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Operations Guide | PUBLIC Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 Document Version: 1.9.0 – 2021-06-21 System Rename for SAP ABAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 This Guide is Valid for SAP Systems based on the Following SAP Product Versions: - SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 Support Release 1 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 About this Document - System Rename for SAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0.................................5 1.1 About Software Provisioning Manager 2.0............................................6 SAP Products Supported by Software Provisioning Manager 2.0......................... 7 1.2 Use Cases of System Rename....................................................8 1.3 How to Use this Guide..........................................................8 1.4 Naming Conventions.......................................................... 9 1.5 New Features................................................................9 1.6 Constraints.................................................................11 1.7 Accessing the Installation Guides and System Copy Guides...............................12 1.8 Accessing the SAP Online Documentation...........................................12 2 Planning..................................................................14 3 Preparation................................................................15 3.1 Preparation Checklist......................................................... 15 3.2 General Technical Preparations ..................................................16 3.3 Maintaining Users and Groups...................................................17 3.4 Deleting Additional Application Server Instances......................................17 3.5 Performing SAP HANA Database-Specific Preparation Steps..............................19 3.6 Performing IBM i - Specific Preparation Steps........................................ 19 3.7 Configuring TCP/IP...........................................................21 3.8 Adjusting the Relational Database Name............................................28 3.9 Downloading and Extracting the Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Archive.................. 29 Copying the Installation Media Manually to Your IBM i................................30 3.10 Preparing the SAP Installation User on IBM i.........................................33 3.11 Enable the User QSECOFR......................................................34 4 System Rename Procedure....................................................36 4.1 System Rename Procedure Checklist..............................................36 4.2 Prerequisites for Running the Installer..............................................37 4.3 Running the Installer..........................................................39 4.4 Additional Information about the Installer...........................................44 Useful Information about the Installer...........................................45 System Provisioning Using a Parameter Input File...................................47 Interrupted Processing of the Installer...........................................51 Troubleshooting with the Installer..............................................54 Removing the Installer Installation Files..........................................55 System Rename for SAP ABAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 2 PUBLIC Content Using the Step State Editor (SAP Support Experts Only)..............................56 5 Follow-Up Activities.........................................................58 5.1 Follow-Up Activities Checklist................................................... 58 5.2 General Follow-Up Activities.....................................................59 5.3 Performing Follow-Up Activities in the Source System..................................60 5.4 Performing Follow-Up Activities in the Target System...................................60 Performing Follow-Up Activities for ABAP........................................ 60 Performing Product-Specific Follow-Up Activities...................................66 5.5 Configuring the Transport Management System...................................... 67 5.6 Performing Follow-Up Activities for SAP HANA Database................................67 5.7 Starting the SAP System.......................................................68 5.8 Changing the IGS Destination................................................... 68 System Rename for SAP ABAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Content PUBLIC 3 Document History Note Before you start reading, make sure you have the latest version of this system rename guide, which is available at: https://help.sap.com/viewer/swpm20guides The following table provides an overview on the most important document changes: Version Date Description 1.9.0 2021-06-21 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP32) 1.8.0 2021-02-15 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP08 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP31) 1.7.0 2020-10-05 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP07 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP30) 1.6.0 2020-06-08 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP06 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP29) 1.5.0 2020-01-20 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP05 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP28) 1.4.0 2019-09-16 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP04 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP27) 1.3.0 2019-05-27 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP03 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP26) 1.2.0 2019-01-21 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP02 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP25) 1.1.0 2018-09-17 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP01 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP24) 1.0.0 2018-04-23 Initial version for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP00 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP23) System Rename for SAP ABAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 4 PUBLIC Document History 1 About this Document - System Rename for SAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 This documentation describes how to rename SAP Appliaction Server ABAP systems using Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 (the “installer” for short) on IBM i. It covers the following SAP ABAP system product releases (see also SAP Products Supported by Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 [page 7]): ● SAP BW/4HANA 1.0 Support Release 1 (based on SAP BW/4HANA Server 1.0 Support Release 1) For information about supported operating system and database platforms, see the Product Availability Matrix at https://support.sap.com/pam . Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 [page 6] is part of Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 SP32. Note As an alternative to using Software Provisioning Manager, you can rename your system with a completely automated end-to-end framework available using SAP Landscape Management. For more information, see SAP Note 1709155 and https://help.sap.com/lama . Caution You should only perform a system rename using the Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 if your SAP system is installed with standard SAP tools according to the documentation available at https://support.sap.com/ sltoolset System Provisioning . Any deviations from this documentation are at your own risk. Be aware that additional consulting effort might be necessary. About Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 [page 6] Use Cases of System Rename [page 8] How to Use this Guide [page 8] Naming Conventions [page 9] New Features [page 9] Constraints [page 11] Accessing the Installation Guides and System Copy Guides [page 12] Accessing the SAP Online Documentation [page 12] System Rename for SAP ABAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 About this Document - System Rename for SAP Systems Based on IBM i: SAP HANA 2.0 Database - Using Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 PUBLIC 5 1.1 About Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 is the new release of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0. Software Provisioning Manager as such is the successor of the product- and release-specific delivery of provisioning tools, such as SAPinst and R3setup. Make sure that you read the most recent version of SAP Note 2568783 (Release Note for Software Provisioning Manager 2.0). Before you run Software Provisioning Manager 2.0, we recommend that you always download the latest version of it. Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 is - as Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 - part of the Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 (“SL Toolset” for short) which is quarterly shipped. This way, you automatically get the latest fixes and supported processes. For more information about Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 as well as products and releases supported by it, see SAP Note 2568783 and http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-30236 . Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 Versus Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 The Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP09 exists in parallel to Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP32. Both Software Provisioning Manager versions are part of Software Logistics Toolset 1.0 SP 32. However, they cover system provisioning for different product versions. The decision matrix is as follows: ● Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 is used for: ○ Installation, system copy, and system rename of ABAP single