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Table of Contents
1 1.1 1.2 1.3 2 2.1 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Supported Platforms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SAP HANA Guides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SAP Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Planning on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 3 3.1 Available Clients on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Default Installation Paths for UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Available Clients on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Default Installation Paths for Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Planning on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installation on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3.1.1 3.1.2 Installing the Client on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Logging the Installation on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Installing the Client on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Logging the Installation on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Installation on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.2.1 3.2.2

3.3 4 4.1 4.2

Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Additional Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Uninstallation of the Client. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Uninstallation on UNIX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4.2.1 4.2.2 Uninstallation on UNIX in Interactive Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Uninstallation on UNIX in Batch Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Uninstallation on Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

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1.1

Introduction
Supported Platforms

The following platform types are supported: AIX HP-UX Linux Microsoft Windows Solaris Operating Systems Clients for your release

For more information about supported platforms, see the tabs in the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM).

1.2

SAP HANA Guides

For more information about SAP HANA landscape, security, installation, and administration, see the resources listed below: Topic Location Quick Link http://help.sap.com/hana_platform: SAP HANA Master Guide SAP HANA Server Installation Guide SAP HANA Master Update Guide SAP HANA Update and Configuration Guide

SAP HANA landscape, deployment, SAP HANA Knowledge Center and installation on the SAP Help Portal

SAP HANA administration and security

SAP HANA Knowledge Center on the SAP Help Portal

http://help.sap.com/hana_platform: SAP HANA Technical Operations Manual SAP HANA Administration Guide SAP HANA Security Guide

SAP HANA documentation for previous Support Package Stacks

SAP HANA Knowledge Center on SAP Service Marketplace

https://service.sap.com/hana: SAP HANA SPS 05 Documentation (ZIP) SAP HANA SPS 04 Documentation (ZIP) SAP HANA SPS 03 Documentation (ZIP)

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1.3

SAP Notes
Description
Supported clients for SAP HANA

SAP Note
SAP Note 1577128

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2.1 2.1.1

Planning
Planning on UNIX Available Clients on UNIX

When you install the client software package, the following clients are installed: SQLDBC ODBC When using unixODBC, install release 2.3.0 or higher (check with command isql --version). JDBC

2.1.2

Default Installation Paths for UNIX

Note: If you do not specify an installation path during installation, the following default values apply: Platform Linux x86, 32-bit Linux x86, 64-bit Linux x86, 64-bit Other platforms Package Version 32-bit 64-bit 32-bit Installation Path /usr/sap/hdbclient /usr/sap/hdbclient /usr/sap/hdbclient32 /usr/sap/hdbclient

2.2 2.2.1

Planning on Windows Available Clients on Windows

When you install the client software package, the following clients are installed: SQLDBC ODBO ODBC JDBC

Note

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To access the SAP HANA database from Microsoft Excel, you can install the 32-bit SAP HANA client for Microsoft Excel. This is a self-extracting archive, which you can install independently of the other Windows clients. It uses an ODBC driver. For more information on the supported clients for SAP HANA, see SAP Note 1577128.

2.2.2

Default Installation Paths for Windows

Note: If you do not specify an installation path during installation, the following default values apply: Platform Microsoft Windows x86, 32-bit Package Version 32-bit Installation Path C:\Program Files\sap \hdbclient C:\Program Files\sap \hdbclient C:\Program Files (x86)\sap \hdbclient

Microsoft Windows x86, 64-bit

64-bit

Microsoft Windows x86, 64-bit

32-bit

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3.1 3.1.1

Installation
Installation on UNIX Installing the Client on UNIX

Prerequisites
You must be logged on as the root user. You need a local X11 graphical environment and an X server on the machine where you perform the installation.

Context
To install the SAP HANA database client software:

Procedure
1. 2. 3. Download and extract the software to an empty directory. Open a root shell and go to the directory where you unpacked the software. Call the program hdbsetup (GUI installation) or hdbinst (command-line installation) by entering one of the following commands: Option
GUI Command line

Description ./hdbsetup [-a client] ./hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>]

You can omit the call option -a client if you only have one installation kit - that is, one installation variant on your system. 4. 5. Follow the instructions displayed by the installation tool. For the environment of users that will use the client, including the user <SID>adm, add the installatiion path to the the library path environment variable. The library path environment variable differs according to the operating system: Operating System
AIX HP-UX Linux

Library Path Environment Variable LIBPATH SHLIB_PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH

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Operating System
Solaris

Library Path Environment Variable LD_LIBRARY_PATH

For information on how to set environment variables, see your operating system documentation.

Results
The client software is installed. Related Links Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst [page 10]

3.1.2

Logging the Installation on UNIX

The installation is logged by the system. There are two log files written during installation: *.log: can be read using a text editor *.msg: XML format for the display in the installation tool with the graphical user interface

The log files are stored here: /var/tmp/hdb_client_<time_stamp>

3.2 3.2.1

Installation on Windows Installing the Client on Windows

Prerequisites
You are logged on as a local administrator.

Context
To install the client software on Windows:

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Procedure
1. 2. 3. Download and extract the software to an empty directory. Open a command prompt and go to the directory where you unpacked the software. Call the program hdbsetup (GUI installation) or hdbinst (command-line installation) by entering one of the following commands: Option
GUI Command line

Description hdbsetup [-a client] hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>]

You can omit the call option -a client if you only have one installation kit - that is, one installation variant on your system. 4. 5. 6. Follow the instructions displayed by the installation tool. Add the installation path to the PATH environment variable. For information on setting environment variables, see the documentation for your operating system. To install the 32-bit SAP HANA client for Microsoft Excel, double-click the self-extracting file HDBCLIENTXLS.exe and follow the instructions in the installation manager.

Results
The client software is installed. Related Links Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst [page 10]

3.2.2

Logging the Installation on Windows

The installation is logged by the system. There are two log files written during installation: *.log: can be read using a text editor *.msg: XML format for the display in the installation tool with the graphical user interface

The log files are stored here: %TEMP%\hdb_client_<time_stamp>

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3.3 Commands and Call Options for Client Installation with hdbinst
Table 1: Commands Operating System UNIX Syntax ./hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>] <option_list> :: = <option> <option> ... Microsoft Windows hdbinst [-a client] [<option_list>] <option_list> :: = <option> <option> ... Table 2: Call Options Option - Long --archive_dir=<dir> Option - Short -a <dir> Description Installation variant - specifies the directory containing the installation kit. For the client installation, specify -a client.

Note
You can omit this call option if you only have one installation kit - that is, one installation variant - on your system. This is generally the case when you are installing from the DVD or from SAP Service Marketplace. --batch -b

Runs the program in batch mode using default values for any relevant call options that are not specified Checks whether components of the installation kit are already installed on this host Specifies a configuration file for using a preconfigured setup The file must be in regular ini file format. The specified name is interpreted by the installation program as relative to the installation directory. If the installation kit is located on a read-only file system (for example DVD), specify the absolute path to the configuration file.

--check_files

--configfile=<file_name>

--help

-h

Displays the list of installation options

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Option - Short -H

Description Specifies a virtual host name If this option is not specified on the command line, the value is taken from the entry Hostname in the file <inst directory>/install/ installation.ini (UNIX) or <inst directory>\install\installation.ini (Windows), if present. Default: system host name, as returned by the operating system command hostname. This is generally the computer name without domain suffix.

--list_packages

-l

Displays available software components and their versions Displays a list of the installed SAP HANA systems, clients and studio on the host Suppresses the installation of debug packages Specifies the installation path The default values are given here: Default Installation Paths for UNIX [page 5] Default Installation Paths for Windows [page 6]

--list_systems

--no_debug_packages --path=<path>

--version

-v

Displays the version of the installation program

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4.1

Additional Information
Uninstallation of the Client

Each installation has its own uninstallation tool. Use the hdbuninst program of the software package for which you want to uninstall the client software.

4.2 4.2.1

Uninstallation on UNIX Uninstallation on UNIX in Interactive Mode

Prerequisites
You are logged on to the host where the client software is installed. You are logged on as the root user.

Procedure
1. 2. 3. Open a root shell and go to the directory where you unpacked the software for this installation. Enter the following command: ./hdbuninst Enter the ID of the client software installation and press Enter .

Results
The client software is removed from this host.

4.2.2
Context

Uninstallation on UNIX in Batch Mode

To call the hdbuninst program in batch mode, specify the installation path of the client software using the path option.

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If you omit the installation path, the program does not run in batch mode but instead queries the installation ID.

Procedure
1. 2. Open a root shell and go to the directory where you unpacked the software for this installation. Enter the following command: ./hdbuninst --path <installation_path> -b

4.3

Uninstallation on Windows

Prerequisites
You are logged on as a local administrator.

Context

Procedure
1. 2. 3. Open a command prompt and go to the directory where you unpacked the software for this installation. Enter the following command: hdbuninst Enter the installation ID assigned to the client software installation and press Enter .

Results
The client software is removed from this host.

Note
You can also use the standard Windows functionality remove the client software. Start Control Panel Add or remove programs to

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