Installing and configuring Data Services

The installation of Data Services in a Windows environment is a smooth and quick process. Of course, you have various installation options, but here, we will choose the easiest path: the full installation of all components on the same host with IPS services installed and the local repository already created and configured.

Getting ready…

Completion of the previous recipe should prepare your environment to install Data Services. Download the Data Services installation package from the SAP support portal and unzip it to a local folder.

How to do it…

1. Start Data Services from Windows command line (cmd) by executing this command:

   setup.exe SERVERINSTALL=Yes
   

2. Make sure that all your critical prerequisites have the Succeeded status on the Check Prerequisites screen.
3. Choose the destination folder as C:\EIM\ if required.
4. On the CMS connection information step, specify the connection details to your previously installed CMS (part of IPS) installation. The system is localhost:6400, and the user is Administrator. Click on Next.
5. In the CMS Service Stop/Start pop-up window, agree to restart SIA servers.
6. Choose Install with default configuration on the Installation Type selection screen.
7. Make sure that you select all features by selecting all the checkboxes on the next feature selection screen and click on Next.
8. Specify Microsoft_SQL_Server as a database type for a local repository.
9. Use the following details as a reference to configuring your local repository database connection on the next screen:
   
10. For login information, choose the account recommended by installation.
11. The installation should be completed in 5–10 minutes, depending on your environment.

How it works…

After finishing this recipe, you will have all the Data Services servers and client components installed on the same Windows host. Also, your Data Services installation is integrated with IPS services.

To check that the installation and integration were successful, log in to CMC and see that in the main menu, there is a new section called Data Services (see the Organize column). Go to this section and see whether your DS4_REPO exists in the list of local repositories.