SAPJVM update procedure using SUM with Screenshots

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Purpose

The purpose of writing this blog is to provide screen by screen procedure of the sapjvm patch update using the SUM (Software Update Manager) tool.

SAP has now replaced all the deployment tools for java based systems with one standard tool which is SUM to update the patches.

If you want to switch to sapjvm 4.1 from vendor jdk using sapjvm switch tool, please refer to my blog below

https://blogs.sap.com/2012/11/23/sapjvm-41-switch-procedure-including-screenshots/

Check Existing sapjvm build version and compatibility

1434916- How to find out the SAP JVM build version

The compatibility of sapjvm version with the netweaver release can be checked from the Product Availability Matrix (PAM)

https://support.sap.com/pam

Download Patches and SUM tool

Download the latest patch level of the existing sapjvm build by following below note

1442124- How to download a SAP JVM patch from the SMP

Download the SUM tool and the respective guide from below URL, SUM 1.0 is always used if the source system is either a dual-stack system, or a Java stack

SL tool set

Sapjvm Update using SUM

The below screenshots refer to the Sapjvm update of PI 7.1 system which is a dual stack hosted on a windows server. It can be referred for updating a standalone java stack system as well.

1.Check existing jvm build version in dev_server0 file

2. Extract the SUM in /usr/sap/<SID> directory and start the STARTUP.BAT script as below

E:\usr\sap\<SID>\SUM>STARTUP.BAT jvm6

3. Connect to the SUM tool for your respective system - java or dual by using the URLs in the above screenshot of startup.bat script execution. If ssl is not configured, use http with port 1128

For PI, I connected to the dual stack link as below

http://<hostname>:1128/lmsl/sumjava/<SID>/dual.html

Please note that for dual stack, only JAVA tab is used in the SUM scenario for sapjvm update

4. The below screen will appear after providing the <sid>adm user and password

5. Switch to http protocol if https is not configured

6. Provide the <sid>adm credentials

7. Select the target as manually prepared directory and provide the directory where you have kept the jvm upgrade patch file. Also for patch verification ,download the CRL file from location provided in the SUM screenshot below and put it in the same download directory

8. Provide the java administrator user and password

9. Verify the current and target jvm versions and click next

10. You can ignore the warning for maintenance certificate and click on continue

11. Click on next after verifying the details of system below

12. Read the below SAP note and download the JCE policy jar file as per your sapjvm version

1240081-Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Jurisdiction Policy Files