UPGRADING HOSTAGENT

For Windows :
1. Login to Windows System

2. C drive  Program files  SAP  hostctrl  exe

Right click on Exe cmd prompt
Then Execute
>saphost exec –stop

3. Now create the folder hostagent under DUSRSAP i.e.

DUSRSAP Hostagent

4. Now download hostagent from SMP

Software Downloads  Browse our download catalogSAP Technology componentsSAP
hostagentSelect SAP version (goto cmd prompt and execute >saphostexec –version)Select
system bit numberThen download highest patch hostagent (click on patch for sorting) in
\\transfer\transfer folder.

5. Now copy this .SAR file under DUSR SAPHostagent

6. Now Uncar .SAR file as

Right click on Hostagent foldercmd prompt
Execute >SAPCAR –xvf filename

7. Upgrade the patch

Execute >saphostexe –upgrade

** Absence of SAP folder under CProgram files implies Hostagent is not present and we are
installing it for the first time. For this download hostagent from SMP and execute as

>saphostexe –install
For Unix/Linux systems :
1. Goto /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec

2. Execute >saphostexec –stop

3. Download host agent from SMP

4. Create a directory Hostagent under /usr/sap, then copy and uncar .sar file

>cp –Rpf sourcepath targetpath

>sapcar –xvf filename

If you face Permission denied error while extracting

Go to root level

Give chmod 777 <filename>

chown <sidadm>: sapsys <filename>

5. From root level goto the path where you have extracted the file i.e. /usr/sap/Hostagent

Execute >./saphostexec upgrade