Technical Details –

Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP22

SAP SE – Product Management
January 2018

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Overview on one slide

Customer situation
▪ As preparation for a software provisioning process (such as system installation, copy, or transformation), you had to search for right media
containing the software provisioning tool and often had to consider a long list of issues and fixes to be applied manually

Offering
▪ Software Provisioning Manager provides latest SAPinst version that enables provisioning processes for several products and releases for all
supported platforms – as a result, just download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager and automatically get support of latest
products, versions and platforms, including latest fixes in tool and supported processes

▪ Changes with latest SL Toolset 1.0 version

– See next slides

More information
– SAP Note 1680045 (Release Note for Software Provisioning Manager 1.0)
– SAP Note 1768158 (System Copy of Systems Based on SAP NW 7.0x) or
– SAP Note 1738258 (System Copy of Systems Based on SAP NW 7.1x and higher)
– SAP Note 1797362 (Dual-stack split with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0)
– SAP Note 1619720 (System rename with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0)

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Changes

▪ New platform versions (OS/DB) enabled and platform-specific improvements

– Support for SQL 2017 (kernel 7.21 with PL900 required)

– Support for Oracle 12.2

– Support for DB2: Linux on Power BE (NW 7.40 or higher required)

▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.0x:

– Split Off ASCS Instance is released for NW 7.0x systems

▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x:

– Update on the load tools that are part of Software Provisioning Manager

– Non-Unicode is now supported

– New table split tool SAPuptool has replaced R3TA

▪ Better support in case of errors during CDS View creation

– logfile from RUTDDLSCREATE is analyzed and user guidance is provided

▪ SMDAgent can now be installed with SAPJVM8

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Changes

▪ Step-State-Editor now available with SL Common UI

– This new feature allows to ignore certain steps during the installation process (Parameter: SAPINST_SET_STEPSTATE=true)

– When this feature is used, it obviously carries certain risks and should only be used in exceptional cases and from experienced administrators

– If this feature is used and an installation fails or the system has problems after the installation, SAP Support may not be able to help

▪ Security improvements:
– Secure communication switched on per default for message server

– Further packages are checked to contain signatures

▪ Phase out:
– No more maintenance support for SAPinst 722 and RMOS

– Old SDT GUI will be phased out

– End of Maintenance for 70Java Dualstack Split announced

– Software Provisioning Manager 7.0x will no longer support SAP NW 7.0 Java in future SPs
▫ SAP NetWeaver 7.0 Java Application Server reached end of maintenance by the end of 2017
▫ For more information, see SAP Note 1648480

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1. Download: tool

▪ For all use cases but up-to-date installation, you download latest version of
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 from SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
▪ Choose the archive for your release and operating system version (for more information, see SAP Note 1680045) – for
example:
– If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archive
RMOS70SWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
– If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archive
RMOSSWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR

SAP recommends that you download the latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0,
as it contains latest corrections and is updated regularly – even if you have installation media
available!

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1. Download: documentation

▪ You download latest version of documentation, also from SAP Support Portal at:

http://support.sap.com/sltoolset System Provisioning

▪ There are separate guides for every use case:

• Installation Guides
• System Copy Guides
• System Rename Guides
• Dual-Stack Split Guides

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2. Plan

You check constraints and released use cases listed in documentation

You check the product version and platform coverage

– See product availability matrix of SL Toolset in SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/pam
– See the next slides for covered product versions of each use case

You read the SAP Note that contains latest information:

– Installation: SAP Note 1680045
– System copy: SAP Note 1768158 (SAP NW 7.0x) or 1738258 (SAP NW ≥ 7.1x)
– Dual-stack split: SAP Note 1797362
– System rename: SAP Note 1619720

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2. Plan: supported use cases and released product versions

Installation and System Copy Dual-Stack Split

 Products based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and higher – all including – Dual-stack split of:
standalone engines (such as SAP liveCache) and latest backward ▫ Dual-stack SAP Business Suite systems
releases ▫ SAP Business Warehouse (SAP BW) systems
 For more information, see: ▫ SAP Process Integration 7.5 systems
– Installation: SAP Note 1680045 ▫ SAP Solution Manager 7.2 systems
– System copy of systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x: ▫ Other optional dual-stack SAP NetWeaver and SAP BW systems that run
SAP Note 1768158 only stack-isolated applications (that is, pure ABAP applications and pure
Java applications) that do not have direct dependencies to applications
– System copy of systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher: running on the other stack
SAP Note 1738258
– Removing the Java stack of optional dual-stack
SAP Business Suite, SAP BW and SAP NetWeaver systems
– All based on:
▫ SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP14 or higher
System Rename
▫ SAP NetWeaver 7.0 (including EHP1, EHP2, and EHP3)
 Products based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and higher ▫ SAP NetWeaver 7.3 (including EHP1)
 For more information, see SAP Note 1619720 ▫ SAP NetWeaver 7.4
▫ SAP NetWeaver 7.5
– For more information, see SAP Note 1797362

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2. Plan: up-to-date installation
If you want to perform the installation of an up-to-date system:
You check for possible restrictions of the up-to-date installation
– For more information, see SAP Note 2277574

You plan the activity in Maintenance Planner:

– Open Maintenance Planner in SAP Support Portal at:
https://apps.support.sap.com/sap/support/mp
– Choose to plan a new system and specify details as requested

You download required files and stack XML file

– Push required files and tools to your download basket and download it

You start Software Provisioning Manager using downloaded stack XML file and archives
– As described on a later slide in this slide deck
– When started with stack XML file, Software Provisioning Manager filters product catalog based on product version
planned in Maintenance Planner and uses planned SAP system ID

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2. Plan: two execution options for system rename
Especially for system rename with Software Provisioning Manager,
there are two execution options:

1 2
Integrated in easy, fast, and reliable end-to-end system copy and refresh Standalone directly in Software
procedure of SAP Landscape Management – “dark-mode” execution Provisioning Manager for other
 For more information, see the SAP Landscape Management page in SAP supported rename use cases –
Community Network execution with dialogs
 SAP recommends to regularly check for updates and download latest  For more information, see next slides
Support Package of system rename to profit from latest corrections!
Latest when you patch SAP Landscape Virtualization Management,
also update system rename to the latest version!

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3. Prepare

You perform preparation tasks as described in guide

You unpack the Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 archive:

– Make sure latest version of SAPCAR archiving tool is available on each host where you want to run
Software Provisioning Manager
▫ Available in SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/swdc  Software Downloads  Search for SAPCAR
▫ For more information about SAPCAR, see SAP Note 212876

– Unpack Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 archive to a local directory using the following command:
SAPCAR –xvf <download directory>/<path>/<Archive>.SAR -R <unpack directory>

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4. Execution
You start as described in the documentation:
▪ For example, double-click sapinst.exe from directory to which you unpacked the archive on Microsoft Windows –
for an up-to-date installation, start with the parameter SAPINST_STACK_XML=<stack XML file>, as described in
the installation guide
▪ If started with stack XML file, only the planned product ▪ If started without stack XML file, Welcome screen offers
version is offered in the filtered Welcome screen: options for several product versions and database types:

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4. Execution

You choose the option you want to execute:

▪ On Welcome screen, choose:
– Installation and copy:
<Your SAP product version>  <Your database>  <Option>
– Dual-stack split:
Dual-Stack Split  <Your database>  <Option>
– System rename:
System Rename  <Option>

You follow the instructions on the screens

– Enter required parameters as described in the documentation

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4. Execution

After the procedure finished, success dialog offers a link to send statistical runtime data +
direct feedback to SAP
▪ By clicking, evaluation form is opened in your Web browser
– Send button  anonymous statistical runtime data of executed option
sent to SAP; optionally, you can provide additional feedback
– Full transparency what information is sent (see Process XML field)
– Data is sent via email

▪ This data is used by SAP to build anonymous analytical database

– Concerning used processes and runtimes on different platforms
– Will help SAP to prioritize and address the right topics
– In the future, might enable us to make predictions concerning runtimes

▪ For more information, see this blog in SAP Community Network

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5. Follow-up activities

You perform follow-up activities as described in documentation

After successful execution of your project, you remove tool from host
– For a new project, download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager

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Summary

▪ Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 provides latest SAPinst tool version with software provisioning services
for several products and releases for all platforms, including backward releases – available from one
media

▪ Always download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 –

this way, you automatically get support of latest product versions and platform support, including latest
corrections in the tool and supported processes

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Further information
Software Provisioning Manager

▪ Software Provisioning Manager 1.0:

– SAP Release Note: SAP Note 1680045
– Download of tool and documentation in SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
– Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 in SAP Community Network

▪ Software Logistics Toolset:

– SAP Release Note: SAP Note 1563579
– Blog in SAP Community Network
– SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset

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Further information
Use cases

▪ Installation:
– Installation in SAP Community Network

▪ System copy and migration:

– System Copy and Migration in SAP Community Network

▪ Dual-stack split:
– Dual-Stack Split in SAP Community Network
– SAP Note 1797362

▪ System rename:
– System Rename, SAP Landscape Management in SAP Community Network
– SAP Note 1619720

Minimizing planned and unplanned downtime:

– Business Continuity in SAP Community Network

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Thank you.
Contact information:
Stefan Jakobi
Product Management for Cloud and Lifecycle Management
Stefan.jakobi@sap.com

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