SAP Installation

SAP Installation process could sound confusing at first look. Key to success is reading and then following.

Documentation provided by SAP is excellent.
If you are planning to install SAP ERP 6 then start by downloading SAP ERP 6.0 powered by SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Master Guide.
The guide will give you a quick insight on what is involved in installation.
It will even point out where to download the electronic media from if you don’t have SAP DVDs.
The guide also cover various installation scenarios including how to install self service applications.

Service Marketplace

The SAP installation guides are available from SAP service marketplace.

The website for SAP service market place is http://service.sap.com/

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Relevants notes may be search for at http://service.sap.com/notes

Installation Dependencies

Before you continue you make sure:

You understand the installation procedure

You are not missing any piece of software

You have all the required patches and updated

You meet server and disk platform standards.