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Prepared for

SUPPORT PACK UPGRADE


Netweaver 7.0 SPS21 to SPS27

Abstract
This document serves as a guide which describes the necessary steps to performed in
the Support pack stack upgrade from SPS17 to SPS21 using SUM
Support pack upgrade

Table of Contents
PREPARATION............................................................................................................................................... 2
ACTUAL UPGRADE ........................................................................................................................................ 2
STARTING SUM ......................................................................................................................................... 2
INITIALIZATION PHASE ............................................................................................................................. 3
EXTRACTION ............................................................................................................................................. 5
CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................................... 9
CHECKS.................................................................................................................................................... 15
PRE PROCSSING ...................................................................................................................................... 16
EXECUTION ............................................................................................................................................. 18
POSTPROCESSING................................................................................................................................... 20
FINALIZATION ......................................................................................................................................... 22
TIMINGS OF UPGRADE ............................................................................................................................... 23
BEFORE & AFTER UPGRADE ....................................................................................................................... 24

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PREPARATION
1: Make Sure Full data base backup has been taken and set the recovery model to simple

2: Generate XML from Solution Manager (MOPZ)

3: Download the SPS based on the XML

4: Lock all the users before the upgrade starts.

5: Kernel should be upgraded to the latest.

6: Make sure enough free space is available in the DATA File Drives. (~10GB – 15GB)

7: Latest SUM should be downloaded from SAP market place and uncared

8: JRE 6 should be installed on the system.

ACTUAL UPGRADE
STARTING SUM
Start SUM in SIDADM login

http://<hostname>:4239

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Note: The same user name and password to be used while restarting SUM

INITIALIZATION PHASE

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From Note 1878193 get the keyword for the upgrade : 1743651

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EXTRACTION

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Delete the outstanding DB conversions


1: SE14 T-Code
2: Select DB Request - > Mass Processing as showing in the below screenshots and select all and delete

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Implement the Missing notes which are only relevant and set status of other notes as not relevant.

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CONFIGURATION

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Keep the ST-A/PI version, we have to upgrade later after the SPS Stack 27 is done.

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Enter the Key words as given in the note mentioned

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CHECKS

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PRE PROCSSING

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EXECUTION

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POSTPROCESSING

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FINALIZATION

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TIMINGS OF UPGRADE
(IN HH:MM:SS)

EXTRACTION - 2:37:11

CONFIGURATION - 1:12:12

CHECKS - 3:25:42

PREPROCESSING - 3:48:47

EXECUTION – DOWNTIME - 8:18:10

POST PROCESSING - 0:08:17

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BEFORE & AFTER UPGRADE

Before Upgrade

AFTER

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