Applies to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

About This Guide #

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications is the reference platform for the software development of SAP. It is optimized for SAP applications. This guide provides detailed information about installing and customizing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension is also part of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.

1 Overview #

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Guide is divided into the following chapters:

What Is SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications?: An overview of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
Planning the Installation: Information on hardware requirements, the installation workflow, partitioning, and other installation planning aspects.
Installing the Operating System: Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system that forms the basis of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.
Installing SAP Applications: Installing SAP applications on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications, either directly after the installation of the operating system or in a running system.
Setting Up an Installation Server for SAP Media Sets: Setting up a server for all Installation Media used within your organization.
Software Components: Description of tools to configure SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications.

2 Additional Documentation and Resources #

Chapters in this manual contain links to additional documentation resources that are either available on the system or on the Internet.

For the latest updates to this guide, see https://documentation.suse.com/sles-sap/12-SP3.
You can find numerous whitepapers, a best-practices guide, and other resources at the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications resource library: https://www.suse.com/products/sles-for-sap/resource-library/.
For documentation on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, see https://documentation.suse.com/sles-12.
For documentation on SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension, see https://documentation.suse.com/sle-ha-12.

3 Feedback #

Several feedback channels are available:

Bugs and Enhancement Requests

For services and support options available for your product, refer to http://www.suse.com/support/.

To report bugs for a product component, go to https://scc.suse.com/support/requests, log in, and select Submit New SR.

Mail

For feedback on the documentation of this product, you can also send a mail to doc-team@suse.de. Make sure to include the document title, the product version and the publication date of the documentation. To report errors or suggest enhancements, provide a concise description of the problem and refer to the respective section number and page (or URL).

4 Documentation Conventions #

The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:

/etc/passwd: directory names and file names
placeholder: replace placeholder with the actual value
PATH: the environment variable PATH
ls, --help: commands, options, and parameters
user: users or groups
Alt, Alt–F1: a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard
File, File / Save As: menu items, buttons
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IBM Z, ipseries This paragraph is only relevant for the architectures z Systems and ipseries. The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block.
Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a chapter in another manual.