"Why?" might be your first thought and quickly followed by "But I use VNC for Linux". That is correct, but many IT departments have no VNC Client in their standard software portfolio. For this reason I have written this document to show you how to configure the SAP HANA server to allow connections via the Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) protocol. This setup is a 100% SAP HANA server-side configuration, so the IT departments doesn't need to change their policy on the VNC Client software.
As of SLES11 SP2 for SAP the package xrdp is shipped. For the installation and configuration perform the following steps:
Installation xrdp package
The xrdp package is shipped with SLES11 SP2 for SAP, so it can be installed from the installation DVD. No extra software download is needed.
1. Start the YaST2 Control Center by selecting Menu => System => YaST
As of SLES11 SP2 for SAP the package xrdp is shipped. For the installation and configuration perform the following steps:
- Installation xrdp package
- Configuring the Firewall to allow RDP
- Start xrdp during boot
Installation xrdp package
The xrdp package is shipped with SLES11 SP2 for SAP, so it can be installed from the installation DVD. No extra software download is needed.
1. Start the YaST2 Control Center by selecting Menu => System => YaST
