Docker image for SAP HANA, express edition (unofficial)

This image is designed as starting point to easily create an docker image for SAP HANA, express edition. In comes with all prerequisites and some infrastructure to run dockerized SAP HANA, express edition, but not SAP HANA itself. It is intended for quick development on top of SAP HANA only -- not for production!

Tested Versions

The following versions of SAP HANA, express edition have been reported to work with the corresponding versions of this repository. If your version is not in the list, but works, please create a PR to add it.

SAP HANA, express edition	ingomuellernet/hana-express
2.00.045	:hana-2.00.045

Prequisites

• docker
• gmake
• Java (for the SAP HANA, express edition downloader)

How to use

1. Clone the git repository of this docker image.

2. Download SAP HANA express edition. This is currently done with a download you can obtain from here. You'll need the file hxe.tgz, which you get by selecting Binary Installer as Image and then Server only installer in the list of compenents. Place the downloaded file hxe.tgz into the download folder of the git repository.

3. Create a new docker image with SAP HANA, express edition inside:

   make

4. Run the new image (as daemon, will be removed after it stopped):

   docker run --rm -d --name my_hana_instance -p 39013:39013 -p 39015:39015 -p 39018:39018 -p 4390:4390 -p 8090:8090 -p 59013:59013 -p 59014:59014 hana-express

   You can now connect to it and see how it comes up:

   docker exec -it my_hana_instance bash
   sudo -iu hxeadm watch HDB info

   Once it runs, you can connect to it via the command line client:

   docker exec -it my_hana_instance sudo -iu hxeadm hdbsql -i 90 -u SYSTEM -p HanaExpress1

Limitations

• For now, the instance information is hardcoded:
  • System ID: HXE
  • Instance number: 90
  • Master password: HanaExpress1
  • Hostname: (some hash provided by docker)

Upgrading to new versions

This is an attempt to document ways to trouble-shoot problems when porting this approach to new version of HANA express or OpenSUSE.

• If the installer fails, run hdbinst (currently in HANA_EXPRESS_20/DATA_UNITS/HDB_SERVER_LINUX_X86_64 after downloading and extracting the installer) directly. When it fails, a path to a log file is printed, which may contain useful information.