 1.
R/3 and R/3 Enterprise ECC SCM and PLM APO Solution Manager 4.7 4.6C 3.1 and 3.0A SAP Kernel SAP WAS SGeSAP/LX version OS Database 6.20 1.00(.01) 32-bit: SLES 8 SP RHEL 3 U3 Oracle SAPDB 4.6D MaxDB Table 1-3 SGeSAP/LX Support Matrix - Additional Application Components CRM KW SEM SRM and WPS EBP SAP Kernel SAP WAS SGeSAP/LX OS Database 5.0 7.00 2.00 SLES 9 SP3 Oracle MaxDB T2392AA: Integrity Linux 5.0 7.0 5.0 and 4.0SR1 5.0 4.0 4.0 SLES 10 6.40 RHEL 4 U2 4.0 and 3.1 3.
Software Dependencies • The HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Integrity Linux (T2392AA) or The HP Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux (T1227AA) are intended to be used in conjunction with the HP Serviceguard on Integrity Linux A.11.16 (T2391AA) or HP Serviceguard on Linux A.11.18 (B9903-90054). • Cluster File System (CFS) configurations are not supported with Redhat GFS. • The autofs4 version that comes with the distribution must be used.
SAP Software License Requirements A valid SAP license for each node on which the SAP message server may be running has to be acquired from SAP. Additional licenses are free of charge. The saplicense program provided by SAP needs to be used to acquire a unique customer key from every host of the cluster. To obtain the licenses: 1. 2. Gather customer keys by running saplicense -get as adm on each machine where the SAP message server may reside.
Installing Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux has to be installed on all nodes of the cluster. NOTE: When installing from the SGeSAP/LX CD, use the SLES9 file access path to install on SLES10, and similarly use the RH4 file access path to install on RH5 or RH5.1. Use the rpm tool to install to the staging location. ▲ For SGeSAP/LX Integrity (T2392AA) on Itanium SUSE Linux the command is: rpm -ihv /SLES9/rpms/sgesap/sgesap-toolkit-A.02.00-0.product.suse.
Patches and Fixes in this Version There are no known patches or fixes at the time of this publication. However, this is subject to change without notice. For the most current information contact your HP support representative. NOTE: Patches can be superseded or withdrawn at any time. Be sure to check the status of any patch before downloading it. An updated list of patches is available on the Hewlett Packard IT Resource Center. http://itrc.hp.com (Americas and Asia Pacific)http://europe.itrc.hp.
