Selecting Installation Options

Specify the installation directory, installation type, SAP Mobile Platform components, and additional installation options.

1. Specify the absolute path to the installation location, which must be on a local drive on the target host.

   The total length of the path must be 43 characters or less.

   Directory names in the path can contain only:

   • ASCII alphanumeric characters
   • Underscore ( _ ), hyphen ( - ), and period (.) characters (two consecutive period characters are not allowed and none of these characters may appear as the first character in a folder name)
   • No characters between "MobilePlatform" and the preceding "\" character.
2. Select Cluster and click Next.
3. Select Install the data tier for your SAP Mobile Platform cluster and click Next.
4. (Optional) On the additional installation options pane, select Configure data tier to change default server ports, passwords, or database file locations.
5. (Optional) If you selected Configure data tier:
   1. Enter port numbers and passwords, or accept the defaults for the ports listed:
      Note: These passwords can contain only alphanumeric ASCII characters and underscore ("_"), start with a letter, and be no more than 32 characters in length.

      In a new installation, the default password for all databases is sql.

      • Cache database server
      • Cluster database server

      Enter a port number, or accept the default for:

      • LogData database server

      Enter passwords, or accept the defaults for:

      • Monitor database
      • Domainlog database
   2. (Optional) To specify nondefault locations for database files and transaction logs, select Specify separate locations for database and/or transaction log files.
   3. Click Next.
   
   
   
6. (Optional) If you selected Configure data tier, and then selected Specify separate locations for database and/or transaction log files, complete these fields:
   • ... file path – (optional) enter the path to a storage location for the database files, for each database listed.
   • ... log file path – (optional) enter the path to a storage location for the transaction logs, for each database listed.

   Each path must:

   • Point to an existing directory in the shared data folder.
   • Be an absolute path (not relative to some other location).
   • Be no longer than 228 characters.
   • Contain only ASCII alphanumeric characters, space, underscore ("_"), hyphen ("-"), and period (".").