SAP Support for SQL Server 2012

SAP now supports SQL Server 2012 for the following products:

  • SAP Business Suite 2005 SR3
    • SAP CRM 5.0 Support Release 3
    • SAP ERP 6.0 Support Release 3
    • Update: SAP SCM 5.0 Support Release 3  
    • SAP SRM 5.0 Support Release 3
    • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Support Release 3
  • SAP Business Suite 2008 SR1
    • SAP CRM 7.0 Support Release 1
    • SAP ERP 6 EHP4 Ready - Support Release 1
    • SAP SCM 7.0 Support Release 1
    • SAP SRM 7.0 Support Release 1
    • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EHP1 Support Release 1
  • SAP Business Suite 7i2010
    • EHP1 for SAP CRM 7.0
    • EHP5 for SAP ERP 6.0
    • EHP1 for SAP SCM 7.0
    • EHP1 for SAP SRM 7.0
    • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EHP2
  • SAP Business Suite 7i2011
    • EHP2 for SAP CRM 7.0
    • EHP6 for SAP ERP 6.0
    • EHP2 for SAP SCM 7.0
    • EHP2 for SAP SRM 7.0
    • SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EHP3
  • SAP Systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.30
  • SAP Systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.31
  • Update: SAP Solution Manager 7.1

Update: SAP released a new version of the SAP Software Provisioning Manager for NW 7.0x based systems (70SWPM) that must be used to install these products on SQL Server 2012. For more information, please read SAP Software Provisioning Manager (70SWPM) for 7.0x.

Update: For installations of SAP NetWeaver 7.30 and SAP NetWeaver 7.31 based products you have to use Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM). For more information, please read SAP Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM)

Please also read the following SAP notes for more Information about how to install or upgrade for SAP System to SQL Server 2012:

SAP Note 1676665  - Setting up Microsoft SQL Server 2012 (Login required)
This SAP note describes how to install, upgrade SAP Systems on SQL 2012 and how to perform System copies on SQL 2012

SAP Note 1684545 - SAP Installation Media and SQL4SAP for SQL Server 2012 (Login required)
This SAP note lists the available SQL Server 2012 RDBMS DVDs

SAP Note 1702408 - Configuration Parameters for SQL Server 2012 (Login required)
This SAP note describes how you can configure SQL Server 2012 and lists the required configuration for a SQL Server 2012 that is running a SAP System

I describe how you can install a SAP System in more details in the following blogs

SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0

SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EHP1

SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EHP2

Update: SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SR1

SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0 including EHP3

SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.30

SQL Server 2012: Installing SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.31

You can download the SQL Server 2012 RDBMS DVD from the SAP marketplace

https://service.sap.com/swdc

--> Database and Database Patches (from other vendors)
  --> MS SQL Server
    --> Database
      --> MS SQL SERVER X86_64
        --> MS SQL SERVER 2012/X86_64
          --> Installation
            --> Microsoft SQL-Server

The RDBMS DVD is also included in the packages of the SAP NetWeaver releases.