The Complete free SAP NW Installation Guide for ABAP and BW

Download virtualization software, start with Oracle VirtualBox for a Windows host, and choose the appropriate host for your system to prepare the SAP NW installation environment.

download openSUSE from the download page, choose between tumbleweed and leap, select the network image for online installation, and start the download.

Download sap nw 7.51 trial and install files from part 1 to part n by signing up on the on demand site, activating your account, and preparing for virtualbox setup.

Install VirtualBox, customize setup options, upgrade to the latest version with the extension pack, and verify the version to prepare your SAP NW environment.

Install openSUSE on a VirtualBox VM with 64-bit support, allocating at least 3 GB RAM and a 100 GB dynamically allocated disk. Then complete the setup by choosing language, license, partitions, creating a user, enabling SSH, and disabling the firewall.

Enable the network connection and configure the proxy in openSUSE, setting the proxy to 8080 and keeping ignore host as is to complete the proxy setup.

Open the virtual box, use the terminal to check disk space, and verify about 91 GB free of 97 GB before installation.

Learn how to configure a shared folder in VirtualBox for SAP NW installation, including auto-mount, permanent access, and naming the folder SMP install, then reboot the VM.

Activate and configure the uuidd helper daemon in the sap nw installation, initialize the software, update package management, and verify the service is running.

Edit the EDC host file with vi to update the hostname, save, and verify with the hostname command. Restart the network to apply the change.

Map a new host name to the host by editing the hosts file with sudo vi, inserting the mapped address and hostname, and saving to apply the mapping.

watch how to extract the sap installation files with 7-zip, from part 1 to the remaining parts, on a local pc, and confirm that the extraction completes successfully.

Navigate to the installation folder, use sudo to access root, and grant execution privileges to the installation file so you can run the sap nw installer.

Run the installer, accept the license, enter the admin password, and complete the SFP installation, then configure port forwarding.

Configure port forwarding to connect the SFP GUI on your local machine with the SFP server in the virtual machine, using host and guest port rules.

Start the SAP server in a virtual box by running startup commands, then verify the database and ensure all SAP processes, including the dispatcher, are green and running.

Install the SAP GUI on Windows by running the installer, granting permission, and completing the wizard, while noting Java GUI alternatives for Linux or Mac.

Configure SAP GUI, install and configure the connection to the local database in a Linux virtual environment, and log in using the shown username and password.

Install and validate a license by deleting any existing license, generating a new one with your hardware key, and installing the license file; learn when a developer key is required.

Configure web dynpro by adding a host file entry to resolve connectivity errors, then log in with developer credentials to access and test SAP web views.

Learn SAP BW configuration by logging in as BW developer, using the data warehousing bench, renaming the system, and creating and activating a test file and data source for extraction.

Create a new SAP NetWeaver user, assign profiles Scipion school and ECP, set the initial password, save the user, and verify login with the new credentials.

Log in to SFP, demonstrate locking a user after three incorrect logins, then unlock the user and verify access with the correct password.

Learn to stop the SAP server by issuing the stop command and waiting for the database to stop, confirming a successful shutdown.