1906695 - Setup SAP HANA distributed system without root SSH

Symptom

This SAP Note describes the procedure of installation of distributed SAP HANA when SSH with root user is not allowed in the landscape.

Other Terms

NewDB, In-Memory Database, SAP HANA database, Hybrid Data Base, installation, SAP HANA lifecycle manager, distributed system, scaleout system, SSH, SAP HANA unified installer

Reason and Prerequisites

The SAP HANA unified installer can install distributed system in a single execution. It requests root user and password in the input in order to do the installations on all hosts via SSH. In some landscapes SSH with root is not permitted or the root password is not provided to the user.

Solution

If you don't want to use SSH or root password or you are not allowed to do so, you can install a single node system and add the other hosts (nodes) later by using the SAP HANA lifecycle manager. It has web user interface which uses only the sidadm user and the usage of SSH and root password can be skipped. The SAP HANA lifecycle manager is installed by the unified installer. You can find its documentation in the 'SAP HANA Update and Configuration Guide' on http://help.sap.com/hana_platform/.

Header Data

Released On	30.08.2013 08:03:02
Release Status	Released for Customer
Component	HAN-LM-INS SAP HANA Installation
Priority	Recommendations / Additional Info
Category	Installation information