Preparing for Installation

Ensure that the host on which you are installing SAP Mobile Platform is ready for you to begin the installation.

1. Confirm that the installation target host meets minimum system requirements for all SAP Mobile Platform components you are installing.

   See the SAP Product Availability Matrix (PAM) http://service.sap.com/pam. Click the Mobile link at the top of the page. Scroll to find the appropriate product and version in the product list.

2. Verify that you have Administrator privileges on the installation target host.
3. Remove the JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS environment variable.
   Check for JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS in both User Variables and System Variables panes of the Environment Variables dialog.
   1. Right-click My Computer and select Properties.
   2. Select Advanced System Settings.
   3. Click the Advanced tab.
   4. Click Environment Variables.
   5. Select JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS and click Delete.
   6. Click OK to exit all dialogs.
4. Shut down all Sybase^® and SAP software and processes, and associated third-party processes, running on the installation target host.
   

   To verify that services are stopped, open the Services pane from Windows Control Panel.

5. If User Account Control (UAC) is present in the version of Windows where you are installing, disable it. Restart the system for this change to take effect.
   1. Access the Control Panel option that manages User Account Control on your version of Windows.
   2. Set the user account to never be notified about changes to your computer.

   Reenable UAC after completing this installation.
6. 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.