SAP NetWeaver deployment to Bare Metal on Classic Infrastructure, when you are using Windows Server

Configuring your server

Select your SAP-certified server and OS.

1. Select CPU Model BI.S3.NW32 (OS Options). For more information about deciphering the server names, see Provisioning your Bare Metal Servers using the IBM Cloud console.

2. RAM defaults to a predefined value based on your server selection and cannot be changed.

3. Enter an optional public key for your SSH key, which you can use to log in to your server after provisioning is done. The default is None.

4. Choose Microsoft as your Image (OS) and select 2016 Standard (64 bit)-HVM.

   If you're bringing your own license (BYOL) for your OS, select No OS. For more information, see Bring your own license.

Adding storage disks

1. Under Type, select RAID 10.
2. Disks, Hot Spare, and Disk Media have default values that are based on your selection. Select a Disk Size that covers the total amount of storage you need.
3. Click the Menu icon > Advanced configuration and leave Controller cleared. Click OK.

Network interface

1. Select 1 Gbps Redundant Public and Private Network Uplinks for Uplink Port Speed.
2. Select the values in Table 1 for the following fields:

3. Leave the default values for all other fields.

4. Review your Order Summary.

5. Select I read and agree to the following Third-Party Service Agreements.

   You can create your server, save the order as a quote to provision later, or add the order an estimate, which might include multiple services.

6. Click Create to be redirected to the Checkout page after your order is verified.

You are redirected to a page with your order number. Print the page because it is your receipt. You also receive a confirmation email with the subject Your IBM Cloud Order ## has been approved. The ## is your order number.

Depending on your order, the server is available for use within one to four hours after the order is submitted. You can check Device Details from the IBM Cloud console (Menu icon > Resource List > Devices) for the status of the provisioning steps. Click the Device Name that matches your device's hostname and domain to see its status.

Bring your own license

If you have your own operating system license, you install it on your Bare Metal Servers based on the vendor's instructions. For more information, see The no OS option.

Access your server

Use a public IP for remote access so that you can connect to your server through a Remote Desktop (RDP) client (for example, Microsoft Windows’ MSTSC). The public IP address is displayed in the Device List for your device. The administrator password for your server is also displayed. Click Show Password to see the password.

Partitioning and file systems

For the single-node example, a server with one logical disk (on RAID 1) was ordered. The operating system (OS) has one mirrored disk, with one large file system equal to the total size of the ordered disk.

The server does not require any further installation steps for storage.

Ordering your SAP NetWeaver Application Server

Follow the steps in the Provisioning a 32 GB server for a single-host environment to order the SAP NetWeaver Application Server.

Ordering your Database Server

Use the following steps to order an SAP-certified server as your database server.

1. Log in to the IBM Cloud console with your unique credentials.
2. Click Create resource > Compute > Infrastructure > Bare Metal Server.
3. Click Continue. If you can't click Continue, you don't have the correct permissions to create a server. Check with your system administrator about your permissions.
4. Leave 1 in the Quantity field.
5. Enter sdb192 in the Hostname field. Hostname is a permanent or temporary name for your servers. Click Information for formatting specifics.
6. Enter mycloud.com in the Domain field. Domain is the identification string that defines administrative control within the internet. Click Information for formatting specifics.
7. Billing defaults to Monthly. Currently, 1-year contract and 3-year contract are not available for SAP-certified servers.
8. The data centers displayed under Location depend on product availability within a particular data center. Leave the default Location of NA South DAL10-Dallas.
9. Click All servers > SAP certified.

Configuring your Database Server

Use the following steps to configure your database server and its OS.

1. Select CPU Model BI.S3.NW192 (OS Options). For more information about deciphering the server names, see Provisioning your Bare Metal Servers using the IBM Cloud console.

2. RAM defaults to a predefined value based on your server selection and cannot be changed.

3. Enter an optional public key for your SSH key, which you can use to log in to your server after provisioning is done. The default is None.

4. Choose Microsoft as your Image (OS), and select 2016 Standard (64 bit)-HVM.

   If you're bringing your own license (BYOL) for your OS, select No OS. For more information, see Bring your own license.

Adding storage disks

Use the following steps to add a 2 TB SATA drive for your database server.

1. For Disk 1, click the Menu icon > Advanced configuration and verify that Primary disk partition is set to the default of Windows Basic. Click OK.
2. Click Add new.
3. Disks, Hot Spare, and Disk Media have default values. Select a Disk Size that covers the total amount of storage you need.

Setting up the network interface

Use the following steps to set up the network interface for your database server.

1. Select 1 Gbps Redundant Public and Private Network Uplinks for Uplink Port Speed.

2. Select the values in Table 1 for the following fields:

   Make sure the network interface values for your database server match the values for your application server.

3. Leave the default values for all other fields.

4. Review your Order Summary.

5. Select I read and agree to the following Third-Party Service Agreements.

   You can create your server, save the order as a quote to provision later, or add the order to an estimate, which might include multiple services.

6. Click Create to be redirected to the Checkout page after your order is verified.

You are redirected to a page with your order number. Print the page because it is your receipt. You also receive a confirmation email with the subject Your IBM Cloud Order ## has been approved. The ## is your order number.

Depending on your order, the server is available for use within one to four hours after the order is submitted. You can check Device Details from the IBM Cloud console (Menu icon > Resource List > Devices) for the status of the provisioning steps. Click the Device Name that matches your given hostname and Domain to see its status.

Bring your own license

If you have your own operating system license, you install it on your Bare Metal Servers based on the vendor's instructions. For more information, see The no OS option.

Access your server

Use a public IP for remote access so that you can connect to your servers through a Remote Desktop (RDP) client (for example, Windows’ MSTSC). The public IP addresses are displayed in the Device List (under the Device menu) for your device. The root passwords for your servers are also displayed. Click Show Password to see the passwords.

Partitioning and file systems

For the three-tier example, a 192 GB database server with one logical disk (on RAID10) and a 32 GB application server with one logical disk (on RAID 1) were ordered. Both servers come with one large file system equal to the total size of disks.

The server does not require any further installation steps for storage.

Preparing your network for a three-tier setup

If you are installing a three-tier setup, you need to prepare the network setup. For the sample setup, a 192 GB database server (named "sdb192") and a 32 GB application server (named "e2e1270") are deployed. The database server also hosts the ABAP SAP Central Services (ASCS) instance. Adding the IPs on the private network to your hosts file helps with the upcoming steps and ensures that SAP internal network traffic goes through the right network.

Figure 1. Sample of three-tier setup

The network setup of the deployed servers that are outlined in Figure 1 is found under Network Connections in Microsoft Windows. In the sample setup, 10.17.139.35 is the private IP of the database server that is found under Network Connections - Private Network-Teamed, and is one of the IP ranges from RFC 1597. You can determine the IP of the application server, too, and add both IPs to both servers' host files under C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc.

In the IBM Cloud® console, you can find the private IP of the database server under Menu icon > Resource List > Devices. Select the applicable device and the IP address is displayed in the respective column.

Setting up external storage

1. Log in to the IBM Cloud console with your unique credentials.
2. Expand the Menu icon and select Classic Infrastructure.
3. Select Storage > Block Storage > Order Block Storage.
4. Select the specifics for your storage needs. Table 1 contains recommended values, including 10 IOPS/GB for a demanding database workload.

5. Review the Order Summary.
6. Select I have read and agree to the terms and conditions listed below.

Authorizing host

1. Select Storage > Block Storage.

2. Highlight your LUN and expand the Action menu and select Authorize Host.

3. Select a Device Type of Bare Metal Server.

4. Click Hardware to load available devices and select the hostname of your database server.

5. Click Save.

   More provisioning information can be found under Ordering Block Storage through the Console.

Follow the steps in Connecting to MPIO iSCSCI LUNS on Microsoft Windows to connect your block storage to your database server by using the data from the example. Follow the steps carefully; they lead to a new “offline” disk available for your Windows server.

You can now bring the disk online and initialize it.

Downloading your SAP software

You need an SAP S-user ID and Download Authorization to download the DVDs. For more information about the SAP S-user ID, see How to set up an S-user ID.

1. Log in to the SAP Support Portal, click Download Software, and download the required DVDs to a local share drive.
2. Transfer the files to your provisioned server.

Another option is to download the SAP Software Download Manager, install it on your target server, and directly download the DVD images to the server.

Installing SAP software

This example is for downloading the applicable SAP NetWeaver software. You may or might not be using SAP Netweaver 7.5.

After you download the installation media, follow the standard SAP installation procedure that is documented in the SAP installation guide for your SAP version and components, and the corresponding SAP Notes. For more information, see SAP Installation Guide (search for the guides based on the Windows OS) and SAP Notes. SAP Notes requires an SAP S-user ID.

1. Open the root folder of your SWPM-DVD or of your installation DVD as Administrator, and run sapinst. The Welcome to SAP Installation page is displayed.
2. Select SAP NetWeaver 7.5 > IBM DB2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows > SAP Systems > Application Server ABAP.
3. Open Distributed System and run ASCS Instance and Database Instance on the database server.
4. Verify that sapinst successfully shared folders \\usr\sap\trans and \\sapmnt after the ASCS Instance is installed for the next step to work.
5. Run Primary Application Server Instance on the application server. Be sure to use the private addresses for the ASCS and the database hostnames during installation of the application server. Using private addresses ensures that network traffic between the application server and ASCS, or database, path through the private network and not through the public network.

You can now run your SAP installation according to the SAP installation instructions.