Upgrade Guide | PUBLIC Software Update Manager 1.0 SP26 Document Version: 1.0 – 2021-02-15 Updating SAP Java Systems on Windows: SAP HANA DB 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................................................................6 1.1 About This Document..........................................................6 1.2 Before You Start..............................................................8 Naming Conventions........................................................8 SAP Notes...............................................................10 1.3 Accessing SAP NetWeaver Library.................................................11 2 Quick Guide............................................................... 12 3 Planning..................................................................16 3.1 Tool Information: Software Update Manager......................................... 16 SL Common User Interface (SL Common UI)...................................... 17 SL Common UI Elements and Options...........................................18 SL Common UI: Getting Support Using the Support File.............................. 22 SUM Observer Monitor......................................................23 Communication Between Back-End Processes and the SL Common UI....................24 SUM Directory............................................................25 3.2 Technical Details of the Update Procedure...........................................27 3.3 Technical Details of the Upgrade Procedure..........................................28 3.4 Update of NWDI-Driven System Landscapes.........................................30 3.5 Updating Distributed and High Availability (HA) Systems................................ 31 4 Preparation............................................................... 34 4.1 Determining the Host for the Preparations.......................................... 34 4.2 Checking the Hardware Requirements.............................................35 4.3 Checking the Software Requirements..............................................36 Checking the Source Release of the SAP System................................... 36 Meeting the Operating System-Specific Requirements............................... 37 Upgrade of the Operating System and Database System: Overview.......................37 Update Approach for JCE Policy Files............................................38 4.4 Security and Authentication.................................................... 39 4.5 Cleaning Up the Profile Directory.................................................40 4.6 Checking the SAPLOCALHOST Settings............................................40 4.7 Configuring OS User Authentication...............................................40 4.8 Filling the Download Directory................................................... 41 4.9 Meeting Kernel-Related Prerequisites..............................................42 4.10 Preparing the Update of High Availability Systems.....................................42 4.11 Ensuring the Validation of the Java Administrator..................................... 43 Updating SAP Java Systems on Windows: SAP HANA DB 2 PUBLIC Content 5 Running the Software Update Manager.......................................... 45 5.1 Meeting the Requirements for the SUM Directory..................................... 46 5.2 Downloading and Unpacking the Software Update Manager..............................47 5.3 Registering SUM in SAP Host Agent...............................................48 5.4 Starting and Restarting the Software Update Manager..................................49 5.5 Starting the SUM Observer Monitor............................................... 51 5.6 Resetting the Update......................................................... 52 5.7 Using the Alert Function....................................................... 53 5.8 Using Breakpoints During the Update..............................................55 5.9 Making Entries for the Specify Authentication Mechanism Roadmap Step....................56 5.10 Making Entries for the Select Target Roadmap Step....................................57 5.11 Making Entries for the Confirm Target Roadmap Step...................................57 5.12 Making Entries for the Configuration Roadmap Step................................... 58 Making Basic Entries for the Java Update Process...................................58 Making Entries for the Target System Configuration................................. 59 5.13 Making Entries for the Checks Roadmap Step........................................60 5.14 Performing Actions Before the Beginning of the Downtime...............................60 5.15 Performing Manual Actions for the SAP Central Services Instances.........................63 5.16 Performing Actions at the End of the Downtime.......................................64 5.17 Evaluating the Software Update Manager...........................................65 5.18 Running the Software Update Manager for Another Update.............................. 66 5.19 Stopping the Software Update Manager............................................66 5.20 Performing an Automated Update................................................ 67 6 Follow-Up Activities.........................................................69 6.1 SAP HANA DB: Backing Up the Database...........................................69 6.2 Performing Follow-Up Activities for SAP Solution Manager...............................70 6.3 Deleting Log Files............................................................ 71 7 Applying Single Component Updates and Patches Using a Manually Prepared Directory .........................................................................72 7.1 Introduction................................................................72 7.2 Quick Guide................................................................72 7.3 Filling the Manually Prepared Download Directory..................................... 74 7.4 Running the Software Update Manager.............................................75 Meeting the Requirements for the SUM Directory...................................76 Downloading and Unpacking the Software Update Manager............................77 Registering SUM in SAP Host Agent.............................................78 Starting and Restarting the Software Update Manager............................... 79 Resetting the Update.......................................................81 Using the Alert Function.....................................................82 Using Breakpoints During the Update........................................... 84 Updating SAP Java Systems on Windows: SAP HANA DB Content PUBLIC 3 Making Entries for the Specify Authentication Mechanism Roadmap Step..................85 Making Entries for the Select Target Roadmap Step................................. 86 Making Entries for the Confirm Target Roadmap Step................................87 Making Entries for the Configuration Roadmap Step.................................87 Performing Actions Before the Beginning of the Downtime............................ 88 Performing Actions at the End of the Downtime....................................88 Evaluating the Software Update Manager.........................................89 Storing Current SUM Data for Future Use.........................................90 8 Installing Additional Usage Types (Technical Usages) in an Existing SAP System...........91 8.1 Introduction................................................................91 8.2 References to Maintenance Planner Documentation....................................91 8.3 Restrictions................................................................91 8.4 Preparation................................................................92 8.5 Installation.................................................................92 8.6 Post-Installation.............................................................93 8.7 Deactivation................................................................94 9 Correction of Installed Software Information......................................96 9.1 Introduction................................................................96 9.2 Making Entries for the Select Target Roadmap Step....................................96 A Appendix................................................................. 97 A.1 Process Overview Report.......................................................97 A.2 Troubleshooting.............................................................98 SL Common UI: Solving Problems with the UI......................................99 Update Logs.............................................................99 Tracing................................................................ 101 Correcting Errors in the DEPLOY_ONLINE_* Steps..................................101 Correcting Problems in the DEPLOY_* Steps......................................103 Correcting Errors in the RUN_OFFLINE_MIGRATION Step............................104 Reentering Passwords..................................................... 104 Using the SUM Forced Mode.................................................106 Starting and Stopping the AS Java Manually......................................106 Determining the Database Version for SAP HANA DB for Java-only Systems............... 107 A.3 List of Referenced SAP Notes...................................................108