The complete, expert guide to running SAP R/3 on Microsoft Cluster Server.

• For companies running IBM Netfinity Servers and Windows NT Server/Windows 2000
• Describes how to implement a fault-tolerant SAP R/3 configuration
• Covers integration of the three major databases: Oracle, IBM DB2 UDB, and Microsoft SQL Server
• Discusses certification, hardware sizing, disk layout, network configuration, and performance tuning
• Includes information on Windows 2000
• Provides step-by-step installation instructions including worksheets to complete
• Step-by-step coverage of installing SAP R/3, Microsoft Cluster Server, and Oracle, DB2 UDB, or Microsoft SQL Server
• Complete hardware coverage: hardware certification, server sizing, disk layout, network configuration, and more
• Verification and troubleshooting: practical advice and hands-on techniques

For thousands of companies, one application is more business critical than any other: SAP R/3. In this book, a team of IBM's top support professionals shows exactly how to maximize the availability and performance of SAP R/3 systems running on Microsoft Cluster Server on IBM's powerful Netfinity servers.

You'll find thorough coverage of the entire system lifecycle: planning, implementation, tuning, and maintenance. The book contains an invaluable step-by-step walkthrough of installation and configuration on Netfinity servers, including specific techniques for integrating three leading databases: Oracle, DB2 UDB, and SQL Server.

The book presents detailed hardware coverage, including server sizing, disk layout, backbonenetwork configuration, and more. IBM's experts offer detailed, never-before-published techniques for verifying an installation-as well as tips for troubleshooting and problem resolution. If you're involved in planning or installing SAP R/3 and Microsoft Cluster Server on IBM Netfinity servers, you'll find this book an invaluable resource.

This book and other IBM Redbooks are products of IBM's International Technical Support Organization, where worldwide specialists work alongside you to harness IBM technologies. IBM Redbooks make the answers to your most pressing technical questions easily and immediately accessible.

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