Getting Started for SAP HANA Scale Out for Multitenant Database Containers

Step 1: Review Requirements and Supported Features

Refer to the following information to learn more about the requirements for the SAP HANA Agent:

• System Requirements

• License Requirements

• Review the IntelliSnap Multitenant Database Container configurations. For more information, see Supported Configurations.

Step 2: Install the SAP HANA Agent

To set up your environment, you must install the SAP HANA Agent and the MediaAgent.

• Plan the Installation on UNIX, Linux, and Macintosh Computers

  Review general guidelines to prepare for the installation, which include configurations that your computer might need before the installation.

• Preinstallation Checklist for the SAP HANA Agent on UNIX

  Review agent specific guidelines to prepare for the installation, such as gathering the information that you must provide during the installation.

• Installation Methods

  Select the installation method that is most appropriate for your environment.

• After you complete the installation, review and make any necessary changes to the client UNIX groups and permissions.

  • Review the required permissions. For more information, see Database Group and Folder Permissions for UNIX Configurations.

  • Change permissions as needed. For more information, see Changing UNIX Groups and Permissions on UNIX Clients.

Step 3: Configure Your Environment

1. Open the CommCell Console.

2. Configure a storage device.

3. If you have not done so already, configure a storage policy.

4. Configure a SAP HANA scale out pseudo-client. For more information, see Creating a SAP HANA Scale Out Pseudo-Client.

5. Configure IntelliSnap on the pseudo-client. For more information, see Configuring a SAP HANA Scale Out Pseudo-Client for IntelliSnap.

6. Discover the tenant databases.

7. Create an IntelliSnap subclient for the tenant database. For more information, see Configuring a SAP HANA MDC Scale-Out Tenant Database IntelliSnap Subclient.

8. Create a Snapshot Copy.

9. Configure a Backup Copy.

Step 4: Run Your First Backup and Restore

• Perform a full backup of the tenant database.

• Perform a restore of the tenant database.