How do I patch livecache?

[tj_wilkinson2]

Per a message I have open with SAP, I am supposed to patch livecache according to note: 753528

I downloaded: Support Packages and Patches -> SAP Application Components -> SAP SCM -> SAP SCM2007 -> Entry by Component -> SAP LiveCache -> SAP LC/LCAPPS 5.1 -> Linux on Power 64 -> LC770322A6010_4-20002023.SAR.

When I uncompress this and view the readme, it looks to be a new

installation, not a patch. Is this correct? The instructions say:

Installing MaxDB on Linux

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1. Open a root shell.

2. Change to the directory which contains the MaxDB package you have

downloaded.

3. Unpack the MaxDB package.

4. To start the Installation Manager, enter ./SDBSETUP

5. Choose "Start MaxDB installation". Follow the instructions of the

Installation Manager.

6. After finishing the installation, exit the root shell.

7. Update the PATH environmental variable for the operating system user

who is going to operate MaxDB, for example using export

PATH=/opt/sdb/programs/bin:$PATH

If necessary, add it to the login profile of the operating system user as

well (for example, .bash_profile in the user's home directory).

For further information refer to the MaxDB documentation on

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/maxdb/en/default.htm.

It doesn't mention what to do if we already have livecache installed.

Do we have to uninstall the old version first?

Will this cause any data loss?

Thank you.

~TJ

[somnath_manna]

Suggest you post your query on MAXDB/liveCache forum. I could not move this thread to that forum.

Somnath

[Former Member]

Hi,

Please check these documentation. The main source of information is the MaxDB documentation. It is available for online reading and

download on http://dev.mysql.com. The webpage lists also recent presentations and articles.

Several other online resources exist:

• MaxDB Wiki [http://sapdb.2scale.net/moin.cgi], mainly deployed by MaxDB developers

• http://www.sapdb.org, is the former homepage of MaxDB and the place where you can find versions

prior to 7.5 and the WebPTS [http://www.sapdb.org/webpts]. The WebPTS tracks the progress

of bugs and other changes. It can also be used to get a list of Changes between two versions

• SAP Developer Network [http://sdn.sap.com] focussing mainly on MaxDB usage in SAP environments

• SAP Info [http://sap.info/] the SAP customer magazine features MaxDB articles from time to

time.

regards

Vinod