SAP HANA Installation

SAP HANA Platform Edition is downloaded from the SAP Software Center. You will need a valid SAP account with a permanent-type SAP HANA license to access the download.

1. Go to the SAP Software Center: https://me.sap.com/softwarecenter

2. Navigate to Installations and Upgrades > By Alphabetical Index (A-Z) > H.

3. Select SAP IN-MEMORY (SAP HANA), then navigate to the Downloads folder.

4. Select SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION > SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION 2.0.

5. Download the latest available version of the installation file.

Once the file is downloaded, extract it and follow the steps below to install SAP HANA along with the database client and management studio.

1. Extract the downloaded archive.

2. Navigate into the DATA_UNITS/HDB_SERVER_LINUX_X86_64 folder and run the installer with administrator privileges:

   sudo ./hdblcm

3. When prompted to choose an action, select Install new system (option 1):

4. Enter selected action index [4]: 1

5. When selecting components, choose server, client, and studio (indices 2, 3, 5):

6. Enter comma-separated list of the selected indices [3,4]: 2,3,5

7. Provide the following installation details when prompted:

   1. Enter Installation Path [/hana/shared]: /hana/shared

   2. Enter Local Host Name [hostname]: <your-hostname>

   3. Do you want to add hosts to the system? (y/n) [n]: n

   4. Enter SAP HANA System ID: <SID>

   5. Enter Instance Number [00]: <number>

      Note: Your System ID (SID) and Instance Number are important — they determine directory paths used throughout the rest of this guide.

      Example

      SID AGL with instance 90 will create paths like /usr/sap/AGL/HDB90.

8. When asked for System Usage type, select Production (option 1):

9. Select System Usage / Enter Index [4]: 1

10. Complete the remaining configuration prompts:

    1. Do you want to enable backup encryption? [y]: y

    2. Do you want to enable data and log volume encryption? [y]: y

    3. Enter Location of Data Volumes [/hana/data/<SID>]: /hana/data/<SID>

    4. Enter Location of Log Volumes [/hana/log/<SID>]: /hana/log/<SID>

    5. Restrict maximum memory allocation? [n]: y # recommended on shared/resource-constrained servers

    6. Enter Maximum Memory Allocation in MB [32033]: <value>

11. Set a strong password for the System Administrator Account (<SID>adm) and the System Database User (SYSTEM). Keep these credentials secure.

12. Review the summary and confirm to begin installation.

Note: Installation typically takes 10–20 minutes depending on your hardware.

1. After installation completes, switch to the <SID>adm user:

   su - <SID>adm

   Example

   # e.g. su - agladm

1. Navigate to the HDB instance directory and start the services:

   cd /usr/sap/<SID>/HDB<InstanceNo>

   Example

   cd /usr/sap/AGL/HDB90

2. Start SAP HANA

   ./HDB start

The system is ready when all services report a running status.

Before installing the plugin, create a dedicated backup share and user account on your DXi system.

1. Log in to the DXi GUI (see Accessing Remote Management).

2. Navigate to Home > Configuration > Application Specific.

3. Create a new application-specific share with deduplication enabled (see Application-Specific Shares Configuration). Give the share a descriptive name such as SAP-HANA-Backup.

4. Navigate to Home > Configuration > System > Application Access Users.

5. Under Users, create a dedicated user account for SAP HANA backups. Set a strong password and grant this user access to the share you just created.

6. Make a note of the following DXi information. You will need this when installing the plugin.

   • Username and Password

   • Share Name

   • DXi IP Address

Log in to your SAP HANA server as the <SID>adm user and do the following:

1. Copy the Quantum Backint plugin tarball to your SAP HANA server at /usr/sap/<SID>/HDB<InstanceNo>, then extract it:

   su - <SID>adm

   cd /usr/sap/<SID>/HDB<InstanceNo>

   tar -xvf QuantumBACKINTPluginlinuxS_x86_64-1.0.0-4800.tar

2. Create the following directory and allow permissions:

   mkdir /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig

   Example

   /usr/sap/CTD/SYS/global/hdb/opt/hdbconfig

   example permission - ctdadm sapsys

3. Navigate to the backint plugin directory and run the installer:

   cd /hana/shared/<SID>/opt/backint/<SID>

   ls

   ./install.sh --shared-drive=/hana/shared/<SID> --sid=<SID>

Note: The installer automatically creates the necessary folder structure and symbolic links within SAP HANA. No manual file management is required.

1. Open the plugin configuration file in a text editor:

   vi /hana/shared/<SID>/opt/backint/<SID>/QuantumPlugin.conf

2. Provide the following details in the configuration file:

   Field	Value
   Remote	DXi appliance IP address or hostname and share name.
   Username	Username of the user created for SAP-HANA backups in the Prepare Your DXi Appliance step.
   Password	Password of the user created for SAP-HANA backups in the Prepare Your DXi Appliance step.
   Log Directory	Path for log files (defaults to system temp directory if not specified)
   Debug Level	INFO recommended for normal operation; DEBUG for troubleshooting.

3. Save the configuration file. The plugin is now ready to be connected to SAP HANA Studio.

1. Open SAP HANA Studio. You can launch it from Files > home > sap > hdbstudio or from the CLI.

2. Click Add System and enter the hostname or IP address of the SAP HANA server, along with the instance number.

3. Set the mode to Multiple Containers and select System Database.

4. Enter your System Administrator credentials (<SID>adm / <password>) and click Finish.

SAP HANA must be configured to use Backint API version 1.5 to work with the Quantum plugin. This can be done using the Studio GUI (recommended) or CLI.

HDB Studio GUI (Recommended)

1. In SAP HANA Studio, navigate to SystemDB > Configuration and Monitoring > Open Administration.

2. Go to the Configuration tab and open global.ini.

3. Navigate to the backup section and find the backint_protocol_version setting.

4. Set the value to 1.5 for System, Databases, and Hosts.

CLI (HDB SQL)

If SAP HANA Studio is unavailable or you prefer command-line automation, log in as <SID>adm and run the following CLI commands.

hdbsql -u SYSTEM -p <password> -n localhost:39013 -d SYSTEMDB

Then run each of the following SQL commands:

Set for System

ALTER SYSTEM ALTER CONFIGURATION ('global.ini','SYSTEM')

SET ('backup','backint_protocol_version')='1.5' WITH RECONFIGURE;

Set for Host

ALTER SYSTEM ALTER CONFIGURATION ('global.ini','HOST', '<hostname>')

SET ('backup','backint_protocol_version')='1.5' WITH RECONFIGURE;

Set for Database

ALTER SYSTEM ALTER CONFIGURATION ('global.ini','DATABASE', '<SID>')

SET ('backup','backint_protocol_version')='1.5' WITH RECONFIGURE;

Register the Quantum plugin configuration file with SAP HANA for each type of backup (catalog, data, and log).

1. In global.ini, navigate to the backup section.

2. For each of the following settings, enter the full path to the plugin configuration file as the value under System, Databases, and Hosts:

   • catalog_backup_parameter_file

   • data_backup_parameter_file

   • log_backup_parameter_file

     The path to set is:

     /hana/shared/<SID>/opt/backint/<SID>/QuantumPlugin.conf

3. Replace <SID> with your actual SAP HANA System ID (e.g., AGL).

By default, SAP HANA may store catalog and log backups locally. Enable the following settings in global.ini to redirect them to the DXi system:

Set these to true for System, Databases, and Hosts.