Technical Details - System Copy and Migration Process with Software Provisioning Manager 1.0
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SAP SE – Product Management
September, 2017
Technical Details + Process Flow
System Copy and Migration
Part of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 21
SAP SE – Product Management
September, 2017
Technical Details + Process Flow
System Copy and Migration
Part of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 21
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Disclaimer
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purchase decision. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other
agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this
presentation or to develop or release any functionality mentioned in this presentation. This
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responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if such damages were caused by
SAP intentionally or grossly negligent.
Disclaimer
This presentation outlines our general product direction and should not be relied on in making a
purchase decision. This presentation is not subject to your license agreement or any other
agreement with SAP. SAP has no obligation to pursue any course of business outlined in this
presentation or to develop or release any functionality mentioned in this presentation. This
presentation and SAP's strategy and possible future developments are subject to change and may
be changed by SAP at any time for any reason without notice. This document is provided without a
warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. SAP assumes no
responsibility for errors or omissions in this document, except if such damages were caused by
SAP intentionally or grossly negligent.
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▪ New platform versions (OS/DB) enabled and platform-specific improvements
– NetWeaver 7.52 (available during September 2017)
– S/4HANA 1709 (available during September 2017)
– Foundation 1709 on SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.52, version for SAP HANA (available during September 2017)
▪ New ASE DB features:
– SSL encrypted data transfer (Optional) (will be available during October 2017)
– Extend DB Refresh functionality with loading encrypted database dumps
▪ New feature for DB2 for z/OS
– Support of DB2 12 Continuous Delivery
▪ New Oracle feature: Oracle Database Vault
– Support for Oracle Database Vault (Privileged User Access Control and Analysis)
▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x: The load tools (e.g. R3Load, Unicode only) are now part of Software Provisioning Manager
– The most actual load tools will be used every time a new Software Provisioning Manager is downloaded from SAP
– No patching of the Kernel is necessary if latest version of tools are used
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 21
Changes
▪ New platform versions (OS/DB) enabled and platform-specific improvements
– NetWeaver 7.52 (available during September 2017)
– S/4HANA 1709 (available during September 2017)
– Foundation 1709 on SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP 7.52, version for SAP HANA (available during September 2017)
▪ New ASE DB features:
– SSL encrypted data transfer (Optional) (will be available during October 2017)
– Extend DB Refresh functionality with loading encrypted database dumps
▪ New feature for DB2 for z/OS
– Support of DB2 12 Continuous Delivery
▪ New Oracle feature: Oracle Database Vault
– Support for Oracle Database Vault (Privileged User Access Control and Analysis)
▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x: The load tools (e.g. R3Load, Unicode only) are now part of Software Provisioning Manager
– The most actual load tools will be used every time a new Software Provisioning Manager is downloaded from SAP
– No patching of the Kernel is necessary if latest version of tools are used
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 21
Changes
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▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x: Simplified AAS Installation
– Less archives necessary: if Kernel for Installation is available, SAPEXE.SAR, SAPEXEDB.SAR, IGSEXE.SAR are not requested
▪ Improvement for data transfer with Migmon / FTP if tablesplitting is used
– Performance of parallel transfer of data improved significantly
▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x: SAP Host Agent Installation
– Option to skip SAP Host Agent installation if it is already available
on the server
– Archive for SAP Host Agent is then not necessary
▪ All necessary Guides for Software Provisioning now available in
HTML and PDF format
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 21
Changes
▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x: Simplified AAS Installation
– Less archives necessary: if Kernel for Installation is available, SAPEXE.SAR, SAPEXEDB.SAR, IGSEXE.SAR are not requested
▪ Improvement for data transfer with Migmon / FTP if tablesplitting is used
– Performance of parallel transfer of data improved significantly
▪ Software Provisioning Manager 7.x: SAP Host Agent Installation
– Option to skip SAP Host Agent installation if it is already available
on the server
– Archive for SAP Host Agent is then not necessary
▪ All necessary Guides for Software Provisioning now available in
HTML and PDF format
Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 21
Changes
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System copy and migration
1. Download: tool
▪ You download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0
from SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
Choose the archive for your release and operating system version (for more information,
see SAP Note 1680045) – for example:
– If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archive
RMOS70SWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
– If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archive
RMOSSWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
SAP recommends that you download the latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0,
as it contains latest corrections and is updated regularly – even if you have installation media available!
System copy and migration
1. Download: tool
▪ You download latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0
from SAP Support Portal at: http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
Choose the archive for your release and operating system version (for more information,
see SAP Note 1680045) – for example:
– If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archive
RMOS70SWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
– If your system is based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher and your OS is not supporting SAP Kernel 740, use the archive
RMOSSWPM10SP<SP number>_<patch level>*.SAR
SAP recommends that you download the latest version of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0,
as it contains latest corrections and is updated regularly – even if you have installation media available!