SAP on Oracle:

Development
Update

Dr. Christian Graf

Development Manager
DB Platforms Oracle & Informix
SAP AG
 Topics

SAP on Oracle Architecture

Oracle Release Integration at SAP

BR* News

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 SAP Architecture on WEB AS with Oracle

Workplace SRM/CRM

KM BW

APO R/3 Enterprise

Java Apps

ABAP ABAP
ABAP Engine
Engine Java
J2EE
J2EE Engine
Engine BR*
Web Application Server 6.30 + Tools

Pro*C
Oracle Call Interface (OCI) Thin JDBC

ABAP schema (char) Java schema (nchar)

Oracle

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 SAP Architecture on NetWeaver with Oracle

mySAP SRM

mySAP SCM

mySAP ERP

BW
BW XI
XI Portal
Portal MDM
MDM Mobile
Mobile
BR*
BR*
WEB
WEB AS
AS
SAP NetWeaver Trex
Trex .
. Tools
Tools
ABAP
ABAP Engine
Engine J2EE
J2EE Engine
Engine
Pro*C
OCI Thin JDBC

ABAP schema Java schema Java schema

Oracle Oracle

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 Topics

SAP on Oracle Architecture

Oracle Release Integration at SAP

BR* News

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 Oracle Release Integration

SAP certified Oracle versions for 31I WAS 7/NW 04+

Oracle
SAP Oracle
Support (*)

31I 8.1.7 + 9.2 12/04 7/07

40B 8.1.7 + 9.2 12/04 7/07
45B 8.1.7 + 9.2 12/04 7/07
WAS 4.6C 8.1.7 + 9.2 12/04 7/07
WAS 6.10 8.1.7 + 9.2 12/04 7/07
WAS 6.20 (8.1.7) + 9.2 12/04 7/07
WAS 6.30/40/NW04 9.2 7/07
WAS 7 (Paris, SAP05) 10.2 Q2/10

(*) Standard Support not including Extended Maintenance.

Extended Maintenance 8.1.7 until 12/06 (OSS note 644939).
Oracle 8.1.7 Desupport Hot News: 578113
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 Oracle 9.2 feature integration status

Oracle Feature Status SAP SAP Default

Releases
SQL Merge supported BW 30B + BW 30B

Dynamic System Global Area supported independent WAS 6.40

Automatic PGA Memory Mngmt supported independent WAS 6.40

Automatic Undo Management supported independent WAS 6.40

Online Table Redefinition supported independent BRspace 6.40

Data Guard (physical) supported independent

Locally managed System Tbls supported independent WAS 6.40/RAC

Auto Seg. Space Management supported Independent WAS 6.40/RAC

Server Parameter File supported Independent WAS 6.40/RAC

Entry point for 9.2 feature recommendations: OSS note 598678

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 Oracle Partitioning Update

Fully integrated in SAP BW as of 2.0B

NEW: Supported and integrated in R/3 as of R/3 4.6C

(see OSS Note 742243 for more details)

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 Real Application Clusters Certification Process

RAC certification per OS/hardware platform

Three step process
n Internal Functional & Scalability tests (SAP, Oracle HW partner)
n Pilot customer
n Controlled Availability Phase (first ~ 10 customers)

Intensive OS Partner collaboration required

n Hardware
n Engineers

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 Technical Requirements for SAP R/3 with RAC

SAP R/3 4.6C/D or newer

New Set of BR*Tools 6.40

Oracle 9.2.0.5 or higher

Shared Oracle_Home (binaries, trace files etc.)

Shared Archive Location

Database Files on OCFS for Windows

n SAP does not support raw devices on Windows

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 Current RAC Status at SAP per Platform

HP Tru64
Functional and Scalability Tests completed
Two production customers
Controlled Availability phase started (up to ten more customers)

IBM AIX
Functional and Scalability Tests completed
Two production customers
Controlled Availability phase started (up to ten more customers)

Linux 32bit:
Functional and Scalability Tests completed
Red Hat 3.0: One production customer
Controlled Availability phase started (up to ten more customers)
SLES8: Pilot customer under way; CA phase planned for Q1-Q2/2005

Windows 32 Bit
Functional and Scalability Tests completed
Pilot customer tests under way
Controlled Availability phase planned for Q1/2005

HP-UX
Functional and Scalability Tests completed

Sun Solaris
Functional and Scalability Tests completed

Current status in OSS Note 527843

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 Recommended and tested RAC Configurations with SAP
R/3

OS Version Cluster Version and CFS Type

HP-UX 11i (11.11) Veritas Advanced Cluster 3.5 or HP Service
Guard (DB files on raw devices)
HP Tru64 5.1b TruCluster Server 5.1

IBM AIX 5.2 HACMP 4.5/5.1 + GPFS 2.1/2.2

Linux (SuSE) SLES8/9, UL 1.0 OCFS 1.0.12/13

Linux (Red Hat) AS 2.1, ES 3.0 OCFS 1.0.12/13

Solaris (Fujitsu 2.8, 2.9 Veritas Advanced Cluster 3.5/4.0 or

Siemens) PrimeCluster + Net App Filer
Solaris (SUN) 2.8, 2.9 Veritas Advanced Cluster 3.5/4.0 or SUN
Cluster3.0+PxFS (DB on raw) or SUN QFS
Windows 2003 Enterprise Server OCFS

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 Documentation on RAC with SAP R/3

Platform Partner:
n Cluster documentation

SAP:
n Database Upgrade Guide: Upgrade to Oracle Version 9.2.0: UNIX

Oracle:
n Oracle9i Release Notes Release 2 (9.2.0.1.0)
n Development White Papers:
u Configuring SAP R/3 4.6D for Use with Oracle Real Application Clusters
u Best Practices for SAP on RAC for Windows Platform

http://service.sap.com/dbaora -> Media Library -> Oracle RAC

http://sapdev.de.oracle.com -> Database -> RAC -> Whitepapers

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 Oracle Database 10g Status at SAP

SAP AG has been Active Beta Partner

SAP internal tests are being performed
n 6 internal systems upgraded
n 1 open issue to be fixed

ERP05, SRM05, SCM05 planned to be certified with

10g only in Q3/2005 (internal validation starts in Q1/05)
All SAP products based on 4.6D and 6.40 kernel are
planned to be certified for 10g in Q4-2005/early 2006
Based on this schedule only version 10.2 will be
certified
n Very good experience with same strategy during
Oracle 9 certification

Oracle provides 5 years full maintenance for 10g

Check OSS Note 720886

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 Record Performance for SAP SD Benchmark

100000 SAP SD benchmark users:

n SAP R/3 Enterprise 4.7

n HP Integrity Superdome Enterprise Server with
64 Intel Itanium 2 1.6 GHz processors with HP-
UX 11i v2
n Average dialog response time of 1.74
n 160 4-way Application Server

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 Transparent 10g Features

Infiniband Network
Windows Fibers
Faster Drop and Truncate table
In Memory Undo
Improved Scalability for partitioned Objects
Integrated RAC clusterware (ASM)
Simplified Database Install
Lightweight Client install (3 files)

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 10g Features planned later for SAP products

The following features are being considered and

will be tested over time. They will not be available
immediately with initial 10g certification by SAP
but added later:

Backup Compression
Incremental Cumulated Backup through RMAN
Full Database Begin Backup
Change-Aware Incremental Backup
Secured Redo Transmission
Online LONG to LOB migration
Automated Storage Management (ASM)
Rename Tablespace
Cross-Platform Transportable Tablespaces
Online Segment Shrink
Automatic Optimizer Statistics Collection
Data Pump
Flashback Technology

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 Topics

SAP on Oracle Architecture

Oracle Release Integration at SAP

BR* News

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 Redesign History

n 2001 / Q2 BRCONNECT 6.10 (0)

u Extended functionality for Oracle DBA
u Replaces command line options of SAPDBA

n 2003 / Q2 BRRECOVER 6.20 (100)

u New tool for Oracle Restore and Recovery
u Replaces recovery functionality of SAPDBA

n 2003 / Q2 BRTOOLS 6.20 (100)

u New character menu interface for BR*Tools

n 2003 / Q2 BRGUI 6.30

u New graphical menu interface for BR*Tools

n 2004 / Q1 BRSPACE 6.40 (0)

u New tool for Oracle database (space) administration
u Replaces the rest of SAPDBA functionality

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 Positioning

n BR*Tools 6.40 completely replace the SAPDBA functionality

Starting with NW04 SAPDBA is not delivered anymore

n SAP strongly recommends to only use BR*Tools for Web AS 6.40

n Prerequisite for BR*Tools 6.40 is Oracle 9.2 or higher
n SAP recommends to use BR*Tools 6.40 for all systems running on
Oracle 9.2
n BR*Tools 6.40 are usable with all releases of SAP R/3 and Web AS
n For Oracle Version 8.1.7 BR*Tools 6.20 are final release

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 BRGUI Graphical User Interface for BR*Tools

n Look and feel

u SAP-style buttons and GUI elements
n Quick navigation
u Buttons allow easy access of any functionality
n Familiar behavior
u BR*Tools character interface directly translated to GUI
n Platform independence
u Pure Java, based on JDK 1.3
n Requirements
u BR*Tools 6.20 (100) or higher

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 BRGUI Screenshot (1)

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 BRGUI Screenshot (2)

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 New Developments

Implemented Enhancements in BR*Tools 6.40:

n BRRECOVER support for Oracle RAC databases (patch 6)

n Recreation of the SYSTEM tablespace (patch 10)

u e.g. for LMTS or ASSM migration of System Tbls

u SAP & DB Offline operation based on transportable Tbls feature

n BRGUI Version 2 offering more flexibility (BRGUI 6.40)

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 Outlook

Planned Enhancements for Oracle 10g

n Online migration from LONG to LOB

n Rename tablespace

n Browser-based BRGUI

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 Sources of Information

n New training ADM505 based on BR*Tools 6.40 only

n SAP Online Documentation 6.40:
u http://service.sap.com/dbaora -> Media Library -> General -> SAP
Database Guide: Oracle
n Technical documents:
u http://service.sap.com/dbaora -> Media Library -> General ->
BRCONNECT
u http://service.sap.com/dbaora -> Media Library -> Backup and
Recovery -> Restore and Recovery
u http://service.sap.com/dbaora -> Media Library -> Space
Management -> BRSPACE
n SAP notes:
u 403704 - BRCONNECT
u 602497 - BRRECOVER
u 611493 - BRGUI
u 647697 - BRSPACE
u 646681 - Reorganization with BRSPACE
u 680046 - Corrections in BR*Tools 6.40

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 Thanks for your attention !!

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