(SP24) Installation Guide

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Last updated: Nov 18, 2020 by Marian Vidra

The purpose of this document is to explain the end-user the process of installing Datavard's OutBoard DataTiering.
This document is aimed for SAP system administrators and BW consultants who should primary work with OutBoard DataTiering.

Installation

Prerequisites

  • OutBoard DataTiering installation package
  • A valid license from your Datavard consultant
  • SAP Add-On Installation Tool (transaction SAINT) version 33 or higher
  • SAP NetWeaver 7.01 with SP 6 or a higher version


StorageTypeMin. Version 
DB6Blob/Transparent10.05.0004
OracleBlob/Transparent

12.1.0.2.0

Sybase IQTransparent 

16.0.0.809

MS SQL 2012

Transparent 

12.0.5207.0

Hadoop

and all the distributions which use Hive and HDFS. 

Blob/Transparent

Hive 1.1.0 and higher

Impala 2.3.0 and higher

Oozie 4.1.0 and higher

Verified vendors

  • Cloudera (5.x and higher)
  • Hortonworks (min 2.6)
  • MapR (6.0 and higher)

Step-by-step Installation Process

  1. The OutBoard installation package is an add-on which must be imported using the Add-On Installation Tool (transaction SAINT). Upload and import all *.pat files using the wizard (detailed guide can be found under the Saint online documentation).
    After a successful OutBoard DataTiering installation the software component DVD 200 will be available in the system.

  2. ADSO archiving is supported only for the BW 750 release or a higher version. To enable ADSO archiving import the transport attached to the installation package. 

    This step is only required in case you want to archive an ADSO and you are using a SAP HANA system with the SAP Nearline interface 1.11 (for more information please check the SAP Note 2320378). More information about the support of an ADSO can be found under the OutBoard user documentation.

  3. Access the OutBoard Cockpit by entering the transaction /n/DVD/OUTBOARD in your BI system.
  4. Select License in the top menu and click on Install License or press F2.

  5. Now enter the calendar date until which the license is valid and your License key in the fields below.
  6. Press F8 to complete the installation.

  7. To make the system aware that DataTiering is available you should complete a registration. This is performed with the transaction RSDANLCON.
  8. To register DataTiering fill in ‘OUTBOARD’ in Near-Line Conn. and fill in ‘/DVD/NLS_CONNECTION’ in Name of Class.
  9. Now it is possible to archive into the Default cluster storage or you can set up your own Storage management profile. For more information, see the instructions under Storage Management Setup.

Congratulations! Now you can use Datavard OutBoard DataTiering for data archiving.
After installation the next step is to determine which data you should archive. OutBoard DataTiering can automatically help you to analyze this based on best practices from other companies and the size of your database tables. You can immediately archive your data based on this analysis, or you can manually select the data you wish to archive.

Storage Setup

To support Hadoop storage, following configuration is required: