Server requirements

You can install the extractor on a physical server, on a virtual machine on-premises, or in the cloud.

Memory

For the recommended default values in the configuration, the server needs a minimum of 1 GB RAM and an additional 50 GB HD for logging and storage. You can adjust the configuration to reduce memory usage.

CPU

For the recommended default values in the configuration, the server needs a minimum of 2-core CPUs.

Software

Use a Windows server (2019 or later), Windows 10, Windows 11, or Linux operating system.

Network access

Make sure you have network access with firewall openings to the SAP endpoints, the CDF cluster, and the CDF project.

CDF capabilities

The extractor needs the following capabilities in a CDF project:

• raw:read, raw:write, and raw:list
• timeseries:read and timeseries:write if you're extracting data to the CDF time series service.
• events:read and events:write if you're extracting data to the CDF events service.
• assets:read and assets:write if you're extracting data to the CDF assets service.

dica

You can use OpenID Connect and your existing identity provider (IdP) framework to manage access to CDF data securely. Read more.