Unpacking the Software on UNIX 
Conventions
Concepts of the Database System,
Procedure
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1. Choose the appropriate software package for your operating system architecture, your database instance type, and your required installation profile.
If you only want to install or update an individual software component, then select an installation profile that contains this software component.
Installing from, the Software Distribution Center on the SAP Service Marketplace (service.sap.com/swdc,for SAP customers only)
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For the 
database instance type
OLTP choose
Download ® Database Patches ® MaxDB and SAP DB ® MaxDB | MaxDB 64-bit ® MaxDB <version> ® <os> ®
MAXDB<version>_<build>-<GUID>.SAR
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For the database instance type
liveCache (SAP System APO) choose
Download ® Support Packages and Patches ® Entry by Application Group ® SAP Application Components ® SAP APO
® SAP APO <apo_version>
® Entries by Component ® APO LC ® APO
LC<version>/LCAPPS<apo_version> ® <os> ®
LC<version>A<apo_version>_<apo_build>-<GUID>.SAR
Installation from the MaxDB website http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/maxdb/7.6.00.html
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Database instance type OLTP only:
Choose the desired software package for your operating system:
maxdb-<inst_profile>-<os>-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>_<build>.tgz
2. Copy the software package to a local directory of your choice.
3. Unpack the software using the following command:
For installation from the SAP Service Marketplace:
SAPCAR –xvf MAXDB<version>_<build>-<GUID>.SAR
For installation from the MaxDB website:
tar xvzf maxdb-<inst_profile>-<os>-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>_<build>.tgz
Result
The system creates the following in this local directory:
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For OLTP software, the subdirectory
maxdb-<inst_profile>-<os>-<32|64>bit-<arch>-<version>
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For SAP liveCache, the subdirectory
apo<apo_version>_livecache-<os>-<arch>-<version>
It then saves the software to these subdirectories.