SAP NetWeaver Rapid Installer
for SAP NetWeaver 7.0
(ERP Focus)
SAP NetWeaver Product Management
January 2008
Product Overview
Installation and Configuration
Licensing and Order Process
Information Channels
Partner Offering
Requirements and Challenges
Installation takes time and consequently
increases costs and risks
Customers are looking for implementation
support: this includes all tasks where they
want to implement new systems, for
example build up a new system landscape
from scratch or add new systems to an
existing landscape
Customers are looking for inexpensive,
fast, low-risk ways to extend their
capabilities to the
SAP NetWeaver platform
One of SAP’s main focus is the tool
support for landscape-relevant
implementation
Ability to
EXECUTE
Existing IT landscape
enables work
The Solution: Rapid Installer
SAP NetWeaver Rapid Installer – An installation and configuration
tool with which you can install and configure a defined system
landscape based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 and SAP ERP 6.0
The result is a standard SAP NetWeaver system with running
ERP business scenarios based on SAP ERP 6.0 as backend
system
Optional: Standalone Engine
Search and Classification (TREX)
SAP ERP Java component:
SAP XSS (Self-Services )
SAP ERP 6.0 Business Packages
such as Business Packages for Employee
Self-Service and Manager Self-Service
Business Package for SAP Best Practices
Tuning OS/DB
JDK
Database
Operating System
Hardware
Key Capabilities: Installation
Easy, wizard-based installation
Reduced time for installation
Installation can be performed without
detailed installation expert knowledge
Usage-type-based installation of a defined
SAP NetWeaver landscape
Installation of SAP ERP Java components
necessary for SAP ERP business
packages
Installation of SAP ERP business
packages and business package for SAP
Best Practices
Configuration is a separate step:
it can be done directly after installation
or at a later time (also when some
configuration was already done
manually)
Scenario-oriented configuration for
SAP ERP of:
Self-Service Scenarios for SAP ERP
Scenarios for SAP Best Practices
Configuration of backend connectivity
for SAP ERP scenarios and for
scenarios for SAP Best Practices is
performed
New as of SAP NetWeavver Rapid
Installer for SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SPS
11: Alias configuration of Automatic
Roles and assignment of pre-defined
Automatic Roles (for more information,
see SAP Note 1000291)
SAP NetWeaver Rapid Installer
supports the inital installation
and implementation of a certain
combined SAP NetWeaver and
SAP ERP system landscape
But not:
An update from one SAP NetWeaver support
package stack to the next SP stack
An upgrade from earlier releases to
SAP NetWeaver 7.0
Check the following SAP Notes for
latest information, product
versions and important hints:
• SPS 07: 941465
• SPS 08: 956760
• SPS 11: 1009332
• SPS 14: 1122246
Target Audience
Customers who already implemented SAP ERP 6.0 and plan to implement
also self-service scenarios
Customers who want to implement an SAP NetWeaver 7.0 landscape
including an SAP NetWeaver Portal
Sales employees, consultants and other internal employees who want a fast
installation of SAP NetWeaver Portal with (or without) running SAP ERP selfservice scenarios
TCO Reduction
Reduced installation time and simplified configuration
No trial runs – predicted results with a proven and documented scheme are rapidly achieved
Minimizing consultancy resources needed for installing and deploying SAP NetWeaver Portal
Reduced Risk
Reduced failure rate due to less complexity
Change management environment for ongoing
operations and smooth upgrades
Easy Extensibility
Solution can be extended by importing new
business packages
Scalable solution
Step 1: Start the Installation Wizard
In the installation wizard, open the corresponding folder
for the installed database and double-click the
corresponding entry.
Step 3: Run the Prerequisite Checker
It is checked if your system fulfills the system requirements.
If some prerequisites are not fulfilled, you will see a
corresponding warning in the results list.
Step 4: Enter SAP Java Cryptographic Toolkit
Archive
To enable SSL and HTTPS connections and to encrypt the
secure store in the file system, you need to download the SAP
Java Cryptographic Toolkit. Here, you enter the path…
Step 6: Preview Parameter Settings
The installation is performed with default parameters.
Check the default parameter settings. If required, you can
change them.
Step 9: Check all Parameters and Start Installation
Process
Review all the settings and parameters.
If necessary, you can change them by clicking ‘Revise’.
Step 6: Enter Connection Parameter
… and enter the connection parameter.
Repeat this for every system for which you want
to configure the backend connectivity.
Step 7: Enter Self-Service Test User
To run an ESS/MSS, Business Unit Analyst, or HR
Administration scenario directly after the SAP
NetWeaver Rapid Installer setup, you need to
specify corresponding users.
Once the installation is finished, customers can begin using
SAP NetWeaver Portal to:
Download further business packages required for on-going business
Use the Portal Content Portfolio on SDN to find suitable business packages with predefined content and get more detailed
information: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/contentportfolio
Back up and restore configurations, data repository and application software
Perform hardware and software updates and upgrades as required
Post-Installation Steps and Configuration:
Examples
Logging on to the Portal
Restarting the SAP NetWeaver system (to establish portal connection to TREX)
Obtaining a license for the SAP NetWeaver system
Defining groups and assigning ERP roles and users to these groups
Configuring system landscape administration with SAP NetWeaver Administrator
Configuring System Landscape Directory of SAP NetWeaver
Reviewing system landscape settings and checking connectivity
Validating your system configuration (that is, check that your MSS/ESS and SAP Best
Practice scenarios are running)
Product Overview
Installation and Configuration
Licensing and Order Process
Information Channels
Partner Offering
Licensing
The SAP NetWeaver Rapid Installer is included in the license of almost all user
types at NO extra charge:
A)
B)
C)
SAP Business Suite
Limited professional users
Professional and employee
users
SAP Solutions
Limited professional users
Professional and employee
users
SAP NetWeaver
Administrator users
Professional users for SAP
R/3
Users for SAP R/3
Etc.
The related application license (for example for SAP ERP, which is part of SAP Business
Suite) is required for application-specific scenarios installed by SAP NetWeaver Rapid
Installer, such as SAP ERP Business Packages.
Product Overview
Installation and Configuration
Licensing and Order Process
Information Channels and Support
Partner Offering
Information Channels
You find further information at: http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-rapidinstaller
You find further information on SAP Manager Self-Service and SAP Employee Self-Service in
SAP Service Marketplace at:
http://service.sap.com/ess
http://service.sap.com/mss
Product Overview
Installation and Configuration
Licensing and Order Process
Information Channels and Support
Partner Offering
SAP NetWeaver Rapid Installer on Sun
For more information, see http://www.sun.com/sap/rapidinstaller
Complete pre-defined and pretested hardware and software
configurations
Optimized for Sun systems
Pre-sized
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