Plan the SAP installation 

- Read through all guidelines and procedures 

"Sun Cluster HA for SAP Overview" and

"Configuration Guidelines for Sun Cluster HA for SAP"

- Complete the SAP installation worksheet 

"Installation Worksheet for Sun Cluster HA for SAP (SAP With Oracle)"

Prepare the environment for SAP 

- Perform all pre-requisite installation tasks 

- Set up Solaris 

- Set up the volume manager 

- Create disk groups or disksets 

- Create volumes and file systems 

- Install Sun Cluster 

- Set up PNM 

- Set up logical hosts and mount points 

- Set up HA-NFS, if necessary 

- Adjust kernel parameters 

- Create swap space 

- Create user and group accounts 

"How to Prepare the Cluster Environment for SAP and the Database (SAP With Oracle)"

See also: Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring Sun Cluster Software,

Appendix B, Configuring Solstice DiskSuite, and

Appendix C, Configuring VERITAS Volume Manager

Install and configure SAP and the database 

- Install the SAP central instance and database instance 

- Load the database 

- Load all reports 

- Install the GUI 

"How to Install SAP With Oracle"

Enable SAP to run in the cluster 

- Set up the SAP central instance admin environment 

- Modify SAP profile files 

- Modify the database environment 

- Update /etc/services and create /usr/sap/tmp

- Test the SAP installation 

"How to Enable SAP With Oracle to Run in the Cluster Environment"

Configure the HA-DBMS 

- Shut down SAP and the database 

- Adjust Oracle alert files and listener files 

- Register and activate the database 

- Set up the database instance 

- Start fault monitoring for the database 

- Test switchover of the database 

"How to Enable SAP With Oracle to Run in the Cluster Environment"

Configure Sun Cluster HA for SAP 

- Install and register Sun Cluster HA for SAP 

"How to Configure Sun Cluster HA for SAP (SAP With Oracle)"

- Configure Sun Cluster HA for SAP 

"How to Configure Sun Cluster HA for SAP (SAP With Oracle)", and "Configuration Parameters for Sun Cluster HA for SAP (SAP With Oracle)"

- Set dependencies, if necessary 

"Setting Data Service Dependencies for SAP With Oracle"

- Test switchover of Sun Cluster HA for SAP 

"How to Configure Sun Cluster HA for SAP (SAP With Oracle)"

- Customize and test start and stop scripts for the application servers and test/development systems 

"Configuration Options for Application Servers and Test/Development Systems"