I'm going to try the latest trial version of SAP NetWeaver 2004s Java and ABAP on a virtual machine based on VMware Server. First of all, I have to download all packages from SDN.
If you planned to install these products on separate host, the installation order is not important. If you have only one machine to try, it is recommended to install ABAP edition prior to the Java edition (read more).
One more thing, the Java edition does not support JDK 1.5.0 so you have to install JDK 1.4.2 instead.
Install SAP NetWeaver 04s Full ABAP Trial Version
Installing ABAP Trial Version is quite easy. I just answered 2 questions.
- Install location:
E:\SAP - Master password:
********
It took about 2 hours to finish the installation (8.6 GB). Then I started to install Java edition.
Install SAP NetWeaver 04s SP9 Java Trial Version
- JDK location:
C:\j2sdk1.4.2_13 - JCE location:
E:\jce_policy-1.4.2.zip - Instace ID:
J2E - Install location:
E: - Master password:
******** - User domain:
Local installation - Administrator password:
******** - Service user password:
******** - Database ID:
J2E - Host:
xxxx - MaxDB installation drives:
E: - Database administrator password:
******** - Database manager operator password:
******** - Java database schema password:
******** - Secure store settings:
******** - Database statistics: Create statistics after the import ends
- SCS instance number: 01
- SDM password:
********
Consequences
It turned out that these trial products must not be installed on the same machine in any orders. I tried both and got unexpected error during installation.
ABAP -> Java - It went very close to success but eventually, Java version didn't detect the existing ABAP instance correctly.
Java -> ABAP - There is no option to choose instance number in ABAP version. Furthermore, the install wizard in ABAP didn't even try to add new database but remove all existing database and install new ones.
Finally, I managed to have Java version in virtual machine with 384 MB main memory. It took about 3 hours to successfully start Java engine. Anyway, it is possible to freeze the machine so I don't have to shutdown and start it again.
