where i can find the exact kernal patch for sap 6.0 ehp5 as abap

[Former Member]

HI

we are recently installed a  saperp6.0 ehp5 as abap system, as postinstalation steps we are trying to upgrade the kernal , we down load the latest sar file and uncar it , but unfortunately the abap system is not atarted . so what is the exact relevent path for upgrade the kernal, we eagerly waiting for replay

regards

vreddy

[Former Member]

in window server you need to stop the services (services.msc)

that are relevent to your sap and database

regards,

Meenakshi

[paul_power]

Dear Vreddy,

You unpacked the kernel but was it then copied into your existing kernel directory?

The standard way for updating kernel patch is:

1. Bring down system and database.
2. Kill any processes that did not die.
3. Cleanipc
4. Tar up entire /sapmnt/<SID>/exe directory for possible need to revert
back to kernel.
5. Copy tar file to safelocation
6. SAPCAR the kernel SAR files in the EXE Directory.
7. Verify ownership/permissions of file for <sid>adm and those that need
to be for ora<sid> (such as brtools) and some for root (such as icmbnd)
(assume you're using ORACLE)

8. and FINALLY, start the SAP system

Please ensure that no processes are running on the system.  It is also
vital to ensure that the library contained in the shared memory on the
system is updated correctly.
Please make sure your DBSL library is updated correctly

SAP Note   19466   Downloading SAP kernel patches (general update info)

SAP Note   1713986 Installation of 7.217.21 EXT kernel

SAP Note    1716826 Downward compatible kernel 721 Release Notes

SAP Note    1728283 Usage of the SAP Kernel 721

If you have done all that and followed the notes but the system is not starting:

Can user logon to the system? Is it up adn running?

Check the logs in the work directory

(dev_disp, dev_w0, stderr.....)

for any error messages and post the error here.

Also, check if running

R3trans -d

completes sucessfully, if it fails, post the contents of the trans.log which gets generated.

regards,

Paul

[Former Member]

Hi paul

  Thanks alot for ur replay, the thing is  we are installed sap erp6.0 ehp5 on windows2008r2, with mssql server2008, is this process is applicable for windows environment?,

regards

[paul_power]

Hi,

The only difference is zip instead of tar and instead of cleanipc, just ensure no sap processes are running so no in shared memory. The rest should still apply.

regards,

Paul