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+9 Prere2uisites or Commencement S"P Landscape Implementation Recommen$e$ Kernel Parameters LIN3M Pl! refer the attache$ SAP Note F+<+59 E C9A-95G + Recommen$e$ SAP rele8ant %atches for LIN3M Pl! refer the attache$ SAP Note F+-<9<< G +< Recommen$e$ confi(uration for Installin( SAP 63I on *eskto%s
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+A Prere2uisites or Commencement S"P Landscape Implementation ,ac0up Policy: As a /est %ractice it is a$8ise$ that the /acku% is taken re(ularl# for /oth $e8elo%ment an$ %ro$uction ser8ers to minimiNe the risk of loss of $ata an$ hence loss to the /usiness =e ha8e (i8en /elo2 the strate(ies for /acku% for the critical SAP ser8ers1 ho2e8er it is the $iscretion of )er(er to follo2 the same or not! ,ac0up De$ice A hi(h ca%acit# ta%e $ri8e F."" 6)G is recommen$e$ for takin( $ata an$ lo( /acku%s! =e su((est that enou(h care is taken to kee% the /acku% $e8ice clean an$ (oo$ con$ition! As a %re8enti8e action the /acku% $e8ices shoul$ /e cleane$ once e8er# quarter or 2hen e8er the /acku% $e8ice %rom%ts for cleanin( cassette1 2ith cleanin( as a %roacti8e action ,ac0up Me%ia There are $ifferent t#%es of /acku% me$ia a8aila/le in the market ho2e8er 2e recommen$ a (oo$ ta%e me$ium for storin( the $ata! E!piry o tape All the /acku% ta%es can /e reuse$ to a maDimum of -"" times or as a$8ise$ /# the manufacturer of the ta%es! After the usa(e of such limits the ta%es shoul$ /e remo8e$ from the /acku%1 as their relia/ilit# to restore /ack 2ill /e lo2! The re-usa(e counts to /e maintaine$ manuall# in or$er track the no of times a ta%e has /een reuse$! =e su((est the follo2in( format for the ta%e re(ister Ta%e re(ister format to /e maintaine$ as /elo2!

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Prere2uisites or Commencement S"P Landscape Implementation Me%ia Namin- Con$ention The ta%e me$ia shoul$ /e name$ in such a 2a# that the same can /e quickl# i$entifie$ an$ locate$ from the li/rar# of ta%es! =e su((est the follo2in( metho$olo(# an$ con8ention for the namin( of the ta%es1 ho2e8er usin( the same con8ention or not are left to the /asis a$ministratorOs comfort an$ the customers IT %olicies )acku% Ta%es namin( con8entionH Ta%e La/elin(H ?SI*@*nn e(H NPP*"+P+1 NPP*"+PNPP S#stem I$entification *nn *a# "+ to *a# "< n + for online0offline /acku% - for Transaction Lo( ,ac0up Fre2uency It is su((este$ that the /ack u% /e taken on re(ular inter8als for /usiness continuit#! The follo2in( ta/le su((ests the frequenc# for takin( /acku% for the sa% s#stem lan$sca%e
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Prere2uisites or Commencement S"P Landscape Implementation As %er SAPnoteH +-<9<< Kernel %arameters require$ FcalculationG siNe of T'PBSH FRA' R S=APG I "!<9 T'PBSPSISEPRETJUFFF7SSI7SSPT'PBSPPERCENTG0+""GG V kernel!shmall is in . K) %a(esW minimum -"6) SH'ALLPRETJUFF7SSI+"-.IF+"-.0PSSGGG V Kernel!shmmaD is in )#tesW minimum -"6) SH''AMPRETJUFF7SSI+"-.I+"-.I+"-.GG The %arameter kernel!shmmaD $efaults on ./it architectures to -X 5-+ to ha8e an Lunlimite$L 8alue! kernel!shmmaD J C--55<-"5 A9.<<9A"< kernel!sem J +-9" -9 """ +"" A+Ckernel!shmall J ++9-C-+9". " A. <-" 8m!maDPma%Pcount J +"""""" F8m!$isa/lePca%Pmlock J +G D,< UD, %ata&ase: "%%itional RPM pac0a-es re2uire% If #ou 2ant to use *)- 3*) as a $ata/ase1 #ou must install the su%%ort for the Korn shell /efore installin( the *)- $ata/ase soft2are! The RP' %acka(e that #ou require is calle$ LkshL Fas of SLES +" an$ RHEL 9G or L%$kshL Fu%to SLES C an$ RHEL .G1 an$ it is a8aila/le on one of the LinuD installation C*s!

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