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 Overview of the Documentation 

The following tables provide an overview of the available documentation.

Installation

Title

Explanation

Database Software Installation Guide

Standard installation and uninstallation of all the database software

Web Tools Installation Guide

Installation of the MaxDB Web Tools

Connecting External Backup Tools

Configuring the MaxDB software to use various external backup tools

Installation Manual

Installation, update, and uninstallation of installation profiles and individual database software components, updates of database instances, including software

SAP Web Application Server Installation on UNIX: MySQL MaxDB

Installation of an SAP system on UNIX, available only to SAP customers on the SAP Service Marketplace

SAP Web Application Server Installation on Microsoft Windows: MySQL MaxDB

Installation of an SAP system on Microsoft Windows, available only to SAP customers on the SAP Service Marketplace

SAP Web Application Server: Homogeneous and Heterogeneous System Copy

Copy of the SAP system, available only to SAP customers on the SAP Service Marketplace

Basic Information

Title of the Documentation

Explanation

Database Administration

Introduction to the database system: architecture, directory structure, database parameters, database tools, user and security concepts, overview of the documentation, terminology, and so on.

Reference Manual

SQL statements and their syntax, system tables, special features of the SQL mode ORACLE

Messages

List of all messages

Background Knowledge

Background knowledge about the database system, such as the log concept, B* trees, standby databases

SAP Security Guide: MySQL MaxDB

Recommended security measures for the database system

High Availability for the MySQL MaxDB Database

Conditions for guaranteeing the high availability of a MaxDB database instance in an SAP system

User Manual: SAP liveCache

Information on monitoring SAP liveCache

Tools

Title

Explanation

Database Manager

Database Manager GUI

Web DBM

Database Manager CLI

Creating and managing database instances

Graphical user interface

Web-based user interface

Command line-oriented user interface

Database Analyzer

Analysis of the performance of database instances

Loader

Loading and unloading data

Query Tools

SQL Studio

Web SQL Studio

Data queries and data processing

Graphical user interface

Web-based user interface

WebDAV GUI

Using a database to store XML documents, accessing XML documents with WebDAV, indexing

Interfaces

Title

Explanation

C/C++ Precompiler Manual

Description of the C/C++ Precompiler

ODBC Manual

Basics and special features of the MaxDB ODBC driver

JDBC Manual

Basics and special features of the MaxDB JDBC driver

Perl Manual

Description of the programming interfaces SQL, Database Manager and Loader for programming database applications with the Perl script language

Python Manual

Description of the programming interfaces SQL, Database Manager and Loader for programming database applications with the Python script language

Backint for MaxDB

Description of the Backint for MaxDB interface for external backup tools

Development

Title

Explanation

Development Environment

Using the development environment for creating MaxDB software

Source Code for Tools

Installing source code and creating software using the examples of the Database Manager GUI and SQL Studio

Web Based Problem Tracking System

Web interface for the Problem Tracking System (PTS) for documenting problems with the database software

Database Administration in CCMS

Title

Explanation

Database Administration in CCMS: MySQL MaxDB

Using the SAP system to analyze and monitor a MaxDB database instance, scheduling actions, alert monitoring

Database Administration in CCMS: SAP liveCache

Using the SAP system to analyze a liveCache database instance, alert monitoring

Accessing the Documentation

You can access the documentation in the following ways:

·        Documentation for Open Source users at the address http://www.mysql.com/documentation

·        Documentation for SAP systems in the Help Portal at http://help.sap.com

Choose SAP NetWeaver ® Server <release> <language> ® SAP NetWeaver  ® Application Platform ® Databases ® MySQL MaxDB.

·        liveCache documentation for SAP systems in the Help Portal at http://help.sap.com

Choose SAP NetWeaver ® Server <release> <language> ® SAP NetWeaver  ® Application Platform ® Databases ® SAP liveCache.

·        High availability documentation for MySQL MaxDB in SAP systems in the Help Portal at http://help.sap.com

Choose SAP NetWeaver ® <release> <language> ® SAP-NetWeaver ® Solution Life Cycle Management ® SAP High Availability ® Database High Availability ® High Availability for the MySQL MaxDB Database.

·        Installation guides for SAP solutions on the SAP Service Marketplace (available to SAP customers only)

¡        Guides for the installation of MaxDB instances:

At the address http://service.sap.com/instguides, choose SAP NetWeaver in Detail ® Solution Life-Cycle Management ® Installation ® Installation and Upgrade Guides ® SAP Web Application Server ® <release> ® SAP Web Application Server Installation on <operating_system>: MySQL MaxDB

¡        Guides for the installation and upgrade of SAP liveCache instances:

At the address http://service.sap.com/instguides, choose SAP NetWeaver in Detail ® Solution Life Cycle Management ® Installation  ® Installation & Upgrade Guides ® mySAP SCM ® Using SAP SCM 4.1Server... ® Upgrade Information  ® Upgrade for SAP SCM 4.1: SAP liveCache 7.5

 

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