Setting up the VMWare Images

Settings of HANA Linux image

Use at least 48 GB for the HANA DB image (system will use SSD as memory):

Login as root password is Drill!23

ECC Image settings need only 8GB memory:

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Timezone
Changed to match my pc timezone (as in video from ERPDRILL):

HOST NAMES
Ensure host names are the same:
Go into terminal and check the IP address given by your OS:

Type ifconfig in order to find the IP address set in the image by your OS (your IP address will
differ from the one below):

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Go to your hostnames:

And edit your IP address in the hostnames (to match the one from ifconfig):

Note: Host aliases must be both hanasp96

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Restart the HANA database

If you have changed the hostnames, you need to stop the HANA database: Change to user hdbadm (use
command ls -l hdbadm) and then stop the database with command HDB stop:

After the database has stopped (wait a few minutes), restart the database with command HDB start.
Note: If you are going to shutdown the HANA DB VMWare image, you need
to stop the DB with command HDB stop.

Register the HANA DB in HANA DB Studio

Create a shortcut of HANA DB studio in your HANA Linux vm image:

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Then start the HANA Studio (create a secure storage password if you want) and register the
system:

Then click on

and enter the user:

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Your system is now registered and if you rightclick on it and select properties:

You can view your hardware key and install one:

System ID: HDB

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Generate a new HANA license key:

generate NEW HANA License here.(UNLIMITED NUMBER OF TIMES):
Search in google for SAP Sneak Preview License Key Request

https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap%28bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==%29/bc/bsp/spn/minisap/minisap.htm
https://websmp230.sap-ag.de/sap%28bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==%29/bc/bsp/spn/minisap/minisap.htm

you will get a file sent to you from SAP with the license which you can install from the previous step.

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Procedure to update the HANA server hardware key (Optional)

In case you want to update the HANA server hardware key, there is on OSS note describing the process.
1738390 - How to update SAP HANA Linux server hardware key
Symptom: When you have installed SAP HANA, you want to update the Linux server hardware key.
Cause: Application recommendation
Solution:
Prerequisite: You have logged on to Linux as SAP HANA instance administrator.
To update the hardware key, follow the procedure below:
1. Stop the SAP HANA DB instance
2. Remove line 'id=<a number>' in /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/global/hdb/custom/config/nameserver.ini
3. Execute 'hdbnsutil -convertTopology'
4. Start the SAP HANA DB instance
NOTE: Reinstallation of SAP HANA will generate a different hardware key, but upgrade of SAP HANA
will not change the hardware key.

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