how to extract kernel in other folder

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please tell me the command to execute kernel files in another folder, as sapcar could not uncar sapcar.exe .

Regards,

SM

[Former Member]

HI sm

For windows only

You can config that whan you press on the icon it be Extracting automatically to the folder.

Go to tools>folder option>file type tab.

Press on new and write "sar" or "car" and ok.

Than press advanced , change icon (choose icon).

In the same windows press "new" and in action write "open sar car" .

In "application used tp prefom action" you need to write the Path to the sapcar , and whan you press on the sar file it Automatically open in the folder.

Don't forget to write -vxf

bye

eyal

[Former Member]

hi,

Could you tell me where do i have to write -xvf.

Regards,

SM

[Former Member]

Hi Shark,

before an kernel upgrade, save all files which belongs to the kernel.

Just copy /sap/<SID>/exe to /sap/<SID>/oldkernel

then extract the new one with SAPCAR in an temp folder. Stop the Application Server (dont forget the saposcol) and copy the new Files into

/sap/<SID>/exe.

Restart the instance.

If you are now facing Problems, like you cant start the Instance, you have an easy fallback. Just copy "oldkernel" to the exe Folder.

Regards

Manuel

[former_member277617]

Hi,

First always try to rename the old Kernel files, so that you have backup.

Get the latest kernel files from Market place.

Use command below for uncar ing the SAR file.

SAPCAR -Xvf <filename.SAR>

Other helpful commands are:

SAPCAR -cvf <filename.SAR> - to make SAR file

SAPCAR -tvf <filename.SAR> - to test the correctness of the SAR file.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Mahesh

PS: Reward points and close the thread so that it will be helpful for others.

[Former Member]

Thanks

[Former Member]

Hi,

uncar files to specific folder use this command

SAPCAR -xvf <filename> -R <folder name>

[Former Member]

Hi,

There are several solution for your problem.

(1)

Just rename sapcar.exe to sapcar_old.exe and try to extract kernel again by using the sapcar_old.exe.

(2)

create new directory and extract kernel under that directory.

afterward copy files manually

... maybe more

actually I copied entire exe directory so that I can switch back to the old kernel in case of trouble