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

System with Add-ons

- SAP_ABA 701 or a higher version
- SAP_BASIS 701 or a higher version
- SAP_BW 701 with SP 6 or a higher version

Storage	Type	Min. Version
DB6	Blob/Transparent	10.05.0004
Oracle	Blob/Transparent	12.1.0.2.0
Sybase IQ	Transparent	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)

Step-by-step Installation Process

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). OutBoard support packages must be updated using the SPAM Update (transaction SPAM) up to the level 22 (detailed guide can be found under SPAM online documentation). After a successful OutBoard DataTiering SP22 installation the software component DVD 200 with the Level 22 will be available in the system as shown on the screen.
ADSO archiving is supported only for the BW 750 release or a higher version. To enable ADSO archiving import the transport HD1K903488. Please note: This step is only required in case you want to archive an ADSO and your 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.
Access the OutBoard Cockpit by entering the transaction /n/DVD/OUTBOARD in your BI system. Select License in the top menu and click on Install License or press F2.
Now enter the calendar date until which the license is valid and your License key in the fields below. Press F8 to complete the installation.
To make the system aware that OutBoard is available you should complete a registration. This is done with the transaction RSDANLCON. To register OutBoard fill in ‘OUTBOARD’ in the field Near-Line Conn. and fill ‘/DVD/NLS_CONNECTION’ in the field Name of Class.
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:

(SP22) Setup Hadoop storage for setting up a connection to Hadoop

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