Does sapcpe one necessary step for kernel update?

[Former Member]

Dear all,

I am currently proforming one nw7.02 kernel update, from 721 - v46 to 721 - v100.

Can you tell me if the sapcpe is one necessary step for kernel update?

Thank you in advance.

Regards,

Jimmy

[Reagan]

Hello

Not necessarily. Only if it is explicitly mentioned in SAP notes.

I have seen only the manual execution of the sapcpe during a kernel upgrade only if the kernel release is getting changed. Just my observation and I might be wrong.

Check these SAP notes where it speaks about triggering the sapcpe program against the instance profiles.

Note 1636252 - Installing a 7.20 kernel in SAP Web AS 7.00/7.01/7.10/7.11

Note 1713986 - Installation of kernel 721 (EXT)

In your case you are on the same kernel release and you are updating the patch level of the kernel.

Regards

RB

[americo_goncalvesqualho]

Hi Jimmy,

No, you don't need to run sapcpe manually.

Check the sapcpe.log file to confirm that the files have been copied successfully,

(extract from the bottom of sapcpe.log)

Copy Errors detected.................: 0

Sync Errors detected.................: 0

Please let us know you if have any error on the sapcpe.log.

[former_member184473]

Hello Jimmy,

As per SAP notes we can see:

953653:

We recommend that you use the automatic copy of executables using sapcpe that is described in SAP Note 1104735.

1104735:

The kernel is replicated using the program sapcpe.
...
Execute_00 = immediate $(DIR_CT_RUN)/sapcpe$(FT_EXE) pf=$(_PF)

Regards,

Eduardo Rezende

[JPReyes]

That's correct, that line should be in your instance start profile by default.

[JPReyes]

SAPCPE runs automatically when you start the system and distributes the kernel to all the required locations... so the answer is no.

Regards, Juan