UNIX: Installing the Client (Interactive) (SAP Library

UNIX: Installing the Client (Interactive)

You can perform an interactive installation of the client software on UNIX/Linux operating systems with the installation file SDBINST.

Conventions

Variables

Prerequisites

You are logged on as the root user on your host.

You have unpacked the required installation files.

Procedure

Start the installation process by entering ./SDBINST

Choose the installation profile Runtime for SAP AS by entering the appropriate profile ID.

The software package Base is checked.

Specify the group for the SAP DB database software.
Default value for <group> for a first installation: sapdb
Specify the owner for the SAP DB database software
Default value for <owner> for a first installation: sapsys
Confirm the default values by choosing Enter.

Specification of group and owner applies for all software packages that are selected over the course of the subsequent installation steps.
For each subsequent installation, the default values for group and owner are the last values you selected.

The PCR<version> software packages are checked.

Result

All the required data has been specified and checked. The software packages are installed and registered. You can check the result of your installation using the log (Logging).

Next Step

UNIX: Additional Steps