Key facts
LiveCompare is installed on a server with some components installed on the SAP systems that will be analyzed. Users access LiveCompare via a web browser running on their desktop or mobile device. LiveCompare may be installed on physical or virtual servers.
A typical LiveCompare configuration might use the following hardware and software components:
Server
- Quad Core CPU (Xeon or i7 Based Intel Processor), 64-bit. AMD: Ryzen 7, 9 or EPYC.
- 32GB RAM, 1TB (1000GB) free disk space.
- Windows Server 2025 (64-bit).
- Microsoft Internet Information Server.
- Chrome (64-bit).
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NetWeaver RFC SDK 7.50 latest patch for Windows on X64 64BIT.
Clients
- Dual Core CPU (i5 or i7 Based Intel Processor). 8GB RAM.
- Windows 10 Professional
- Chrome (64-bit)
SAP systems
- SAP releases 700 and newer, RFC enabled.
Please refer to the System requirements topic for a complete list of the system requirements for LiveCompare.
Skills required
The skills required for a LiveCompare installation are as follows:
Windows Systems Administrator
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Installs LiveCompare on the physical or virtual server machine.
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Confirms that the client machines can access LiveCompare from a web browser.
SAP Basis Administrator
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Installs the LiveCompare SAP components on each of the systems to be compared or analyzed.
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Creates the SAP user accounts required by LiveCompare on each of the systems.
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Provides SAP connection details (these are stored securely by LiveCompare).