SAP Basis Tech Supports

Symptom
You operate an SAP system with Microsoft Windows on virtualized hardware. The previously available tools and transactions for monitoring an SAP system are insufficient for this purpose.
Other terms
Virtualization, Windows, VMware ESX Server, vSphere, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008
Reason and Prerequisites
In the SAP transactions that monitor the system configuration, you could not distinguish between an [...]

Symptom
This note contains information about using an SAP system based on SAP NetWeaver Application Server on Windows in a virtualized environment. Furthermore, it describes the virtualization solutions supported by SAP, the configuration requirements, and support restrictions.
Other terms
VMware, VMware ESX Server, VMware GSX Server, Microsoft Virtual Server, Microsoft Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008, XEN, [...]

Symptom
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 incl.EHP 2 on Windows with DB2 V9.1 + DB2 V9.5 + DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows only (including the DB2 Thin Client)!
Other terms
NW2007 installation, SAPinst, DB2 for Linux, UNIX and Windows, DB6
SAP Web AS
Reason and Prerequisites
Problems discovered after publication of the installation guide.
Solution
Provide any feedback, questions or comments [...]

Symptom
SAP NetWeaver 7.0 incl.EHP 2 on UNIX with DB2 V9.1 + DB2 V9.5 + DB2 9.7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows only (including the DB2 Thin Client)!
Other terms
SAPinst, DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows, DB6
Reason and Prerequisites
Problems discovered after publication of the installation guide
Solution
Provide any feedback, questions or comments on this or platform-related [...]

Symptom
To install FixPakslower than FixPak 9, see
Note 940551
You want to install one of the following FixPaks for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows Version 8.2 (which we will refer to as DB6):
FixPak 9FixPak 10FixPak 11FixPak 12FixPak 13SAP (*)FixPak 14SAP (*)FixPak 15FixPak 16FixPak 17
(*) “Special Builds” for SAP are called FixPak xSAP.
Other terms
DB2 UDB for Unix [...]

Symptom
To install FixPakslower than FixPak 9, see Note 940550.
You want to install one of the following FixPaks for DB2 UDB for UNIX and Windows Version 8.2 (which we will refer to as DB6):
FixPak 9FixPak 10FixPak 11FixPak 12FixPak 13SAP (*)FixPak 14SAP (*)FixPak 15FixPak 16FixPak 17
(*) “Special Builds” for SAP are called FixPak xSAP.
Other terms
DB2 UDB for [...]

Symptom
This note relates to installing FixPaks for DB2 V9.1 (UNIX and Linux).
Other terms
DB2 V9.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Fix Pack, FixPak, FixPack, DB6, UDB, LUW
Solaris SUN, AIX AIX 5L, Linux HP-UX, HPIA64, RS6000
Reason and Prerequisites
For more information about FixPaks supported by SAP, seeNote 101809.
Before the installation of a new fix pack, shut down all instances [...]

Symptom
This note relates to installing FixPaks for DB2 V9.1 (Windows).
Other terms
DB2 9.1 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Fix pack, FixPack, FixPak
Windows 2003
Reason and Prerequisites
For more information about FixPaks supported by SAP, seeNote 101809.
Ensure that you shut down all instances created on the copy of the DB2 software as well as all related DB2 services before [...]

Symptom
This note contains an overview of all transports and corrections necessary for a certain R/3 release. It is updated on a regular basis.
The following areas are affected:
Errors in the R/3 system (Data Dictionary, tp, R3trans, R3up, saposcol, CCMS, and so on)Missing functions (database monitor, and so on)Checks for Going-Live service
Other terms
DB2/390, DB2 390, DDIC, [...]

Symptom
This note relates to installing FixPaks for DB2 V9.5 (UNIX and Linux).
Other terms
DB2 V9.5 for Linux, UNIX and Windows
Fix Pack, FixPak, FixPack, DB6, UDB, LUW
Solaris, SUN, AIX 5L, Linux, HPIA64, RS6000
Upgrade SYSTOOLS.HMON_ATM_INFO
Reason and Prerequisites
For more information about FixPaks supported by SAP, seeNote 101809.
Before the installation of a new fix pack, shut down all instances that [...]