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2 Creating an Adaptive Landscape

This chapter describes the following:

• SAP virtual landscape, page 13

• Configure the SAP ACC landscape, page 14

• Configure the SAP instance, page 15

How you create your adaptive landscape will depend on your environment:

• For new SAP installations, the landscape should be designed and implemented with

virtualization in mind, even if it is not planned to utilize virtualization at this stage. This step will

eliminate the painful process of changing a landscape to support virtualization at a later stage,

and it can also be used to support clustering solutions and operating system virtualization

solutions.

• For the existing SAP landscapes that are not virtualized, it will be necessary to change the

hostname and IP addresses of most instances. This step can be a complex and time consuming

task. Please consult with you SAP provider to plan the best way to modify the landscape.

NOTE: When creating a virtual landscape, use a DNS server and create roaming profiles for the

SAP admin users, and other users. This way all user and system data are centrally controlled and

consistent on all nodes. It is also recommended to use a dedicate SAP Solution Manager server.

SAP virtual landscape

Installing a virtualized SAP system requires a dedicated network name (IP address and host name)

for each SAP instance. This host name needs to be used when SAP is installed, instead of the fixed

server name or IP address. For more details on installing a virtual SAP landscape, consult the SAP

installation manuals and your SAP provider/integrator.

Keep the following in mind:

• The vendor-specific platform library is necessary to add the virtual IP address to the existing IP

address of the system. Access the following Web site to obtain the library for your operating

system: http://service.sap.com/adaptive

This URL requires you to provide an SAP S-user ID.

Once you login to the Web site, access the library as follows:

• Microsoft Windows and Linux - SAP provides the library for Microsoft Windows and Linux.

Follow the links for the library provided by SAP.

• HP-UX - The HP-UX SAP platform team provides the library, which is posted in the vendor

area of the Web site. Follow the vendor specific links for the library provided by the HP-UX

SAP platform team.