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SAP HANA Database - Client Installation and Update

Guide



Table of Contents

1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.1 Supported Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.2 SAP HANA Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

1.3 SAP Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2 Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.1 Planning on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.1.1 Available Clients on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.1.2 Default Installation Paths for UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.2 Planning on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2.2.1 Available Clients on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.2.2 Default Installation Paths for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

3 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1 Installation on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1.1 Installing the Client on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.1.2 Logging the Installation on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

3.2 Installation on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.2.1 Installing the Client on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3.2.2 Logging the Installation on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3.3 Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4 Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.1 Uninstallation of the Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

4.2 Uninstallation on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.2.1 Uninstallation on UNIX in Interactive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4.2.2 Uninstallation on UNIX in Batch Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

4.3 Uninstallation on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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1 Introduction

1.1 Supported Platforms

The following platform types are supported:

● AIX

● HP-UX

● Linux

● Microsoft Windows● Solaris

For more information about supported platforms, see the tabs Operating Systems Clients for your release

in the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) .

1.2 SAP HANA Guides

For more information about SAP HANA landscape, security, installation, and administration, see the resourceslisted below:

Topic Location Quick Link

SAP HANA landscape,

deployment, and

installation

SAP HANA Knowledge

Center on SAP Service

Marketplace

https://service.sap.com/hana :

● SAP HANA Master Guide

● SAP HANA Installation Guide with SAP HANA

Unified Installer

● SAP HANA Master Update Guide

● SAP HANA Automated Update Guide

SAP HANA administrationand security

SAP HANA KnowledgeCenter on the SAP Help

Portal

http://help.sap.com/hana_appliance :● SAP HANA Technical Operations Manual

● SAP HANA Security Guide


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1.3 SAP Notes

SAP Note Description

1577128 Supported clients for SAP HANA

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2 Planning

2.1 Planning on UNIX

2.1.1 Available Clients on UNIXWhen you install the client software package, the following clients are installed:

● SQLDBC

● ODBC

● JDBC

2.1.2 Default Installation Paths for UNIXNote: If you do not specify an installation path during installation, the following default values apply:

Platform Package Version Installation Path

Linux x86, 32-bit 32-bit /usr/sap/hdbclient

Linux x86, 64-bit 64-bit /usr/sap/hdbclient

Linux x86, 64-bit 32-bit /usr/sap/hdbclient32

Other platforms - /usr/sap/hdbclient

2.2 Planning on Windows

2.2.1 Available Clients on WindowsWhen you install the client software package, the following clients are installed:

● SQLDBC

● ODBO

● ODBC

● JDBC

Note

To access the SAP HANA database from Microsoft Excel, you can install the 32-bit SAP HANA client for

Microsoft Excel. This is a self-extracting archive, which you can install independently of the other Windows

clients. It uses an ODBC driver.

For more information on the supported clients for SAP HANA, see SAP Note 1577128 .

2.2.2 Default Installation Paths for WindowsNote: If you do not specify an installation path during installation, the following default values apply:


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Platform Package Version Installation Path

Microsoft Windows x86, 32-bit 32-bit C:\Program Files\sap

\hdbclient

Microsoft Windows x86, 64-bit 64-bit C:\Program Files\sap

\hdbclient

Microsoft Windows x86, 64-bit 32-bit C:\Program Files (x86)\sap

\hdbclient

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3 Installation

3.1 Installation on UNIX

3.1.1 Installing the Client on UNIX● You must be logged on as the root user.

● You need a local X11 graphical environment and an X server on the machine where you perform the

installation.

To install the SAP HANA database client software:

1. Download and extract the software to an empty directory.

2. Open a root shell and go to the directory where you unpacked the software.

3. Call the program hdbsetup (GUI installation) or hdbinst (command-line installation) by entering one of the

following commands:

Option Description

GUI

./hdbsetup [-a client]

Command line

./hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>]

You can omit the call option -a client if you only have one installation kit - that is, one installation variant -on your system.

4. Follow the instructions displayed by the installation tool.

5.

For the environment of users that will use the client, including the user <SID>adm, add the installatiion path to

the the library path environment variable. The library path environment variable differs according to the

operating system:

Operating System Library Path Environment Variable

AIX

LIBPATH

HP UX

SHLIB_PATH

Linux

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Solaris

LD_LIBRARY_PATH

For information on how to set environment variables, see your operating system documentation.

The client software is installed.

Related Links

Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst [page 9]

3.1.2 Logging the Installation on UNIXThe installation is logged by the system. There are two log files written during installation:

● *.log: can be read using a text editor

● *.msg: XML format for the display in the installation tool with the graphical user interface


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The log files are stored here:

/var/tmp/hdb_client_<time_stamp>

3.2 Installation on Windows

3.2.1 Installing the Client on WindowsYou are logged on as a local administrator.

To install the client software on Windows:

1. Download and extract the software to an empty directory.

2. Open a command prompt and go to the directory where you unpacked the software.

3. Call the program hdbsetup (GUI installation) or hdbinst (command-line installation) by entering one of the

following commands:

Option Description

GUI

hdbsetup [-a client]

Command line

hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>]

You can omit the call option -a client if you only have one installation kit - that is, one installation variant -

on your system.

4.

Follow the instructions displayed by the installation tool.

5. Add the installation path to the PATH environment variable.For information on setting environment variables, see the documentation for your operating system.

6. To install the 32-bit SAP HANA client for Microsoft Excel, double-click the self-extracting file

HDBCLIENTXLS.exe and follow the instructions in the installation manager.

The client software is installed.

Related Links

Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst [page 9]

3.2.2 Logging the Installation on WindowsThe installation is logged by the system. There are two log files written during installation:

● *.log: can be read using a text editor

● *.msg: XML format for the display in the installation tool with the graphical user interface

The log files are stored here:

%TEMP%\hdb_client_<time_stamp>

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3.3 Commands and Call Options for Client Installation withhdbinst

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Operating System Syntax

UNIX ./hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>]

<option_list> :: = <option> <option> ...

Microsoft Windows hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>]

<option_list> :: = <option> <option> ...

Table

Option Long Option Short Description

--archive_dir=<dir> -a <dir> Installation variant - specifies the directory

containing the installation kit. For the client

installation, specify-a client.

Note

You can omit this call option if you only have

one installation kit - that is, one installation

variant - on your system. This is generally the

case when you are installing from the DVD or

from SAP Service Marketplace.

--batch -b Runs the program in batch mode using default

values for any relevant call options that are not

specified

--check_files Checks whether components of the installation

kit are already installed on this host

--configfile=<file_name> Specifies a configuration file for using a

preconfigured setup

The file must be in regular ini file format.

The specified name is interpreted by the

installation program as relative to the installation

directory. If the installation kit is located on a

read-only file system (for example DVD), specify

the absolute path to the configuration file.

--help -h Displays the list of installation options

--hostname=<host_name> -H Specifies a virtual host name

If this option is not specified on the command

line, the value is taken from the entry Hostname

in the file <inst directory>/install/

installation.ini (UNIX) or <inst


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Option Long Option Short Description

directory>\install\installation.ini

(Windows), if present.

Default: system host name, as returned by the

operating system command hostname. This is

generally the computer name without domain

suffix.

--list_packages -l Displays available software components and their

versions

--list_systems Displays a list of the installed SAP HANA

systems, clients and studio on the host

--no_debug_packages Suppresses the installation of debug packages

--path=<path> Specifies the installation pathThe default values are given here:

Default Installation Paths for UNIX [page 5]

Default Installation Paths for Windows [page 5]

--version -v Displays the version of the installation program

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4 Additional Information

4.1 Uninstallation of the Client

Each installation has its own uninstallation tool.

Use the hdbuninst program of the software package for which you want to uninstall the client software.

4.2 Uninstallation on UNIX

4.2.1 Uninstallation on UNIX in Interactive ModeYou are logged on to the host where the client software is installed.

You are logged on as the root user.

1. Open a root shell and go to the directory where you unpacked the software for this installation.

2. Enter the following command:

./hdbuninst

3. Enter the ID of the client software installation and press Enter.

The client software is removed from this host.

4.2.2 Uninstallation on UNIX in Batch ModeTo call the hdbuninst program in batch mode, specify the installation path of the client software using the –path

option.

If you omit the installation path, the program does not run in batch mode but instead queries the installation ID.

1. Open a root shell and go to the directory where you unpacked the software for this installation.


./hdbuninst --path <installation_path> -b

4.3 Uninstallation on Windows

You are logged on as a local administrator.

1. Open a command prompt and go to the directory where you unpacked the software for this installation.


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3. Enter the installation ID assigned to the client software installation and press Enter.

The client software is removed from this host.

Note

You can also use the standard Windows functionality Start Control Panel Add or remove programs to

remove the client software.

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