Installation Guide

Customized Installation of SQL Server 2008 for an SAP System

with SQL4SAP.VBS
Target Audience
n Technology Consultants
n System Administrators

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1 Customized Installation of SQL

Server 2008 for an SAP System with
SQL4SAP.VBS

This documentation explains how to use the SQL4SAP.VBS script to install SQL Server 2008 for
your SAP system. For up-to-date information on the installation of SQL Server 2008 with SQL4SAP,
see SAP Note 1144459.
Caution

The SQL4SAP.VBS script does not support high availability on Windows with failover clustering. For
more information about how to install your SQL Server database software for a high-availability
system, see the installation guide for MS SQL Server.
Features

n With the SQL4SAP.VBS script you can install:

l One of the following SQL Server 2008 editions:
u 32-bit SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on x86 systems (not supported by SAP)
u 64-bit SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on x64 systems
u 64-bit SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition on IA64 systems
Caution

u SAP does not support the 32-bit edition of SQL Server 2008.
u SAP does not support SQL Server 2008 on all SAP products. For more information, see the
Product Availability Matrix (PAM) at: http://service.sap.com/platforms Product
Availability Matrix .
l The latest SQL Server 2008 service pack, cumulative update or hot fix (if available)
Caution

You cannot use the SQL4SAP.VBS script to upgrade from SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005
to SQL Server 2008.
l Default Instances, Named Instances, or SQL Server Client Tools only
n During the installation an output console window appears that shows all installation steps at
all times.

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n In Windows Server 2008 and Vista, the following User Account Control window might appear:
Figure 1:

User Account Control Window

Prerequisites

n You use one of the following 64-bit Windows operating systems

l Windows Server 2003 Editions
u Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition, SP2 or higher
u Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition, SP2 or higher
u Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, SP2 or higher
l Windows Server 2008 Editions:
u Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition
u Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition
u Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition
u Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Edition
l Microsoft Installer (MSI) 4.5 or higher
l Microsoft .Net Frameworks 3.5 SP1, 3.0 SP2, 2.0 SP2
Installing or Updating the Microsoft Installer with the SQL4SAP.VBS Script

An up-to-date version of the Microsoft Installer (MSI) is required for the installation of SQL Server
2008. You can use the SQL4SAP.VBS script to install or update the MSI if required.
1. Double-click the SQL4SAP.VBS script located in the root directory of your SQL Server 2008 RDBMS
DVD.
A pop-up appears informing you that SQL Server 2008 requires an updated MSI.

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Figure 2:

Update MSI Window

2. Close the pop-up window and install or update the MSI.

The installer directly takes you to the directory where you can find the program file for the MSI
package.
3. Install the MSI by double-clicking one of the following files:
n For Windows Server 2003, double-click INSTMSI45.EXE
n For Windows Server 2008, double-click INSTMSI45.MSU
4. If required, reboot your system, after the installation has finished.
Installing the SQL Server 2008 including Microsoft .Net

This procedure describes how to install SQL Server 2008, including the required Microsoft .Net
Frameworks (if not already installed).
1. Double-click the SQL4SAP.VBS script located in the root directory of your SQL Server 2008 RDBMS
DVD.
The Select SQL Server 2008 instance window appears.
Note

If you do not have an installed an up-to-date MSI, you are asked to install or update it. We
recommend that you do so as described above
2. Provide the required information in the Select SQL Server 2008 instance window:

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Figure 3:

Select SQL Server 2008 Instance Window

n To install a Default Instance, (default) choose OK.

We recommend you to install a default instance.
n To install a Named Instance, enter the <SID> and choose OK.
n To install the SQL Server Client Tools only software for monitoring your SAP system, choose Cancel.
Note

l This option is not available if the SQL Server Client Tools software is already installed.
l If you install an SAP application server, you require the SQL Server Native Client
(SNAC) instead. You can find the SNAC files on the SQL Server 2008 RDBMS DVD
in the directory: <RDBMS_DVD>:\x86-x64-ia64\SqlNativeClient\<platform>
\sqlncli_xxx_<platform>.msi

n To install the latest service pack, cumulative update or hot fix (not yet available at time of
publication) for an already existing SQL Server instance, enter the SQL Server instance name
and choose OK.
The Confirmation window appears.

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Figure 4:

Confirmation Window

3. Check your entries and choose OK to start the SQL Server installation.
The Update .Net Frameworks window appears informing you that SQL Server 2008 requires Microsoft
.Net Framework.
Figure 5:

Update .Net Frameworks Window

4. Choose one of the following options:

n If you have not yet installed the required .Net Frameworks, choose Yes to install them.
a) After the installation of the .Net Frameworks is finished, reboot your system.

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b) Restart the SQL4SAP.VBS script.

The script takes you back to the Confirmation screen (see previous step).
c) Choose OK to start the installation of SQL Server 2008.
n If you have already installed and updated the .Net Frameworks choose No to start the SQL
Server 2008 installation.
Note

Although you have already installed the required .Net Frameworks, we recommend that
you choose Yes and update them.
Caution

Do not close the output console window, which shows all installation steps at all times. After
the SQL4SAP window has closed, check the SQL4SAP.log file, which is located in the WINDOWS
directory. The log file contains all installation steps, return codes, and SQL commands.
Figure 6:

Output Console Window

When the installation is finished, the Installation finished successfully window appears.

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Additional Information

2 Additional Information

The SQL4SAP.VBS script installs Microsoft SQL Server in Windows Authentication mode. The script
disables the sa login and sets a random password for the sa login. If you want to use the sa login, you
must change the authentication mode into SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode, enable the sa
login and set its password, as described below.
Changing the Windows Authentication Mode into SQL Server and Windows
Authentication Mode

To use SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode, you have the following options:
n You use the script _SqlAuth.vbs, which is located in the root directory on the RDBMS CD, to
automatically install SQL Server 2008 with authentication mode SQL Server and Windows Authentication.
Note

A Java system requires the SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode.
n You manually change the authentication mode from Windows Authentication to SQL Server and Windows
Authentication in the SQL Server Management Studio as follows:
1. Choose All Programs Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SQL Server Management Studio .
2. In the Connect to Server window, enter the server name (if required), and choose Connect.
3. Right-click the SQL Server instance and choose Properties.
4. Choose Security.
5. For Server authentication, choose SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode.
6. Choose OK.
7. Restart SQL Server.

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Figure 8:

Changing the Authentication Mode

Setting and Enabling the Password for the SQL Server Login sa

To set the password for the sa login, you use the SQL Server Management Studio:
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Choose All Programs Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SQL Server Management Studio .
In the Connect to Server window, enter the server name (if required), and choose Connect.
Choose the SQL Server instance Security Logins .
Right-click sa and choose Properties.
Under General, enter and confirm the password for the sa login.
Under Status, choose Login Enabled.
Choose OK.

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Figure 9:

Setting a the Password for the SQL Server Login sa

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Example

Description

<Example>

Angle brackets indicate that you replace these words or characters with appropriate
entries to make entries in the system, for example, Enter your <User Name>.

Example
Example

Arrows separating the parts of a navigation path, for example, menu options

Example

Emphasized words or expressions

Example

Words or characters that you enter in the system exactly as they appear in the
documentation

http://www.sap.com

Textual cross-references to an internet address

/example

Quicklinks added to the internet address of a homepage to enable quick access to

specific content on the Web

123456

Hyperlink to an SAP Note, for example, SAP Note 123456

Example

n Words or characters quoted from the screen. These include field labels, screen titles,
pushbutton labels, menu names, and menu options.
n Cross-references to other documentation or published works

Example

n Output on the screen following a user action, for example, messages

n Source code or syntax quoted directly from a program
n File and directory names and their paths, names of variables and parameters, and
names of installation, upgrade, and database tools

EXAMPLE

Technical names of system objects. These include report names, program names,
transaction codes, database table names, and key concepts of a programming language
when they are surrounded by body text, for example, SELECT and INCLUDE

EXAMPLE

Keys on the keyboard

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