Installation Worksheets

Before you install SAP Mobile Platform as either a single server or a cluster member, record the information you need to work through the installation process.

Host Information

The name of the server on which SAP Mobile Platform Server 3.0 SP00 will be installed.

Installation Directory

  • Default – C:\SAP\MobilePlatform3.
  • Custom – enter installation location.

Installation Type

  • Developer installation – a single-server developer system that uses the SAP SQL Anywhere embedded database.
  • Production installation – a clustered production system that uses an external database.

Database Server Configuration

  • SAP SQL Anywhere – the embedded SQL Anywhere database is supported only for developer installations.
  • Use another database that is already installed – production installations must use an external database:

    • SAP HANA

    • SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

    • SAP SQL Anywhere

    • DB2

    • Microsoft SQL Server

    • Oracle (Service) – ask your database administrator which Oracle options to select and what value to supply for the Service or the SID.

    • Oracle (SID) – see above.

  • Database server parameters:

    • Host name – fully-qualified domain name or static IP address of the database server.

    • Port number – listening port of the database server.

    • Login – default value is gomobile.

    • Password – default value is secret.

    • Database name – default value is smp3.

    • Path to JDBC driver – for Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle, the fully-qualified path must include the JAR name of either the SQL Server JDBC driver or the type 4 Oracle driver, respectively.

    • Path to IBM DB2 JDBC driver – for IBM DB2, the fully-qualified path to the db2jcc4 JDBC driver.

Administrator Credentials

  • Administrator user name
  • Administrator password

These credentials are used by the SAP Mobile Platform administrator to access Management Cockpit and perform system administration functions.

Keystore Password

The password to access the keystore, where certificates and private keys are stored.

Communication Ports

  • HTTP – default value is 8080.
  • HTTPS – default value is 8081.
  • HTTPS mutual SSL port – default value is 8082.
  • HTTPS admin port – default value is 8083.

These ports are used by SAP Mobile Platform to communicate using the HTTP protocol between various internal components. For example, the HTTPS admin port is used to communicate with Management Cockpit.

Windows Account Information

The SAP Mobile Platform Server Windows service runs under the Windows account as the smpServiceUser user; you cannot change this user. If the account already exists, you must enter the current password.

Select whether to start the service automatically each time Windows starts.

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