Performing a Custom Installation

Use a custom installation to install certain features of Event Stream Processor, or to install Event Stream Processor components to different machines. You can install ESP Server and Studio only, ESP Server and Studio with any combination of external and enterprise adapters, or any combination of external and enterprise adapters without ESP Server and Studio. Use a custom installation when setting up a production environment.

Note: Always install the SySAM License Utilities unless they have already been installed on the target machine. For example, if the machine hosts other SAP products, you may have already installed the SySAM License Utilities.

Internal adapters are always installed with the ESP server, whereas external and enterprise adapters can reside on any machine that has network access to an instance of the Event Stream Processor server.

SAP recommends custom installations for production environments. The architecture of your installation—the number and location of ESP Server and ESP Studio instances, the number of enterprise adapters, and so on—depends on your specific needs.

The steps involved in a custom installation are largely the same as those in a typical installation. However, in a custom installation, you select only the components you want to install.

Note: If your license is incorrectly generated or copied to an incorrect location, Event Stream Processor automatically enters a 30-day grace period. License errors or warnings, or both, appear only in the cluster log (not in the server log). When the 30-day grace period ends, Event Stream Processor cannot run until a suitable license is provided. For production environments, SAP strongly recommends that you configure e-mail alerts during installation so you receive messages regarding license errors or warnings before the grace period ends.
In a custom installation, you may also select additional components that are not included in a typical installation.
  • FIX Adapter for SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor
  • Open Adapter for SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor
  • SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor Add-in for Microsoft Excel
  • PowerDesigner Extensions for SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor
  • SAP Sybase Event Stream Processor Plug-in for SAP HANA Studio