Finally In what scenarios these 'etc' files need to be maintained?
Can I specify Hostname instead of IP address in GUI logon entry to connect to SAP? If yes, then do it need to specify just hostname or Fully qualified domain name in logon entry?
In what scenarios these 'etc' files need to be maintained?
when you're communicating with different networks apart from your end network which is maintained by domain & all systems or clients are on domain & communicating each other as per their respective host names.
Can I specify Hostname instead of IP address in GUI logon entry to connect to SAP?
Yes you can,but first try to check for the successful resolvement of Host name or vice-verse .
if yes, then do it need to specify just hostname or Fully qualified domain name in logon entry?
If servers or client entries maintained under DC than you could specify with host name or by FQDN, always best to use FQDN.
In what scenarios these 'etc' files need to be maintained?
when you're communicating with different networks apart from your end network which is maintained by domain & all systems or clients are on domain & communicating each other as per their respective host names.
Our SAP servers datacenter are located at company that is providing support. And all our fronted PC's are reside in our local domain network.. So does this mean I should maintain GUI entries in etc files on all end users PC's including mine.
Hi..The above SAP setup is on cloud.. In my company as a basis person I am only given limited admin access at SAP level and no OS level access have been provided by an IT company who have implemented SAP and are in agreement to provide SAP support for next 2 years.
I would like to make sure our sap end users PC's and including my PC are maintained with SAP GUI config files along with etc/hosts, etc/services. How can I achieve this?
Also Is it mandatory to maintain entries in etc/hosts and etc/services files on each PC?
Also please let me know if there is anything else that I am missing here?
I would like to make sure our sap end users PC's and including my PC are maintained with SAP GUI config files along with etc/hosts, etc/services.
Are you talking about installation & configuration of SAP GUI on client's machine as well as on your machine ? If you're maintaining SAP GUI entries as per host name instead of IP than you may need to maintain entries under hosts file otherwise no need to edit.
Also Is it mandatory to maintain entries in etc/hosts and etc/services files on each PC?
Requires only when you're not able to resolve the destination host names from your network & specifying host names instead of IP's as provided by the support from the company.
Hope i understood your query well.If not please clarify.
SAP GUI is already installed on all the PC's few months back and in current use. Also we have GUI entries on logonpad as per IP addresses. So please confirm is it mandatory to maintain these entries in etc/hosts and etc/services or any other files. Apologies for asking reconfirmation..
Also please let me know if there is anything else that I am missing here like any file or something?
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