Starting SAPinst on the Remote Host
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You use this procedure to install your SAP system on a remote host. In this case, SAPinst and the GUI server run on the remote host, and SAPinst GUI runs on the local host. The local host is the host from which you control the installation with SAPinst GUI.
Prerequisites
● You have worked through the tasks in Preparing the System for SAPinst GUI.
● Both computers are in the same network and can “ping” each other.
To test this:
○ Log on to your remote host and enter the command ping <local host>.
○ Log on to the local host and enter the command ping <remote host>.
Starting SAPinst on a Remote Windows Host
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1. Log on to your remote host as a user who is a member of the local administrators group.
2. Insert the Installation Master DVD in the DVD drive on your remote host.
3. Enter the following commands:
cd <DVD drive>:\IM_WINDOWS_<platform>
sapinst.exe –nogui
SAPinst now starts and waits for the connection to the SAPinst GUI. You see the following at the command prompt:
guiengine: no GUI connected; waiting for a connection on host <host_name>, port <port_number> to continue with the installation
4. You can now start the SAPinst GUI on your local host, as described in Starting SAPinst GUI Separately.
Starting SAPinst on a Remote UNIX Host
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1. Log on to your remote host as user root.
Make sure that the root user has not set any environment variables for a different SAP system or database.
2. Mount the Installation Master DVD.
3. Enter the following commands:
cd <Installation_Master_DVD>/IM_<OS>
./sapinst –nogui
SAPinst now starts and waits for the connection to the SAPinst GUI. You see the following at the command prompt:
guiengine: no GUI connected; waiting for a connection on host <host_name>, port <port_number> to continue with the installation.
4. Start SAPinst GUI on your local host, as described in Starting SAPinst GUI Separately.
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