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SFTP Adapter Installation in PI

Environment

Applies to:

SAP NetWeaver PI 7.1, For more information, visit the SOA Management homepage.

Summary

This document clearly explains the step by step procedure for installing SFTP Adapter in PI system.

Author: Prableen Jolly

Company: Accenture Services Private Ltd.

Created on: 22 June 2010

Author Bio

Prableen Jolly has 3+ years of experience as SAP Basis Consultant with Accenture Services Pvt.Ltd.

SFTP Adapter Installation in PI Environment


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Table of Contents

1. Installation Steps ....................................................................................................................................... 3

Installing the SEEBURGER Software Component Version ......................................................................... 3

Installing the SEEBURGER Common Components.................................................................................... 6

Installing the Adapter ............................................................................................................................... 14

Deploying the Adapter Metadata .............................................................................................................. 18

Setting Up the SSH Keystore ................................................................................................................... 24

Create an SAP XI User for the Certificate Handling .................................................................................. 28

Restart the XI Server/J2EE Engine .......................................................................................................... 29

Related Content .......................................................................................................................................... 30

Disclaimer and Liability Notice ..................................................................................................................... 31



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1. Installation Steps

Installing the SEEBURGER Software Component Version

The SEEBURGER Software component version has to be installed before the adapters and its metadata files can be deployed. This Software Component Version is delivered empty and is only used as a standard location where Seeburger adapters metadata can be imported, therefore installing the Seeburger Software Component Version is required for first time installations only, not for updates.

The following steps must be carried out for deployment:

1. Copy the file from

\Content\XI3_0_SEEBURGER_EDI_ADAPTER_3.0_of_Seeburger.tpz to the repository servers import folder (e.g. /global/xi/repository_server/import/).

2. Start the Integration Repository GUI via following url:-

http://:500/rep/start/index.jsp



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Specify user name and password to log on.

3. Choose Import design objects from the Tools menu:

Following window will pop up.



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4. Select the file name and click ok.

5. The following screen will appear. Click on the import button.

6. The following screen will appear. Click on close.



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Installing the SEEBURGER Common Components

Before installing adapters and additional modules two sets of tools need to be deployed:-

1. SeeXIBaseTools.sca

2. SeeXIExtendedTools.sca

Procedure

1. Open SDM by clicking on the file RemoteGui.bat from \usr\sap\SID\DVEBMGS01\SDM\program

2. The following window appears, click on the connect button and enter the password to connect.



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3. Go to Deployment tab.



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4. Click on Add button, choose the path of the file to be deployed and click on the choose button.

These files can be found at following locations:-

:\Tools\deploy\SeeXIBaseTools.sca

:\Tools\deploy\SeeXIExtendedTools.sca



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5. Click on the arrow in the bottom right corner of the screen and select the following options:- Update deployed SDAs/SCAs that have any version Stop when the first error occurs

Then click on the next button.

6. Again click on the next button.



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7. Click on Start Deployment

8. Once the deployment is completed successfully, click the confirm button.



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Now, repeat the same steps for deploying SeeXIExtendedTools.sca



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Click on next

Click on Start Deployment



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Installing the Adapter

Deploy the file SFTPAdapter.sca from SDM.

The file can be found at the following location:-

:\AdapterSFTP\deploy\SFTPAdapter.sca



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Deploying the Adapter Metadata

The Adapter Metadata file SFTPAdatperMetadata.xml is deployed as follows: 1. Start the Integration Repository (Design).

2. Expand the entry SEEBURGER_EDI_ADAPTER of seeburger, the following screen appears.

3. Switch to change mode and select both the checkboxes under Object Attributes as shown in the screenshot below and save your changes.



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4. On saving the changes, the following screen will appear, click on Close.

5. From the menu, choose Object -> New



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The following screen will appear.

6. Make the entries as per the screenshot below and then click on the create button.



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7. Click on apply

The following screen appears



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8. Click on Upload XML Description from File button from the toolbar and specify the path of the Metadata file and click on open button.

This file is stored in the directory :\ AdapterSFTP\metadata\SFTPAdapterMetadata.xml.



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9. Click on save



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Setting Up the SSH Keystore

The SSH requires a server public key for data encryption. The SFTP adapter stores these keys in the SAP J2EE key store. The adapter requires at least 2 different views to be defined in the J2EE key Storage service.

Create the SSH_hosts view as follows:

1. Open the SAP J2EE Administration Tool.

2. Scroll down to Server -> Services -> Key Storage.

3. Click on Create View and enter the name of the view SSH_hosts and click ok.



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An entry with the name SSH_Hosts appears.

4. Now again click on Create View button and enter the view name SSH_CA and click ok.



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5. Click on the create button in the Entry button group.

Fill in the required details in the screen below. Enter rsa_ca as name, select Store certificate and click on the Generate button.



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7. Click again on the Create button in the entry button group.

8. Fill in the subject properties. Enter dsa_ca as name, select the DSA algorithm, select Store certificate and click on the Generate button.

Note: SSH_CA view should now contain 4 entries: dsa_ca, dsa_ca-cert, rsa_ca and rsa_ca-cert. These are

internal service keys used by the adapter to sign and store the ssh servers public keys.



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Create an SAP XI User for the Certificate Handling

Start the SAP GUI:

1. Start transaction SU01 and create the user seeburger with the password init. Assign the role SAP_J2EE_ADMIN to the user seeburger. Save the user and leave the transaction.

2. Logoff and try to login using the newly created account seeburger. After login, the password must be changed. This time use adapter as password.

Start the Visual Administrator GUI:

1. Select Server > Services > Connector Container.

2. Select Connectors > Connector 1.0 > seeburger.com/com.seeburger.xi.

3. Click in the right window on Managed Connection Factory.

4. Click in the right window on the panel Properties.

5. Set the value for the adapterUser key to seeburger.

6. Set the value for the adapterUserPassword key to adapter.

7. Save the changes with the symbol Save in the menu bar.



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Restart the XI Server/J2EE Engine

Restart the XI server.



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