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Upgrade Guide | PUBLIC Software Update Manager 1.0 SP26 Document Version: 1.0 – 2021-02-15 Updating SAP ABAP Systems on Windows: Microsoft SQL company. All rights reserved. All rights company. affiliate THE BEST RUN 2021 SAP SE or an SAP SE or an SAP SAP 2021 © Content 1 Introduction................................................................8 1.1 About This Document..........................................................8 1.2 Before You Start.............................................................10 Naming Conventions.......................................................10 SAP Notes...............................................................12 1.3 Accessing SAP NetWeaver Library................................................ 13 2 Quick Guide............................................................... 14 3 Planning..................................................................23 3.1 Upgrade in an SAP System Group.................................................24 3.2 Updates in an SAP System Group.................................................26 3.3 Upgrade Schedule Planning.....................................................28 3.4 Update Schedule Planning......................................................29 3.5 Tool Information: Software Update Manager.........................................34 SL Common User Interface (SL Common UI)......................................34 SL Common UI Elements and Options...........................................35 SUM Utilities (Extended UI)...................................................41 SL Common UI: Getting Support Using the Support File.............................. 43 SUM Observer Monitor......................................................44 Communication Between Back-End Processes and the SL Common UI....................45 SUM Directory............................................................46 SUM MailNotifier..........................................................48 Storage of Passwords.......................................................51 3.6 Technical Details of the Update Procedure...........................................51 3.7 Technical Details of the Upgrade Procedure..........................................53 3.8 Preconfiguration Mode Planning................................................. 55 3.9 Update Strategy Parameter.....................................................59 3.10 Adaption of Parameters....................................................... 62 Database Archiving Parameter................................................63 near-Zero Downtime Maintenance (nZDM)........................................64 Using the Record & Replay Technique in nZDM.....................................65 Process and Tool Parameters................................................. 67 Shadow Instance Parameters.................................................68 SGEN Execution Modes.....................................................68 3.11 Time Frame for Upgrading the Front-End Software.....................................69 3.12 Database-Specific Aspects......................................................71 Updating SAP ABAP Systems on Windows: Microsoft SQL 2 PUBLIC Content 3.13 Planning the Data Management..................................................73 3.14 Modification and Enhancement Adjustment Planning...................................75 3.15 Import of Additional Languages..................................................78 3.16 Handling Customer-Specific Translations and Languages................................79 3.17 Excluding Customer-Specific Languages............................................81 3.18 Component Levels Contained in the Upgrade Export................................... 81 3.19 Updating Distributed and High Availability (HA) Systems................................82 3.20 Updates in an MCOD System Landscape........................................... 84 3.21 Importing Support Packages Before an Upgrade......................................85 3.22 Integration of Customer Transports...............................................85 3.23 ASCS Instance Split ..........................................................87 4 Preparation............................................................... 89 4.1 Determining the Host for the Preparations.......................................... 90 4.2 Checking the Hardware Requirements.............................................90 4.3 Checking the Software Requirements..............................................91 Checking the Source Release of the SAP System................................... 92 Checking the Uninstallation of Software Components................................93 Meeting the Operating System-Specific Requirements...............................94 Upgrade of the Operating System and Database System: Overview...................... 94 4.4 Checking the Database-Specific Requirements Before the Update......................... 95 4.5 Checking the Central Services Requirements for ABAP..................................97 4.6 Configuring OS User Authentication...............................................98 4.7 Setting the Operation Mode for the Update..........................................98 4.8 Checking the Consistency of the Host Name........................................100 4.9 Checking the Number of Background Processes......................................101 4.10 Deleting the AUTOSTART Parameter..............................................101 4.11 Making Preparations in the Monitoring Area.........................................102 4.12 Checking the Requirements for the Modification Adjustment.............................103 4.13 Filling the Download Directory..................................................104 4.14 Preparing the Update of High Availability Systems....................................106 5 Running the Software Update Manager..........................................108 5.1 Meeting the Requirements for the SUM Directory.....................................110 5.2 Downloading and Unpacking the Software Update Manager..............................111 5.3 Registering SUM in SAP Host Agent...............................................112 5.4 Starting and Restarting the Software Update Manager................................. 113 5.5 Starting the SUM Observer Monitor...............................................115 5.6 Resetting the Update.........................................................116 5.7 Using Breakpoints During the Update............................................. 118 5.8 Verifying SAP Archives (Digital Signature Handling)................................... 119 5.9 Starting the MailNotifier...................................................... 120 Updating SAP ABAP Systems on Windows: Microsoft SQL Content PUBLIC 3 5.10 Integrating Customer Transports into the Update Procedure.............................122 5.11 Importing or Installing Software After Starting the Upgrade..............................125 5.12 Making Entries for the Specify Authentication Mechanism Roadmap Step................... 125 5.13 Making Entries for the Select Target Roadmap Step...................................126 5.14 Making Entries for the Confirm Target Roadmap Step..................................127 5.15 Making Entries for the Extraction Roadmap Step..................................... 127 5.16 Making Entries for the Configuration Roadmap Step...................................132 Entering Paths and Parameters...............................................132 Including Software........................................................135 Making Entries for the Shadow Instance Installation.................................141 5.17 Making Entries for the Checks Roadmap Step....................................... 142 5.18 Evaluating the Results of the Checks Roadmap Step...................................144 5.19 Making Entries for the Preprocessing Roadmap Step.................................. 149 5.20 Preparing the Remote Host for the Downtime........................................162 5.21 Preparing the ASCS Instance for the Downtime (HA Only)...............................163 5.22 Isolating the Primary Application Server Instance.....................................164 5.23 Making Entries for the Execution Roadmap Step......................................165 5.24 Performing Manual Actions for the SAP Central Services Instances........................166 5.25 Making Entries for the Postprocessing Roadmap Step..................................167 5.26 Evaluating the Software Update Manager...........................................170 5.27 Running the Software Update Manager for Another Update..............................171 5.28 Running the Software Update Manager Again Using a Configuration File.....................172 5.29 Stopping the Software Update Manager............................................173 6 Follow-Up Activities.........................................................174 6.1 Solving P-Errors............................................................ 175 6.2 Performing Follow-Up Activities for SAP Profiles......................................176 6.3 MS SQL Server: Performing Specific Actions........................................176 6.4 Performing Follow-Up Activities in the Monitoring Area.................................177 6.5 Performing Follow-Up Activities for the SAP Kernel....................................178 6.6 Reimporting Additional Programs................................................178