Experiences with SP12 Upgrade

In the last three weeks, I ran several upgrades to SP12 on SAP internal Solution Manager 7.1 Systems with different source release. Here, I would like to share my experiences.

All the systems I was handling are Solution Manager 7.1. with NW 7.02. SP release was SP10 or SP11.

Prerequisites for the upgrade to SP12

• SPAM has to be updated to version 53
• ST-ICC Package needs to installed / updated to Version 200

Problems during upgrade

1. I got twice a deadlock situation in the main import for package SAPKB70215

         Main import

Transport request   : SAPKB70215

System             : E2E

tp path              : tp

Version and release: 380.08.41 720

 
SQL error -60 accessing reportsource/TOUCH_REPORTS: POS(1) Work rolled back,DEADLOCK DETECTED

2018022 2018022

   
autorepeat is set to automatic, therefore this import is tried again

all 2 error messages up to here can be ignored

sap_dext called with msgnr 1:

  db call info

function:   db_repo

fcode:      TOUCH_REPORTS

tabname:    SOURCE

len (char): 32

key:        <3 blank separated report names>

retcode:    1

sql error:  -60 POS(1) Work rolled back,DEADLOCK DETECTED

SQL error -60 accessing  : POS(1) Work rolled back,DEADLOCK DETECTED

Main import

End date and time : 20140723161203

Ended with return code:  ===> 12 <===

Start import R3TRINTFIF_HTTP_SERVER …

IF_HTTP_SERVER================IT
is included by 94942 master programs, therefore the buffer synchronisation may take some time.

IF_HTTP_SERVER================IU
is included by 1941 master programs, therefore the buffer synchronisation may take some time.

[    dev trc,00000]  table logging switched on for all clients                              2131  52.247673

report
CL_WDR_EMBEDDED_CLIENT_SMART==CP        (L) synchronized.

report
CL_SRT_TEST_MSG_ID_WSA_CLIENT=CP        (L) synchronized.

…

SQL error -60 accessing reportsource/TOUCH_REPORTS: POS(1) Work rolled back,DEADLOCK DETECTED

2018022
2018022

The problem could only be solved by stopping R/3 (not the database) and running imp all from command line…

tp R3I ALL E2E pf=/usr/sap/trans/bin/TP_DOMAIN_E2E.PFL -Dclientcascade=yes -Dstoponerror=8 -Drepeatonerror=8 -Dsourcesystems=
tag=SPAM&

2. Shortdump at the end of import

CALL_FUNCTION_PARM_UNKNOWN – Exception: CX_SY_DYN_CALL_PARAM_NOT_FOUND

Function parameter “EV_NO_EDIT” is unknown.

=> just restart SPAM

3. Additional Notes after Upgrade

In the follow-up steps including solman_setup the notes 2025884, 2020219 and 2042820 should be imported

Issues after the upgrade

Here I would like to describe some issues which were occurred after the upgrade

1. Missing UISAPUI5 and UI_INFRA Packages

In the Support Package Stack for SP12 are only the Packages for UISAPUI5 and UI_INFRA until Version 7. We found out that without the newer package versions 8 or 9 issues with the Technical Monitoring WoC and with sm_crm are occurring. After implementing relases 8 and 9 of these packages, the issues were solved.

2. ST-A/PI 01R was missing. Meanwhile, ST-A/PI release 01R is in the Download Stack for SP12 and can be implemented via TA SAINT.

3. After the upgrade a lot of shortdumps were arising: OBJECTS_OBJREF_NOT_ASSIGNED_NO -> CL_ICMON_IFCHANNEL============CP

-> could be solved after updating the content in solman_setup -> Technical Monitoring