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Creating an Adaptive Landscape
This chapter describes the following:
• Configure the SAP ACC landscape
How you create your adaptive landscape will depend on your environment:
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For new SAP installations, the landscape should be designed and implemented with
virtualization in mind, even if it is not planned to utilize virtualization at this stage. This step will
eliminate the painful process of changing a landscape to support virtualization at a later stage,
and it can also be used to support clustering solutions and operating system virtualization
solutions.
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For the existing SAP landscapes that are not virtualized, it will be necessary to change the
hostname and IP addresses of most instances. This step can be a complex and time consuming
task. Please consult with you SAP provider to plan the best way to modify the landscape.
NOTE:
When creating a virtual landscape, use a DNS server and create roaming profiles for the
SAP admin users, and other users. This way all user and system data are centrally controlled and
consistent on all nodes. It is also recommended to use a dedicate SAP Solution Manager server.
SAP virtual landscape
Installing a virtualized SAP system requires a dedicated network name (IP address and host name)
for each SAP instance. This host name needs to be used when SAP is installed, instead of the fixed
server name or IP address. For more details on installing a virtual SAP landscape, consult the SAP
installation manuals and your SAP provider/integrator.
Keep the following in mind:
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The vendor-specific platform library is necessary to add the virtual IP address to the existing IP
address of the system. Access the following Web site to obtain the library for your operating
system:
This URL requires you to provide an SAP S-user ID.
Once you login to the Web site, access the library as follows:
• Microsoft Windows and Linux - SAP provides the library for Microsoft Windows and Linux.
Follow the links for the library provided by SAP.
• HP-UX - The HP-UX SAP platform team provides the library, which is posted in the vendor
area of the Web site. Follow the vendor specific links for the library provided by the HP-UX
SAP platform team.