Hi Bruno,
The upgrade involved different stages. Our target server is different so we have to export our source DB and use the export to install R3 Enterprise 4.7 on Win 2008 64bit (Oracle 11.2.3) on a migration server and did the upgrade from there. We did not combine unicode conversion so we export it out again and install to the final server as unicode.
Original Server (Win 2003 32bit) - DB export
Migration Server (Win 2008 64bit) - Perform upgrade (via SUM) -> DB export
Final Server (Win 2008 64bit) - DB import (Unicode)
- For different servers, you may have to generate and install different SAP licenses
1. Take an export of your DB (DB EXPORT – ORA 9.2.0.4_WIN 32 bit)
- DVD used 51019679 to run DB export from the Original Server
2. Prepare a Migration Server for DB & OS UPGRADE – ORA 11.2.0.3_WIN 64 bit
- DVDs used:
51042334 (ORADMS 11.2.3)
51043312_11 (SAPINST)
51040088_13 (KERNEL)
51039412 (ORA_CLIENT)
51030724_1 (JAVA_IGS)
3. Patch Kernel, SPAM and Support Packages
Kernel to 640_EX2 NUC level 414
SPAM to level SAPKD62051
SAP_BASIS to level SAPKB62067
SAP_ABA to level SAPKA62067
ST-PI 2005_1_620 to level SAPKITLQG8
Please take note of the following SAP Notes before you do SPAM and SP import.
627246 - Error when you create new objects. ORA-02168
782140 - OCS: Known problems with Support Packages in Basis Rel. 6.20
447925 - OCS: Known problems with Support Packages in Basis Rel. 6.20
4. Pre-requisites for Release Upgrade using SUM
- Use Solution Manager’s Maintenance Optimizer (may have to patch the SolMan to latest version) to generate the XML stack
you may refer to http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-26893
- Download the patches from the XML stack generated. Copy to the migration server
- If you are building DEV and QAS system out of the XML of your PRD, make sure you edit the XML file to contain info such as server name, SID and SP level.
- Prepare the following DVDs
51041988 SAP EHP3 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 Kernel 7.20 EXT
51041994 EHP6 FOR SAP ERP 6.0 Upgrade Export
51041940 Oracle Instant client 11.2.0.3
51041990 EHP6 Language DVD
SUM10SP09_4-20006676.SAR
5. Run SUM (Release Upgrade)
Refer to the guide: Update of SAP Systems Using Software Update Manager 1.0 SP09
Run SUM\STARTUP.BAT
Run SUM\sdt\exe\DSUGui.bat
6. Prepare for Unicode conversion
- if you decided to combine unicode conversion with the upgrade, you may have to do this before hand
- refer to the following documentations
http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8864
1096903 - Tutorial: "Table splitting in SPUMG or SPUM
1051576 - Conversion of Single Code Page Systems to Unicode
996990 - Exception List for transactions SPUMG and SPUM4
7. Do a NUC DB Export
- SInce we did not choose to combine UC conversion with upgrade, we need to make another DB export and import it later as UC
- Run SWPM (51047249_SWPM1.0_7.1x) (SAPinst)
- Use the System Copy option
8. Final DB Import via System Copy
Prepare the Final Server and Do a Fresh Installation of ECC6 (Unicode) using DB import via System Copy
51042334 - ORADMS 11.2.3
51047217 - UC Kernel NW7.31
51047249 _ SWPM1.0_7.1x (SapInst)
9. Do post UC and System Copy Activities
- SAP License
- TMS Config
- Kernel DBTools Patches
- etc
Its a long procedure almost 45 hours end-to-end. You may encounter errors along the way and have to raise OSS Messages.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
Tony