Although SAPConsole is a server component that is independent of the SAP GUI, it had been delivered together with SAP GUI up to and including Release 6.40 of SAP GUI for Windows. The reason was to guarantee the administrators a convenient distribution/installation of the software. However, SAP Console has in fact been unnecessarily installed on numerous clients and not just on a few servers.
Therefore, as of Release 7.10 of SAP GUI for Windows, the SAP Console is no longer included in the SAP GUI for Windows scope of delivery. Instead, a separate installation for the standalone SAP Console 7.10 has been developed. This software is available:
● on the SAP Service Marketplace under http://service.sap.com/patches → SAP Frontend Components → SAP Console → SAP Console 7.10
● on the Presentation DVD (as of March 2008)
If you upgrade to SAPConsole 7.10 from older versions, there are two possible scenarios:
● You need the SAPConsole but no SAPGUI on the machine where the SAPConsole is installed. Then, SAP recommends to uninstall the old SAPGUI and to install the new standalone SAPConsole 7.10.
● You also need a SAPGUI on the machine where the SAPConsole is installed. Then, you should first upgrade the SAP GUI to release 7.10 and then install the standalone SAPConsole 7.10.
You need the following prerequisites to install SAPConsole:
● Windows 2003 server (32 bit) must be installed on the computer.
● The computer must be connected to the network.
● Telnet software must be installed and configured on the computer. For more information, see Installing and Configuring Telnet.
● A profile defining the host IP address of the telnet/SAPConsole server and the type of emulation that the RF device should use (such as VT-220) must be configured for each RF device.
● Windows 2003 server (32 bit) must be installed on the computer.
● The computer must be connected to the network
● Web server software must be installed on the computer, for example the native IIS6 web server on Windows. For more information, see Web Server Post-installation Steps.
WebSAPConsole is not supported anymore for SAP-Systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1 and higher. SAP recommends to use ITSmobile instead. See also the comparison between ITSmobile and WebSAPConsole.
As of SAPConsole 7.10, there are two ways of installing the software:
● Local installation on the server, see Installing SAPConsole Locally on the Server.
● Adding the SAP Console as a product to the Installation Server (NWSAPSetup tool). NetWeaver SAPSetup is SAP’s new Windows Front-End Software Deployment Tool.
You find more information on this installation method in the SAP Frontend Installation Guide that you can find either on the SAP NetWeaver Presentation DVD under PRES1\GUI\DOCU or on SAP Service Marketplace under http://service.sap.com/sapgui → Media Library → Literature.
You have installed the Standalone SAPConsole 7.10. Now you should configure SAPConsole 7.10 in the SAP Console Administrator by creating a profile to make sure that a SAP login screen or dialog is displayed when you execute sapcnsl.exe.
See also:
● For information on how to uninstall the SAP Console, see Uninstalling SAP Console Locally from the Server.