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Install Optional Packages

Beginner
20 min.
SAP HANA, express edition, Beginner, Tutorial
Once SAP HANA, express edition (server only) is installed and running, use the server's built-in command line Download Manager to download optional installation packages directly to your system.
You will learn

You will learn how to use the built-in command line Download Manager to install optional installation packages for your native Linux installation.

JCurrie27John CurrieJune 27, 2025
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JCurrie27
April 13, 2018
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Prerequisites

This tutorial assumes you already installed SAP HANA, express edition.

Using the server’s built-in command line Download Manager to download optional installation packages directly to your server is the fastest and easiest way to install optional packages, as it saves you from having to transfer files from your client machine to the server.

  • Step 1

    Decide what optional installation packages you want to install.

    Optional Installation PackageDescription
    SAP HANA External Machine Learning LibraryDownloads eml.tgz. The SAP HANA External Machine Learning Library is an application function library (AFL) supporting the integration of Google TensorFlow, as an external machine learning framework, with SAP HANA, express edition.
    SAP HANA Automated Predictive LibraryDownloads apl.tgz. SAP HANA Automated Predictive Library (APL) is an application function library which exposes the data mining capabilities of the Automated Analytics engine in SAP HANA, express edition through a set of functions.
    ClientsDownloads client packages and the SAP HANA Machine Learning Python API.
    SAP HANA smart data integrationSAP HANA smart data integration provides functionality to access source data, and to provision, replicate, and transform that data in SAP HANA on premise, or in the cloud.
  • Step 2

    Optional installation packages have their own tutorials. Use this table to find the installation tutorial you’re looking for:

    Optional Installation PackageInstallation Tutorial
    SAP HANA External Machine Learning LibraryInstall the Optional SAP HANA External Machine Learning Library Package for SAP HANA, express edition
    SAP HANA Automated Predictive LibraryInstall the Optional SAP HANA Automated Predictive Library Package for SAP HANA, express edition
    ClientsInstall the SAP HANA, express edition Clients
    SAP HANA smart data integrationInstall the Optional SAP HANA Smart Data Integration Package for SAP HANA, express edition
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