SAP Note

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Symptom

SAP release information for customers deploying SAP on (Sybase) ASE

Other Terms

Release Planning, SAP NetWeaver, Sybase, SAP ASE, SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise

Reason and Prerequisites

Strategic release planning information for the SAP ASE platform.

Please note that SAP Sybase ASE has been renamed to SAP ASE with release 16.0.

Solution

The SAPSybase ASE 15.7 / SAP ASE 16.0package provided by SAP includes the SAPSybase ASE 15.7 / SAP ASE 16.0 server as well as the according JDBC and ODBC drivers for database connectivity (DB client). SAPSybase ASE 15.7 / SAP ASE 16.0 is installed silently as part of the installation of the respective SAP product and must not be installed separately before starting the SAP installation tool Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM). SAP Sybase ASE 15.7andSAP ASE 16.0 are generally available as database platforms for SAP Business Suite applications.

Supported operating systems

l Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 l Windows Server 2012 l Windows Server 2012 R2 l RedHat EL6 on x86_64 64bit l SuSE SLES 11on x86_64bit l AIX 7.1 l HP-UX 11.31 on IA64 64bit l Solaris on Sparc 10, 11

SAP product availability Prerequisites:

SAP Sybase ASE 15.7

l LIB_DBSL: minimum 720_EXT 64 UC pl 431 l Sybase ASE: minimum 15.7.0.051 l ODBC Driver: minimum 15.7.0.508 l JDBC Driver: minimum 7.07 GA/EBF 21334

SAP ASE 16.0

l LIB_DBSL: minimum 721_EXT 64 UC pl 213 l SAP ASE: minimum 16.0.00.00 l ODBC Driver: minimum 16.0.00.01 l JDBC Driver: minimum 7.07 GA/EBF22531 (16.0 PL01 N-OFF)

Supported:

SAP NetWeaver 7.02 incl. SAP BW 7.02 Prerequisites: SAP_BASIS: minimum 702 SP9 (ABAP, Java) SAP Kernel: minimum 720_EXT 64 UC pl 402

1554717 - SYB: Planning information for SAP on ASE

Version 63 Validity: 13.05.2014 - active Language English

Released On 13.05.2014 08:16:42 Release Status Released for Customer Component BC-DB-SYB Sybase ASE Database Platform Priority Recommendations / Additional Info Category Release planning information

SAP Business Suite 7i2010 on SAP NetWeaver 7.02; Java Hubs based on SAP NetWeaver 7.30:

l SAP ERP 6.05 l SAP CRM 7.01 l SAP SRM 7.01 l SAP SCM 7.01

At least one technical usage of the above mentioned product versions has to be installed on the system. Prerequisites: see SAP NetWeaver 7.02 minimum 7.3 SP4 (Java Hubs)

SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SR1

Prerequisites: see SAP NetWeaver 7.02

SAP NetWeaver 7.3 incl. SAP BW 7.3

Prerequisites: SAP_BASIS: minimum 7.3 SP4 (ABAP, Java) SAP Kernel: minimum 720_EXT 64 UC pl 402

SAP components based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3: WFM 3.1, PI Adapter BCONS, Elster and Swift, Store UI 5.1, MII 12.2 SP3 and MII Content

SAP Business Suite 7i2011 on SAP NetWeaver 7.31:

l SAP ERP 6.06 l SAP CRM 7.02 l SAP SRM 7.02 l SAP SCM 7.02

Prerequisites: see SAP NetWeaver 7.3

SAP NetWeaver 7.31 incl. SAP BW 7.31

SAP NetWeaver 7.4 incl. SAP BW 7.4

SAP Business Suite 7i2013 on SAP NetWeaver 7.4:

l SAP ERP 6.07 l SAP CRM 7.03 l SAP SRM 7.03 l SAP SCM 7.03

Limitations (temporarily not supported):

l ASE 16.0 SP00 PL00 has been released for new installations only. Upgrade from 15.7 (any SP level) is only supported for ASE 16.0 SP00 PL01 and higher.

l For SAP NetWeaver usage type Development Infrastructure (DI) on 7.02, 7.3, 7.31: check SAP Note 1650822 for prerequisite minimum versions.

Not supported:

l R/3 3.1I, 4.0B, 4.5B, 4.6B, 4.6C, WebAS 6.20, SAP NetWeaver based on WebAS 6.40 incl. Business Suite 2004

l SAP NetWeaver 7.00 and Business Suite 2005 l SAP NetWeaver 7.01 and Business Suite 7 l SAP components based on SAP AS ABAP 7.1x: (SAP Banking Services, SAP NetWeaver Mobile Infrastructure 7.1, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration 7.1...)

l SAP MDM 5.5 l SAP NetWeaver 7.30: CE Voice

SAP technology availability

Recommendation: Install themost current version of SAP (Sybase) ASE available on the SAP Service Marketplace right after installation/migration, see SAP Note 1590719.

The installation of dual-stack systems is generally not supported on SAP ASE, with the exception of PI, MI, and the SAP Solution Manager. MCOD is not supported for SAP solutions on SAP (Sybase) ASE. The general support and maintenance for the SAP One Server 2.0 (MCOD) installation process has ended. SAP Kernel: Only 64-Bit Unicode SAP systems are supported for use with SAP (Sybase) ASE 15.7 / 16.0:

l SAP KERNEL 7.20 EXT 64-BIT UC l SAP KERNEL 7.21 EXT 64-BIT UC l SAP KERNEL 7.40 EXT 64-BIT UC l SAP KERNEL 7.41 EXT 64-BIT UC

SAP Host Agent for SAP ASE is available, starting with minimum patch level 115 of SAP Host Agent 7.20. SL Toolset 1.0/SUM: TheSL Toolset 1.0 versions available on the software market place (SMP), installthe software stack,which definesthe minimumversions for SAP ASE 15.7 / ASE 16.0 respectively,ODBCand JDBCas well asthe SAP Kernel.To stay current please update to the most recent version available on SMPafter installation. Virtualization: With SAP (Sybase) ASE you use a database owned by SAP. Therefore, the General Support Statement for Virtual Environments, which is available in SAP Note 1492000, fully applies for SAP (Sybase) ASE, and it is supported on all virtual solutions that are supported by SAP NetWeaver. Further components: Redwood Scheduler is available for SAP (Sybase) ASE, starting with minimum patch level ETPRJSCHEDULER33_43-20007176.SCA of SAP CPS BY REDWOOD 8.0. For NW 7.31, a minimum of ETPRJSCHEDULER33_56-20007176.SCA is required. SAP minimal sizing requirements

For an example of a default SAP system sizing, see SAP Note 1748888. The hardware vendor for the respective customer is responsible for providing a sizing that is tailored to the customer's needs.

Validity

This document is not restricted to a software component or software component version

References

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SAP Notes

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SAP Notes (8)

1799291 SYB: Inst.Systems Based on NW 7.0 incl. EHPs: SAP ASE 1748888 SYB: Inst.Systems Based on NW 7.3 and Higher: SAP ASE 1680803 SYB: Migration to SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise - Best Practice 1650822 Sybase platform is supported by DTR 1590719 SYB: Updates for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP ASE)

1639735 SYB: SAP NetWeaver 7.30 on Sybase ASE (obsolete) 1650822 Sybase platform is supported by DTR 1672366 SYB: SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 on Sybase ASE (obsolete) 1672449 SYB: SAP NetWeaver 7.0 incl. EHP3 on Sybase ASE (obsolete) 1680803 SYB: Migration to SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise - Best Practice 1606654 SYB: SAP Business Suite 7i2010 on Sybase ASE (obsolete) 1748888 SYB: Inst.Systems Based on NW 7.3 and Higher: SAP ASE 1799291 SYB: Inst.Systems Based on NW 7.0 incl. EHPs: SAP ASE