Can EHSM WWI Server be installed on PC with SAP GUI?

[former_member541723]

Can EHSM WWI Server be installed on PC with SAP GUI?

I remember reading something that indicated EHSM WWI Server cannot be installed on PC with SAP GUI.

However, the SAP S/4HANA 1709 Best Practices for Chemicals EHS Basics (26V) Configuration Guide indicated [numbers and emphasis are mine]:

"You have the following options:

(1) Within SAP Best Practices activation you set up a WWI generation server on the local PC where you do the activation of the EHS buildings blocks and scope items. In customer implementation project the WWI generation server should be installed on an additional Windows server.

This is easier as you need no additional PC.

(2) You use a separate, dedicated PC for installation of the WWI generation server.

This action is the standard procedure used for productive systems.

For reasons of easiness we recommend installing the WWI generation server on the same PC that is used during the setup of the SAP Best Practices. Remember that this PC has to be up and running for the EHS report generation to work properly.

EHS report display capabilities are already included in normal SAPGUI installations so that frontend computers do not need a separate installation to display EHS reports.

The current WWI version (at the point of delivery version 3.2) and also patches for the WWI are delivered via the SAP Service Marketplace. Refer to SAP note 568302 for detailed instructions regarding download. Refer to SAP note 549858 for frontend MS Word configuration.

The WWI server requires a special license key. Without a license key the server can be installed in an evaluation mode that is restricted to run for 10 days only. For more information refer to Note 513330.

Note that the WWI installation might require Administrator rights on your PC (depending on Windows version)."

Also, I think that a license key is no longer required.

Best regards,

Jim

[Mark-Pfister]

Hi Jim,

Hope you're doing fine!

I remember seeing issues when there was a WWI Server and WWI Front-end (aka local WWI) installed on the same machine (server or PC) at the same time.

The SAP GUI nowadays installs the WWI Front-end / local automatically.

For these reasons the restriction "Don't install SAP GUI on WWI Server" might have been put in place.

WWI doesn't require a license key anymore since SP30.

Best

Mark

[christoph_bergemann]

Hello

the basic questions is:

"Can EHSM WWI Server be installed on PC with SAP GUI?"

From practival point of view: Never have seen a company who would do it like that.

You need a "local WWI" and you need SAP GUI on the same PC, the "WWI server part" ist related to a "hugh hardware installation" (depending on size of company etc. etc.)

And as the "PC" must be up and running 24 h / 7 day: therefor PC is the "last option" to use

I believe in the threads above you discuss two different topic.

The "End users" need normally SAP GUI and local WWI installation

and the company need a "WWI server farm" (without SAP Gui installation according to my knowledge)

But with EnhPack 3 you can avoid to install the "local WWI"; but you need then a WWI farm

PLease check the many threads discussing the same topic

C.B.

[former_member541723]

Christian,

I was following the instructions in SAP S/4HANA 1709 Best Practices for Chemicals EHS Basics (26V) Configuration Guide.

The SAP CAL Trial version comes with a Windows Virtual Machine which has SAP GUI 740 installed. I thought the librfc32.dll file would cause problems if WWI Server was installed on the same PC.

I know that SAP GUI 740 is past the end of support date.

Thanks,

Jim

[satya11719]

Hello jimhermann

I told that it is possible and depends upon how vast is your business and how many SDS you create daily, how many label you print or generate daily basis.

Cause sometimes system will not take heavy load and system responding time will increase due to different applications process at the same time. Due to this documetn generation will take more than 5 minutes. (Depends on RAM capacity )

Regards

Satya

[satya11719]

Hello jimhermann

It can be possible but it was mentioned in the document that we don't need to install SAP gui for any other application in the WWI Server system , it will cause load balancing issues for generating document. means it will take more time to generate the docuements.

That is the reason it is always recommanded to keep the server separatly away from regular system.

Regards

Satya

[former_member541723]

Satya,

Why don't we need SAP GUI? All the document screen shots show SAP GUI.

The EHS Management Server Installation instructions state:

"6. Specify the destination folder for the WWI installation. The system suggests the standard SAPGUI WWI folder. Choose Next."

That seems like the worst possible instruction to me.

Best Regards,

Jim