An Oracle White Paper

April 2010

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems and XML-Based Archiving for SAP Systems

Oracle White PaperSun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems and XML-Based Archiving for SAP Systems

Introduction........................................................................................ 1

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems...................................... 2

Changing Storage Economics ....................................................... 2

Configuration ................................................................................. 3

Services ........................................................................................ 3

Network ......................................................................................... 5

Storage Pool.................................................................................. 5

Projects and Shares ...................................................................... 6

Analytics ..................................................................................................... 8

Configuring SAP The XML Direct Archiving Service...................... 9

Infrastructure ................................................................................. 9

Customize XML Archiving.............................................................11

Create Users ............................................................................................ 12

Create Roles/Security Roles ................................................................... 13

XML Data Archiving Service.................................................................... 14

Define Archive Stores .............................................................................. 15

SML Archiving ABAP Stack..................................................................... 17

Transaction SARA.................................................................................... 20

Basis Customization ................................................................................ 20

Configure Home Path .............................................................................. 21

Configure XML DAS................................................................................. 22

Snapshot................................................................................................... 27

Replication ................................................................................................ 28

Reference ................................................................................................. 29

Glossary ...........................................................................................30

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Introduction

This guide provides information on how to quickly setup the Sun Storage 7000 Unified

Storage System for use as a target for SAPs WebDAV-based XML archiving. This document

assumes that users are familiar with the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System and

general SAP archiving concepts and functions, including the appropriate transactions. Figure 1

shows a typical system configuration with an application server, central instance, and

database.

Figure 1. SAP archiving configuration

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Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems

Sun created the Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems to respond to requirements for effective,

manageable, and scalable data storage. Sun's open-systems approach carefully selects the best general-

purpose servers and storage components, combines them with innovative technologies, and unifies

them with storage software. Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems offer performance and

scalability while providing a powerful and intuitive interface.

Changing Storage Economics

Sun's open approach to storage infrastructure enables organizations increase production uptime while

reducing the time required to troubleshoot storage issues. Resulting systems deliver high performance

at lower cost, in less space than competitors, and with simplified management of complex storage

architecture. Sun Unified Storage Systems with integrated enterprise flash technology combine open-

source software with the OpenSolaris Operating System and the ZFS file system. The results are a

scalable infrastructure with intuitive monitoring and management, predictable performance, and

flexible services designed to meet the needs of modern organizations.

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems promise to do for storage what open systems did for

servers. Ideal for new and fast-growing storage build-outs where organizations need to simplify and

speed storage administration, these storage appliances exploit the power of todays multicore,

multithreaded processors to increase application performance. Together with advanced features such

as Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace) and the ZFS file system, these appliances provide unprecedented

real-time performance and debugging analysis, high computational scalability, strong security, and end-

to-end data integrity.

Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems provide:

Quick installation and configuration Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems provide up to 10-

times faster installation, requiring as little as four minutes for a full install. Click-and-drag

administration is provided with no training required and an installation wizard makes configuring

and deploying clustered scenarios quick and easy.

Intelligent analysis and optimization Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems offer simple-to-

use graphical tools and detailed analytics software that provide real-time visibility of CPU, memory,

data, data protocol, disk, and network performance. An instant RAID rebuilder provides

comprehensive self-healing capabilities, meaning that the system can be rebuilt in minutes, not days.

Easily scalable storage infrastructure Hybrid storage pools optimize the way in which storage is

spread across memory, solid state devices, and disks, enabling you to easily perform non-disruptive

adds, moves, or changes to the storage infrastructure. Automated data placement and migration is

provided and a single software stack across the entire product family eliminates the need for script

re-writes when moving from one platform to another. In addition, data services can be added easily

with no additional software license to manage or buy.

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Rapid diagnosis and troubleshooting Real-time analytics let you visualize system health and

manage read and write I/O performance. Real-time visibility is provided throughout the system.

Comprehensive service portfolio Sun's comprehensive service portfolio provides organizations

with the help they need to seamlessly integrate their next-generation unified storage solution into

their business environment. Sun believes that open source is the ideal development and business

model for modern organizations and offers a full spectrum of services for businesses that seek

performance without incurring burdensome hardware and licensing costs.

Configuration

The configuration examples in this document feature a Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage System. All

configuration steps are performed using the Bus Unit Interface (BUI) but can also be executed on the

command line using ssh. Note: It is not necessary to have the Sun Storage 7210 Unified Storage

System and all involved servers in the same domain or subnet to successfully complete the

configuration steps in this guide. However, all units must be able to communicate over the network.

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Services

To configure the services:

1. Log into the appliance using the URL (https://:215), the screen, or the area to

configure the services (for example, access protocols.)

The services window is displayed, as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Services window

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2. In the Services window, select HTTP to see a list of the properties that can be set. The

Services/HTTP window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3. Services/HTTP window

Note the following:

If the Require client login option is enabled, clients that do not supply valid authentication credentials

for a local, NIS, or LDAP user are denied access. Active Directory authentication is not supported.

Only basic HTTP authentication is supported. As a result, user names and passwords are transmitted

unencrypted unless HTTPS is used, which might not be appropriate for all environments.

Authenticated users have the same permissions with HTTP as with NFS or FTP. Files and

directories created by an authenticated user are owned by that user, as viewed by other protocols