Release upgrade only: You decide on the sequence of upgrades in
your SAP system group [page 27].Enhancement package installation
and SPS update: You decide on the sequence of updates in your SAP
system group [page 29].?wf 2.Release upgrade only: You plan the
upgrade schedule [page 30].Start your preparations for the upgrade
at the latest two weeks before you upgrade your system.Each
language that you import increases the minimum duration of the
import by about 30 minutes.Enhancement package installation and SPS
update: You create a schedule [page 32] for the update.?wf 3.You
familiarize yourself with the features of the Software Update
Manager [page 34] and the update procedure.Enhancement package
installation and SPS update: If you require more detailed
information, see Technical Details of the Update Procedure [page
40].Release upgrade only: If you require more detailed information,
see Technical Details of the Upgrade Procedure [page 42].?wf 4.You
decide on a preconfiguration mode [page 44].?wf 5.You familiarize
yourself with the update strategy parameters [page 47].?wf 6.If you
want to set the parameters for the Software Update Manager
manually, you decide on the options that you want to use for the
following parameters:?Database Archiving Parameter [page 51]?wu?}
near-Zero Downtime Maintenance (nZDM) [page 51]wu OE} ?wu?} Using
the Record & Replay Technique in nZDM [page 52]wu OE}
?Background Process and Tool Parameters [page 54]?Shadow Instance
Parameters [page 55]?wu?} SGEN Execution Modes [page 55]wu OE} ?wf
7.Release upgrade only: You can upgrade the front-end software
[page 56] as soon as you receive the software package.?wf 8.Release
upgrade only: Before you start the upgrade, you check the
database-specific aspects [page 57] and include them in your
upgrade schedule, if necessary.Archive Sizes: 21 GB up to the
DOWNCONF_TRANS phase and 26 GB to the end of the upgrade. These
sizes are estimations based on sample data.For SAP ERP only:
Archive Sizes: 35 GB up to the DOWNCONF_TRANS phase and 43 GB to
the end of the upgrade. These sizes are estimations based on sample
data.?wf 9.Release upgrade only: You plan data management measures
[page 58] to reduce the amount of data, if necessary.?wf 10.You
plan the modification and enhancement adjustment [page 59] for
ABAP, if necessary.?wf 11.Release upgrade only: You meet the
requirements for importing additional languages [page 62] for ABAP,
if necessary.18CUSTOMER Copyright
