Definition
The database ID <DBSID> is the identifier for the database instance.
Dependencies
If you want to install a new database instance:
Enter the database ID <DBSID> for the database instance to be created:
o The ID must be unique throughout your organization.
o It can be different from the SAP system ID <SAPSID> and must consist of
exactly three alphanumeric characters.
o Only uppercase letters are allowed.
o The first character must be a letter (not a digit).
o The following IDs are reserved and cannot be used:
ADD ALL AND ANY ASC AUX COM CON DBA END EPS FOR GID
IBM INT KEY LOG LPT MON NIX NOT NUL OFF OMS PRN RAW ROW
SAP SET SGA SHG SID SQL SYS TMP UID USR VAR
Choose your <DBSID> carefully. Renaming is complicated and requires you to reinstall the SAP system.
If you want to use an existing database instance:
Enter the <DBSID> of the existing database instance to which you want to add the SAP
system.
If you want to uninstall an existing database instance:
Enter the <DBSID> of the existing database instance that you want to uninstall.
ield Limitations
Text field 'SAP System ID (SAPSID)' must be at least 3 characters long.
Definition
The SAP system ID <SAPSID> is the identifier for the SAP system.
Use
If you install a new SAP system, enter the SAP system ID <SAPSID> for this system.
If you install the instances of this system on more than one host, make sure that you
assign the same <SAPSID> to all these instances. The identifier for the database
instance - the database ID <DBSID> - can be different from the <SAPSID>.
If you add instances to an existing SAP system - for example, if you install additional
application server instance(s) for an existing SAP system - enter the <SAPSID> of the
existing SAP system.
If you uninstall an SAP system, enter the SAP system ID <SAPSID> of the SAP system
you want to uninstall.
Dependencies
Choose your <SAPSID> carefully. Renaming is complicated and requires you to re-install the
SAP system.
The ID must be unique throughout your organization and consistent throughout your SAP
system installation landscape.
If you want to install the Java Add-In for an existing ABAP system or a dialog instance,
make sure that no gateway instance with the same SAP System ID <SAPSID> exists in
your SAP system landscape.
The ID must consist of exactly three alphanumeric characters.
Only uppercase letters are allowed.
The first character must be a letter (not a digit).
The following IDs are reserved and cannot be used:
ADD ALL AND ANY ASC AUX COM CON DBA END EPS FOR GID IBM INT
KEY LOG LPT MON NIX NOT NUL OFF OMS PRN RAW ROW SAP SET SGA
SHG SID SQL SYS TMP UID USR VAR.
Important Information
Your system has been checked for compliance with the prerequisites.
If a condition is not met by your system, we strongly recommend that you fix this before
starting the installation.
In rare cases, you may decide to run the installation despite of conditions that do not hold.
The installation will not immediately prevent you from doing this, but make sure that you
know what you are doing.
Detailed Results
Condition
Result
Code
Severi Message
ty
Environment
variable
CPIC_MAX_CONV
Conditio HIGH
n not
met
Environment variable CPIC_MAX_CONV should be
set and the value should be at least 200. Current
value: not available or not a number. See also SAP
More
Informati
on
Not
available
Note 901042. (Updated 2005-12-08)
JAVA_HOME
Could
not
check
HIGH
It is not recommened to use JDK version 1.4.2_10.
Not
Current version: JAVA_HOME not available. See also available
SAP Note 867110. (Updated 2006-06-12)
Operating System Conditio HIGH
Version
n not
met
The following Windows operating system versions
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are supported: Windows Server 2003 (i. e. Version
5.2), Windows XP (i. e. Version 5.1) and Windows
Server 2008 (i. e. Version 6.0). Current Windows
version: Version 6.1, Service Pack 1.0, product type:
Workstation. Note that if your installation is not a
Developer Workplace installation Windows Server
2003 or Windows Server 2008 is required. You can
check the current version of your operating system
by running winver using Start --> Run .... See also
http://service.sap.com/platforms --> Product
Availability Matrix. (Updated 2008-01-29)
RAM Size
For the selected services at least 5120 MB RAM are Click here
required. Current value: 16281 MB. If the current
value is much lower than the required value this
will significantly slow down the installation or make
it even impossible. In this case stop the installation,
add more RAM and start it again. (Updated 200506-24)
OK
Domain Controller OK
Installations on domain controllers are not
supported. (Updated 2005-06-24)
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Names of wellknown groups
OK
Checking the names of selected well-known groups. Click here
The following names were expected: "everyone,
users, guests, power users". The following names
were found: "everyone, users, guests, power
users". If they do not match, it is most probably
because you are not using an English international
version of Windows but a localized one instead.
Only English international versions of Windows are
supported. See also SAP Note 362379. (Updated
2005-06-24)
Swap Size
OK
For the selected services at least 24421.5 MB swap Click here
space are required. Current value: 24998 MB.
(Updated 2005-06-24)
Host
OK
The host name has to be an alphanumerical string
of characters [A-Z] and [a-z] and digits [0-9], and
the hyphen (or minus) character "-". Although the
newer RFCs permit host names beginning with
digits, we recommend that host names begin with
an alpha character. Maximum host name length is
13. Current host name: MIARIM. See also SAP Note
611361. (Updated 2005-06-24)
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