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SAP Kernel Upgrade Steps

The document provides steps to upgrade the SAP kernel on a Linux system from version 70 to version 120. It involves downloading the latest kernel files from SAP, creating a backup of the current kernel, extracting the new kernel files in a separate directory, copying the new files to replace the current kernel, and restarting the SAP system services. Key steps include logging in as SIDADM, stopping SAP services, copying the new kernel files, and starting SAP services again.

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SAP Kernel Upgrade Steps

The document provides steps to upgrade the SAP kernel on a Linux system from version 70 to version 120. It involves downloading the latest kernel files from SAP, creating a backup of the current kernel, extracting the new kernel files in a separate directory, copying the new files to replace the current kernel, and restarting the SAP system services. Key steps include logging in as SIDADM, stopping SAP services, copying the new kernel files, and starting SAP services again.

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SAP Kernal upgrade on Linux Step by Step

I am doing SAP Kernel upgrade on Net weaver 7.3 version.


Login to sap system and click on system status button will show the below screen. You can your current Kernel patch lever with your OS and Data base versions. My current versions: Kernel release 720 Current version 70 Database name MaxDB 7.7 Operating system Linux 2.6

I logged into service market place, there go to Software Downloads SAP Software Download Center My companys Application components Complementary Software SAP KERNEL 64-Bit Unicode SAP KERNEL 7.20 64-BIT UNICODE Here you need to select your OS and Database, than it displays below screen. Please check the latest version (N) and always better to go for N-1 version

As per my selection criteria 201 is the latest one, I am going for (N-1) 120 version Please select the SAPEXEDB_120_10007264 this file

To Software Downloads SAP Software Download Center My companys Application components Complementary Software SAP KERNEL 64-Bit Unicode SAP KERNEL 7.20 64-BIT UNICODE MAXDB SAPEXEDB_120_10007264.SAR file and add to download basket

Please select the SAPEXE_120_10007264 this file to Software Downloads SAP Software Download Center My companys Application components Complementary Software SAP KERNEL 64-Bit Unicode SAP KERNEL 7.20 64-BIT UNICODE Database Independent SAPEXE_120_10007264.SAR file and add to download basket For kernel upgrade this below two SAR file required. Please download these two files.

I am downloading above two SAR files using download manager.

Login as SIDADM, Make new backup directory

mkdir SID_Kernalbackup_24052012 Create latest kernel backup cp -pr /usr/sap/SID/DVE*/exe/* / SID_Kernalbackup_24052012

Compare the original kernel and the backup du -sk /usr/sap/SID/DVE*/exe

du -sk /uar/sap/SID/SID_Kernalbackup_24052012

Make new shadow kernel directory,

mkdir SID_NewKernal_120_24052012 Copy the new downloaded kernel files into SID_NewKernal_120_24052012 directory Unpack the new downloaded kernel in folder / SID_NewKernal_120_24052012 SAPCAR -xvf SAPEXE_120-10007264.SAR

SAPCAR -xvf SAPEXEDB_120-10007262.SAR

Login as sidadm

Stop the SAP System stopsap Stop saposcol saposcol -k

Login as root

Go to the current kernel directory cd /usr/sap/SID/DVE*/exe

Copy all extracted support packages into this folder cp -pr / SID_NewKernal_120_24052012/* /usr/sap/SID/DVE*/exe/*

Go tCopy back the original file saproot.sh into this folder. cd /usr/sap/SID/DVE*/exe

login as sidadm

Start the saposcol service saposcol Start the SAP system startsap

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