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Procedure documentation Interactive Installations/Updates on Microsoft Windows Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You use the program SDBINST to install/update installation profiles of the SAP DB software on Microsoft Windows. The program queries all necessary information during the installation process.

Caution

You must stop the program X Server before you update the database software. Remember that this interrupts the communication between the clients and all local database instances.

Conventions

Variables

Prerequisites

·        You have administrator rights for your server.

·        You have downloaded and unpacked the installation package (Unpacking the Software on Microsoft Windows).

Procedure

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       1.      If you want to update an existing SAP DB installation,

¡        Stop each SAP DB database instance of all installed SAP DB versions with the command
dbmcli –d <database_name> -u <dbm_user>,<password> db_offline

¡        Stop the X Server program ( Xserverservice) with the command
x_server stop

For a new installation, start at step 2.

       2.      Open a command prompt and navigate to the local directory that contains the installation files:

¡        for SAP DB-OLTP software, the directory
sapdb-<inst_profile>-win-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>

¡        for liveCache software, the directory
sapdb-apo<apo_version>_<livecache>-win-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>

       3.      Enter sdbinst to start the installation/update program.

       4.      The system proposes your chosen installation profile. If your installation profile contains other installation profiles (all, for example), you can also select one of these profiles. Specify the appropriate ID. Confirm your selection.

       5.      The system now checks your server for SAP DB installations that can be updated.

It lists any relevant installations.

¡        If you want to update an existing installation, specify its ID.
The system then updates the software in <independent_data_path> and <independent_program_path>. Depending on your chosen profile, the software in <dependent_path> is also updated, if the installation package contains newer versions of the files.

¡        If you want to perform a new installation of the database software in parallel with the existing installation, specify none. You then have the option of specifying a new installation path. Define an installation path in parallel with the existing installation path.

If no SAP DB installation exists yet on your server, the SAP DB components in the installation profile are now installed, one by one. Depending on your chosen installation profile, the system prompts you for the following paths:

¡        Path for saving data, configurations, and run directories of SAP DB database instances and SAP DB applications (system default is C:\Program Files\sapdb\indep_data)

¡        Path for saving programs and libraries shared by SAP DB database instances and SAP DB applications (system default is C:\Program Files\sapdb\indep_prog)

¡        Path for saving the server software that is dependent on the database version.
The specified path must be unique.
Multiple directories containing different versions can exist simultaneously (system default is C:\Program Files\sapdb\depend)

Specify paths, or confirm the defaults.

You see a message about the successful completion of the installation.

       6.      If there has not been a SAP DB installation on your server up to now, we recommend that you shut down your server, and restart it, so that the system can recognize the <independent_program_path>.

This is not necessary if you are updating database software.

Result

The chosen installation profile of the SAP DB software has been installed and registered in its new version. You can check the result of your installation using the log (Logging).

You can create new database instances with the Database Manager

(See:

·        Creating or Initializing a Database Instance in Database Manager GUI: SAP DB 7.4

·        Creating a Database Instance in Database Manager CLI: SAP DB 7.4

·        or the Web DBM documentation.)

 

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