Migration / Upgrade SAP Solution Manager

[Former Member]

Hi

We are using Solution Manager 3.1, W2000 Server, Intel, Oracle.

Now it is necessery to Upgrade Solution Manager 4.0, to new Hardware with Windows x64, AMD, Oracle.

It was very helpfull for me, if somebody could explain me the steps to do that.

Thank you very much

Selim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Check the SAP Upgrade Guide at http://service.sap.com/INSTGUIDES

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I am looking for the guide of System copy?

Unfortunately I cannot find it under Sap solution Manager.

Do you know where to find it?

Thank you very much

selim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Selim,

You can find an excellent guide for the system copies in the below link,that this will help you.

http://www.basisconsultant.com/docs/handbooks/homcopyv2.pdf

Regards,

Cherry

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Cherry

This document is really excellent for MS SQL.

We are using Oracle.

Regards

Selim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Selim,

I am sorry,please find similar doc for the Oracle

http://www.basisconsultant.com/docs/handbooks/homcopyv1.pdf

Regards,

Cherry

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

first of all it is obsolete (because based on 8.1.7) and did not cover the central needs of the request ( Oracle9 to Oracle10 during a 32Bit/64 Bit migration)

second it is based on Unix, will not help Windows users very much.

third it is not supported, the only supported resources are documented via http://service.sap.com/instguides look for your version, homogenious system copy guide.

fourth: there are some mistakes in it: you need a new saplicense, at least on windows.

fith: it does not document at all what additional manual steps are necessary if the system is a newer system with a lot of functional links into other systems.

Peter

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello

Yes this document is too old.

But I heard, you can make a system copy wih Backup / Restore.

Thanks

Selim

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

well,

everything is documented in the homogenious system copy guide and. Additionally you need the note mentioned <a href="https://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.comhttp://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/collaboration">here</a>, this one will route you to note

<a href="http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/949116">949116</a>.

regards

Peter

[Former Member]

Hi,

The best option is R/3 Export /Import

Install SAP Solution manager on target system and import.

Regards

[Former Member]

Hi

Yes now I am trying to this option. But do you know how i can export the DB?

With Solution Manger Installation CD I cannot export DB, because there is no option for that.

Thank you very much

Selim

[Former Member]

It is a 640 based kernel, therefore you have to use the Netweaver 04 SR 1 CD for the db export or follow the homogenious system copy guide for backup/restore.

[Former Member]

whenever you are migrating to 64 Bit, check note <a href="http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/960769">960769</a>

[Former Member]

hi,

I think you have two options

1) upgrade on the W2000 server and then perform a system copy to the new hardware

2) perform first the system copy and then upgrade on the new server

Guides for the upgrade and system copy can be found on the address mentioned before