Part 3 : SAP Solution Manager 7.2 SR1 (+ SPS03) : [i] Support Pack Stack 03 Installation
Hello Friends,
Now you have SAP Solution Manager 7.2 system up and running with SPS02
Before we configure this system we like to upgrade this system with Support Pack stack 03
SAP Note: 2328482 – Solution Manager 7.2 SP Stack 03: recommended corrections
In order to perform this upgrade we need to push system data in to SLD
Note: In my case I had maintenance optimizer available thats why I was able to upgrade system directly pushing data to SLD.
Basic JAVA system Configuration
First you need to make sure that you are able to login to JAVA NWA
SAP Note: 1451753 – Filtering of administration requests for AS Java
Change \usr\sap\SXJ\SYS\global\security\data\icm_filter_rules to allow access JAVA system
Restart JAVA instance
Now you will be able to login to NWA
Note: Login to JAVA and create SLD_DataSupplier Destination for your SLD to push JAVA system data in your existing SLD
SAP License
Apply SAP license for ABAP and JAVA system on SAP service Market Place
Install license to both systems (ABAP + JAVA)
SLD
Register ABAP system’s Central Instance in SLD
SAP note: 1419603 – Missing ABAP SAP Central Services (ASCS) instance in SLD/LMDB
Run sldreg command longin to server using <sidadm> user in ‘global’ directory
Note : Restart Service of Central Instance through MMC on server and you will see Central Service Instance created in SLD
Run RZ70 on ABAP to register system in SLD
Register System in SLD (Existing SLD if you have any where you have SAP Solution Manager Connected and LMDB configured)
Note: If you do not have LMDB configured you need to configure your SAP Solution Manager without installaing SPS03 and perform rest of the steps from ‘ABAP LMDB Push’
Maintenance Planner System Data
Once your system data populated in LMDB register both systems in Maintenance Planner performing following steps
ABAP Upload to SAP Support portal
Login to LMDB administration through SAP transaction code LMDB in your solution Manager and search for ABAP system
Press Upload to SAP Support portal button going in to SAP Support portal TAB
Resault
JAVA system Upload to SAP Support portal
Login to LMDB administration through SAP transaction code LMDB in your solution Manager and search for Java system
Resault
STACK Creation
Create Stack files for both systems https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/support/mp
ABAP Stack
Select Support Pack stack 03
Make sure select UI 7.50
Select Stack Independent files
JAVA Stack
Select Support Pack Stack 03
Select OS/DB files
Select Stack dependent and Independent files
Note: Add patchs for your JAVA system as per SAP note : 2328482 – Solution Manager 7.2 SP Stack 03: recommended corrections
Download stack XML files and Installation files
Once you have it all files ready move on to SUM process
Thank you for reading
Yogesh
Hi Yogesh
Decent blog post, basic steps but they will be useful for community members so thanks for sharing.
To make it even better, you might want to add some more details or sources here and there, like why they need to select SAP_UI 750. The reason why I say this is that some sources say SAP_UI 740 and other sources say SAP_UI 750 so people can get confused around this.
The SAP note "further upgrade information for SAP Solution Manager 7.2 https://launchpad.support.sap.com/#/notes/2227300/E" provides the reason why SAP_UI 750 is correct but some help.sap.com page(s) are not up to date yet it seems (Fiori for SAP Solution Manager) and say SAP_UI 740 is the only compatible version.
Keep going.
Tom
Hello Tom,
Thank you for taking time and going through documents.
I have mention SAP note :2328482 - Solution Manager 7.2 SP Stack 03: recommended corrections
Which is talking about why do you need SAP_UI 750 (As below)
Thank you
Yogesh
Hello mr Yogesh
Before starting your installation, have you performed the Prerequisite Check?
Is the prerequisite check essential or if I have installed the os patches i can skip the prerequisite check?
Thank You
Preform prerequisite check first
-Yogesh
Hi Yogesh,
This is vishnu and I have been following your blog to install the solution manager 7.2 and upgrade it to sps04.
Exactly I completed the 7.2 sps02 that had come with the initial installation. Now exactly following your blog, I am in part 3 and have taken up the upgrade from sps02 to sps04. I have registered the abap and java stacks in the SLD and from there I have pushed the data to support portal to create the stack.xml file for the upgrade, but to my surprise when I go ahead with the generation instead of getting support package upgrade option I am getting "install or maintain an addon".
Please advise as I am struck up in the middle.
Vishnu Muddasani
Can you please share screenshot of it?
Dear Yogesh,
Please find attached the MP screenshot where I could not find any option to update the solman 7.2 sps02 to sps04
Regards..
Vishnu
You selected install maintain addins
There must be other radio button at bottom of screen
Please scroll down and send me screenshot
-Yogesh
Dear Yogesh,
There is no thing to scroll down, but anyways I am sending another screenshot. Please check:
I believe that I am clear now. Not only this thing but I tried to create a new transaction for planning a new system installation, but still I do not get the solution manager 7.2 option in the maintenance planner. Please find below the screenshot related to that also below:
Please help me out at the earliest possible for which I would be ever grateful.
Thanks & Regards....
Vishnu
Hello Vishnu,
Please read SAP note: 2287046 - How to Generate the System Info XML for Maintenance Planner upload
Send system XML to SAP and once they upload in to there try again
Thanks
Yogesh
Hi Yogesh,
Thanks for your quick response. But the thing is that the note which you have specified holds good only for customers who do not have connection to SAP Backbone systems through a solution manager whereas we already have a solution manager 7.1 SP05 and it is a very old one that has an outdated OS and database oracle 10g and hence we are in the process of installing a fresh version of the solman 7.2 as there is no much data in the old one and so we did not choose the upgrade but rather are going in for a fresh installation.
We have already pushed the system data for the new solman both abap & java stacks into the Maintenance Planner through the LMDB of our old solution manager and after I was facing the issue that we are not getting any option for upgrade of the initial sp02 to sps04.
Please let us know whether you still want us to go ahead and follow the note and proceed as per the note.
Thanks & Regards....
Vishnu.
Hello Vishnu,
You have 2 options
Remove system from SAP and once you remove it run rz70 in an an and send data to SLD once it is updated wait for 30 min and push data from LMDB to SAP
Or
Follow SAP note
Thanks
Yogesh
Hi Yogesh,
The problem got resolved with the SAP support. Thanks for your support.
Thanks & Regards...
Vishnu Muddasani
Happy to read that issue is resolved.
-Yogesh
Hi Yogesh,
I Have installed solman 7.2 SPS02 , Now i need to update it to SPS05 . can we do the SLD and LMDB configuration directly after the upgrade?
Very good question... I have done it before upgrade to SP05
IO think you have to configure solman to push data in Maintenance planner to download SPS
-Yogesh
Hi Yogesh,
Do you suggest to set the JAVA stack as a "sidecar" or a "hub" for the ABAP stack in the LMDB before running the Maintenance Planner for each stack separately?
Thanks
Mutasem
Hi Yogesh,
Good Day!
In sldreg -configure slddest.cfg -usekeyfile I have fill up the username, password, serverhost, port, https/proxy.
I'm a little confused what should i enter in PORT. Should I just select port randomly or use 3200 or 3601 or 3901.
Please guide me.
Thank you!
Port of SLD.
Example SLD url is http://host:port/sld
Use port from above URL
-Yogesh
Hi,
Great! You have posted nice blogs and have immediate response with our comments. *thumbs up*
very helpful! 🙂
Thanks!
I have a question after I restarted our abap instance through MMC and checked it in CIM instances.
It seems that our central service instance for abap is not created instead it was java instance, please see below. ( correct me if i were wrong this central service instance java was created before my abap sld registration? )
SPA = ABAP
SPJ = JAVA
I tried to filter it too but I got only 1 result.
You need to follow same note for ABAP system
SAP note: 1419603 – Missing ABAP SAP Central Services (ASCS) instance in SLD/LMDB
-Yogesh
Hi,
Thanks for your immediate response.
It works after running these standard jobs,
SAP_SLD_DATA_COLLECT & SAP_SLD_DATA_COLLECT_STARTUP
Great!
I appreciate your replies in my comments/questions, I hope you wont get tired answering my queries!