Tips before installing a Standalone Gateway on MSCS

Hi there,
I have installed an ECC system running on MSCS already but in order to use DB13 transaction properly I´m planning to install a Standalone Gateway in the database server. Apart of SAP note 657999 or installation guides there´s anything to pay special attention before doing this ?
I highly appreciated your comments.
Best regards,
Everton

Hi Mark,
Thank you for your time !
Best,
Everton

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