Starting Installation Process

Make sure you turn off Windows Automatic Updates. Last thing you want to see is to wake up in the morning, run to your machine and see it`s been restarted by Automatic Updates! There are important details to mention: 1. Your Computer name cannot be more than 13 characters. Otherwise youll get an error during installation during prerequisite check. Computer name can be changed by going on Properties of My Computer -> Computer Name -> Change. I keep the name to sapides.

2. Increase your virtual memory. Make it at least 15000 MB. Otherwise youll get a warning during installation prerequisite check. If you wish, you can continue installation like that; however its highly recommended that you increase your min virtual memory. This will increase both installation and SAP runtime performance. i. This can be done by going on Properties of My computer -> Advanced -> Click Settings in the Performance box -> Advanced tab ii. Click Change under the Virtual Memory tab. iii. Choose Custom Size and Change the Initial Size and Final Size both to 15000 (not necessarily on one drive).

3. Make sure you install correct version of JDK (1.4.2_17). If not, you may get some java runtime related errors during installation. https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=j2sdk1.4.2_17-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer 4. Install Microsoft Loopback Adapter and Assign IP. i) Control Panel -> Add Hardware -> Next ii) Select Yes, Ive already connected the Hardware then click Next

iii) Scroll down the list of hardware and choose Add a new Hardware device and click Next iv) Choose Install the hardware that I manually select from a list(Advanced) and click Next v) Choose Network Adapters and click Next

vi) Choose Microsoft from the left side and Microsoft Loopback Adapter and Click Next vii) Click Next once again and let it install viii) Click Finish After the installation of the Network Adapter a small icon for a network is visible on the right hand side of the Taskbar (lower right hand side of the screen).
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Double-Click on it. Click Properties (It should show on top Connect using Network Adapter) Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties Choose the button Use the Following IP Address Enter 192.168.25.25 in IP Address Press Tab and Subnet Mask automatically gets filled (255.255.255.0) Enter 192.168.25.1 in Default Gateway Click OK. Enter C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc and open file hosts with notepad and write the following line as shown below: 192.168.25.25 sapides

5. Add the JAVA_HOME environment variable. To add an Environment variable (JAVA_HOME), right click on My Computer/Properties. Then go to the Advanced tab and click Environment Variables and declare the path where SDK is installed.

6. Extract all the folders, or archives if you will, in a folder like SAP.ECC.6 or SAP_ECC_6. In essence a folder name without spaces. 7. Install oracle by running sapserver.cmd <Drive>\:SAP_ECC_6\51031678\NT\I386\sapserver.cmd 8. Install the patch by extracting directly on the drive from <Drive>:\SAP_ECC_6\51036971_2\ORACLE_Patch_10.2.0.4_Windows\WINDOWS_I386 To <Drive>:\Disk1 And make sure you select the database home correctly and not just install it. It can be done by clicking on the white space to define the path. All CONDITIONS BEFORE INSTALLATION MUST BE MET, do not user-verify any requirements not met!

9. Go to installer folder > 51037622 > IM_WINDOWS_I386 > sapinst.exe. Important!!! Remember all the details of what you enter, it will be important later.

If everything goes ok, once installation is complete, you`ll see a screen as follows. Finally, you have completed SAP IDES ECC 6.0 installation. Now, you can go ahead, install SAP GUI and start using your system using the server address: 192.168.25.25. Before using SAPGUI you need to start the SAP Server Using SAP Management Console. Right-Click <SID> (whatever SID you have) -> Start -> Press OK for the time -> Enter SAPService<SID> and password you described in the beginning like Username: SAPServiceSLR Password: abcdefghi
In the clients 000/001 you can logon with DDIC and SAP* with the password you have defined at the beginning of the installation as 'Master-Password', in the clients 8xx with the password 19920706 / 06071992 and in all clients with IDADMIN / ides.

All you need to do now is register your SAP IDES for a license using the Tcode slicense.