Requesting an SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse 7.3 service

Reporting, analysis, and interpretation of business data are crucial to preserve and enhance the competitive edge of companies. This advantage can be achieved by optimizing processes and enabling them to react quickly and in line with market needs. SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) provides tools and functions that enable companies to attain these goals. In SAP NetWeaver BW, you can integrate, transform, and consolidate relevant business information from productive SAP applications and external data sources. SAP NetWeaver BW provides you with a high-performance infrastructure that helps you evaluate and interpret data. Decision makers can make well-founded decisions and identify target-orientated activities on the basis of the analyzed data.

This section contains the following topics:

• • Automated process of installing SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3
  • To request an SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 service
  • Limitations

Automated process of installing SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3

Several BMC Server Automation BLPackages work together to install SAP Netweaver BW on a target virtual machine, which is provisioned by using BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management. After your virtual machine is provisioned and customized, BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management triggers the application installation with the help of BMC Server Automation.

BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management:

1. Creates the required file system on the underlying physical volume for application installation with the NSH script SAP_BW731_NW731_ABAP_RHEL64_ORA11203_FSC_v1.0.
2. Copies the SAP media that is required for the installation from the Central Repository to the target virtual machine with the BLPackage SAP_BW731_NW731_ABAP_RHEL64_ORA11203_MEDIA_v1.0.
3. Creates the required directories and runs a prerequisite check before installing the SAP system with the BLPackage SAP_BW731_NW731_ABAP_RHEL64_ORA11203_PRC_v1.0.
4. Creates the required users for installation with the BLPackage SAP_BW731_NW731_ABAP_RHEL64_ORA11203_UGRC_v1.0.
5. Installs the Oracle database required for installation with the BLPackage SAP_BW731_NW731_ABAP_RHEL64_ORA11203_DBI_v1.0.
6. Triggers installation of the software on the target system with the BLPackage SAP_BW731_NW731_ABAP_RHEL64_ORA11203_BWI_v1.0.

To request an SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 service

1. Log on to the Cloud Portal.
2. Navigate to Service Instances.
3. Click the Service Catalog tab.
4. In the Request Servce section, click Business Warehouse 7.3.
   
   
   
   The SAP BW 731 ABAP based on NW731 - RHEL/Oracle screen appears.
   
   
   
   

5. In the Parameters section, enter the appropriate parameters in the respective fields as described in the table below:
    

   Label	Parameter used	Description
   ASCS Instance Number	SAP_ASCS_NUMBER	• This number is the technical identifier for internal processes • It consists of a two-digit number between 00 and 97. • AIX: Do not use 01 or 02 and 39 as instance number. • HP-UX: Do not use 02 and 75 as instance number. • Windows: Do not use 43 and 89 as instance number.
   Central Instance Number	SAP_INSTANCE_NUMBER	• This number is the technical identifier for internal processes • It consists of a two-digit number between 00 and 97. • AIX: Do not use 01 or 02 and 39 as instance number. • HP-UX: Do not use 02 and 75 as instance number. • Windows: Do not use 43 and 89 as instance number.
   DNS Domain Name for SAP System	SAP_FQDN	• Enter the DNS domain name for the SAP system. • The DNS domain name is appended to the server name to calculate the FQDN. For example: If your application server host is named kirk.wdf.sap.com, enter wdf.sap.com.
   SAP System ID	SAP_INST	• This identifier applies to the SAP system. • The ID is unique throughout your organization. • The ID consists of exactly three alphanumeric characters. • The ID contains only uppercase letters and the first character must be a letter, not a number. • Reserved IDs cannot be used.

6. Click Next.
   
   The second section of the SAP BW 731 ABAP based on NW731 - RHEL/Oracle screen appears.
   
   
   
   
7. Enter the appropriate values in the following mandatory fields:
   • Quantity
   • Instance Name Affix
   • Username
   • Password

   • Confirm Password
     
      

     Warning

     Note

     The Username must be root. The quantity must be always 1.

      

8. Click Next.
   
   The last section of the SAP BW 731 ABAP based on NW731 - RHEL/Oracle screen appears.
   
    
9. Verify the information that you entered and click Submit. 
   
   After you submit the request, it takes a couple of hours to complete the SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 provisioning.

Limitations

The following limitations pertain to SAP NetWeaver BW 7.3 provisioning:

• The postinstallation activities within the SAP system need to be performed manually.
• The <SAPSID> is not validated for restricted <SID>.
• There is no option to enter the Master password.