Supported Databases
In general, BW application servers can only be supported on the operating system where a SAP Database Shared Library (DBSL) has been released for the BW database and the source database.
The following information is subject to change. Always check the relevant SAP Notes for up-to-date information.
| Supported Database Management Systems | Database Source System Requirements | BW System Requirements | Further Information |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SAP DB (ada) or Version 7.5 MaxDB (sdb) or higher |
Versions: SAP DB 7.2.5 Build 3 or higher |
DB Client: SAP DB Client Version SAP DB 7.3.1 or higher |
SAP Note 520647 |
|
Microsoft SQL Server (mss) |
Versions: MS SQL Server 7.0 and MS SQL Server 2000 Application server: Windows NT |
Application server: Windows NT DB Client: MS SQL 7 or higher
We recommend using MS SQL 2000s highest service pack (see SAP Note 62988 - Service Packs for MS SQL Server). |
SAP Note 512739 |
|
Oracle (ora) |
Versions: Oracle 8.1.7.3 or higher (clients are upwards compatible)
The connection might also work with versions earlier than Oracle 8.1.7.3. Oracle does not support these versions however. |
DB Client: Oracle 8.1.7.3 or higher (delivered with SAP Web Application Server 6.20) |
SAP Note 518241 |
|
IBM DB2/390 (db2) |
Versions: DB2/390 V6 or higher
See SAP Note 81737 - DB2/390 APAR List. |
DB Client (ICLI): from 6.20 |
SAP Note 523552 |
|
IBM DB2/400 (db4) |
Versions: DB2/400 V4R5 or higher
Both EBCDIC and ASCII data can be read. |
Application server: Windows NT DB Client: IBM Client Access Express and XDA Release V5R1 or higher and minimum release of source DB |
SAP Note 523381 |
|
IBM DB2 UDB (db6) |
Versions: DB2 UDB for Unix and Windows V8.1 or higher
Only use FixPaks allowed by SAP. These are described in SAP Note 200225 - DB6: Supported FixPaks in SAP BW. |
DB Client: DB2 UDB or higher Run-time Client for Unix and Windows that is supported by the SAP kernel of the BW system that is used |
SAP Note 523622 |
|
SAP HANA Database (hdb) |
Versions: From SAP HANA database 1.0 |
Application server: AIX 64bit, HP-UX on IA64 64-bit, Linux on x86_64 64-bit, Windows server on x86_64 64-bit; with the 720-EXT Kernel too: Solaris on SPARC 64-bit, Solaris on x86_64 64-bit DB Client: SAP HANA Client 1.0 |
SAP Note 1597627 |