Preparing for Installation

Ensure that the host on which you are installing this SAP Mobile Server as an application server node is ready for you to begin the installation.

1. Make sure you have installed and verified all the nodes specified in the preceding subtasks for this installation scenario.
2. Confirm that the installation target host meets minimum system requirements for all SAP Mobile Platform components you are installing, as specified in Supported Hardware and Software.
3. Verify that you have Administrator privileges on the installation target host.
4. If you want to use the target computer name as the default server name (and cluster name in a single-server installation and for the first SAP Mobile Server node in a cluster), make sure the computer name meets the same requirements that a user-entered server or cluster name have to meet.
   See the Computer Name Used as Server or Cluster Name Has Same Requirements as User-Entered Name topic in the Troubleshooting Installation section of this Installation Guide.
5. If the JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS environment variable is set, remove it before you start the installation.
   Check for the JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS environment variable in both User Variables and System Variables panes of the Environment Variables dialog.
   1. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
   2. Select the Advanced tab, then click Environment Variables.
   3. Select JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS and click Delete.
   4. Click OK to exit all dialogs.
6. Shut down all SAP software, SAP processes, and associated third-party processes running on the installation target host.

   If the host is the active node in the Microsoft Failover Cluster, you must leave these services running:

   • SAP Mobile Platform CacheDB
   • SAP Mobile Platform ClusterDB
   • SAP Mobile Platform LogDataDB
7. If User Access Control (UAC) is present in the version of Windows where you are installing, disable it. Restart the system for this change to take effect.
8. To accommodate SAP Mobile Platform internal communications, you may need to reconfigure intrusion detection/prevention systems (either hardware- or software-based).
   See Intrusion Detection and Protection Requirements in Landscape Design and Integration.
9. For Windows 8 and Windows 2012/R2 platforms, verify that the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 has been enabled before starting the installation. If not enabled, you must manually enable the .NET Framework 3.5 from the Windows Features control panel applet before installing the SAP Mobile Platform Runtime.