UNIX: Upgrading the Server (Interactive) (SAP Library

UNIX: Upgrading the Server (Interactive)

You can perform an interactive upgrade of the database software (server and client) on UNIX/Linux operating systems with the installation file SDBINST.

Conventions

Variables

Prerequisites

You are logged on as the root user on your host.

You have unpacked the required installation files.

Procedure

Stop all SAP DB database systems (including VServer).
You can use the following commands to do this:
dbmcli –d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> db_offline
dbmcli –d <database_name> -u <userid>,<password> x_server stop

Start the installation process by entering ./SDBINST

Choose the installation profile by entering the appropriate profile ID.

Server for the SAP DB OLTP database instance type

APO LiveCache for the liveCache database instance type (for the SAP APO System)

All of the existing installations are listed. If there is more than one, choose which of the installations you want to upgrade.
Enter the number of this installation.

Result

All the required data has been specified and checked. The software packages are installed and registered. You can check the result of your installation using the log (Logging).

Next Step

UNIX: Additional Steps