How to install, configure and access HANA Lifecycle Manager?

Today I was looking in to HANA Lifecycle manager (SPS 7) a nice utility for automated update.  This document is on how to obtain, install and access Lifecycle manager.  More details as below:

1       Refer

• SAP Notes 1820588, 1836498, 1896320
• SAP Note 1896320 – Error occurred while trying to start SAP HANA Lifecycle Manager

2       Pre-requisites

• Install latest version of SAP Host Agent is installed, up and running on the box.
• Stop; re-start SAP Host Agent.
• If HLM is not working via HDB Studio, remove the system and re-add with FQDN.

3       Download HLM

• Download HLM from http://service.sap.com/swdc –> Support Packages and Patches –> Search for Support Packages and Patches –> Hana Lifecycle Manager; download latest media (current latest is SAPHANALM07_7-10012745.SAR)
• Login to HANA server as root
• Go to downloaded directory <download_directory>
• Extract the archive

/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/hdb/SAPCAR -xvf SAPHANALM07_7-10012745.SAR

4       Install HLM

• Login to hana server as root
• Extract downloaded SAR file

/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/hdb/SAPCAR -xvf SAPHANALM07_7-10012745.SAR

• Install HLM using command
• Go to <media_directory>
• Execute

          ./hdbinst

• Continue and complete the installation
  • Enter root password
  • Enter SSH passphrase (same as root password; check password repository)

• Note down the log file location and verify file for errors, if any.
• Ensure successful completion of installation.

5       Configure HANA Studio to use HLM

• Login to the Hana Database via Hana Studio
• Ensure <sid>adm details are maintained

          Right Click System –> Properties –> Select “SAP System Logon”

• Configure connectivity to SAP Marketplace

          Menu Option Window –> Preferences –>  SAP HANA –> Lifecycle Management –> Service Marketplace

6 Access HLM

• Via HANA Studio
  • Start HANA Studio
  • Login to HANA database
  • To start HLM, right click the system –> Select option “Lifecycle Management”
  • Ensure successful start

• via Internet Browser via URL

                 https://<fully-qualified-hostname>:1129/lmsl/HLM/<SID>/ui/?sid=HDB

7 Troubleshooting

• Ensure latest SAP Host agent is installed, up and running.  To be sure, stop and restart the same.

• If HLM is not working
  • Via HDB Studio, remove the system and re-add the system with fully qualified domain name, FQDN
  • Stop; re-start SAP Host Agent

8 Next Action: Update Hana Database via HLM

How to update HANA database via HLM?