Content Server 

Purpose

The SAP Content Server is based on the database system MaxDB and as of Release 4.6 is available on Windows 2000 Server for SUN Solaris, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, IBM AIX, SUSE Linux, and RedHat Linux. The precise release names are defined in the Platform Availability Matrix (PAM).

Therefore, besides the SAP DB, an independent content server is always available in every SAP system installation. Thus, the SAP system provides the necessary technical infrastructure for all document-centric applications and business scenarios that do not require a long-term archiving solution. Since the SAP Content Server is also integrated via the HTTP interface (see SAP HTTP Content Server 4.5 Interface), the actual storage medium used remains completely transparent to SAP applications.

Documentation on the database system and database tools can be found in the SAP Library.

Applications that use the technical infrastructure of the SAP Content Server include the SAP Business Workplace, SAP ArchiveLink, the Document Management System (DMS), and the Knowledge Warehouse.

Implementation Considerations

To find out how to install SAP Content Server see the Installation Guide for SAP Content Server, which you can find on the Service Marketplace under the quick link /instguides  ® Installation and Upgrade Guides ® SAP Components ® SAP Content Server.

Constraints

The SAP Content Server is not intended to replace optical storage systems and other storage media for long-term document archiving.