Please suggest on: SAP Solution Manager Installation

[Former Member]

Hi Experts,

We are going to install SAP Solution Manager in our landscape. Our present SAP version is: ECC 6.0 and Database is: Oracle 10.2.0.2 and OS is: AIX 5.3

1. Please suggest us which is the suitable Solution manager version for our environment?

2. What are the pre-requisites and needful steps to take before starting the installation?

3. Where can I get complete step by step documents for this activity?

4. Which OS & DB is suitable for our environment?

Thanks in advance!

Veera

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi

I would like to direct you to the SDN wiki

[http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/SMSETUP/Home|http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/SMSETUP/Home]

you get all the needed doc like sizing,pre,post guides

hope this helps

Jansi

[Former Member]

Paul/David

Thank you for your useful replies.

[Former Member]

Can I also ask for some confirmation about a couple of things. I have looked at the SAP documents but I can't find a definite answer to these questions:

1. David Kroone - you say that Solution manager should be set up on a new server but I understand that it is possible to run it on one of our existing R/3 servers. Is this correct? Does anyone have any comments about this?

2. David - you also say that we can pick any OS & DB for the Solution Manager server. We are running R/3 on Oracle/Solaris but would prefer to run Solution Manager on a Windows server running SQLServer. Is this definitely OK? (it would be cheaper though you advise that using the same platform could make it simpler - is this because Solution Manager works better on the same platform or is it just because we would then have a more homogeneous environment?)

3. We are currently on 4.7 but plan to move to ECC6 this summer. We want (need?) to install Solution Manager before we upgrade to ECC6. Should this affect our decision in anyway?

Sorry to re-ask the same questions but it's difficult to find a precise answer in the SAP documents.

[Paul_Babier]

Hello ,

1) You can run it on an existing server, as long as the server meets the prerequisites ( check the installation guide and also Service.sap.com/sizing

2) Yes, when you are selecting Solution Manager for download you can pick the OS and the Database that you will use and the approriate software will be downloaded. You will need to ensure you have lthe appropriate licenses for 3rd party software

(service.sap.com/swdc)

3) Yes, ECC 6.0 requires Solution Manager to Download, so this may affect your decision.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Paul

[Former Member]

1) Just keep in mind it would be better to run it on a separate server.

Not a necessity! Perhaps you're running vmware or something alike.....in that case no problem whatsoever.

But since you're considering a different OS and DB I assume you have this figured out.

As far as my recommendation on keeping OS and DB the same, I mentioned this from a maintenance perspective.

You might have Solaris and Oracle experts in your company, and adding a new OS and DB might make it more difficult

[Former Member]

HI,

We have 5 system in our landscape. Those are Dev( Ecc6, DB size is 120GB ), QA ( Ecc6, DB size is 150GB ), PRD ( Ecc6, DB size is 120GB ), BI(( Ecc6, DB size is 100GB ) and HR SYSTEM. We are going to configure service desk with normal configuration.

Please sugest:

1. How much RAM, Hard Disk space and CPUs are required?

2. Which OS and server types is best for cost saving?

3.How to do solution manager ehp1 sizing?

Regards

Veera

Edited by: Veerab on Feb 17, 2011 11:40 AM

[Former Member]

Hi

For sizing on solution manager please use the sizing tool kit on

[http://service.sap.com/diagnostics|http://service.sap.com/diagnostics] > (right panel) Installation and Configuration >SAP Solution Manager 7.0 EhP1 Sizing Toolkit

Please use that

Jansi

[Paul_Babier]

Hello,

I would agree with David.

You should go with the most current version of SAP Solution Manager ( SAP Solution Manager 7.0 EHP1 (7.01) SP25).

You can find the installation guides at http>//service.sap.com/instguides.

You can find out how to configure and set it up using the Ramp-up Knowldge Transfer guides/sims ay Http://service.sap.com/RKT-Solman...and Jansi has provided you the Wiki link already.

Regards,

Paul

[Former Member]

Okay, you should set it up on a new server.

OS and DB, pick any you like.

I suggest you use the same as you already have, makes it easier to maintain.

Install the latest version of SAP SolMan (7.01) with the latest SPS (25 if I'm not mistaken).

Inst guides can be found here:

https://websmp105.sap-ag.de/~form/sapnet?_SCENARIO=01100035870000000202&_SHORTKEY=002007974700000659...

Good luck, I'm sure you'll bump in to some issues, so we'll be seeing you around here