To engage the services of the hardware vendor to install the appropriate hardware and install any additional dependent hardware defined during identification of technical requirements
After the hardware is installed, you need to check the technical environment and verify that the hardware and infrastructure is ready for the software installation.
1. Install appropriate hardware and additional components defined during the technical requirements planning, such as printers, additional servers, network devices, and routers. Connect the hardware to the existing network.
2. Install the operating system. Ensure that the operating system is certified for use with the software versions that will be installed.
3. Review the installation guides and documentation from the installation kits.
4. Review current versions of the installation notes listed in the installation guide. Notes can be obtained from SAPNet - R/3 Frontend or requested from SAP.
5. Verify machine operating system packages and patches installed for each machine vendor, as in the OS Dependencies Guide.
6. Configure machine kernel parameters, as in the OS Dependencies Guide.
7. Verify machine memory, swap, and any additional configuration requirements, as in the OS Dependencies Guide.
8. Create file systems using data from the installation guide and SAPNet - R/3 Frontend installation notes.
9. Perform checks to verify that all installed components work. For example, verify tape device, disk devices, network connections, and so on.
Hardware and software properly installed, including any OS add-ons and patches, as outlined in the OS Dependencies Guide
Technical environment ready for installation of application software
Refer to the Installation Guides and OS Dependencies Guide in the SAP installation kit. Read the SAP installation notes for your combination of system release, hardware, and database platform.