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Upgrade SAP ECC6.0 EHP 7 to EHP 8

Publish Date: March 3, 2021
Ashraf Riyaz Khan

Technical steps for your path to the best-run enterprise

When upgrading our business software, we often ask why we need to move to
the latest version of the ERP, whereas the question instead should be, what are
the motivations to upgrade? SAP enhancement packages are optional for
business leaders looking to improve existing or create new business functions.
Upgrading always implies that considerable investment has to be done for
impact analysis, regression testing, correcting custom codes, and more.

So if we want to understand package concepts, it is crucial to understand the

Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 software. This technical blog will give
you a fair idea of the several components and the technical steps to upgrade
(and some post-upgrade).

Software component overview

The Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 finds its basis with SAP NetWeaver
7.5 and comprises different product instances and software components.
Every component and instance represents a specific function of the software.
The following tables give an overview of the software components included in
Enhancement Package 8. Note that this list of components represents an
excerpt only and is thus incomplete.

ABAP Technology EHP8 of SAP ERP 6.0

Below are the ABAP technology components needed to run Enhancement
Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0:

Below are the components of SAP NETWEAVER 7.5 – Application Server ABAP
needed to run Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0:

The table below gives examples of component versions provided by

Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0:

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Maintenance planner

The cloud-based Maintenance Planner of SAP Solution Manager helps with the
efficient planning of overall changes within your SAP system landscape.

Steps:

Execute the t- code RZ70 and push the data to solution manager SLD.

SLD synchronization with LMDB

Go to LMDB, choose the SID, and upload to the Support portal.

Login to Maintenance planner using S-user id, and you will find the SID of
the system

Click on SID & plan for an upgrade.

SUM 1.0 SP 25 (oracle windows for ABAP)

Currently, the sum tool’s latest version is SUM1.0 SP 25 & SUM 2.0 SP 09. This
exercise will be using SUM 1.0 SP 25 for ABAP stack NetWeaver 7.4 (EHP 7). SUM
1.0 is support by Java stack, dual-stack, and ABAP stack (ABAP with target
versions below 7.50). SUM 2.0 is for pure ABAP stack and target versions based
on 7.50 and above (not used in this upgrade). We will, however, have to
account for the following considerations:

Space Requirements in the Database

You must ensure enough temporary and permanent free space is available in
your database for which the Software Update Manager calculates the space
requirements, typically ranging from 50 to 200 GB. The Software Update
Manager analyses status of your database into account and calculates the
exact space requirements. Before you run the Software Update Manager, make
sure that the following prerequisites are fulfilled. Ensure that the
communication ports 1128 and 1129 of your system are open.

Meeting the Requirements for the SUM Directory

SAP recommends using the standard path: \usr\sap\. Make sure that there is
enough free disk space for the SUM directory. This space is required for the
update and the logs and is distributed among several subdirectories.

Downloading and Unpacking the Software Update Manager

Download the latest version of the Software Update Manager

Log on to the host on which you want to run the Software Update Manager
as user ADM

Extract the SUM tool SAR file to \usr\sap.

Registering SUM in SAP Host Agent

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Before you start the update, you have to register the Software Update Manager
in SAP Host Agent. The following steps run through the registration of the
Software Update Manager:

Go to the sum folder and execute the below command

On registration host agent with sum tool, it will provide the below URL.

https://:1129/lmsl/sumabap/SID/sluigui

In the dialog box that appears, enter the user name adm and the
password.

Here SUM tool will get started, and we need to provide the path for the file
Stack.xml, which we have downloaded through the maintenance planner. 
Phases of SUM:

Extraction

Enter the passwords for DDIC and SYSTEM (DB). Enter the path to the download
directories that contain files for enhancement package, DVDs, ABAP kernels.
The following steps run through the extraction phase:

DDIC username and password

Identify database & SAP version

Checks the stack XML file

Scanning of download directory where all the patches are placed

Extract files to move to EPS/in

Check the SPAM version. Skip this if SPAM is already in the latest version

ADM credentials

Pre-upgrade S-note list implementation

Checks if the source and the target system is valid for the update

Checks SAP system release

Checks the system profiles

Configuration

The Configuration phase allows you to optimize Uptime & Downtime while
setting up the number of parallel import processes & Reload values. It follows
the below process:

Input parameters for the type of upgrade (downtime optimizes, higher

complexity, high resource assignment)

Keep database archiving on

Execution strategy for transaction SGEN

The maximum number of processes to be used for load generation. SGEN

Processes

Batch Process(Uptime) & Batch Process(Downtime)

Maximum number of DDL processes (Uptime and Downtime)

Number of parallel import processes (R3trans -Uptime, and Downtime)

Parallel Phases (Uptime and downtime)

Update Instances

Enhancement package inclusion

Add-On selection

Modification Adjustment (SPDD transport request and SPAU transport

request)
Checks

Here the tool checks for free available space. If it’s not, then you have to
provide the space. It will also check for updates and queues for both inbound
and outbound.

BW checks and phases

Activation and conversion checks

Modification support

Preliminary upgrade processing

List Locked SAP objects

Pre-processing

SUM tests whether the background server can access the upgrade directory. It
will check if any object is locked; it will ask to release the object (t-code SE09).
When it reaches the end of this phase, it will prompt to stop the SAP system,
suspend all background jobs, and lock all the users. Next, it proceeds to back
up the database, system directories, and program directories.

In rare cases, you might have to include support packages of individual

software components, such as HR packages, because these packages have a
shorter release cycle than the complete support package stack.

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The target system (shadow system) will be copied from the current system.
The Software Update Manager starts several background jobs to create copies
of the tables required for operating the shadow system. Depending on your
system and your hardware, this operation can take several hours.

Execution

This phase will prompt to take the complete backup of the database. After
clicking on next, the downtime will start

Merging of shadow and Real Instance

system upgrade

Table conversion

Downtime Complete
SUM creates the standard instance after the kernel switches with the target
kernel.

Post-processing

Phase name Brief details

The transaction SGEN Generate ABAP loads on

the shadow system during uptime and
automatically starts again asynchronously
after the downtime during the Post-
RUN_RSREGENLOD phase:
processing Configuration road map step to
regenerate the ABAP loads that were
invalidated during the downtime in the phase
MAIN_POSTP/RUN_RSREGENLOD

RUN_RSUPG_ISU_CRR_CLEAN SUM runs clean-up of change recording

phase: framework

TOOLIMP_DELETE_ZDM_CRR
SUM deletes ZDM, CRR, and internal tool
phase:
Post upgrade steps:

1. SGEN to generate the loads

2. SICK for consistency check

3. STMS to adjust the transport routes

4. SM61 adjust background server groups

5. St22 Check for dumps

6. Release the suspended background jobs t-code BTCTRNS2

7. T-code SMLG for logon groups

8. After the update, verify the SAP profile settings for your target release:
Call transaction RZ10 (Maintain 3rofile Parameters).

Select the wanted profile and choose Check.

Fix the findings accordingly.

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SUM guide: Guides for SUM 1.0 SP 25

Central note for SUM 1.0 SP 25:

2790537 – Central Note – Software Update Manager 1.0 SP25 [lmt_007] –
SAP ONE Support Launchpad

Release Info SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0:

2171334 – EHP8 for SAP ERP 6.0 SP Stacks – Release & Information Note – SAP
ONE Support Launchpad

Enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0: Required SWC:

2258099 – Enhancement package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0: Required SWC – SAP
ONE Support Launchpad

Master guide for ECC 6.0 EHP 8:

SAP Enhancement Package 8 for SAP ERP 6.0 Powered by SAP NetWeaver

EHP 7 EHP 8 SAP Upgrade SAP ECC6.0

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