Sap Web Dispatcher Pdf Document

About SAP Web Dispatcher SAP Web Dispatcher is a load balancer and reverse proxy that can be used with different web application server backends: SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP SAP NetWeaver Application Server Java SAP HANA XS, both in the 'Classic' and 'Advanced' flavor Any web server Note: SAP HANA comes with an internal Web Dispatcher that acts as web server for the HANA XS Classic server and cannot be used as load balancer or reverse proxy for other systems. This note does not apply to this internal HANA Web Dispatcher.

How to Setup SAP Web Dispatcher for Fiori Applications This Guide covers How to Set up SAP Web Dispatcher for Fiori Applications. Communication scenarios, such as HTTP, SSL Termination, SSL re-Encryption, and X.509 client certificate authentication are.

Selecting a SAP Web Dispatcher Version Version 7.49 is the recommended SAP Web Dispatcher version for all backend systems. SAP Web Dispatcher is downward compatible. You can use any supported version that is greater or equal to the kernel version of your backend system.

In addition, SAP Web Dispatcher version 7.21 is compatible with all 7.2x kernel versions. SAP Web Dispatcher version 7.49 is installed and delivered in the Unicode variant, versions before 7.45 were non-Unicode. This difference does not influence the compatibility. Both Unicode and non-Unicode SAP Web Dispatchers are compatible to both Unicode and non-Unicode backend system. Version 7.21 is recommended only if you require running on an operating system version that is not supported by version 7.4x anymore. Installing SAP Web Dispatcher We describe here the installation of SAP Web Dispatcher version 7.49. In former times, the SAP Web Dispatcher installation procedure required to download a kernel DVD image.

Since these are typically outdated, it was required to update the SAP Web Dispatcher after installation. Now, you can install directly the most up-to-date SAP Web Dispatcher SAR archive.

Older SAP Web Dispatcher versions still require using the kernel DVD, otherwise the installation procedure is similar. The official installation guide is provided on the SAP Software Download Center at -> '3 - Installation - Standalone Engines' -> 'Installing Web Dispatcher for SAP NetWeaver 7.1 or Higher' Here is a quick summary of the download and installation steps: (1) Download the SAP Web Dispatcher SAR archive: -> Enter 'Web Dispatcher' into the search filed. -> Select the desired version from the list -> Select your operating system -> Ensure to sort by 'Change Date' in 'Descending' order -> Download the SAR archive of the latest SP (2) Download the SAP Host Agent SAR archive (required by the installation): -> Enter 'Host Agent' into the search filed. -> Select the desired version from the list -> Select your operating system -> Ensure to sort by 'Change Date' in 'Descending' order -> Download the SAR archive of the latest SP (3) Download Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM). -> 'System Provisioning' -> 'System Provisioning: Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SPxx' (pick latest SP) -> Download Software Provisioning Manager (file name starts with 'SWPM10.' ) Unpack the SAR archive into an empty directory using the 'SAPCAR -xvf' command. (4) Change into the SWPM directory and start the 'sapinst' command as a user with root privilege (Unix) or administrative rights (Windows).

(5) Chose the SAP Web Dispatcher installation option in the SWPM menu: 'Generic Options' -> 'SAP Web Dispatcher' -> 'SAP Web Dispatcher (Unicode)'. The Non-Unicode variant is used only for Web Dispatcher versions Enter 'Web Dispatcher' into the search filed.