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This document provides step-by-step instructions for updating the content in an SAP Solution Manager System Landscape Directory (SLD). It describes downloading the latest CIM SAP and SAP Component Repository content files from SAP Service Marketplace, importing them into the SLD using the administration interface, and addressing possible issues. The update progresses the SLD content from version 8.9 to the latest version 9.2.

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How To - SLD Content Update - SCN

This document provides step-by-step instructions for updating the content in an SAP Solution Manager System Landscape Directory (SLD). It describes downloading the latest CIM SAP and SAP Component Repository content files from SAP Service Marketplace, importing them into the SLD using the administration interface, and addressing possible issues. The update progresses the SLD content from version 8.9 to the latest version 9.2.

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createdbyTomCenensonMay16,20137:02AM,lastmodifiedbyTomCenensonMay16,20137:45AM

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ThisdocumentdescribeshowtoupdatetheSLDcontent.

RelevantSAPnote:

Note669669UpdatingtheSAPComponentRepositoryintheSLD
ThenotecontainsthenecessaryinformationtoseewhichfilesyouneedtodownloadfromSAPService
Marketplace.

picture1.0
YoucanseetheSLDcontentversionintheSLDbynavigatingtoAdministrationDetails(seepicture1.0).

picture1.1
TheModelVersion(1.6.34)iswhatfilecimsaprepresentsandtheSAPCRContentVersion(SAP_CR8.9)is
whatfile(s)CRDeltarepresent(seepicture1.1).

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picture1.2
YoucancheckSAPNote669669UpdatingtheSAPComponentRepositoryintheSLD(seepicture1.2)
toseewhichfilesyouneedtoupdatetothelatestversion.
ThecurrentversionoftheSLDwasSAP_CR8.9soweneedtoupdatefrom8.xto9.0andthenfrom9.0to
9.y(latestversionavailable).
DownloadingtheCIMSAPContentfile
ThefilethatwillbeimportedfirstintotheSLD,istheCIMSAPfile.YoucanfindthisfileonSAP
Marketplace.TheModelVersion(cimsapzipfile)canbeupdateddirectlytothelatestversion.Themost
currentfolderforCIMSAPisSAPCRCONTENTUPTO2013

picture1.3
Youcanfindthisfolderonhttps://service.sap.com/swdcunderthepathBrowseourDownloadCatalog<in
theleftpanechoose>SAPTechnologyComponentSAPCRContentSAPCRCONTENTUPTO2013
(seepicture1.3).

picture1.4
Clickon#OSindependenttoshowthelistofavailablefiles(seepicture1.4).

picture1.5
Forthisfile,youcanjusttakethelatestavailableZIPfile(seepicture1.5).
DownloadingtheSAP_CRContentfiles
DifferentthenwiththeModelVersion,fortheCRcontent,youcannotdirectlyupdatetothelatestversion
(unlessyouarealreadyonaveryrecentversion9.xto9.yforexampleispossible.Otherwise,youneedto
incrementallyupdate.Forexampleifyoustartwith7.xyouneedtoupdate7.xto8.0and8.0to9.xand9.xto
9.y.

picture1.6

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picture1.7

Inthisexample,toupdatefrom8.x(weareatSAP_CR8.9)to9.0youneedthelatestCRDeltafileunderthe
folderSAPCRCONTENTUPTO2012(seepicture1.7)tostartwith.ThisisreflectedinthecontentofNote
669669UpdatingtheSAPComponentRepositoryintheSLDasyoucanseeinpicture1.6.

picture1.8
Here,selectthenewestCRDeltafile(checkLastChangedcolumn)&downloadthefile(seepicture1.8).

picture1.9
Inordertoupdatetothelatestversion,youalsoneedthelatestCRDeltazipfilefromSAPCRCONTENT
UPTO2013(seepicture1.9).NotethatthischangesovertimeasyoucanexpectSAPCRCONTENTUP
TO2014inthefuture.

picture2.0
DownloadthelatestCRDeltaversionforCRCONTENTUPTO2013(seepicture2.0).

ImportingthecontentintotheSLD

picture2.1

ClickonAdministrationintheuppermenuoftheSLD(seepicture2.1)

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picture2.2

ClickonImportunderheaderContent(seepicture2.2)

picture2.3

ClickontheBrowsebutton(seepicture2.3).

picture2.4

Firstuploadthecimsapcontent(seepicture2.4).

Selectthecimsapzipfileandconfirm.

picture2.5

ClickonImportSelectedFile(seepicture2.5).

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picture2.6

ClickonContinueImportwhennoerrorsareshownseeissue(s)sectionattheendofthedocumentformore
information(seepicture2.6).

picture2.7

picture2.8

Youcanfollowthestepsandtheprogressoftheimport(seepicture2.7andpicture2.8).

picture2.9

Oncetheimportisfinished,gobacktoAdministrationImporttouploadtheCRDeltacontent

ClickonImportunderheaderContent(seepicture2.9)

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picture3.0

ClickontheBrowsebutton

picture3.1

Selectthefirst(lowestversionseepicture3.1)CRDeltazipfile.

picture3.2

ClickonImportSelectedFile(seepicture3.2).

picture3.3

ClickonContinueImport(seepicture3.3).

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picture3.4

Youcanfollowtheprogressoftheimport(seepicture3.4).Thisimportcantakeasignificantamountoftime.I
measuredthisupdateonadevelopmentsystem(notthebestsized/fastedenvironment)andittookanhouranda
quartertoprocesstheupdate.Theamountoftimeneededdependsonthesizeoftheupdate.Thisupdatewasaround
30MBinsize.

Now,westillneedtoprocessonemoreupdate.NavigatebacktoAdministrationImport.

picture3.5

SelectthesecondCRDeltafileseepicture3.5(youcanhavemanyCRDeltafilesdependingonthesourceversion
andthetargetversionoftheSLDcontent).

picture3.6

ClickonImportSelectedFile(seepicture3.6).

picture3.7

ClickonContinueImport(seepicture3.7).

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picture3.7

TheresultisanupdatedSLD:

FromModelVersion1.6.34to1.6.36
FromSAPCRContentVersionSAP_CR8.9toSAP_CR9.2.

Possibleissue(s)

Wrongtargetversion

picture3.8

Ifyoutrytoimportaversionthatisnotcompatiblewiththeactualversionaerrormessagewillbeshown(seepicture
4.8).

DonotImportanywayinthiscase!YoushouldrespecttheproperorderofimportforCRDelta.
CanceltheImportandcheckthatyouhavethecorrectsequence.

Thecontentupdateistoolargeforimport

Anotherissuethatcanoccuristhatthecontentupdateistoolarge.Toovercomethisproblem,youcanmodifythe
parameterMaxUploadSizeMB(WebUI).

YoucanfindthisparameterbygoingtoAdministrationProfile.ThenswitchtosectionALLandsearchfor
MaxUploadSizeMB(WebUI).Increasethevalue(forexampleupto50MB)andsave.

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