Operations Guide | PUBLIC Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP32 Document Version: 3.7 – 2021-06-21 System Copy for SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX : SAP HANA Database Target Database: SAP HANA 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 Homogeneous and Heterogeneous System Copy....................................9 1.1 About Software Provisioning Manager 1.0...........................................10 1.2 SAP Products Based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 Supported for System Copy Using Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 ................................................11 1.3 New Features...............................................................12 1.4 Naming Conventions..........................................................18 1.5 Constraints................................................................ 19 1.6 Accessing the Installation Guides.................................................21 1.7 Accessing the SAP Library......................................................21 2 Planning..................................................................22 2.1 Before You Start.............................................................22 2.2 Use Cases for System Copy.....................................................23 2.3 System Copy Methods........................................................ 24 2.4 Creating a System Copy Plan....................................................25 2.5 Basic Planning Aspects and Parameters............................................26 2.6 System Copy and Migration Optimization...........................................29 Database Tuning for Source Databases other than SAP HANA..........................29 Sorted Versus Unsorted Unload................................................31 Package Splitting..........................................................31 Table Splitting............................................................32 R3load Options...........................................................34 Migration Monitor.........................................................35 Distribution Monitor........................................................36 Defining the Unload/Load Order...............................................36 2.7 Migration to SAP HANA Database................................................ 36 General Information About the Migration to SAP HANA...............................37 Prerequisites and Restrictions................................................ 39 Involved Tools............................................................40 Considerations for Performance...............................................42 Database Instance Export on Additional Hosts.....................................43 3 Preparation............................................................... 44 3.1 General Technical Preparations ..................................................44 3.2 Product-Specific Preparations...................................................47 3.3 Preparing the Migration to SAP HANA Database......................................48 3.4 Preparing the Media Required for Performing the Export.................................52 System Copy for SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX : SAP HANA Database 2 PUBLIC Content Downloading and Extracting the Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 Archive................53 Downloading Dedicated Kernel Archives for the Export...............................54 4 Database Independent System Copy............................................ 56 4.1 System Copy Procedure....................................................... 57 Generating DDL Statements..................................................64 Using a Dedicated Kernel for the Export..........................................66 Preparing the Table Split.....................................................67 Preparing the Package Split...................................................71 Preparing Parallel Export and Import............................................73 Additional Considerations for the Migration to SAP HANA Database (Export)............... 74 Exporting the Source System.................................................75 Setting Up the Target System.................................................96 5 Database-Specific System Copy...............................................106 5.1 SAP HANA Database-Specific Procedure...........................................107 6 Copying Single Instances Only................................................108 6.1 Copying the Primary Application Server Instance Only.................................108 6.2 Copying the Database Only – Move Database Instance.................................109 6.3 Copying the Database Only – Refresh Database Instance................................110 6.4 Copying the Database Only – Refresh Database Content................................111 7 Follow-Up Activities.........................................................114 7.1 Performing Follow-Up Activities in the Source System..................................114 7.2 Performing Follow-Up Activities in the Target System...................................115 Installing the SAP License Key................................................115 SAP Solution Manager: Connection Between SLD and LMDB.......................... 116 Performing Follow-Up Activities for ABAP........................................116 8 Additional Information...................................................... 127 8.1 R3load Procedures Using the Migration Monitor......................................127 About the Migration Monitor.................................................128 Configuration............................................................129 Assigning DDL Files to Packages..............................................145 Defining Groups of Packages.................................................146 Processing Split Tables.....................................................147 Starting the Migration Monitor................................................148 Using the “migmonCtrl” Add-On for the Export....................................154 Using the migmonCtrl Add-On of the Import Migration Monitor.........................155 Output Files.............................................................156 8.2 Analysis of the Export and Import Times...........................................157 8.3 Table Comparison with Software Update Manager....................................158 System Copy for SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX : SAP HANA Database Content PUBLIC 3 Restrictions.............................................................158 Modes of the Table Comparison Tool........................................... 158 Using the Table Comparison Tool..............................................159 8.4 Using the Package Splitter.....................................................162 Configuration............................................................162 Starting the Package Splitter.................................................165 Output Files.............................................................166 Executing the STR Splitter and the WHERE Splitter.................................167 8.5 Troubleshooting for Migration to SAP HANA.........................................167 System Copy for SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX : SAP HANA Database 4 PUBLIC Content Document History The following table provides an overview on the most important document changes. Note Before you start reading, make sure you have the latest version of this system copy guide, which is available at https://support.sap.com/sltoolset System Provisioning Copy a System using Software Provisioning Manager System Copy Option of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP <Current Number> . Version Date Description 3.7 2021-06-21 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP32 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP32) 3.6 2021-02-15 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP31 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP31) 3.5 2020-10-05 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP30 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP30) 3.4 2020-06-08 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP29 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP29) 3.3 2020-01-20 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP28 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP28) 3.2 2019-09-16 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP27 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP27) 3.1 2019-05-27 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP26 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP26) 3.0 2019-01-21 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP25 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP25) 2.9 2018-09-17 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP24 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP24) 2.8 2018-05-07 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP23 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP23) System Copy for SAP Systems Based on the Application Server ABAP of SAP NetWeaver 7.3 EHP1 to 7.52 on UNIX : SAP HANA Database Document History PUBLIC 5 Version Date Description 2.7 2018-01-15 Updated version for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP22 (SL Toolset 1.0 SP22) ● New Features: ○ Installer Log Files Improvements, documented in: New Features, Useful Informa­ tion about the Installer, Troubleshooting with the Installer ○ Secure ABAP message server connection, documented in: New Features, SAP System Parameters