Upgrade Guide for SAP ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 4

Upgrade Guide for SAP ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 4

Applies to: SAP ECC 6.0 with NetWeaver 7.0 (ABAP +JAVA stack)

Summary SAP ECC 6.0 with NetWeaver 7.0 actively controls the administrative and operational environm ent to increase the efficiency and profitability thus helps in attaining new heights of business processes and technology integration while laying a concrete foundation of incremental evolution of the solution. The enhancement packages (EHP) are introduced to simplify the management and deployment of new software functionalities. Author:

Gunjan Yaduwanshi

Company: Deloitte Created on: 25 April 2011

Author Bio Gunjan Yaduwanshi is working at Deloitte Company. Experience –SAP Basis Consultant with 22 months of experience. Apart from SAP Basis, also have experience in ECC Security and HR Security.

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Table of Contents Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Important Import ant OSS Notes: .................. ................................... .................................. ................................... ................................... .................................. ................................... ................................. ............... 3 Initiall Prepara Initia Preparation tion ................ ................................. ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ....................... ...... 4 Generating Stack file (.xml file) ........................................................................................................................... 4 Upgrade - EHP Installer ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Starting the EHPI ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Errors and their resolution ................................................................................................................................ 25 Related Relate d Content .................. ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ................................... ..................... .... 30 Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 31




Prerequisites  

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A Solution Manager system is required to complete the EHP4 upgrade. Maintenance Optimizer (MOPZ) must be configured in Solution Manager before starting the EHP4 upgrade. OSS Notes 1134872 and 1233954 must be applied in Solution Manager. The ST & ST-ICO components of Solution Manager must be at level SP19 or above (See note 1165437 for the latest information). The ERP Server on which EHP4 is installed should h ave at least 8GB of memory. The system is 64- bit and SAP‟s Enhancement Pack Installer will be used for the upgrade. A large amount of free disk space should be available to accommodate a shadow instance and other temporary files which are created during the upgrade. This amount will vary depending upon initial database size, operating system/database platform, number of developments, and number of support packs/add-ons to be included in the upgrade. The ERP system used for testing this guide required 110 GB free space to complete com plete the upgrade. The disk or partition where the SAP\EHPI directory will reside has 10-15 GB free space. The ERP system is at patch SP12 or higher. The Database has been patched to the latest level. TP.EXE and R3TRANS.EXE are patched to latest level. SPAM has been patched to level 34 or higher.

Important OSS Notes: Note #

Note Title

1245473

Add Info. Enhancement Package Installer

1161052

Add Info. SAPehpi for Systems on Oracle

1165438

Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP : Required SWC

1122966

Maintenance Optimizer: Notes for Enhancement Packages

485741

Handling customer translations in the upgrade

195157

Application logs - Deletion of logs

211077

Exchanging Target release kernel during upgrade

62519

Correction locks do not belong to system

1143022

SAP up Key word

1275873

Memory bottleneck during DDIC activation during EHP import

1134872

Maintenance Optimizer: FAQ for Stack Delta Files

1233954

MOPZ: No XML Generated in EPS Inbox

1122966

Maintenance Optimizer Notes for Enhancement Packages

1139493

Information about maintenance of Enhancement Package systems

1161733

SQL Server SAP EHPI for SAP Netweaver 7.0-7.1-Based Systems

1165437

Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP - Required support packages

1156968

Add info on upgrading to EHP 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 ABAP

1240081

“Java Cryptography Extension Jurisdiction Policy” files

1287216

Maintenance Optimizer: pre-select technical usages

1233954

Maintenance Optimizer: No XML Generated in EPS Inbox

1172948

SAP Solution Manager – Basic functions




1165067

Release Info SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

1064635

SAP ERP Enhancement Packages: SP Stacks Release Info Note

1160106

Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP: Installing JAVA

1321756

Mass activation: Object activated instead of deleted

1263115

Technical settings cannot be activated

1262124

Vendor Keys for Add-ons released with ERP Enhancement Packages.

Initial Preparation Download Enhancement Pack 4 files from SAP Service Marketplace. 1. Go to http://service.sap.com/swdc -> Download -> Installations and Upgrades -> Entry by Application Group -> SAP Application Components -> SAP ERP -> SAP ERP Enhance Package -> EHP4 for SAP ERP6.0 / NW7.01 --> Installation and Upgrade 2. Download the 51033594 multispanning archives and extract the files. See note 886335 for information on multispanning archives. 3. Download the EHP4 patches from http://service.sap.com --> Download --> Support Packages and Patches --> Entry by Application Group -> SAP Application Components -> SAP ERP -> SAP ER P Enhance Package -> EHP4 FOR SAP ERP6.0 / NW7.01 --> Select the technical uses for which EHP4 updates will be applied and download the .sar files. 4. Validate the system in Solution Manager System.

Generating Stack file (.xml file) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Log into the Solution Manager system Execute transaction SOLUTION_MANAGER Select the System Solution In the left frame select Operations In the right frame select tab Change Management Select Maintenance Optimizer Click on Create New Maintenance Transaction

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Click on Save Select the Product Version and the system then click on Continue Select Calculate Files Automatically and then Continue Select Enhancement Package Installation and then click on the Find Download Files button Select Target Configuration




13. After you have selected the Product Version, Target Stack, Add on, OS/DB-Dependent Files, Independent Files, and Techincal Uses click on the Find Download Files for the stack version button 14. Once the calculation has finished you are prompted to select the kernel that you want yo use. Select the relative kernel files for your operating s ystem and database and then click Continue 15. Select any stack independent files if there are any and then click Continue 16. MOPZ now displays the results for the stack calculation from the SAP Service Marketplace. Be careful to not deselect any software component that is necessary for EHP4. Click on Continue 17. Chose the download type and then click on Select Download Type

18. You will receive a confirmation that the files have been added to your Download Basket, click Continue 19. Confirm the files in your Download Basket by clicking on the Confirm Files in Download Bask et button 20. Select all files by click on the check box next to the word File at the top of the list. Click on the Confirm Download button 21. You will be returned to the previous screen, click on Continue




22. The stack files now need be downloaded using the SAP Download Manager. Once the download has completed the files need to be copied to a directory on the ERP system. The files do not need to be un-carred. Note – Download the .txt version for the Stack information file as well, and make sure that the packages mentioned in the Stack files to be upgraded are available on the server, to avoid errors.

Upgrade - EHP Installer 1. Download Enhancement Package Installer to the ERP system. a. Go to http://service.sap.com/swdc --> Download --> Support Packages and Patches --> Entry by Application Group --> Additional Components --> Upgrade tools --> SAP EHP Installer; select the appropriate version and platform, then download the .sar file. b. Unpack the file on a disk/partition with 10-1 5 GB free space. An „EHPI‟ folder is created. 2. Download jce_policy 1.4.2 from http://java.sun.com and save on the ERP system.

Starting the EHPI 1. 2. 3. 4.

Go to folder ':\EHPI'. Execute the following command from the operating system command prompt: STARTUP jce_policy_zip= Once the controller is started, execute the following command. a. Go to directory EHPI\sdt\exe b. Execute the command DSUGui.bat




The SL Controller will be started on Port 4241. This is the port which we will connect to while starting the Upgrade. 5.

The Installation through GUI will start and following screen will appear. Click “Logon”.

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Click “Accept”




7. Enter user - ADM and valid password and click “OK”.

8. Initialization Phase will start, Click “Next”.




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Once the phase is complete, click “Next”

10. The next phase “Extraction” the support packages are extracted in the /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in folder




11. Enter the pass key from the note “1302772 “ and the path for stack information file (.xml file)




12. Once extraction is complete, the third phase “Configuration” will start where EHP Stack configuration takes place

13. Enter the valid DDIC password in the next screen and click “Continue”




14. The “Checks” Phase wil l check if all the patches and software are present as per the stack information file. Once this phase is completed, click “Next” for the next phase

15. In the next phase “Preprocessing” a Shadow system is installed. For this phase, lock the development environment when prompted during this phase. Ensure all change requests (transports) have been released before starting this phase. Ensure enough disk space exists to create a shadow instance.




16. The Kernel information will be prompted by the system. If the Kernel patch is above the required click “OK”




17. It will prompt for Locking the development, select “Lock now” and click on “Continue”

18. The system will prompt for the following activities to be completed Stop all production activity All the users should be locked out Isolate the central instance   




Once all the above activities are performed, select “Action completed” and click on “Continue”




19. Once the backup is successfully taken at this stage select “Backup completed” and click “Continue”. This backup is important as during the downtime, when a shadow instance will be created, if anything goes wrong the system will not come up. Hence we can bring back the system by restoring the backup taken during this phase.

20. Click “Next” on the next scr een




21. In the next phase “Downtime”, the main ABAP instance is shut down and EHP4 components are switched from the shadow instance to main instance. Ensure database logging or archive mode is off before starting this phase .




22. In the next screen, afte r taking the database back up, select “Action Completed” and click “Continue”

Note – Make sure you continuously monitor the DB space during this phase.




23. Post Processing - During this phase, Modification adjustments are completed (by ABAP person as Basis is not responsible for this). If the system has unmodified objects, then transactions SPAU and SPDD are executed to adjust the modifications .




24. The system will prompt for SPAU/SPAD adjustments (performed by ABAP person), once completed select “Adjustment completed” and click “Continue”

25. The system will provide the system information in the next screen. Please go through the information and click “Close”







26. The Enhancement Package Installation Evaluation page will open at the last stage of Post processing phase

27. The EHP Installation Information will have all the information related to upgrade




28. Save the EHP Upgrade information file and click “Continue” in the next screen.

29. Click “Exit” in the next screen. And “Next” in the proceeding screen




The EHP4 Upgrade is successfully complete




Errors and their resolution Error - Unable to execute SDT on ABAP configuration

Resolution – Check the logs, add the m issing ABAP package at usr\sap\trans\EPS\in forlder and re-start the installer.




Error - User is locked in the system

Resolution – Follow the below mentioned steps a. Remove the following (in the directory put\ua) files to another place: UaState ks b. Stop Upgrade assistant server; c. Run the following command in the OS level with adm user to restart the Upgrade Assistant Server: java -cp ua.jar UaServer d. You will be promoted to input a new password and the uagui.jar file will be re-signed. Then you can start UA gui to logon the upgrade assistant.




Error - Import prerequisites not fulfilled

Resolution – Download the mentioned prerequisite as per the log file and restert the phase from the beginning. For this and all similer error, plese follow the same step. To avoid this error, make sure, you have all the packages and their prerequisite at EPS/in before starting the upgrade




Error - during Downtime phase – “Checks after phase MAIN_NEWBAS/XPRAS_UPG were negative

Resolution – Note '1467470 - NR: Check of subobject value table' must be applied manually, follow the below steps 1. Unlock the system, by executing following commands:

/usr/sap//SYS/exe/run/tp pf=/ abap/bin/DEFAULT.TPP unlocksys /usr/sap//SYS/exe/run/tp pf=/ abap/bin/DEFAULT.TPP unlock_eu 2. Now you should be able to logon into the system with a user different from DDIC. 3. Apply the note's changes manually. Please take into account the note's prerequisites' corrections from note 1467470 have to be applied also. 4. Lock the system with the following commands: tp locksys pf=D:\usr\sap\trans\bin\TP_DOMAIN_ECS.PFL tp lock_eu pf= D:\usr\sap\trans\bin\TP_DOMAIN_ECS.PFL 5. Repeat the failing phase.




Error - During the downtime, continue monitoring the DB space, because due to space constraint the upgrade might get stuck at one particular phase without giving any error message Resolution – To free some space, you can shrink the DB 1. Go to SQL Server Management Studio –> ECS-Task –> Srink –> Database




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