SAP DB Directories (SAP Library - User Manual: SAP DB)

SAP DB Directories

The following table contains the distribution of the SAP DB directories on the hard disk for a database instance.

Conventions

SAP DB Directories

Directory name	Description
<independent_data_path>	IndepDataPath-Directory that, along with other data, contains the following instance data: Configuration directory Run directory of the database instance
<independent_data_path>/config	Configuration directory Parameter files Files for user authorization
<independent_data_path>/wrk/<database_name>	Run directory of the database instance <database_name> Log files (knldiag) Kernel trace files Kernel dump files
<independent_program_path>	IndepProgPath-The directory that contains the programs that are independent of the database software version Programs Independent of the Database Software Version Libraries for the Client Run-Time Environment
<dependent_path>	The directory (InstRoot) that contains the programs that are dependent on the database software version
/sapdb/<database_name>/data	Directory for data volumes
/sapdb/<database_name>/log	Directory for volumes Log volumes Mirrored log volumes
/sapdb/<database_name>/log	Directory for security files Backups of log entries Backups of data

See also:

Example: SAP DB Directory Structure

Display SAP DB Directories

Define SAP DB Directories