Once you have installed the SAP DB software on a host, you can set up and operate one or more database instances on that host.
When creating a database instance, you can choose between different database instance types, depending on your requirements.
To create and manage your database instance, use the Database Manager database tool.
Every database instance consists of threads, main memory structures (caches) and volumes.
Each database instance differentiates between the following areas for the logical storage of data:
You can also find an overview of the main architecture characteristics of the SAP DB relational database system in the Fact Sheet on the SAP DB homepage www.sapdb.org.