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Procedure documentation Interactive Installations/Updates on Microsoft Windows Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

You use the SDBINST program to install/update installation profiles of the database software on Microsoft Windows. The program queries all necessary information during the installation process.

Caution

You must stop the X Server program before you update the database software. Remember that this interrupts the communication between the clients and all local database instances.

Prerequisites

·        You need to have administrator rights for your computer.

·        You need to download and unpack the installation package (Unpacking the Software on Microsoft Windows).

Procedure

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       1.      If you want to update an existing installation of the database system:

¡        Stop each database instance of all installed versions of the database system with the command:
dbmcli –d <database_name> -u <dbm_user>,<password> db_offline

¡        Stop the X Server program (Xserver service) with the command:
x_server stop

For a new installation, start at step 2.

       2.      Open a command prompt and navigate to the local directory that contains the installation files:

¡        For OLTP software, the directory:
maxdb-<inst_profile>-win-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>

¡        For liveCache software, the directory:
apo<apo_version>_<livecache>-win-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>

       3.      Enter sdbinstto start the installation/update program.

       4.      The system proposes your chosen installation profile. If your installation profile (all, for example) contains other installation profiles, you can also select one of these profiles now. Specify the appropriate ID. Confirm your selection.

       5.      The system now checks your computer for installations of the database system that can be updated.

It lists any relevant installations.

¡        If you want to update an existing installation, specify its ID.
The system then updates the software in <independent_program_path>. Depending on your chosen profile, the software in <dependent_path> is also updated if the installation package contains more recent versions of the files.

¡        If you want to perform a new installation of the database software in parallel to the existing installation, specify none. You then have the option of specifying a new installation path. Define an installation path in parallel to the existing installation path.

If there is no current installation of the database software on your computer, the software components in the installation profile are now installed one by one. Depending on your chosen installation profile, the system prompts you for the following paths:

¡        Path for saving data, configurations, and run directories of database instances and database applications (system default is C:\Program Files\sdb\data)

¡        Path for saving programs and libraries shared by database instances and database applications (system default is C:\Program Files\sdb\programs)

¡        Path for saving the server software that is dependent on the database version.
The specified path must be unique.
Multiple directories containing different versions can exist simultaneously (system default is C:\Program Files\sdb\<version>)

Specify paths, or confirm the system defaults.

A message will be displayed informing you that the installation was successful.

       6.      If there has not been an installation of the database software on your computer up to now, we recommend that you shut down your server, and restart it, so that the system can recognize the <independent_program_path>.

This is not necessary if you have updated the database software.

Result

The chosen installation profile for the new version of database software has been installed and registered. You can check the result of your installation using the log (Logging).

Following Steps

You can now use Database Manager CLI and Database Manager GUI to create new database instances.

(See:

·        Creating a Database Instance in the Database Manager CLI documentation or

·        Creating a Database Instance in the Database Manager GUI documentation

If you have installed the MaxDB Web Tools, you now need to define a number of settings in order to use these tools.

See: Configuring the Software to Use MaxDB Web Tools

 

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