SAP Business One 9.0 Installation

Re: SAP Business One 9.0 Installation

Here is a demonstration of the installation steps of SAP B1 9.0 on Win 7 Enterprise as a standalone server:

The folder attributes of SAP B1 9.0 PL05 (51046461) consist of 2,988 Folders and 12,617 Files with a file size of 6.04 GB (6,496,952,172 bytes).

The OS of this standalone server comprise of an Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz (with 4.00GB RAM).

For the first time new user, the Installation Wizard (autorun.exe) is recommended. The installation sequences are as follows:

Step 1. Server.

Step 2. Client.

Step 3. Integration Component.

Accordingly, run the autorun.exe to open the SAP B1 9.0 installation wizard and installing them as such.

Here are a few tips that you may want to bear in mind when you install the Server Tools component within Step 1:

If you have more than one Firewall software enabled on your server, it is recommended to disable them all.
When you enter the SQL Server name, do not enter any IP address, you must enter the server name and the instance name (e.g. SAPB1\SQLINSTANCE).
You must ensure that the SQL Server Browser service is active and set to automatic. If not, adjust the settings of the service, restart the server and re-install the SAP Business One again.
Ensure that the TCP/IP protocol is enabled for the SQL Server; double check it as such, do not assumed that it is always enabled by default.
When you are prompted to enter your SQL credentials, enter the SQL account credentials directly, do not populate it with your windows or network credentials.

Here are a few tricks that you may want to bear in mind when you install the Client within Step 2:

With the major Release 9.0, 32-bit and 64-bit versions of the SAP Business One client are available. You must install each version separately. You can install and run both versions on the same machine.
When referring to 32-bit or 64-bit versions of the SAP Business One Client Application, the 32-bit and 64-bit is only indirectly related to the Operating System on which the Clients are installed. On 64-bit Operating Systems both Client Applications can be installed.
One some workstations you might decide to install the 64-bit SAP Business One Client Application, on other workstations the 32-bit SAP Business One Client Application. On the server, you might decide to install both, the 32-bit SAP Business One Client Application and 64-bit SAP Business One Client Application.
When you run SAP Business One, you can use only SAP Business One add-ons valid for the version of the application you are running. If you are using the 32-bit version of the SAP Business One client, you can install and run only 32-bit add-ons. If you are using the 64-bit version of the SAP Business One client, you can install and run only 64-bit add-ons.
If you work with 32-bit and 64-bit SAP Business One Client Applications, you need to install both versions of the add-ons.
When you install SAP Business One Client (32-bit), the DI API (32-bit) is also installed together.

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If encountering an unsuccessful installation on the first try, follow this cycle and be persistent:

Document the entire installation process including the steps performed.
Disable all Firewall software and Anti-virus programs.
Enable the TCP/IP Protocol on the SQL Server.
Set the SQL Browser service to Auto Start.
Completely uninstall previous SAP B1 and any trace of current B1 residuals.
Delete the C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP folder.
Delete all SQL data files (.mdf /.ldf) that were associated with preceding SAP B1 installations.
Perform a few times of Registry Clean with system reboots thereafter.
Cold boot your system at least once.
Reinstall SBO 9.0 again!
Consider not using the Installation Wizard this time, start from the Packages Folder. Install the Server tools, then the SBO server, and then other components.
For password problems, open the SQL Management Studio, locate the list of server names in the server name column. Then, click Browse more and select the Network Server. Find the name of the server that you provided from installation. Select that Server and SQL user ID and password. After that, try the installation with new Server name.

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Follow these tips to handle the "... could not create database ..." errors:

Never attempt to install and concurrently running 2 or more versions of B1 on the same machine!
Always start with a 'clean' database for installation.
Always start a clean and new installation when encountering the same database errors!
Make sure removed all old database with the same name. Check with the SQL Server Management Studio to see whether there is any database with same name; if so, delete it within the SSMS. Also, Make sure deleted the SBO Common Database completely. After that, try to re-install SAP B1 again.
In case of .mdf and .ldf file names conflicts, login to the SQL Server Instance for SAP and locate the database "SBO-COMMON" and detach it by renaming its .mdf and .ldf files (or preferably delete the entire database completely). To make sure this step is done thoroughly, in the Object Explorer, right-click a Server and click Properties; in the Left Panel, click the Database Settings page; and in the Database default locations, view the current default locations for new data files and new log files that have been created -- locate files named: SBO-COMMON.mdf and SBO-COMMON_log.ldf, then rename them! Then, re-install SAP B1 again.
Check out SAP Note #1332369 for "...Could not create Database..." errors.
This is a helpful documentation for resolving installation errors.