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Boris_Rubarth
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This blog offers a chronological list of features for database migration option (DMO)
of Software Update Manager (SUM), starting with SUM 1.0 SP09 up to the latest release.

As a prerequisite, you should read the introductory document about DMO:
Database Migration Option (DMO) (sap.com)

Check this page once in a while for updates with new SUM SPs.
Always check the restrictions and conditions for a specific feature in the respective SAP Note,
the actual SAP Notes are listed on the following SAP Support Portal page:
https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools/software-update-manager.html

Maintenance Strategy:

  • SUM 2.0 SP 18: released October 9th 2023, maintenance planned until SP 19 is available

  • SUM 1.1 SP 02: released October 9th 2023, maintenance planned until SP03 is available

  • SUM 2.0 SP 17 is in phase patch-on-request

  • See PDF "Maintenance Strategy" attached to SAP Note 303990 on SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 39




























































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































SUM 2.0
SP 18
Details More Information
Homogeneous DMO Homogeneous DMO now supports doDMO and downtime-optimized Conversion
SUM 2.0
SP 17
Details More Information
Homogeneous DMO Homogeneous DMO: SAP HANA to SAP HANA DMO Guide,
Blog post
DMOVE2S4 DMO move to SAP S/4HANA (on hyperscaler) as alternative to "DMO with system move" DMO Guide,
Blog post
SUM 2.0
SP 16
Details More Information
(no news)
SUM 2.0
SP 15
Details More Information
DMO to SAP HANA DB SAP HANA client archive is expected in download directory
SUM 2.0
SP 14
Details More Information
DMO New default schema name "SAPHANADB" (instead of SAPABAP1) for target on BASIS higher than 7.52
DMO Row count after migration is now optional
DMO SAP HANA log mode handling adapted: SUM sets log mode to overwrite before the migration  (see blog post)
SUM 2.0
SP 13
Details More Information
DMO with system move "Move from Linux OS to Windows OS" is supported again
DMO with system move In parallel mode, using delivered synchronization script:
Process Control Center (in SUM Utilities) shows a daemon process for script execution
DMO guide
SUM 2.0
SP 12
Details More Information
Migration case New scenario (standalone option) to check cluster tables DMO guide
DMO with system move Reset on target landscape now works out of the box, using the UI menu (no backup of SUM folder required) DMO guide
SUM 2.0
SP 11
Details More Information
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized DMO can be combined with "DMO without system update" now
SUM 2.0
SP 10
Details More Information
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized DMO now supports SAP ASE as source database type News List
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized conversion available for educated consultants Separate Page
SUM 2.0
SP 09
Details More Information
No news on migration scenarios
SUM 2.0
SP 08
Details More Information
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized DMO now supports IBM Db2 for z/OS as source database type
DMO with System Move DMO with System Move now supports a conversion target version SAP S/4HANA 1909
Shadow repository "Shadow repository on target" for all migration scenarios independent of target release or target database
SUM 2.0
SP 07
Details More Information
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized DMO now supports MS SQL as source database type
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized DMO now supports target version SAP S/4HANA 1909
SUM 2.0
SP 06
Details More Information
Shadow repository DMO to SAP S/4HANA 1909 uses shadow repository on target database Guide & blog
Downtime optimization Downtime-optimized DMO is generally available Guide & blog
SUM 2.0
SP 05
Details More Information
(no news)
SUM 2.0
SP 04
Details More Information
(no news)
SUM 2.0
SP 03
Details More Information
Win OS Scenario "DMO with System Move" now supports Windows as target OS DMO guide
SUM 2.0
SP 02
Details More Information
Win OS Scenario "DMO with System Move" now supports Windows as source OS (not as target OS) DMO guide
SUM 2.0
SP 01
Details More Information
new folder doc New folder doc for static UI content, parallel to htdoc SUM guide
SUM 2.0
SP 00
Details More information
Prereq. check New scenario: prerequisite check for System Conversion SUM conversion guide
& this blog
R3load R3load now provided as part of SUM 2.0  SAP Note 2472835
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SUM 1.1
SP 00-01
Details More information
(no news)
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SUM 1.0
SP 21-28
Details More information
(no news)
SP 20 Details More information
DMO with System Move Change the host of PAS instance during DMO DMO guide
& this blog
SP 19 Details More information
DMO without software change DMO to SAP HANA possible without system update,
so no stack.xml is required
DMO guide
& this blog
DMO for SAP Solution Manager DMO to be used for upgrade & migrate SAP Solution Manager 7.1 to 7.2 on SAP HANA database
(procedure is now generally available)
SAP Solution Manager 7.2: Simplified Upgrade and Migration to SAP HANA
HANA partitioning via file Partitioning information can be provided via file DMO guide
section 4.3.8
HANA schema: SAPABAP# HANA schema will be SAPABAP# (instead of SAP<SID>), i.e. like SWPM names the schema.
SP 18 Details More information
target db type Target database type SAP ASE is available (without registration); target database type DB6 is available on request
Migration monitoring Realtime Migration Graph allows to adapt the number of R3loads for migration directly
SL UI Buttons for Reset and for Cleanup are now only available via menu “More”
SP 17 Details More information
DMO for SAP
Solution Manager
DMO to be used for upgrade & migrate SAP Solution Manager 7.1 to 7.2 on HANA (available on request) SAP Solution Manager 7.2: Simplified Upgrade and Migration to SAP HANA
Sub progress bar Shown for some phases (like migration phases)
Migration Preparation Illustrates table split result, available in menu Utilities
Notification icon On main UI on "failed buckets", with link to bucket process monitor
SP 16 Details More information
Process Monitor Restart of broken packages is possible without the need to wait until migration phase is done
Observer mode Allows to monitor the process with non-<SID>adm user ("just look, don't touch" possible)
SP 15 Details More information
7.50 support SUM SP 15 is exclusively for scenarios targeting SAP NetWeaver 7.50 based systems, and is available parallel to SUM SP 14. SAP Note 2161396 is relevant for DMO with SUM SP 15.
SP 14 Details More information
MS SQL as target The list of target database types is extended to MS SQL. Like with SAP ASE as target database, this is only available on request. (For a request, create an incident on BC-UPG-TLS-TLA). Respective SAP Note for DMO
MDC support Support for Multi Database Containers (MDC) on SAP HANA DB DMO guide section 4.5.5
non-UC SCM Support for non-Unicode SAP SCM systems Respective SAP Note for DMO
Monitoring Improved monitoring for R3load usage DMO guide section 4.2
Test cycle Test cycle option for quick migration repeat DMO guide section 4.5.2
DMO notes The SAP Notes on DMO are now SP-specific: SAP Note 2161397 is specific for DMO with SUM SP 14 (SAP Note 1813548 was for DMO with SUM up to SP 13). -
SP 13 Details More information
Benchmarking Benchmarking tool for testing migration performance DMO: introducing the benchmarking tool
R/3 as start Start release SAP R/3 4.6C is now supported. Respective SAP Note for DMO
ROWID export ROWID-based export for Oracle source database. -
Win: pipe mode Pipe mode for R3load is now also used for SUM on Windows OS DMO: comparing pipe and file mode for R3load.
SUM on AAS It is possible to run SUM (and DMO of SUM) on an Additional Application Server (AAS, fka DI).
Restrictions are described in the SAP Note for DMO, e.g. it is only supported if your system has a separate ASCS instance.
Respective SAP Note for DMO
New SL UI

The "DMO UI" is replaced by the "Software Logistics User Interface" (SL UI).

Note that the URL suffix has changed from /doc/gui to /doc/sluigui.
DMO guide section 6.1
Duration files Table duration files can now simply be put into the download folder to be considered for the next DMO run. DMO guide section 2.3
SP 12 Details More information
SAP ASE as target SAP ASE is a possible target database type for DMO, apart from SAP HANA - this is available on request. Check the SAP Note on DMO for details and restrictions, e.g. it is only supported if you have a separate ASCS instance. Respective SAP Note for DMO
SP 11 Details More information
Table comparison With table comparison, it is possible to optionally compare not only the number of rows for the migrated tables, but also the content of tables during a DMO run. It should not be used for the DMO run on a productive system as it increases the downtime. DMO guide section 4.5.1
SP 10 Details More information
Unicode Conversion It is now possible to include the Unicode Conversion (for single code page systems only) as part of the DMO procedure. The manual activities required before the actual technical conversion remain the same. SAP Note 2108396
Reset button The reset button is now shown on all dialogs. Previously, it was only available on a roadmap switch dialog, like from Preprocessing to Execution. -
SP 09 Details More information
DMO available Database Migration Option (DMO) is available as a new scenario for Software Update Manager (SUM). It offers the combined update/upgrade of the SAP software with the database migration to SAP HANA DB. DMO is available for SAP Business Suite systems, SAP NetWeaver systems, and for SAP BW systems. Database Migration Option (DMO) of SUM - Introduction

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