SAP HANA Express on Mac

The biggest server, on your laptop

                       

Overview

• Get Download Manager
  • Server-only
  • VMWare

This is a hands-on tutorial on installing SAP HANA Express in a HXE virtual instance running under VMWare Fusion 8 on a Mac.

Get Download Manager

PROTIP: Instead of downloading the “Getting_Started_HANAexpress_VM.pdf”, look at the webpage
https://go.sap.com/developer/tutorials/hxe-ua-installing-vm-image.html

You’ll still need the Download Manager, though.

1. Use an internet browser to
   

   https://go.sap.com/cmp/ft/crm-xu16-dat-hddedft/typ.html

2. http://sap.com/sap-hana-express
   is a vanity URL that reroutes to
   https://go.sap.com/cmp/ft/crm-xu16-dat-hddedft/index.html

3. Click Other to download HXEDownloadManager.jar

4. Run it to open the Download Manager GUI.

   Server-only

5. Keep defaults of Image Virtual Machine checked.
6. Uncheck the “Getting Started”.

7. Select “Server only” and press OK.

   Selecting “Server + applications” means development apps, which include XS Advanced (XSA) and Web IDE. These you can download later.

   VMWare

8. In VMWare, select “Open a Virtual Machine”.

9. Click Play.

   The pdf downloaded provides these credentials:

   • At the hxehost login prompt, enter hxeadm
   • For Password enter the temporary password HXEHana1
     
     

10. Follow the Getting Started to change passwords, assign IP, etc.

    QUESTION: Is there a shell script that can do all that?

    It will “stop working after the default grace period of 60-90 days.”

11. Start SAP HANA studio to get the Hardware Key for registration on
    http://sap.com/minisap

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