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SAPContentServeronWindowsServer2008InstallGuide

Date:19thNov2010


ContentsPreRequisites............................................................................................................................ 3ContentServerInstallGuide ..................................................................................................... 4CheckContentServerisrunning ............................................................................................. 20WindowsServerTasksbeforeConfiguringSAP ...................................................................... 21MaketheConnectiontoSAP................................................................................................... 27Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................... 32Appendixes .............................................................................................................................. 33AppendixAHowtoAddIISinWindowsServer2008 ........................................................... 33AppendixBOpeningWindows2008ServerFirewallforSAPContentServer ...................... 39AppendixCSAPNotes............................................................................................................ 45

SAPNote658442 ................................................................................................................ 45SAPNote851146 ................................................................................................................ 47


PreRequisites

ServerrunningMicrosoftWindows2008ServerR2OS JavaforlaunchingSAPinstallationManager WebServerIISwithIIS6CompatibilityManagement(seeAppendixAonhow

toinstallWebServerIIS) SAPDVDSerialnumbers50098620&51038620(installationmasterOr DownloadthefollowingfilesfromSAPmarketplace(foundinsoftware

downloadsinthelatestNetWeaverPackagedownload.)50098620_2,50098620_3andtherelevantinstallationmastere.g.forWindows2008serveronX6451038620_12.


ContentServerInstallGuide1. Using51038620selectcorrectfolderforhardwareinuseontheserverinthis

exampleweareinstallingone.g.IM_WINDOWS_X86_64.

2. Inthefolderfindandlaunchsapinst.exe.

3. Select'SAPNetWeaver7.0includingEnhancementPackage...',then'Standalone

Engines',then'ContentServer',lastly'ContentServerand/orCacheServer'asshownbelow.


4. ClickonthehighlightedNextbuttonasshownbelow


5. Clickonthehighlighted'Browse'button.

6. LocatethefileLABEL.ASConthe50098620_2downloadorDVDandclickOK.


7. Clickonthe'Next'buttontocontinue

8. DeselectCacheServerandselectDatabaseInstanceandselectNext.


9. Reviewandmodify,ifrequired,theinstallationsettingsandselectNext

10. Clickonthebrowsebutton.

11. LocatethefileSDBINST.EXEonthe50098620_3downloadorDVDinthe

correspondingdirectoryfortheoperatingsystemandtypeandclick'OK'.


12. Onceselectedclick'Next'.


13. Youwillbepromptedtoenterthepasswordsfortheuseraccounts'superdba'and'control'.Pleasemakeanoteofwhatthesepasswordsareasyouwillneedthemlater.


14. Reviewdatabaseinstallationparametersandclick'Next'.


15. Reviewdatabaselogvolumes,thisiswherethelogfileswillbestored,andclickon'Next'.


16. Reviewstorageparametersforthedatabase,amendingthestoragelocationifrequired,click'Next'.


17. Reviewandamendpreviousentriesbeforestartingtheinstallation.Click'Next'tostarttheinstall.


18. TheInstallationprocesswillstartwiththeprogressshownonthescreen.

19. Whencompleteamessagewillappeartellingyouitwassuccessful.Select'OK'

tofinish.


CheckContentServerisrunningOpenaWebBrowserandenterthefollowingaddress;http:\\servername:1090\ContentServer\ContentServer.dll?serverInforeplacingservernamewiththenameofyourserverContentServerhasbeeninstalledon.AresponsebelowwillshowthattheContentServerisrunning.

ItisworthtryingthisontheserverandremotelyonyourdesktopastheconnectionfromyourdesktopmynotworkduetothefirewallinWindows2008Serveronyourserver.IfthefirewallisblockingtheContentServerfromresponding,createainboundfirewallruleforContentServerusingTCPfortheContentServerport,seeAppendixBfordetailedinstructions.ThentrytheurlabovetoseeiftheContentServerisrespondingremotely.


WindowsServerTasksbeforeConfiguringSAPBeforetryingtoconnectSAPtotheContentServerandtocreateCOntentRepositoriesitisworthperformingthewindowsservertasksthatwillpreventSAPfromconnectingandcreatingtheContentRepositories.1. CreateInboundFirewallRuleforContentServer,mentionedintheprevious

section,seeAppendixB,fordetails.2. EditthepermissionsfortheusersoftheSAP_Content_Servertoallow'Full

Control'.ThisisdonebyopeningServerManagerandexpanding'Roles'and'WebServer(IIS)'tohighlight'InternetInformationServices'.Inthe'Connections'panerightclickover'SAP_Content_Server'andselect'EditPermissions'asshownbelow;

Selectthe'Security'tabandclickon'Edit'tochangethepermissions.


Select'Users'andcheck'FullControl'andclick'OK'.

3. AllowISAPIrestrictionsfortheContentServer.dll.Inthe'Connections'panehighlighttheserverandtheninthemainwindowdoubleclickon'ISAPIandCGIRestrictions'.


TheWindowwilldisplaytherestrictionsinplace.EnsurethattheContentServer.dllis'allowed'.HighlighttheContentServer.dllentryandrightclickoverandselect'EditFeatureSettings'


Check'AllowunspecifiedISAPImodules'andclickOK.

4. RestartIISserverbyhighlightingtheserverinthe'Connections'panerightclick

andselecting'Stop'.


Andstartingbydoingthesameagainbutselecting'Start'.

5. EnabletheContentServertobeusedasaNetworkService.SeeSAPNote

658442,appendixCforreference.Fromthecommandpromptenterthefollowing;

Changedirectorysothatyouareinthe'C:\ProgramFiles\SAP\ContentServer'.Atthepromptlineenter;Icacls*/grantNETWORKSERVICE:F


6. ReferencingSAPnote851146,fromthecommandpromptrun,gothedirectory'C:\sapdb\programs\pgm'.Enterthefollowing;

Icaclssql*.dll/grantNETWORKSERVICE:F

7. Referencingchecknote301352inthedirectory'C:\sapdb\programs\pgm'run

thefollowingcommand.

odbcregLiveCacheipC:\sapdb\programs\pgm


MaketheConnectiontoSAP

1. UsetransactionOAC0andselectcreate .

Adddetailsasshownbelow,notethebasicpathisthefilepathofthecontentrepositorydatavolumeSAPdirectory


2. NowselectCSAdminbutton,thescreenwilltakeyoutothecreatecontentrepositoryinputscreen.Selectthe'Execute'button.

Youwillbepromptedforauseridandpasswordwhichyouwillhavetoenterwindows2008serveruseridandpasswordyouusedfortheinstallofContentServer.FormyinstallationIusedtheadministratoridandpassword(thisisthewindowslogonpassword).


WhendonerepeatthecreationoftheContentRepository.Whenitiscreateditwilllooklikebelow.

3. Thenclickontothe'Certificates'tabandclickonthe'SendCertificate'iconas

shownbelow;

4. Thecertificatewillbesentback.Select/highlightthecertificateasshownbelow

andclickonthe'Enable'button.


Thecertificatewillbeenabledasseenbelow.

TheinstallationoftheContentServeriscomplete.Byselectingtheoverviewtabtherepositorycanbeseenrunning.


TroubleshootingIntestingtheinstallationthefollowingerrorsoccurredandtheresolutionofeacherrorisdetailedinthisdocument.1. Cannotrunsapinst.exeJavaneedstobeinstalled,e.g.JavaJRE6,searchonthe

webfordownloadJavaRuntime.2. InopeningCSADMINinSAPIgetahttp401error.Thisisasecurityerrorwiththe

WindowsServerFirewallseeAppendixBtoresolve.3. InSAPusingCSADMINwhenconnectingorcreatingtheuseridandpasswordI

amaskedforisnotrecognised.SuggestionuserthelocaladministratoruseridfortheWindowsServertheContentServerresideson.Ifthisdoesnotworkusetheservername\administrator_useridintheuseridboxandenterthepassword.

4. InSAPusingCSADMINwhencreatingtheContentRepository,usingthecreatetab,ahttp500errorappears,repeattasks5,6and7inthesection'WindowsServerTaskstoperformbeforeConfiguringSAP'.

5. Task5and6usingtheicaclscommandsdonotwork,tryusingcaclsasinSAPnotes.


Appendixes

AppendixAHowtoAddIISinWindowsServer20081. ClickonServerManagement.

2. Rightclickover'Roles'andselect'AddRoles'

3. Skipovertheintroductionpageifshown.InServerRolesselect'WebServer(IIS)'

andclickon'Next>'.


4. Click'Next>'overtheintroductionpage.


5. Selecttheadditionalstandardselectroles,addthe'ApplicationDevelopment'

and'IIS6ManagementCompatibility',thenclickonthe'Next>'button.


6. Clickonthe'Install'buttontoinstallIIS


7. Installationshouldbesuccessfullycompletedwiththemessagebelow,clickon

'Close'tofinish.


AppendixBOpeningWindows2008ServerFirewallforSAPContentServer1. In'AdministrativeTools'open'WindowsFirewallwithAdvancedSecurity'

2. Rightclickover'InboundRules'andselect'NewRule...'


3. IntheRuleWizardselect'Port'andclickon'Next'.


4. EntertheportnumberyousetfortheContentServer,thedefaultportis1090,andclick'Next'.


5. Select'Allowtheconnection'andclick'Next'.


6. SelecttheProfileforyournetworkandclickon'Next'.


7. Enterthenameofrule,e.g.'ContentServer'andclickon'Finish'.


AppendixCSAPNotes

SAPNote658442


SAPNote851146

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