Sap content server linux

content server installation in Linux

This guide contains step by step screenshots of SAP Content server installation in SUSE Linux for beginners.

CS installation involves in the below steps:

1. User creation
2. Apache installation
3. Content server installation
4. Post installation activities
5. Content Repository creation in SAP server

Create the New user sapcs and group sapsys in the linux host.

create the new user with home directory /usr/users/sapcs

if you want install only content server login sapcs is enough, if you want to install cache server along with content server, we need to another login as same as sapcs with name of sapcsc

Apache server Installation:

There is inbuilt apache server available in Linux servers. But that is not suitable for sap content server installation. So download the apache binary file for Linux from the below link.

Copy the zip file to server in dump location. Login as sapcs user and Unzip the a folder. Goto the folder and execute the following commands

configure –prefix=/usr/users/sapcs/ –enable-mods-shared=most –with-mpm=prefork –with-expat=builtin

To create the make file

OS> make install

Check the below SAP note for apache server configuration

Note: as per sap recommendation, we need to install the apache server in the sapcs login home directory

Start the installation from swpm.

select Install database instance also. select Cache server if you want to install. in this document i explained only the installation of Content server alone.

use the default values here.

provide the password here for login control and superdba. use the same password what we provide earlier.

select File system. create the required file system before start the installation (/sapdb//SDB/log, /sapdb/SDB/sapdata) etc.

installation is completed.

To check content server whether working or not, use the below URL, and it give output as server details, start time and versions etc.

Post Installation Activities:

Change the cs.conf file permission to 777

change the permission of directory security to 777

Just ensure the below entry available in httpd.conf file in /usr/users/sapcs/conf

Finally the content server is ready, create the content repository in required SAPserver (t.code oac0)

please reply me if any changes required.

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Good document. Thanks a ton for sharing the information.

Hi Balaji, Good document and will benefit many others!

Do you know if the content server on Linux with maxdb or filesystem can allow check in large files (more than 2GB) from DMS?

This is a limitation with the Windows CS MAXDB system.

Check this Note:

Thanks for replying to my query. We are on the Windows Server OS and know the limitation with IIS with the 2GB limitation. I think at present, only UNIX has overcome this limitation.

If to make a switch from Windows to UNIX, how big effort is that. Any reference document in regards to the Windows 2 Unix will he helpful.

Do you know how to change the default password of sapr3, Once i changed the password, the content server is not accessible with below message:

serverType=»SAP HTTP Content Server»;serverVendorId=»SAP AG»;serverPatch=»1″;serverStatus=»running»;serverDate=»2015-03-19″;serverTime=»02:39:50″;startUpDate=»2015-03-19″;startUpTime=»01:08:45″;lastAccessDate=»2015-03-19″;lastAccessTime=»02:36:06″;

contRep=»ZZZ»;contRepStatus=»offline»;contRepStatusDescription=»SQLConnect failed, [SAP AG][LIBSDBOD SO][SAP MaxDB] General error;-4008 POS(1) Unknown user name/password combination, Error Code: -4008″;

why do you recommend to not use the built in apache of Linux?

Did you tried it and faced any issues?

In addition do you have a document which shows the installation purely with terminal commands?

Yes, we can use the built in apache, but we need to create some links to sap user ids and that home directories. Also sap recommended to install the apache in the home directory of content server user, not to create symbolic links. so only we manually compiled the apache distribution. below for your reference.

If you want to use an Apache installation that has been integrated into your system already, you have to either manually create or soft link the ./conf and ./libexec (./modules for apache 2.0/2.2) directories under $HOME for

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DMS Step-by-Step instalation (SAP Content Server)

The instalation

The instalation of SAP DMS is a easy task if you came from infrastruture or see Linux servers as a buddy. But, if you aren´t a infra guy, or Linux isn´t your best friend, the instalation of the SAP DMS will not be too easy as the SAP manual tells it is. Of course, if you have background with Linux it will be easy, but, strong background with Operational Systems and Database as well, it is not a “pre-requisite” to be a Basis guy.

I buit this little and simple manual to help you to install SAP Content Server (called by the old school as “SAP DMS”) and turn your life more simple and easy. But do not forgeth: Always use the SAP networks, Forums and notes before start any instalation. Thousands of new notes are released every single day and maybe, the way you judge is the right, isn´t anymore.

Preparation

As part of a SAP product, the instalation must be prepared. If your infrasture guy is smart and he if he did any instalation for SAP products before, maybe the server will be ready to the instalatio. But belongs to the BASIS as normal activities, revision of the server instalation and if it is compliance with SAP requirements. Here I will describe the most importants:

Hostname

Check if the hostname has equal or less than 13 characters. Check SAP Note 611361 – Hostnames of SAP servers

Check if the server has enough SWAP configured. Check SAP note 1597355 – Swap-space recommendation for Linux

Linux

Check if the Linux is supported by SAP. Check SAP note 171356 – SAP Software on Linux: General information

Language

Check if the Linux is installed using English as default language.

Updates

Check if the server is updated.

Midias

Check if all midias for the instalation are available. It is better if it is copied to local folder/mount point. For the Content Server, it will be necessary:

1. SWPM
2. MAXDB RDBMS
3. Files for install of the Apache webserver (available http://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.cgi)

Enough space

Of course, you need to check if there is enough space for the instalation and for mainly for save your documents in according of the Size done for the amount of the documents. A simple way to check it is using the command df-kh

This is an example of disks configuration for DEV server. For this landscape, it is not necessary large disks because that´s no reasons to use this server to save all documents, but for production servers, consider use scalable large disks

Instalation

The instalation procedure has three phases:

• Users creation
• Apache instalation
• SWPM

Following I will describe in details each one.

Users creation

For instalation of SAP Content Server over Linux, the first step is to create the credentials that Apache will use to run. Avoid run apache under root credentials due security issues.

These credentials that will be created now is for use of the Apache HTTP. The recommendation is create the user with home folders. Later, the Apache will be installed on these users Home. These credentials don´t need special PIDs or functions and the naming you decide that. For convenience, create the users in a way you can remenber the proposal for that. On this example, I created the user CSDCS. Let me explain the name:

1. The first 2 letters refers to SAP Product
2. D refers for development; Following this idea, Q for QAS and P for Production
3. CS for Content Server. The Content Server product is compounded by Content Server and Cache Server. The both will have his own Apache and Databases.

This is just a way to create, but you deal.

If you plan to install cache server, you must create the user for cache server apache. Here an example for user creation for Content Server and Cache Server.

Apache instalation

Get the Apache instalation files from Apace foundation. Extract the source files and change the owner of it for the users you´ve created.

I decided to use the following folders structure

SRC_APACHE is the folder where resides the source of the Apache (in the future can be removed).

HTTP is the folder where the Apache will be installed and run.

Note that each one CSDCS and CCDCS have the same structure.

Once you have extracted the files, enter in the folder and run make and before make install

Check the results of these commands and if no error message occurs. If no error found, its time to install the Apache on the home folders. To do that, run the command:

./configure –prefix=/ –enable-mods-shared=most –with-mpm=prefork

Do that for the Cache Server user as the same way.

The SWPM is the tool developed by SAP to install his softwares. From now, you just ask the tool with the informations you have been collected for the install.

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Open the SWPM and select Content Server and Cache server on Generic Instalation Options. This will install Content Server and Cache server on the server.

The next window, the SWPM will ask you if the both or each one product will be installed. Select as your needs

Note that you must choose the SID for the database and size for datafile.

Here, inform to SWPM where are the media files for the instalation of Content Server.

This is a very important step: Remember the folder you installed the Apache for each instance? Use the folder of the installation on this screen. It is very important the executable for Apache being available on this folder, otherwise SWPM will complains this is not the right place for Apache installation.

Inform the SWPM where are the files for MaxDB. Different from Oracle install, the instalation of MAXDB is done by SWPM.

This step is an optional area to store the files. For content Server, you have two ways to store files: on Maxdb as part of a database or on file on the file system. Here is the folder if you decide to store the files on File system.

It is important you take notes about http port that will be configured for SAP. You need to configure this ports on ECC.

Define the password for the Software Owner. This user has owner rights on the Maxdb.

Define here where MaxDB will be installed.

Define password for superdba and control. Take notes for these users and passwords. They will be required for administration.

Define this variables according the project needs.

Define here where the Logs of MaxDB will be located. Not that this isn´t like Oracle that the logs are files and can be manipulated but they are datafiles from MaxDB and could not be move without proper commands.

Define where the Datafile for the database of Content Server will be saved. As the same way you are configuring it for Content Server, you do it for Cache Server.

Define password for owner of Cache server on MaxDB.

Define the passwords for superdba and control. Note that these users are different from CSD. There are two different scheemas on MaxDB and the superdba from the scheema “A” is different from the scheema “B”.

Define this according the project needs

Define where the Logs for Cache server will be saved.

Define where the data files for Cache server will be saved.

Well done! It is time to test the instalation.

If everything done right, you can test the Content Server by opening in the browser the application.

If you got this message, congratulations! The server is runnig fine.

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