You can perform an interactive installation of the database software (server and client) on Microsoft Windows operating systems with the installation file SDBINST.

Variables

• You have administrator rights for your host.
• You have unpacked the required installation files.

1. Stop all SAP DB database systems (including VServer).
   You can use the following commands at the command prompt to do this:
   dbmcli –d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> db_offline
   dbmcli –d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> x_server stop
2. Start the installation by executing the SDBINST.exe program in the command prompt.
3. Choose the installation profile by entering the appropriate profile ID.

• Server for the SAP DB OLTP database instance type
• APO LiveCache for the liveCache database instance type (for the SAP APO System)

4. Install the Database Kernel software package.
   The software package files that are specific to the software version must be stored in a directory with a unique name.
   Default value for <dependent_path> : <program_path>/sapdb/depend
   If this path name for the software package (<package_directory>) already exists, you can decide whether you want to upgrade the existing software. Otherwise, you must select another name.
5. For the installation profile APO LiveCache only: Install the software package APO COM.

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).