{"id":58,"date":"2024-09-20T12:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altinturk.net\/blog\/?p=58"},"modified":"2024-09-20T12:05:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T10:05:15","slug":"sap-hana-express-edition-part-1-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altinturk.net\/blog\/58\/sap-hana-express-edition-part-1-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP HANA express edition, part 1: installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For various reasons I needed to install SAP HANA Express edition on a linux machine.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t an extremely smooth ride, but in the end, we will make it in this article.<\/p>\n<p>Warning &#8211; the post is very incomplete and the contents may be low quality: I started to write and plan to enrich the guide when I have free time.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>Prerequisites<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Have either a powerful PC, or some cloud service (in my case Azure) which you can create virtual machines.\n<ul>\n<li>p.s. if it&#8217;s for purely personal purposes, easier to do it on your PC, virtualization is highly recommended (Hyper-v, VMWare Workstation, VirtualBox, or KVM, ..)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Have SLES installation image. Probably this can be repeated also for ubuntu or other distros.<\/li>\n<li>A decent internet connection.<\/li>\n<li>Know some bash commands.<\/li>\n<li>Patience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Steps<\/h1>\n<p>The first and foremost &#8211; install hana trial \/ Download manager: https:\/\/www.sap.com\/products\/technology-platform\/hana\/express-trial.html.<\/p>\n<p>That is a jar package (install platform independent version).<\/p>\n<p>Set up your virtual machine using SLES &#8211; i used SLES 15.1.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the instructions <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.sap.com\/tutorials\/hxe-ua-installing-binary.html\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once installation is complete,<\/p>\n<pre>starthdb<\/pre>\n<p>you should be able to follow the CLI messages and URL to be able to connect and configure the system.<\/p>\n<p>Remember that it&#8217;s empty, so you can use SFLIGHT database (in the resources below) to fill it with sample tables and information.<\/p>\n<h1>External Resources<\/h1>\n<p>To install HANA XE + XSA I followed a bunch of tutorials and mixed all the knowledge because none of them were sufficient in resolving problems. I don&#8217;t have access the SAP notes so community helped a lot. SAP links change frequently so pay attention, links may get broken in time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SAP Technology blog about installation and sample SFLIGHT database: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sap.com\/t5\/technology-blogs-by-sap\/sap-hana-express-edition-and-sflight-demo-database-modeling-complete\/ba-p\/13529637\">SAP HANA, express edition and SFLIGHT demo databas&#8230; &#8211; SAP Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>p.s. this will give you a deeper insight.<\/p>\n<p>Installation on GCP: <a href=\"https:\/\/community.sap.com\/t5\/technology-blogs-by-sap\/server-applications-sap-hana-express-edition-and-xsa-by-the-sap-hana\/ba-p\/13348827\">Server + Applications: SAP HANA, express edition a&#8230; &#8211; SAP Community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Learning Journey on SAP Learning page: <a href=\"https:\/\/learning.sap.com\/learning-journeys\/installing-and-administering-sap-hana\">Installing and Administering SAP HANA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the official Manuals: <a href=\"https:\/\/help.sap.com\/doc\/f6c811f7742c4cf5b3919d513b374eb5\/1.12.0.0\/en-US\/Getting_Started_HANAexpress_Binary_Installer.pdf\">Getting Started: HANAexpress Binary Installer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can use SAP&#8217;s installation training &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.sap.com\/group.hxe-install-vm-xsa.html\">Install SAP HANA 2.0, express edition on a Preconfigured Virtual Machine (with SAP HANA XS Advanced)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Community post for problem #1 &#8211; https:\/\/community.sap.com\/t5\/technology-q-a\/hana-express-addition-2-sps2-installation-on-personal-laptop\/qaq-p\/651535<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For various reasons I needed to install SAP HANA Express edition on a linux machine. 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