SAP Software Installation These are the steps to install the SAP ECC 5.0 software Recommended OS : Win 2003 Adv Server Make three partitions 9 GB - OS Drive 62 GB - Database Drive xx GB - Drive to have Dumps After OS installation, install video, audio and chipset drivers. Copy all dumps to the third drive as mentioned above. 1. Install LoopBack Adapter. Start -> Settings -> Conrol Panel -> Add/Remove Hardware -> Click Next -> Click Next -> Select Add a New Device & Click Next -> Select the radio button( No, I want to select from list) & click Next -> Select Network Adapters in the list & Click Next -> Select Microsoft & Microsoft LoopBack Adapter on the right side panel & Click Next -> Click Next -> yes -> Click Finish. Assign IP Address to the loopback adapter. Go to network Connections => Change the Properties of Microsoft LoopBack Adapter to the below IP address: IP : 192.168.10.1 Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 2. Change the database Drive settings. Go to System Properties (system in Control Panel) => In Advanced Tab select performance options => Click on change => In that select D Drive => Set Initial Size - 3000 Max Size - 10000 - Set and Apply the changes. 3. Installation of Oracle 9/10 Go to CD Drive -> Oracle 9/10 -> NT -> I386 -> Setup -> Click Next Change Path :- C:\Oracle\Ora9/10 -> Click Next -> Select First Radio Button -> Click Next -> Select Typical -> Click Next -> Global DataBase Name - ORCL , SID -ORCL -> Click Next -> Install -> OK -> Exit -> Yes Wait for 20 Minutes. It varies on your computer Hardware Configuration. And then Restart your computer. 4. Installation of Java Standard Development Kit Go to CD Drive -> And install J2SDK_1_4_2-nb-3_5_1-bin-windows -> Click Next -> select Accept -> Click Next -> Click Next -> Opt Yes. Deselect Two Check Boxes. ( Yes, I want to associate java files with IDE & Yes, I want to associate NBM files with IDE ) -> Click Next -> Click Next -> Click Next -> Click Finish Run -> Browse -> C:\ProgramFiles -> J2SDK_n -> J2SDK1.4.2 -> Select All Files in Files of Type dropdown list -> Select src -> Copy to C:\ProgramFiles -> J2SDK_n -> J2SDK1.4.2 System Properties -> Advanced tab -> Environment Variables -> click NEW to generate user variables -> variable Name : JAVA_HOME -> variable value : paste(C:\ProgramFiles -> J2SDK_n -> J2SDK1.4.2) --- ok -> select path under system variables -> edit -> -> variable Name : PATH -> variable value : put ; on last & paste(C:\ProgramFiles -> J2SDK_n -> J2SDK1.4.2)\bin 6. Installation of kernal ->(Go to Dumps drive -> Kernel 5.0  -> NT -> I386 ->( NT Patch) -> (Double Click on R/3 Dillins) -> ok.) ->Go to Dumps drive -> Kernel 5.0 ->SAPINST -> NT -> double click on Setup -> I agree -> Select Standered Radio button & click on next -> Select reboot radio button & click on ok -> ok Restart (After restart automatically installation run promt started) -> Select SAP R/3 Enterprise 5.0 for oracle radio button & Click on next - > I agree -> Select Install server components radio button & Click on next -> SAP system ID : ERP Select Central instance radio button & Click on next -> Click on next(no change) -> Click on next(no change) -> Click on next(no change) -> Select Local instlation Radio button & click on next -> Click on next(no change) -> Give password : sap & click on next -> Again give password: sap & click on next -> Click on next(no change) -> After complete press ok.( It will take 15min time) 7.Installation of SAP Data base. -> Start -> All Programs -> SAPinst oracle kernal -> Click on New Installation ( a command promt appears & closes) -> Start -> All Programs -> SAPinst oracle kernal -> Click on SAPinst server with GUI -> Select SAP R/3 Server with GUI & click on next -> I agree -> Select install server components & click on next -> SAP system id : ERP Select Data base installation & click on next.(If it is struck close the installation restart again come from begining of 7th step) -> Select install (first) SAP system into a new database & click on next -> Click on next(no change) -> Click on next(no change) -> select local installation & click on next ->Click on next(no change) -> Change drives Drive for the directories Saparch,sapbackup,sapreorg,sapcheck&saptrace : D Drive for the redolog archives directories(oraarch) : D Click on Next. -> Click on next(no change) -> Give pass word : sap & click on next -> again give password : sap & click on next -> Click on next(no change) -> Click on next(no change) -> Click on next(no change) -> Give Cd export location Brouse & choose package location of -> Db1-> Export1 -> Lable.asc & click on next -> Click on next(no change) ->Click on next(no change) -> Give remaining cd's Brouse & choose Export (2/7) --> db2 -> Export2 -> Label.asc Export (3/7) --> db3 -> Export3 -> Label.asc Export (4/7) --> db3 -> Export4 -> Label.asc Export (5/7) --> db3 -> Export5 -> Label.asc Export (6/7) --> db3 -> Export6 -> Label.asc Export (7/7) --> db3 -> Export7 -> Label.asc ---> OK -> Click on next(no change)/Start -> Click on next(no change) -> Continue Installation (select prepare multinational language support). It will take 12 to 15 hrs time depending on your computer hardware configuration.