User Guide

SAP AG November 2002
• Parameter files
• Files for user authorization
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database
_name>
Run directory of the database instance
<database_name>
• Log files (knldiag)
• Kernel trace files
• Kernel dump files
<independent_program_path>
IndepProgPath-The directory that contains the
programs that are independent of the database
software version
Programs that are independent of the database
software version are only installed once for each
computer, since they are needed for the
database services that exist for each computer.
The libraries required for the client run-time
environment are installed once on each
computer, but must be available in different
versions.
<dependent_path>
The directory (InstRoot) that contains the
programs that are dependent on the database
software version
The client tools supported by SAP DB can be installed onto the database server or onto a
computer of your choice.
The GUI clients are only installed once per computer. The settings for each user can be
stored user-specifically.
The directory for the client tools is freely-definable during the installation.
See also:
Display SAP DB Directories [Page
78]
Define SAP DB Directories [Page
79]
Display SAP DB Directories
You can use the following DBMCLI commands to display the paths for the SAP DB directories
[Page 77] IndepDataPath, IndepProgPath and InstRoot:
Conventions
Variables [Page 75]
Directory name DBMCLI command
<independent_data_path>
dbm_getpath IndepDataPath
<independent_program_path>
dbm_getpath IndepProgPath
<dependent_path>
db_enum
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