Installation & System Copy

After installation, how do you make the system ready for users?

Before running the postinstallation task list, why create and log on as a copy of SAP* or DDIC?

Which SWPM and SUM versions apply to SAP S/4HANA?

What OS user must SWPM run as on Linux/UNIX vs Windows?

What are SWPM's three installation types for ABAP systems?

When does SWPM install the SAP HANA database software, and when must it be installed beforehand?

If direct root logon isn't allowed (users use sudo), how does SWPM authenticate?

Why is SWPM run twice?

What is the SWPM master password, and what policy must it meet?

How are SAP HANA database user passwords stored, and what utility maintains the default store?

What is the System Landscape Directory (SLD), and does SWPM register the system in it by default?

After creating a new client in S/4HANA, what financial-Basis setup is needed before the client copy?

What's the quick way to change a system's SID without a full system copy?

What prebackup step suspends background processing in the source system, and what's the trade-off?

Why must you use Transaction BDLS to change a logical system after a copy?

If the system copy source was production, what must you do before running BDLS, and why?

What is the Software Logistics Toolset (SL Toolset), and where do you get it?

How is SWPM installed, and what executable performs the installation?

Why install the SAP HANA client libraries centrally (under /sapmnt/<SID>) if you may add app servers later?

What's the difference between a homogeneous and a heterogeneous system copy, and what migration is impossible?

How is a homogeneous SAP HANA system copy's data obtained, and what version rule applies to the target?

What's the main aim of postcopy actions in the target system?

When should you embed vs install standalone the Web Dispatcher and RFC gateway?

Beyond SAP guides and Notes, what document is indispensable for an installation, and where do passwords go?

What's the difference between SWPM and SUM, the two main SL Toolset tools?

Where does sapinst write its logs, and what are the two main log files?

What OS user does the installation create, and what UID and shell rules apply?

What goes wrong if the DDIC or SAP* password in client 000 doesn't meet the kernel policy, and how do you spot and fix it?

What's the most important use of copying one SAP system to another?