Background documentationDirectory Locate this document in the navigation structure

 

When installing SAP MaxDB software of version 7.8 and higher, the software and database are stored in the following directories:

Installation Directories from Database Version 7.8

Path Name

Variable Name

Properties

Shared

Stored Components

Global programs path

GlobalProgPath

Once per computer only, can be defined for the first installation on a computer*

By all SAP MaxDB installations on this computer

Installation tools (for example: sdbuninst, sdbverify, sdbconfig),

global listener (sdbgloballistener)

Global data path

GlobalDataPath

Once per computer only, can be defined for the first installation on a computer*

By all SAP MaxDB installations on this computer

Parameter and log files of the SAP MaxDB installations (for example: installation registry and installation log files, database parameter files, knldiag file, etc.)

Installation path

InstallationPath

Once per installation, several installation paths on a computer allowed

No

Database server software, like database kernel, X server software (for SAP MaxDB versions < 7.8), and database client software, like DBMCLI, SQLDBC

Private data path

Private Data Path

Optional,

can be defined once per installation, several private paths on a computer are allowed

No

If defined: All database related files are stored here and not in the global data path

Note Note

* If there are previous installations of SAP MaxDB on this computer, the relevant software will be stored under the existing path.

End of the note.

More Information