SAP Application Server Provisioning

N1 AA Deployer supports the provisioning of SAP Application Servers for existing SAP Systems.

Precondition:

• The SAP System has to be existing and defined within the N1 SPS SAP Plug-in.

• If you want to use a custom exception file for the deployment process, the custom exception file must have been previously created within SPS.

For technical background information on SAP Application Sever provisioning, see Creating, Managing and Installing SAP Application Servers in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User’s Guide for SAP Plug-In 1.0.

Deploy New SAP Application Server

Purpose

Install a new SAP Application Server for an existing SAP system

Menu

servergroup ⇒ Deployer ⇒ Deploy new SAP Application Server

Use case

Daily business

• Description

  This function installs a new SAP Application Server for an existing SAP system:

  • Creates new SAP Application Server including logical host

  • Adjusts the SAP RFC Server Groups and Logon Groups

  • Creates appropriate resource group and resources, SAP Application Server and logical host, within the SPS repository

  • Starts the new logical host, IP address, and SAP Application Server

• Mode

  Job in the background. The GUI reflects the changes as soon as the job is finished. The GUI is refreshed by any user interaction.

• Input

  Necessary input parameters describe the new SAP instance to install.

  • SAP System: Select one of the existing SAP systems. Resources of type SAP Central Instance in the server group.

  • Instance number: Instance number for the new application server.

  • Physical host: Install and start the new instance on this physical host. Select one of the existing hosts in the server group.

  • Logical host: IP name for the new application server. Specify any existing but unused IP name.

  • Size: Category of memory size, small, medium, or large, for the new instance profile.

  • Profile parameter file: Choose an exception file for the deployment process. The exception file defines dedicated parameters to be used for the new Instance Profile of the SAP Application Instance:

    • Choose either the default exception file which is represented by the entry ---------------.

    • Choose a custom exception file that was previously created within SPS

      For more information on exception files, see Creating, Managing and Installing SAP Application Servers in Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User’s Guide for SAP Plug-In 1.0.

  • SRM Project: (Optional) If you specify an existing SRM project, N1 AA always starts the SAP application server in this SRM project. If you are using N1 AA Analyzer, this is a key requirement. If you do not specify an SRM project, the default project is used.

  If N1 SPS is able to connect to the specified SAP system, you see a list of available SAP Logon Groups and RFC Server Groups on the system. Otherwise, you see a warning. You can decide to continue or not continue. Select any of these groups. N1 AA adds the new SAP instance to these groups, if the installation finishes successfully.

• Output

  The joblog shows details of the actions:

  • The installation and starting of the new components (SAP Application Server and logical host).

  • The adjustments of the SAP RFC Server Groups and Logon Groups.

  • The adjustments within the SPS repository.

Remove SAP Application Server

Purpose

Remove an existing SAP Application Server

Menu

servergroup ⇒ Deployer ⇒ Remove SAP Application Server

Use case

Daily business

• Description

  This function removes a complete resource group (SAP Application Server and logical host), that has been previously installed by the Deploy new SAP Application Server function of the N1 AA Deployer.

  • Stops and deletes all SAP Application Servers and logical hosts in this group, that have been created by the function Deploy new SAP Application Server if not modified manually by the user. This equates to one SAP Application Server and one logical host.

  • Removes the deleted SAP Application Servers from all SAP RFC groups or Logon groups.

  • Deletes the corresponding resource group and resources within the SPS repository.

• Mode

  Job in the background. The GUI reflects the changes as soon as the job is finished. The GUI is refreshed by any user interaction.

• Input

  Necessary input parameters specify the resource group, that should be removed.

  • Select one of the existing server groups . The selection is limited to those groups, that have been previously created by the function Deploy New SAP Application Server of the N1 AA Deployer.

• Output

  The job log shows details of the actions:

  • Stopping and deleting the SAP Application Servers and logical hosts.

  • The adjustments of the SAP RFC Server Groups and Logon Groups.

  • The adjustments within the SPS repository.