homogeneous copy: option"database specific tools"is no appear.

[Former Member]

Hi,

I'm making a copy homogeneous, but the option "database Id and database host"

and "database specific tools" is not appear. and need you only "central instance export".

the sapinst has already run several times, and no where have these variables.

thank you very much.

jhon jairo osorio

Colombia

Edited by: Solution Manager Comfenalco Valle on Oct 6, 2010 12:47 AM

[Former Member]

Hi.

run. /sapinst SAPINST_USE_HOSTNAME =hostxxxx in CI

and shows that the result is successfully, but does not create

files, just create empty ABAP folder and file LABELIDX.ASC

and not the normal structure.

must create a structure like this:

APPS

LABEL.ASC

LABELIDX.ASC

SDM

SOURCE.PROPERTIES

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

OK, the same thing happened to me and this is how I fixed it:

1) For the DB Export, I had to use the "sapinst SAPINST_USE_HOSTNAME=<virtual name of DB Host>" parameter. Finished successfully and produced all the DB export files.

2) For the CI Export, I logged on to the CI server and just executed sapinst with no hostname parameters. That is when I saw the "Use Database Specific Tools" option -- which I did not select, and the CI export produced a Java dump to the export directory.

For DB export and CI export, I create seperate directories.

[Former Member]

Hi.

you're right, but what is strange is what it is performing.

really do not have that size, I do follow the process and everything was executed

with R3load and is the size of a normal export of our database.

must create a structure like this:

APPS

LABEL.ASC

LABELIDX.ASC

SDM

SOURCE.PROPERTIES

and was not created.

best regards.

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

HI

I have installed ECC 6.0 EHP 4 in Netweaver 701.

AIX

Oracle

Installation Master media

Installation Master - SR1

SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0

EHP 4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0/ NW 7.01

SAP CRM 7.0/ NW 7.01

SAP SRM 7.0/ NW 7.01

SAP SCM 7.0

Number 51038620

thank you very much.

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

The Central Instance export should not include a DB export, because that is a separate step in the process.

In fact, in the description for the DB export step, it specifically states "You do not need to perform this step if you use database-specific backup/restore methods"

Is it possible that your Java system and SDM have 85 GB worth of files in them? My typical Java export is around 2-3GB...

[Former Member]

Hi

actually, I already run process, and the result was that exports all database and I missed

the java files not being generated. said that although the process ended successfully.

strange thing is that this process takes many hours in production and export all database, export directory with

a size of 85GB.

that is why we need to just copy the part that I ask.

I probe with 2 installation master.

the manual and the examples that I have reviewed, the option "database specific tools" always appears.

when you run the process, ask me:

- profile directory

- jre directory

- database export directory

- export for targe system

source syste

database id

database host

source db

source os

targe system

export setting

split str file

-splitting tool parameter

-general upload settings

- before export start

database statistics (update statiscs before)

program call... brconnect -u/.....

thank you for reply.

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

Wow... which Installation Master media are you using?

ECC 6.0 SR3 does not behave that way.

[Former Member]

Hi.

joey, yes, execute sapinst.exe

SAP ERP 6.0 >

Software Life-Cycle Options >

System Copy >

Oracle >

Source System Export >

Distributed System >

Based on AS ABAP and AS Java >

Central Instance export

Click Next

select standar options, but this option never appears.

thank you.

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

>

> Hi.
> 
> joey, yes, execute sapinst.exe 
> SAP ERP 6.0 > 
> Software Life-Cycle Options >
> System Copy >
> Oracle >
> Source System Export >
> Distributed System >
> Based on AS ABAP and AS Java >
> Central Instance export  
> 
> Click Next
> 
> select standar options, but this option never appears.
> 
> thank you.
> 
> jhon jairo osorio

Okay, from that path I can see you are still in the export phase, which is only exporting instance paramaters, settings, and will generate a Java dump for the target system. This is not going to export database data.

Do not worry about not having a "database specific tools" option here. It is not supposed to be there. This step will only export system parameters, settings, and will generate a Java System Migration dump for you which you will use in the Target System Installation phase.

Once you complete this step, then you go onto the target system, and run SAPINST with the following path:

SAP ERP 6.0 >

Software Life-Cycle Options >

System Copy >

Oracle >

Target System Installation >

Distributed System ...

In there you will be presented with the option to either use the homogenous system copy tools, or database specific tools.

I hope this helps.

[Former Member]

Hi,

joey, I need to choose the option "use specificati database tool", as the restored database is off line.

according to what is in the installation manual, this option is mandatory if done off line backup and

need only the configuration abap + java

best regards.

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

So when you go to LifeCycle > Source System Installation > Based on ABAP+Java and begin the process, it does not give the option several pages in to use database specific tools? You only get the option after you get several steps into the installation phase.

[Former Member]

In the export steps, you will not see the "database specific tools" option. You will only see that in the options for the target system installation step.

This may help:

http://joeybear23.blogspot.com/2010/10/sap-system-copy-procedure.html

[Former Member]

Hi,

snow, I do not use virtualhost, and test proccess in system DEV, QAS and PRD and the result was the same.

best regards.

jhon jairo osorio

[Former Member]

Hi.

thank for respond, the cd is right for my version

Installation Master - SR1

SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0

EHP 4 FOR SAP ERP 6.0/ NW 7.01

SAP CRM 7.0/ NW 7.01

SAP SRM 7.0/ NW 7.01

SAP SCM 7.0

Number 51038620

best regards.

jhon jairo osorio

[former_member215759]

Please double check if you are using the correct mast cd, and also, do you use virtual hostname?