SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Rapid-Deployment Solution

SAP 3D Visual Enterprise 8.0 July 2014 English SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Rapid-Deployment Solution SAP AG Dietmar-Hopp-Allee 16 69190 Walldorf Germany

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Icons Icon Meaning Caution Example Note Recommendation Syntax 1 2 Implementation Option 1 Implementation Option 2 Typographic Conventions Type Style Example text Example text EXAMPLE TEXT Example text EXAMPLE TEXT Example text <Example text> Description Words or characters that appear on the screen. These include field names, screen titles, pushbuttons as well as menu names, paths and options. Cross-references to other documentation. Emphasized words or phrases in body text, titles of graphics and tables. Names of elements in the system. These include report names, program names, transaction codes, table names, and individual key words of a programming language, when surrounded by body text, for example, SELECT and INCLUDE. Screen output. This includes file and directory names and their paths, messages, source code, names of variables and parameters as well as names of installation, upgrade and database tools. Keys on the keyboard, for example, function keys (such as F2) or the ENTER key. Exact user entry. These are words or characters that you enter in the system exactly as they appear in the documentation. Variable user entry. Pointed brackets indicate that you replace these words and characters with appropriate entries. SAP AG Page 3 of 10

Contents 1 Solution Options... 5 2 Required Product Versions and Software Components... 5 3 Software Components in Detail... 7 4 Hardware Environment Configurations (System Landscape)... 8 5 Related Information... 10 SAP AG Page 4 of 10

SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Rapid-deployment Solution: 1 Solution Options There are two options in the SAP rapid-deployment solution that can be implemented: 1 Option 1: 3D Visual Enterprise as stand-alone system without other SAP components. 2 Option 2: 3D Visual Enterprise as integrated system into your SAP PLM environment. Depending whether you want to use the stand-alone scenario or the integrated scenario with an existing ERP, please choose the relevant software components in this document. You will find the above symbols in the following to guide you through the relevant options. 2 Required Product Versions and Software Components The table lists a summary of all software required to implement and run the solution. Please refer to referenced documents for specific release versions. Product Product Version Components Logical Component in SAP Solution Manager* Comments Solution Option Microsoft 4.0 or higher.net Framework Microsoft Silverlight Microsoft Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2 or 2012 MSDTC, IIS 7.0 or higher Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 MSDTC, IIS 7.0 or higher Windows 2008 R2 (64-bit) is required for an SAP integrated configuration of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Generator 2 SAP AG Page 5 of 10

Microsoft PowerShell 3.0 1 Microsoft 2008, 2008 R2 or 2012 SQLServer SAP Solution Manager Content ST-RDS 100 plus latest SP level ST-RDS SAP Solution Manager ST 400 SP 18 or higher ST In case SP is below 24 please refer to SAP note 1579267 Or ST 710 SP01 or higher SAP ERP EHP6; SP09 EHP6 HANA; SP 04 PLMWUI; SAP_APPL; SAP GUI Only needed for the integrated scenario The main business process works also for these releases (but as they are not tested within this RDS they cannot be officially released): EHP5; SP11 EHP7; SP02 SAP ERP EHP6; SP09 SAP ERP 6.0 Application Server ABAP SAP ERP Enhancement Package 3D VISUAL 3D VISUAL SAP Enhancemen t Package 6 for SAP ERP 6.0 Not applicable 8.0 VE GENERATOR CAD Modules 7.1 3D VISUAL ACCESS SAP_ERP_EHP_CENT RAL_APPL Only needed for the integrated scenario Only needed for the integrated scenario SAP AG Page 6 of 10

3D VISUAL 3D VISUAL 3D VISUAL 8.0 3D VISUAL AUTHOR 8.0 3D VISUAL GENERATOR 8.0 3D VISUAL VIEWER * The logical component in SAP Solution Manager is an identifier provided by SAP for the combination of product and product version. When selecting the SAP Solution Manager template later on, the logical component provided by SAP will automatically be mapped with the logical component in the customer system landscape with the same combination of product and product version to set up access from SAP Solution Manager to the correct customer system. 3 Software Components in Detail The four major software system components in a SAP VE Platform deployment for either solution option include: SAP VE Application Server (3D Visual Enterprise Generator) SAP VE Database Server SAP VE Web Server SAP VE Integration Server The SAP VE Application Server contains the 3D Visual Enterprise Generator component and handles all 3D Visual Enterprise Generator execution and data retrieval. The SAP Visual Enterprise Application Server is specifically optimized for Microsoft SQL Server relational databases and contains the load distribution, prioritization and system tuning capabilities required for large-scale implementations. It also handles all communication with the relational database. The Application Server must have enough disk space to hold all CAD files SAP Visual Enterprise Generator will import. For server batch interfaces, all CAD files must be staged on locally managed disk because of Microsoft security limitations. Network remote mounted disk space cannot be used to source CAD files for SAP Visual Enterprise Generator batch interface. For user uploads of CAD files, a user can load files by reference; i.e. a mapped network drive that the SAP Visual Enterprise Generator master can access. The SAP Visual Enterprise database server manages all of the digital assets and associated metadata collected from various data sources. SAP recommends 64 bit MS SQL Server for all installations except development and test environments. The SAP Visual Enterprise Web server handles all the model and derivative requests from SAP Visual Enterprise Access users. The SAP Visual Enterprise Web Server contains a set of dynamic HTML software that passes interactive graphic content to Web browsers. The SAP Visual Enterprise Integration Server is an optional component which is not described here. SAP AG Page 7 of 10

4 Hardware Environment Configurations (System Landscape) Below is the typical set of hardware environment configurations (System Landscape Setup) supported by SAP. SAP AG Page 8 of 10

COLD BACKUP: Cold Backup environment is to safeguard uptime by having an off-network standby SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Primary system. PRODUCTION SERVER ENVIRONMENT: Production environment is where users produce deliverables for use in the business. Production environment can be scaled over time to handle data and user load. TEST ENVIRONMENT: Test environment is used as a staging area between a Development environment and a Production environment not dirtied by development code and application version issues. System testing occurs here to ensure the software will work in production. The SAP Visual Enterprise Test environment should have access to a Test PDM deployment environment. The test environment has the following additional characteristics: Contains the same type of CPU/core and motherboard hardware as the production environment. Same Brand and Model of hardware as the production environment. Same Brand, version and patch level of the operating system as the production environment. Same version and patch level of all application software, tools, libraries, web servers, and so on as the production environment. DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT: The development environment is used to test SAP Visual Enterprise software updates, new SAP Visual Enterprise releases, operating system updates and interactions with SAP VE software and testing customizations such as SAP Visual Enterprise SAP AG Page 9 of 10

Generator workflow modifications. SAP VE pushes product releases into this environment for unit test of individual customer issues. TRAINING ENVIRONMENT: The training environment (NOT SHOWN) is used to train customers during training classes on SAP VE software and customizations such as SAP Visual Enterprise Generator workflow modifications. SAP VE typically delivers the training SAP Visual Enterprise Generator environment on a DVD disk for the customer to load onto training computers. PERFORMANCE TEST ENVIRONMENT: Performance Test environment contains non-vm hardware and separate systems to allow CAD translation and derivative creation performance to be benchmarked. It may or may not match production or the other environments since the goal is efficiency and performance testing. VEG FARM ENVIRONMENT: A SAP Visual Enterprise Generator Farm environment is a parallel processing environment where multiple VEG application servers work in a pool to share the processing workload (e.g. translation of multiple CAD parts, assemblies, SOAP and user requests). 3D Visual Enterprise Generator can be configured so that many 3D Visual Enterprise Generator computers share one set of definition and configuration files with a primary 3D Visual Enterprise Generator. 5 Related Information The SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Quick Guide provides a central starting point for the technical implementation of SAP VE. It contains all the information for a basic implementation of SAP VE solution. You can find the most current information about the technical implementation of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise and the latest installation and configuration guides on SAP Service Marketplace at http://service.sap.com/instguides. We strongly recommend that you use the documents available there. The guides are regularly updated. Planning Information and Further Useful Links The following list contains links to crucial information for implementing SAP Visual Enterprise. Content Latest version of RDS installation and upgrade guides for the Visual Enterprise solution SAP Notes Visual Enterprise Software access, search under A Z Index for 3D Visual Enterprise Location http://service.sap.com/solutionpackages http://service.sap.com/notes http://service.sap.com/swdc SAP AG Page 10 of 10