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2 Creating an Adaptive Landscape
This chapter describes the following:
• Configuring the SAP ACC Landscape
• Configuring the SAP Instance
How you create your adaptive landscape will depend on your environment. Consider the following:
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For new SAP installations, the landscape should be designed and implemented with
virtualization in mind, even if you do not plan 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.
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For the existing SAP landscapes that are not virtualized, you will need to change the hostname
and IP addresses of most instances. This step can be a complex and time consuming task. Please
consult with your SAP provider to plan the best way to modify the landscape.
NOTE:
When creating a virtual landscape, use a DNS server and use NIS for consistent SAP UNIX
User IDs and Group IDs to ensure that all user and system data are centrally controlled and
consistent on all nodes. Although a Solution Manager server is no longer required for SAP ACC
7.1, a dedicated SAP Solution Manager server is required to download SAP support packages and
patches, as well as to generate installation keys.
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 must 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.
The vendor-specific platform library is necessary to add the virtual IP address to the existing IP
address of the system. Access the following website to obtain the library for your operating system:
This URL requires you to provide an SAP S-user ID. After you login to the Web site, access the library
as follows:
• HP-UX - The HP-UX SAP platform team provides the HP-UX library, which is posted in the
vendor area of the Web site. Follow the vendor specific links to access this library.