CoreToEdge SAP Systems AMIs on Amazon Web Services Setup Guide

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1 Contents 2 CoreToEdge SAP Systems AMIs on Amazon Web Services ................................................................... 2

2.1 Before We Start............................................................................................................................. 2

2.2 Welcome ....................................................................................................................................... 2

2.3 Document version ......................................................................................................................... 2

2.4 Licensing ........................................................................................................................................ 2

3 How to create your own SAP Business Suite environment .................................................................. 3

3.1 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................. 3

3.2 Create your own SAP instance on AWS ........................................................................................ 3

3.3 Connect to your SAP AWS instance .............................................................................................. 6

2 CoreToEdge SAP Systems AMIs on Amazon Web Services

2.1 Before We Start This document introduces a product offering by CoreToEdge and will guide the reader through the

process of setting up and deploying our product.

It is assumed that the reader has the proper technical knowledge on the technologies mentioned below

including but not restricted to: AWS architecture, Microsoft Windows, SAP Basis technology and ASE

Database

2.2 Welcome CoreToEdge Preinstalled SAP systems AMIs include a SAP Business Suite system already installed.

Installation has been done by a team of experienced SAP Basis and AWS Consultants including all

available best practices for deployment of SAP systems on AWS.

These systems are ideal for small and medium deployments of non-productive systems where a single

instance can handle all workload and no high availability is required.

For production use cases and high availability scenarios we recommend the usage of custom built

systems that follow the best practices delivered by SAP and AWS and available on:

http://aws.amazon.com/es/sap/resources/ At CoreToEdge we can also offer custom deployment

options for large-scale, highly available and replicated SAP systems on AWS. You can reach us at

get@basis.support

The Preinstalled SAP systems AMIs do not include the corresponding SAP product license. You as a

customer acknowledge that you already have the license required to use this software. Also, you will be

responsible for operating your own AWS account.

2.3 Document version This document has been reviewed on September 30th, 2016 and reflects some changes implemented

on the latest versions of our Windows/ASE AMIs at that time.

These are the current AMIs we made available for you:

Operating System Database

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard 64-bit Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP3

Our team of consultants is continuously working on updating available AMIs and adding new products.

In case you miss something, please let us know by sending an e-mail to get@basis.support

2.4 Licensing This is offered as a BYOL (Bring Your Own License) model. Please obtain your SAP license through SAP

or your preferred SAP partner.

Then download your license file from SAP Service Marketplace (http://service.sap.com/licensekeys).

3 How to create your own SAP Business Suite environment

3.1 Prerequisites An AWS account - if you don't have one yet, you can register here (click "Sign Up Now"). Have

your credit card handy.

Amazon VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) or EC2-Classic.

An SAP Service Marketplace valid S-User Account for requesting the SAP License Key.

3.2 Create your own SAP instance on AWS Log on to Amazon Market Place: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace and find SAP

Preinstalled AMI by CoreToEdge Click into it and launch an instance.

Configure AWS instance size from the available choices. For small SAP systems, up to 10

concurrent users, we recommend that you use an EC2 instance with at least 7.5 Gb or

memory (ex. m3.large). For medium sized systems, up to 50 concurrent users, we

recommend that an EC2 instance with at least 15 Gb of memory (ex. r3.large). For more

detailed information about SAP Business Suite Sizing and appropriate EC2 instance types,

please refer to SAP documentation, SAP sizing tool and OSS Notes (S-User required):

(http://service.sap.com/instguides )

(http://service.sap.com/quicksizer )

(http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1656099 )

You can launch the SAP System on EC2-CLASSIC or VPC:

Next you can choose the EBS volume type, you can leave as default or use SSD / IOPS for best

performance:

Next step is to tag the instance so you can identify it in the AWS Console:

The next step is the security group. Default proposed values allow access from anywhere.

You should adapt these settings to meet your specific security policies:

You can review your options here:

After a few minutes, you can access your instance with RDP and do the final configuration

steps.

3.3 Connect to your SAP AWS instance In the Amazon EC2 console, select the instance, and then choose Connect.

In the Connect To Your Instance dialog box, choose Get Password (it will take a few minutes

after the instance is launched before the password is available).

Choose Browse and navigate to the private key file you created when you launched the

instance. Select the file and choose Open to copy the entire contents of the file into contents

box.

Choose Decrypt Password. The console displays the default administrator password for the

instance in the Connect To Your Instance dialog box, replacing the link to Get Password

shown previously with the actual password.

Record the default administrator password, or copy it to the clipboard. You need this

password to connect to the instance.

Choose Download Remote Desktop File. Your browser prompts you to either open or save

the .rdp file. Either option is fine. When you have finished, you can choose Close to dismiss

the Connect To Your Instance dialog box.

If you opened the .rdp file, you'll see the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box.

If you saved the .rdp file, navigate to your downloads directory, and open the .rdp file to

display the dialog box.

You may get a warning that the publisher of the remote connection is unknown. If you are

using Remote Desktop Connection from a Windows PC, choose Connect to connect to your

instance. If you are using Microsoft Remote Desktop on a Mac, skip the next step.

When prompted, log in to the instance, using the administrator account for the operating

system and the password that you recorded or copied previously. If your Remote Desktop

Connection already has an administrator account set up, you might have to choose the Use

another account option and enter the user name and password manually.

For more up-to-date information, please refer to AWS Guide at

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/WindowsGuide/connecting_to_windows_insta

nce.html

After logon you can adjust hostname according to SAP Note 611361 and restart the instance

afterwards.

Microsoft SQL Server is installed on the environment. Once the system is restarted, you are

ready to install your SAP system.

Before installing SAP System, please check SAP Note 1732161 for SAP Systems on Windows

Server 2012 R2 and SAP Note 1676665 for Setting up Microsoft SQL Server 2012

After installing SAP System, go to https://support.sap.com/keys-systems-

installations/keys.html and obtain a valid license key for your system.