Installing Latest Database Client Software

Make sure that you have installed the latest client software for your target database.

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If you have to install the client software for your target database, proceed as follows:

Among other options, SAP Maintenance Planner also offers the SAP HANA database client for download. This way, a manual installation is not required.

Download the SAP MaxDB Application Runtime Package from the SAP Support Portal.
Extract theSAP MaxDB Application Runtime Package on the server that runs SUM with DMO.
Install the SAP MaxDB database client software by executing the following SDBINST call from the application runtime package.
Note

Write the following command in one line. We have separated it here one line below the other for reasons of readability.
- on UNIX systems as user root:
  
  SDBINST -global_prog /sapdb/programs -global_data /sapdb/data -path
  
  /sapdb/clients/<SAPSID> -private_datapath
  
  /sapdb/clients/<SAPSID>/data
  
  -profile "Runtime For SAP AS" -i CL_<SAPSID>
- on Windows systems as user <SAPSID>adm:
  
  SDBINST -global_prog <drive>:\sapdb\programs -global_data
  
  <DRIVE>:\sapdb\data -path <drive>:\sapdb\clients\<SAPSID>
  
  -private_datapath <drive>:\sapdb\clients\<SAPSID>\data
  
  -profile "Runtime For SAP AS" -i CL_<SAPSID>