How to apply service pack

[former_member210091]

Hey Guys

We are on PI 7.0 SP 8 and need to upgrade to latest service pack level(i guess its SP 18).

Can anyone please let me know how can i upgrade the service pack for both ABAP and Java stack.

I have downloaded the files from marketplace but dont know how to upgrade the service pack.

I guess ABAP will be done via tcode SPAM but i dont know the complete procedure for that.

Thanx

Saif

[debasissahoo · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Though you may not try this time.. but for your information

starting from SPS17, SAP has started supporting Parallel Update of Dual-Stack Systems. check the details from SPS guide. you may follow this to reduce the downtime for this activity.

Procedure:

1. Update only the components SAP KERNEL and BC-FES-IGS using JSPM.

2. Import the Support Packages for the component SAP_BASIS into the ABAP stack using the ABAP Support Package Manager (SPAM).

3. Import the remaining ABAP Support Packages with SPAM and in parallel, apply the Java Support Package Stack with JSPM.

Cheers,

Debasis

[former_member210091 · Accepted solution]

Thanx Guys

When i check SPAM->Package Level.i get 3 components installed on my system.

SAP_ABA

SAP_BASIS

PI_BASIS.

Do i need to upgrade all 3 of them to upgrade service pack of PI server ?

Thanx

Saif

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

No its not necessary,you can go with the upgrade of SAP_BASIS and SAP_ABAP

but its bettter when you upgrade,upgrade all the components to the latest patch level

Rohit

[former_member210091 · Accepted solution]

Thanx for your prompt response Rohit

Could you please tell me whats the use of PI_BASIS?

If i just upgrade SAP_BASIS and SAP_ABAP and then upgrade Java stack(via JSPM),will that be considered as upgrade of SAP PI server on the whole.

Thanx

Saif

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Saif

PI_BASIS is for the communication between your WAS and external systems.

.And yes, it's important to patch PI_BASIS if you have external systems,

like Portal, CRM, BW etc that your ERP is communicating with.

If you upgrade SAP_BASIS and SAP_ABAP,it wil be considered the upgrade of SAP PI server

Rohit

[former_member210091 · Accepted solution]

Thanx Rohit

That solves my problem:)

Regards

Saif

[debasissahoo]

https://service.sap.com/maintenanceNW70

download the SPS18 guide and it will have all the details.

Regards,

Debasis.

Edited by: Debasis Sahoo on Apr 22, 2009 11:01 PM

[Former Member]

To add to Debasis's suggestions, since you are doing this for the first time (or so it seems), make sure that you ABSOLUTELY do the following regardless of the time it takes.

1. Get a full offline backup of the system that you will be upgrading the SP Stack on.

2. Read the SPS guide very thoroughly and carefully for the known problems in the SPS upgrade. This will save considerable time because there are Notes that you need to apply before you actually upgrade to avoid these problems.

3. If you have a sandbox to try this on, do it there before you do it on the Dev system.

In a nutshell, this is the procedure for the upgrade.

1. Download all the paches (ABAP+JAVA) in the /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in directory (assuming you havent changed the location for the Inbox)

2. Uncar the patches using sapcar -xvf command.

3. Upgrade the kernel and igs using JSPM (the SPS guide will have this info)

4. Upgrade the ABAP stack using SPAM

5. Then upgrade the Java Stack using JSPM.

You will be needed to perform SPDD and SPAU adjustments during the upgrade.

Hope this helps and good luck !

Kunal