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3-SUM Overview On Various Downtime Optimization Approaches
3-SUM Overview On Various Downtime Optimization Approaches
September 2022
Public
Knowledge Transfer for SAP User Groups - SAP CLM Webcast Series (extract)
https://webinars.sap.com/sap-user-groups-k4u/en/upcoming
Extract of session list from Cloud & Lifecycle Management (CLM) in 2022 – dates subject to change
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Software Update Manager (SUM)
The box with several approaches to reduce the downtime
What was the name
of that SUM
z-feature again?
ZDO
nZDMNZDT
Downtime-optimized Conversion
Downtime-optimized DMO
Don’t judge by the name: you must know where to look for details …
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Overview in the SAP
Downtime-optimization approaches for maintenance activities Support Portal
Near-Zero Downtime
NZDT several Service-based 693168
Technology
** This is different to nZDM for SAP HANA database * This is the current state of planning and may be changed by SAP at any time.
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SUM and the analogy to the house
Renovate, Refurbish, Move, …
System conversion
Downtime-optimized conversion
SAP ERP
Downtime-optimized DMO
ANYDB
NZDT*
Database migration
Downtime-optimized
SAP ERP conversion
nZDM
NZDT*
Update, upgrade
** NZDT is service-based nZDM and ZDO
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Which part is (partially) moved from downtime to uptime processing
nZDM: near Zero Downtime Maintenance Table import & conversion (DDL)
Maintenance events like applying updates or upgrades of ABAP-based solutions causes a technical downtime.
near-Zero Downtime Maintenance moves time consuming upgrade activities like the import of new table content and table
conversions partly into uptime. The Record & Replay framework ensures the consistency of business transactions.
Uptime Downtime
Shadow
Operation
Extended Shadow
Operations
▪ More information
− SAP Note 1678564 - Restrictions, Database-specific Settings, and Troubleshooting of nZDM for SUM
− SAP Note 1678565 - Prerequisites and restrictions of nZDM (near-Zero Downtime Maintenance)
nZDM: near Zero Downtime Maintenance Table import & conversion (DDL)
RELEASE 1 (BRIDGE)
AVAILABILITY
EXAMPLE:
▪ From SAP S/4HANA 2020,
ZDO is generally available
– For details, see SAP Note 2707731.
– SAP Support Portal Page
nZDM: near Zero Downtime Maintenance Table import & conversion (DDL)
Technical downtime of a migration scenario with DMO of Software Update Manager (SUM) scales with database size
▪ Downtime-optimized DMO approach moves migration of selected large application tables to uptime
▪ A delta replay mechanism ensures that any uptime changes (by end users) are considered
▪ More information
− SAP Note 2547309 for Prerequisites and Restrictions
− Blog in SAP Community https://blogs.sap.com/?p=113050
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Which part is (partially) moved from downtime to uptime processing
nZDM: near Zero Downtime Maintenance Table import & conversion (DDL)
Technical downtime of a System Conversion to SAP S/4HANA is dominated by migration and data conversion
Downtime-optimized Conversion approach of Software Update Manager (SUM) moves parts to uptime processing:
▪ Table conversion (e.g. BKPF -> ACDOCA)
▪ Field conversion (for KONV and VBFA tables)
▪ In addition, selected big application tables (without data conversion) can be migrated in uptime
▪ A delta replay mechanism ensures that any uptime changes (by end users) are considered
▪ More information
− https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools/software-update-manager/downtime-optimized-conversion-approach.html
nZDM: near Zero Downtime Maintenance Table import & conversion (DDL)
Production 1 2 3 4 5
Uptime Downtime
Activated change-recording in production
Target becomes
new production