SOLMANUP - PREPARE_JSPM_QUEUE fails for IGS_EXE

[francois_keen]

Dear community.
I'm in the process of upgrading from solman 7.0 EhP1 SP25 to solman 7.1 SP07
The upgrade is failing in phase PREPARE_JSPM_QUEUE
The error is:

"The /usr/sap/stage/SolMan7.1/upgrade_download_directory/SMSDXML_SMD_20121213020835.594.xml XML file cannot be analyzed.
Cannot construct a support package stack from file /usr/sap/stage/SolMan7.1/upgrade_download_directory/SMSDXML_SMD_20121213020835.594.xml.
Component igshelper is included in the stack definition file, while component IGSEXE is not. Provide a stack definition file that either includes both or in cludes at least IGSEXE and try again."

The IGS referenced in my MOpz XML stack file is igsexe_3-20007797.sar and it is in the download dir, such as the IGS helper : igshelper_3- 10010245.sar

please note that initially, this igs igsexe_3-20007797.sar  file wasnt there in the download dir, as I put the IGS 4 in the download dir and it was found by ABAP as SOLMANUP has put in exenew.

I attacched the MOpz XML stack for your reference.

Here's my dowload dir. IGS contents:

usorlut31:smdadm 80% pwd
/usr/sap/stage/SolMan7.1/upgrade_download_directory
usorlut31:smdadm 81% ls -al | grep igs
-rw-r--r-- 1 nobody sapsys 43391903 Dec 13 02:18 igsexe_3-20007797.sar
-rw-r--r-- 1 nobody sapsys 40182725 Nov 29 01:50 igsexe_4-20007797.sar
-rw-r--r-- 1 nobody sapsys 62959784 Nov 29 01:50 igshelper_3-10010245.sar

I also tried renaming the igs file to IGSEXE.SAR but it didnt help.

Unfortunately the JSPM logs are not very helpful.

I browsed the SolMan upgrade related notes 1577909 and 1462137 but nothing helpful either.

Nothing could be found in OSS notes about JSPM and such an IGS error.
I opened an OSS message last week, but no news yet.
Would you have any idea what could be causing the problem?

Thanks for your help
Best regards
Francois

[francois_keen · Accepted solution]

well even though my source system was using a kernel 7.20 EXT, the trick was to select a non-EXT 720 kernel in the MOpz.

afterthat, as my source system was on the latest 7.20 EXT patch level, and as the non-EXT files downloaded by the MOPz were on a lower SP than my source system, SOLMANUP just skipped the validation of the kernel components during this PREPARE_JSPM_QUEUE phase.

all good now.