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SAP SE – Product Management
February 2017
Technical Details + Process Flow – System InstallationPart of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 19
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General
Improved documentation in the parameter file for unattended execution mode of Software Provisioning Manager
– Software Provisioning Manager provides a more stable and more easily maintainable input format for unattended provisioning procedures
– See also SAP Note 2230669 - System Provisioning Using a Parameter Input File
New platform versions (OS/DB) enabled and platform-specific improvements
– Support for SAP NetWeaver 7.50 and SAP NetWeaver 7.51 based Products with SAP HANA for Linux on IBM Power Systems le (little endian)
o For more information, see SAP Note 2378874 - Install SAP Solutions on Linux on IBM Power Systems (little endian)
– Support for IBM DB2 for z/OS Call Level Interface (CLI) failover feature
Consistency Check for Software Provisioning Manager Data units
– With Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP19, the integrity of the files in the Software Provisioning Manager package is validated
– If files from a different package are used e.g. from older Software Provisioning Manager packages, a Pop-Ups will occur
System installation
Changes with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 19
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System installation
Changes with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 19
System Copy
Refresh Database Content without reinstalling the database or Kernel for ABAP systems for SAP HANA, Oracle, SAP ASE, MS SQL Server
and IBM DB2 (for z/OS, for i, for Linux, UNIX, and Windows)
– Using this option in the installer you can refresh the content of an existing database without having to copy the primary application server instance and without having
to reinstall additional applications servers
– “Refresh Database Content” is recommended if you need to equalize the database content of two or more already existing and configured systems, for example in
automatized system landscapes with “template” systems which have to correspond to precisely defined standards, such as predefined host names, network settings,
users or security policies
– This is a “Lightweight” functionality compared to the old version with the installation of a DB instance
– With this functionality no separate media with the database content is necessary for a system copy
– You can now also refresh the content of an existing database using a database backup
– If your SAP system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3 or higher, this functionality can be used, independent of the SAP Product you are using
ABAP System Copy export with a separate Kernel is now possible
– The kernel of the system that is copied, does not need to be replaced
– During the define parameters phase of the source system export, you can now specify dedicated SAP kernel archives that you want to use for the system copy
– Using this feature, you no longer have to do kernel updates in your systems just to be able to copy the system
– Instead, the installer provides you the option to use a different kernel for the purpose of system copy
Option to restrict access to the Database Export file
– When running the database export, you can specify restricted access to the export directory
– E.g. it can now be specified that only the user <sapsid>adm executing the export has permission to read and modify the database export file
– …
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System installation1. Download: tool
For all installation use cases but up-to-date installation, you download latest version of
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 from SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
Choose the archive for your release and operating system version (for more information,
see SAP Note 1680045) – for example:
If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archiveRMOS70SWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archiveRMOSSWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
SAP recommends that you download the latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0, as it
contains latest corrections and is updated regularly – even if you have installation media available!
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System installation1. Download: documentation
You download latest version of the installation guide,
also from SAP Support Portal at:
http://support.sap.com/sltoolset System Provisioning
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System installation2. Plan
You check constraints and released use cases listed in documentation
You check the product version and platform coverage
See product availability matrix of SL Toolset in the SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/pam
Supported product versions for system installation:
– Products based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and higher
– All including standalone engines (such as SAP liveCache) and latest backward releases
– For more details, see SAP Note 1680045
You read SAP Note 1680045 that contains latest information
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System installation2. Plan: up-to-date installation
You check for possible restrictions of the up-to-date installation
For more information, see SAP Note 2277574
You plan the activity in Maintenance Planner:
Open Maintenance Planner in SAP Support Portal at:
https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/support/mp
Choose to plan a new system and specify details as requested
You download required files and stack XML file
Push required files and tools to your download basket and download it
You start Software Provisioning Manager using downloaded stack XML file
As described on a later slide in this slide deck
If you want to perform the installation of an up-to-date system:
SAP recommends to always use the procedure outlined here,
especially for the installation of ABAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.5i
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System installation3. Prepare
You perform preparation tasks as described in guide
You unpack the Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 archive:
Make sure latest version of SAPCAR archiving tool is available on each host where you want to run
Software Provisioning Manager
– Available in SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/swdc Software Downloads Search for SAPCAR
– For more information about SAPCAR, see SAP Note 212876
Unpack Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 archive to a local directory using the following command: SAPCAR –xvf <download directory>/<path>/<Archive>.SAR -R <unpack directory>
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System installation4. Execution
You start as described in the documentation:
For example, double-click sapinst.exe from directory to which you unpacked the archive on Microsoft Windows –
for an up-to-date installation, start with the parameter SAPINST_STACK_XML=<stack XML file>, as described in
the installation guide
If started with stack XML file, only the planned product
version is offered in the filtered Welcome screen:
If started without stack XML file, Welcome screen offers
options for several product versions and database types:
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System installation4. Execution
You choose the option you want to execute:
On Welcome screen, choose <Your SAP product version> <Your database> <Service>
You follow the instructions on the screens
Enter required parameters as described in the documentation
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System installation4. Execution – up-to-date installation
Improvements offered by the up-to-date installation:
Pre-filtering of product version and stack type in product catalog on the Welcome screen and usage of
SAP system ID during installation, as planned in the Maintenance Planner (see above)
Avoids an intermediate registration in SAP Solution Manager
– So far, intermediate registration in SAP Solution Manager was required to get the initial state,
so that stack configuration file could be created through a transaction in Maintenance Optimizer
ABAP installation:
– Option to include ABAP transports into the installation procedure (for which a basic configuration
of the ABAP Transport Management System is offered)
– Option to prepare the update of the installed system right after the installation:
o Option to update SPAM/SAINT
o Option to deploy SAP Notes required by SUM
o Option to include the installation of additional languages
o Option to extract SUM archives and to directly start SUM at the end of the installation
Java installation:
– Software Provisioning Manager will install basic AS Java (with corresponding Java load),
but without additional components (corresponding product instance selection screen won’t be offered),
as all those components will be deployed afterwards by SUM
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System installation4. Execution
After the procedure finished, the success dialog of Software Provisioning Manager offers a
link to statistical runtime data + direct feedback to SAP
By clicking, evaluation form is opened in your Web browser
– Send button anonymous statistical runtime data of executed
service sent to SAP; optionally, you can provide additional
feedback
– Full transparency what information is sent (see Process XML field)
– Data is sent via email
This data is used by SAP to build anonymous analytical database
– Concerning used processes and runtimes on different platforms
– Will help SAP to prioritize and address the right topics
– In the future, might enable us to make predictions concerning runtimes
For more information, see this blog in SAP Community Network
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System installation5. Follow-up activities
You perform follow-up activities as described in documentation
After successful execution of your project, you remove tool from host
For a new project, download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager
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Summary
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 provides latest SAPinst tool version with software provisioning
services (such as system installation) for several products and releases for all platforms,
including backward releases – available from one archive
Always download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 –
this way, you automatically get support of latest product versions and platform support, including
latest corrections in the tool and supported processes
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Further information
For more information on Software Provisioning Manager 1.0:
SAP Release Note: SAP Note 1680045
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 in SAP Community Network
For more information on:
Installation in SAP Community Network
Minimizing planned and unplanned downtime, see Business Continuity in SAP Community Network
For more information on Software Logistics Toolset:
Blog in SAP Community Network
SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
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