Sustainable and durable SAP document and data archiving with Amazon S3
SAP Blog
This article describes how to set up a sustainable and durable SAP document and data archiving solution using Amazon S3 File Gateway instead of SAP MaxDB. It provides step-by-step guidance on migrating existing SAP Content Server data from MaxDB to Amazon S3.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Prerequisites and proposed architectures for the solution
- Detailed configuration steps for setting up the AWS environment and installing SAP Content Server
- Testing and verification procedures
- Migration steps using custom Z programs
- Backup and recovery strategies using AWS Backup
- Cost comparison between MaxDB and Amazon S3 File Gateway
- Conclusion highlighting the benefits of using Amazon S3 for SAP document archiving
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