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Install the Cloud Connector to securely connect applications on SAP Cloud Platform with your on-premise 1 Step 1: Check the prerequisites
systems. 2 Step 2: Choose your version of the Cloud
Connector
You will learn
3 Step 3: Install the Cloud Connector
 About the available Cloud Connector versions
4 Step 4: Log on to the Cloud Connector
 How to install the Cloud Connector
 How to start and stop the Cloud Connector 5 Step 5: Replace self-signed UI certi cate
(optional)
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 How to log on to the Cloud Connector administration UI 6 Step 6: Manage the Cloud Connector </>
 First steps to secure your installed Cloud Connector service

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Step 1: Check the prerequisites  QR Code Provide Feedback

In this tutorial we will install version 2.11.0.3 of the Cloud Connector on a PC with Windows 10, but you should
also be able to follow the steps if you use another operating system.

You need at least 2GB of RAM and 3GB of hard disk space to use this version of the Cloud Connector.

Since the Cloud Connector will act as a gateway between SAP Cloud Platform and systems in your on-premise
system landscape, it must have an Internet connection to the hosts of SAP Cloud Platform as well as LAN
access to your systems (SAP Cloud Platform has IP addresses for connectivity for each region). As a
consequence, the Cloud Connector will be a security-critical component in your system landscape, so it is
highly recommended to restrict the operating system access to the machine where you install it to a minimal
set of users who will administrate it.

You can check the current prerequisites for newer versions of the Cloud Connector in the o cial
documentation. The list of IP addresses is also given there.

For version 2.11.0.3 of the Cloud Connector the recommended version of the Java Development Kit (JDK) is
Java 8 (1.8.x). Let’s check rst what Java version you have installed on your PC.

1. Open a command line (for example, in Windows, search for cmd to open a command prompt).

2. Enter java -version to nd out which Java version you have installed.

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If you do not have the JDK for Java SE 8 installed:

1. Download the JDK for Java SE 8 from Oracle’s Java SE downloads (on the Downloads tab).

2. Follow the installation wizard to install the JDK for Java 8.

The installation wizard will show the following success message after a successful installation:

You can also use SAP JVM. The installation procedure is described in the o cial documentation.

Done

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Step 2: Choose your version of the Cloud
Connector
The Cloud Connector runs on the following operating systems and is o ered in two versions:

Operating System Installer Version Portable Version

Windows yes yes

Linux yes yes

MacOS no yes

The installer version is the one to use for productive scenarios. You can install the portable version on your PC
even if you do not have administrator rights, but then it won’t be upgraded automatically.

In this tutorial, we will install the Windows version for productive scenarios.

Which operating systems support productive scenarios with the Cloud Connector?

Windows

MacOS

Linux

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Step 3: Install the Cloud Connector
The installation is described for Windows 10 using Chrome as Web browser. Note that if you use another
browser it will look slightly di erent. If you use Mac OS X or Linux OS, you will rst have to unpack the
downloaded installation package. If you get stuck, check the o cial documentation for installation instructions
for your operating system.

1. Open https://tools.hana.ondemand.com/#cloud, scroll down to section Cloud Connector. To be able to

illustrate the Cloud Connector in productive scenarios, we suggest to download the installer version.

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2. Read the End User License Agreement and con rm with I Have Read And Agree.

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3. After successful download, the downloaded le appears in the lower left corner of your Chrome browser.
Choose Open (this may work di erently depending on the browser you use).

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4. This version of the Cloud Connector (2.11.0.3) is not a signed installation yet. Choose More Info in the
warning dialog of Windows Defender.

5. Choose Run anyway.

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6. Choose Next> on the welcome screen of the Cloud Connector setup wizard.

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7. Select a local folder on your PC and choose Next>.

8. Enter an HTTPS port for accessing the Cloud Connector administration UI and choose ‘Next>’. The
standard port is 8443.

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9. Navigate to the root directory of your Java 8 JDK installation and choose Next>.

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10. Select Start Cloud Connector 2.11.0.3 after Finishing the Setup and choose Next>.

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Note that if you select this option, only the Cloud Connector service will be started after the
installation, and not your Web browser with the Cloud Connector administration UI.

11. Choose Next> to start the installation.

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12. In the next pop-up, con rm the installation with Yes.

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13. You should get the following message after a successful installation. Choose Close.

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When you close the last pop-up, the Cloud Connector service runs in the background.

What is the standard port for accessing the Cloud Connector administration UI?

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Step 4: Log on to the Cloud Connector
1. To access the Cloud Connector administration UI, open a Web browser and go to https://localhost:8443/
(adjust the port if you speci ed another one during the installation).

2. Your browser will show a certi cate error. Depending on what browser you use, the way to continue
anyway will be di erent. In Chrome, you rst have to choose ADVANCED.

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3. On the next pop-up, choose Proceed to localhost (unsafe). We will explain in the next step how you can
overcome this procedure whenever you log on to the Cloud Connector administration UI.

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4. At the cloud connector login, log on with the following logon data:

User Name: Administrator

Password: manage

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5. After login, you will be asked to change your Administrator password. You can choose whether this
instance of the Cloud Connector will be the master instance or a shadow instance. Choose Master and
Save. For more information on how to use a shadow instance, see: Install a Failover Instance for High
Availability.

You can use LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) to con gure Cloud Connector authentication.
For more information, see the o cial documentation.

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After the installation of the Cloud Connector you can see that its Security Status is red (**Risk**). We will show
in the next two steps how to achieve a level of low risk for the Cloud Connector.

Done

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Step 5: Replace self-signed UI certi cate
(optional)
Background
If you just installed the Cloud Connector for your own use to try it out, you can leave out this step. But as soon
as you use the Cloud Connector productively in your company, other colleagues would like to be sure that the
Web address used for the Cloud Connector is valid. Now what is this all about?

Through the Cloud Connector you can generate an unsigned certi cate that contains a public key which
corresponds to a private key only known to the Cloud Connector. Public and private keys form a pair: Each
public key corresponds to exactly one private key. Anyone who has the public key can encrypt data that can
only be decrypted by the holder of the private key. This way you can securely exchange data over the Internet
(and Intranet).

Now there is a little snag: If you have a public key, how can you be sure to whom it belongs to? If you can
generate such a key pair hackers can do so as well. And then they could give you their public key and claim that
it belongs to your bank.

That’s when the certi cate authority (CA) comes into play. They play a central role for public key infrastructures
(PKI) to vouch for public key holders that they represent valid identities. Technically, the CA provides a digital
signature for a public key to say: “Yes, this public key belongs to the Cloud Connector administration UI. Believe

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me. I checked it.”. To document this, the CA will create a certi cate that includes both, the public key and the
digital signature.

How to nd out what certi cate authority to use

Now in your speci c case, you need to nd out what certi cate authority is usually used in the Intranet of your
company and how certi cates are issued. Here are some hints how you can nd this out:

1. Open a Web site of your Intranet in Internet Explorer.

2. Click the padlock next to your browser’s address bar (depending on your browser it could be at the
beginning or the end). Choose Certi cate.

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3. The Certi cate Information will show you the CA which issued the certi cate.

Search in your Intranet for information about your certi cate authority and how certi cates are issued. If you
cannot nd any information, this is a problem for your Web admin team, please consult them how to do this.

Import a signed certi cate to the Cloud Connector

After clarifying where you can get a certi cate (sometimes referred to as Enrollment Service), you need to
follow the process shown in the following graphic:

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1. Log on to the Cloud Connector Administration UI and choose Con guration in the menu. On the USER
INTERFACE tab, UI Certi cate section, choose Generate a certi cate signing request. The information
you need to provide in the following pop-up (for example, Common Name, Subject Alternative Name) is
de ned by your certi cate authority. Choose Generate to save your request as a PEM le (PEM: Privacy
Enhanced Mail).

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2. Open the PEM le in a text editor, and copy the contents to the enrollment service of your certi cate
authority to issue a certi cate.

3. The certi cate authority issues a signed certi cate that proves - together with a private key that is known
to the Cloud Connector - that you are the owner of the Web site. Save this certi cate in a local le.

4. Return to the Cloud Connector Administration UI. Choose Con guration and then Import a certi cate in
the UI Certi cate section on the USER INTERFACE tab. Import the le you saved in the last step.

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5. After a successful import, the certi cate details are displayed in the UI Certi cate section.

6. Finally, choose Restart on the top of the Cloud Connector administration UI.

After the restart the certi cate error should no longer appear.

Done

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Step 6: Manage the Cloud Connector
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The installer version of the Cloud Connector is associated to a service that runs in the background on your PC.

In Linux, you manage the Cloud Connector service using the following command syntax:

shell Copy

1 service scc_daemon stop|restart|start|status

In Windows, services can be started and stopped by all users of a PC by default. To ensure a minimum level of
security you should restrict the rights to a speci c user on your PC. Service users are speci c to Windows only.

1. Enter Services in the central Windows search next to the Windows start button, and choose the
following match:

2. Click on an entry in the service list, hit S on your keyboard, and scroll down in the list of services to nd
service SAP Cloud Connector. After selecting it, you can start, stop, and restart the service. Double-click
it.

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3. In this pop-up you have the option of changing the startup type: Automatic, Automatic (Delayed Start),
Manual, Disabled.

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4. To restrict the access to the Cloud Connector service to a speci c user, change to tab Log On, choose
This account, and Browse….

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5. Choose Locations….

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6. Choose Entire Directory and OK.

7. Choose Advanced.

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8. Enter a user name, choose Find Now, then select the user who should be allowed to start the service, and
choose OK twice.

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9. Enter the user’s password, and choose OK. If the password you enter will be di erent from the user’s
Windows password, the logged on user will not be able to start the service.

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10. You will get the following con rmations.

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11. Return to tab General to restart the service. After restarting it, you will see the con gured service user in
column Log On As in the service list.

12. Log on to the Cloud Connector. Choose Security Status to change the service user status.

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13. Change the service user status.

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14. Your General Security Status should now look like this:

Congratulations! You have successfully nished the installation and started to secure your Cloud Connector.

More information about a secure setup of the Cloud Connector can be found in the o cial documentation.

Which of the following statements are true?

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Which of the following statements are true?

The Cloud Connector is administered using a Web UI.

The portable version of the Cloud Connector is available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux.

Version 2.11.0.3 of the Cloud Connector provides a signed installation.

The Cloud Connector provides a high level of security without any required con guration after the
installation.

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