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Overview of SAP NetWeaver 7.5 with ASE

Overview of SAP NetWeaver 7.5 with ASE

This document describes the overview and the architecture of the SAP NetWeaver 7.5 solution with Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) Sybase as the underlying database running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 9.4 operating system in the IBM Cloud VPC environment.

The configuration refers to a 2-tier installation where the SAP Application layer and the ASE Sybase database layer are running on the same underlying Virtual Server Instance (VSI) as part of the IaaS offering within the IBM Cloud VPC environment.

The ASE Sybase database versions that are supported are ASE16 SP04 PL06. The operating system where both applications run is Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 9.4.

Figure 1. Architecture Diagram - SAP NetWeaver 7.5 with ASE Sybase
Architecture Diagram - SAP NetWeaver 7.5 with ASE Sybase

The software that is used for this type of installation are as follows:

Software installation
ibm-redhat-9-4-amd64-sap-applications-4 Operating System Image for SAP System Installation
51057961_1.zip SAP ASE16 SP04 PL06
SAPHOSTAGENT66_66-80004822.SAR SAP HOST AGENT 7.22 SP66
SAPEXE_500-80007612.SAR SAP Kernel 7.54 64-bit Unicode PL500 DB Independent
SAPEXEDB_500-80007655.SAR SAP Kernel 7.54 64-bit Unicode PL500 for SAP ASE
igsexe_5-80007786.sar SAP IGS 7.54
igshelper_17-10010245.sar SAP IGS Helper
51050829_3.ZIP SAP NW 7.5 ABAP Installation Export
SWPM10SP43_0-20009701.SAR SoftwareProvisioningManager 1.0 SP43
SAPCAR_1300-70007716.EXE SAPCAR utility 7.53 PL1300

Following are the deployment phases:

  1. Cloud infrastructure planning
  2. Cloud resource deployment
  3. File system preparation
  4. Operating system preparation
  5. Installation of SAP NetWeaver 7.5 with Db2 on RHEL 9.4 with Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM)