Installation of SAP Content Server 6.40 On AIX 5.3

Installation of SAP Content Server
6.40 on AIX 5.3
Applies to:
SAP Content Server 6.40, Apache Server 2.0.63
Summary
This document is prepared to give the users a brief idea about installation of SAP Content Server and
APACHE server on AIX 5.3 / MAX-DB.
Author:
Bhavesh Chauhan
Company: Torrent Power Ltd.

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Created on: 10 February 2010
Author Bio
Bhavesh Chauhan has around 2+ years of experience in BASIS administration. Currently
engaged with Torrent Power Ltd as BASIS Lead in the areas of ECC 6.0, BI and Solution
Manager.
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Installation of SAP Content Server 6.40 on AIX 5.3
Table of Contents
Introduction to Document Management System ................................................................................................ 3
Installation of Apache Server [Version 2.0.63] ................................................................................................... 3
a.
Pre-Requisites ....................................................................................................................................... 3
i.
Create group and user ........................................................................................................................................... 3
ii.
Please make sure that following packages must be installed. ............................................................................... 3
iii. Create following file systems. ................................................................................................................................ 3

iv. Check that JRE is installed by entering ................................................................................................................. 3
b.
c.
Extraction of source files........................................................................................................................ 3

i.
Copy httpd-2.0.63.gz file to /sapcd. ....................................................................................................................... 3
ii.
Extract the file using following command. .............................................................................................................. 3
Configure ............................................................................................................................................... 4
iii. Go to directory /sapcd/httpd-2.0.63........................................................................................................................ 4
iv. Set following environment variables and values. Use command: .......................................................................... 4
d.
Build [Compilation] ................................................................................................................................. 5
e.
Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 5
f.
Post-Installation ..................................................................................................................................... 5
g.
Test ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
Installation of Content Server [Version 6.40] ...................................................................................................... 6

h.
Pre-Requisites ....................................................................................................................................... 6
i.
Installation .............................................................................................................................................. 7
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 16

Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 17

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Introduction to Document Management System

The SAP Content Server (SAP CS) is a separate server instance that is used to store content such as
scanned invoices, print lists, outgoing documents or archive files. These documents and data are stored on a
dedicated server and made accessible to related SAP applications.
The SAP Content Server takes off load from the application database by storing content on an external
server in a database (MaxDB) or on its file system. SAP CS does not support optical storage (e.g. DVD
jukebox) and there is also no scan client bundled together with SAP CS. On the other hand, there are no
additional license costs for SAP Content Server.
Installation of Apache Server [Version 2.0.63]
a. Pre-Requisites
i.Create group and user
Content Server Group : sapsys
Content Server User : sapcs
Home Directory : /home/sapcs
Make user sapcs member of group sapsys.
ii.Please make sure that following packages must be installed.

gcc-4.0.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
libgcc-4.0.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
libstdcplusplus-4.0.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
libstdcplusplus-devel-4.0.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
gcc-cplusplus-4.0.0-1.aix5.3.ppc.rpm
iii.Create following file systems.
File System Name
Size in GB
Remark
/usr/sap/apache
5 GB
For installation of APACHE

server
/sapcd
10 GB
For copying installation dump

and installable of APACHE
Server
iv.Check that JRE is installed by entering

Java version
b. Extraction of source files
i.Copy httpd-2.0.63.gz file to /sapcd.

ii.Extract the file using following command.
# gzip -d httpd-2.0.63.tar.gz

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This will create tar file httpd-2.0.63.tar
Extract the tar file using following command,

#tar xvf httpd-2.0.63.tar
This will create directory httpd-2.0.63 in /sapcd.
c. Configure
This step configures APACHE source to AIX Platform.

iii.Go to directory /sapcd/httpd-2.0.63
iv.Set following environment variables and values. Use command:
o Export CC=gcc maix64

o Export OBJECT_MODE=64
Now run the following command:
./configure prefix=/usr/sap/apache --enable-mods-shared=most with-mpm=prefork
Where,
Prefix = Installation directory of APACHE server
--enable-mods-shared Defines a list of modules to be enabled and build as dynamic shared
modules. This mean, these module have to be loaded dynamically by using the LoadModule
directive.
--enable-mods-shared=most
will compile most modules and build them as DSO [Dynamic Shared Object] modules.
--with-mpm used to choose the process model for your server. Value Prefork Implements a nonthreaded, pre-forking web server

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d. Build [Compilation]
Now, Build compile all parts of APACHE server using following command.
# make
e. Installation
This will install APACHE Server in /usr/sap/apache folder.

Use following command :
# make install
f.
Post-Installation
Go to directory /usr/sap/apache and open the file httpd.conf

And change the user and group to sapcs and sapsys respectively.
Also change Listen Port to 1090.

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g. Test
To start APACHE server,

i.
Go to /usr/sap/apache/bin
ii.
Run command,
apachectl start
Now in web browser open the following URL:

http://ipaddress:1090
If following page is displayed, APACHE server is installed properly.
Installation of Content Server [Version 6.40]

h. Pre-Requisites
o
o
DVD Requirement
1.
SAP Netweaver Installation Master
2.
Presentation, Server Components, Content Server etc.
Copy content of both the DVDs to /sapcd file system and use following command to give
full permission to user root.
#chmod R 777 /sapcd
Check that SWAP space is 3 to 4 times of RAM [Recommended] by entering,
lsps a
Creation of SAP File systems
File System Name

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Size in GB
Remark

6
/sapdb
50 GB
To store database files
Creation of Soft link

Create the soft links to access the module files for Content server
User for content server : sapcs
Home Directory : /home/sapcs
Soft link : /home/sapcs/apache -> /usr/sap/apache
i.
Installation
- Log on as user root in XMANAGER.

- Set environment variable JAVA_HOME using following command
setenv JAVA_HOME /usr/java14_64
where /usr/java4_64 is the directory where java run time is installed.
- Set environment variable DISPLAY using following command
setenv DISPLAY <IP>:0.0,
Where <IP> is the IP where the SAPinst GUI is displayed.
- Start installation from /sapcd/install directory using the following command.
./sapcd/master/IM_AIX_PPC64/sapinst
SAPinst GUI starts automatically by displaying the Welcome screen.

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Select Content Server and / or Cache Server and Click on next to continue.
Check following check boxes

Content Server
Install Content Server
Install Database Instance
Enter the Database ID for content server
DBSID of Content Server -> SDB
Enter the Data Size for Instance
Click on next to continue.

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Enter the location of Content server 6.40 DVD location

/sapcd/CS
Click on ok to continue.
Enter the following

Content Server User -> sapcs
Content web Server Root -> /home/sapcs/apache

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Verify the Repository Root path for,

Content Server -> /usr/users/sapcs/contrep
Verify the HTTP port for,
Content Server -> 1090 (Default Port if required change)

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Enter password for database owner of content server sqdsdb

Enter the location of MaxDB DVD -> /sapcd/CS_SAPDB

Click on ok to continue.

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Enter password for database system administrator and the database manager operator of content
server database.
Change database parameters -> Volume Medium Type from

Raw devices to File System.

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Change the location and size of log volume if required.

Change the location and size of data volume if required.

Add more data files if required.

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Click on start to install the content server and DB instance.
Click OK to continue.

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Click OK to exit.

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Related Content
SAP Note: 175096 SAP Content Server Installation Guide
SAP Note : 664384 Generation info for Apache Web server for SAP Content Server
SAP Note: 1299254 Content Server on AIX 6.1
SAP Note : 586895 SAP Content Server for UNIX (Composite SAP Note)

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice

This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.
SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,
and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.
SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or
code sample, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the content within this document and the materials and
services offered by SAP. You agree that you will not hold, or seek to hold, SAP responsible or liable with respect to the content of this
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