NetWeaver distributed installation

[Former Member]

I am reading the "SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SR2 Java on Windows: Oracle" Installation Guide, and in the Distributed installation section, I am not very sure what they mean about Database Instance of NetWeaver.

If I get it right, the DB instance of NetWeaver must reside on DB Host (e.g. the same server where Oracle is located). Can you please confirm, or decline that? If I understand the Manual correctly, that means that it is impossible to have Oracle and NetWeaver (at least part of it) on different boxes?

Thanks,

Dmytro

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

You are not reading this correctly. The purpose of a Ditributed installation is to seperate the Database instance and the SAP instance(s) over seperate host. The Databse instance ( the Oracle binaries and the datafiles) reside on host A, and the SAP instance resides on host B.

Thus the Oracle and Netwaever components CAN reside on different hosts

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

If I get your answer right, DataBase instance means Oracle software and database in it? Is it possible to point to an existing database, and if so, do I just create a new database in the same Oracle home, and allow SAP installer to create tablespaces and all other data by itself?

Thanks,

Dmytro

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Its is possible to point to an existing database in that case you need to installed the database instance as MCOD.

else use a new database.