SDM Instance

Software Deployment Manager (SDM)

SDM Server
􀂋 started automatically as part of WEB AS 6.40
􀂋 one SDM Server per WEB AS 6.40 with J2EE Engine is necessary

SDM Interfaces
1) Commandline Interface (sdm.bat or sdm.sh)

(a) A new SDM process is started each time a command is executed
(b) No SDM Server may run at the same time (this is checked).

2) JAVA API (SDMclient.sda) needs a running SDM Server

3) SDM Gui (sdmgui.bat or sdmgui.sh) needs a running SDM Server

• Another special instance is the one that installed the SDM (Software Deployment Manager). This one usually runs with the database and Central Services on the same machine and is then indicated as the central instance.
• The Software Deployment Manager (SDM) is a tool with which you can manage and deploy software packages that you receive from SAP or created with NetWeaver Developer Studio.
• The Software Deployment Manager (SDM) groups several different deployment types in a single network interface for the deployment of any software that you develop with the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.
• In all modes SDM is only able to handle one access at a time.