SAP System Install Build Specifications

Now that we have reviewed the definitions that will be used in this and subsequent chapters related to SAP installations, let us look at a sample UNIX build specification. It is a best practice to write a formal build specification with all the naming conventions and provide it to the UNIX, storage, and database teams so that they can start allocating the needed storage space and building the underlying operating system (OS) file system (see Table 5-1) that is needed for the database and the SAP application installation. Please note that this is not a comprehensive build specification. Additional information such as swap space requirements, UNIX kernel parameters, OS patches, and swap information is included ...

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