Order Hardware and Software

Use

The purpose of this task is:

·         To order the hardware and software for the initial (development) system

·         To place the initial hardware order with the appropriate vendor

·         To determine the expected delivery date of the hardware

·         To order all the hardware required for the initial system, such as network devices, tape devices, printers, and frontend hardware

·         To determine when the (subsequent) quality assurance and production system hardware is needed and the required lead time for procurement and integration into the IT infrastructure

·         To go through the same steps for any additional systems needed, such as template and development systems for a global environment

Order the SAP software installation kit from SAP. The installation kit contains information needed for setting up the operating system and hardware prior to the SAP software installation. You can download the SAP installation guides from SAPNet.

Procedure

1.       On the basis of the internal project SLAs and subject to the external hardware partner SLA, place the purchase order for the initial (development) system hardware.

2.       Acquire the SAP software installation kit from SAP and check that it is the correct version.

3.       Inform the project steering committee. If your internal service level description requires this, keep the project leads and the project steering committee informed about the status of the SAP system installation.

4.       Determine when the quality assurance and production systems are needed and plan for their procurement accordingly.

Check that all service and support contracts are signed for hardware, operating system, complementary software, and databases with the required service level.

For 24x7 or weekend support, you may need to sign specific support contracts.

These contracts are absolutely mandatory from the beginning of the production operation of the system. To prevent delays, sign them during the implementation project.

Result

Initial hardware and software order.