SAP Kernel Upgrade-Step-by-step :-
SAP Kernel Upgrade 700 to 720
OS AIX Unix, Oracle database
1. Login as root
2. Make new backup directory
cd /
mkdir SIDkernel_10102007
3. Create latest kernel backup
cp -pr /sapmnt/SID/exe/* /tmp/SIDkernel_10102012
4. Make new shadow kernel directory
cd/tmp/
mkdir newkernel_201
5. Copy the new downloaded kernel files into /newkernel_201
6. Unpack the new downloaded kernel in folder /newkernel_201
SAPCAR -xvf SAPEXE_201-20005242.SAR
SAPCAR -xvf SAPEXEDB_201-20005242.SAR
7. Login as <sid>adm
switch user su <sid>adm
8. Stop the SAP System
stopsap
9. Stop saposcol
saposcol -k
10. Login as root
11. Go to the current kernel directory
cd /sapmnt/<sid>/exe
12. Copy all extracted support packages into this folder
cp -pr /tmp/newkernel/* /sapmnt/<sid>/exe
13. Copy back the original file saproot.sh into this folder.
cp -p /tmp/SIDkernel_10102012/saproot.sh /sapmnt/<sid>/exe
14. Go to the current kernel directory
cd /sapmnt/<sid>/exe
Then run:
./saproot.sh <sid>
15. Login as sidadm
su <sidadm>
16. Start the saposcol service
saposcol
17. Start the SAP system
startsap
Kernel upgrade completed.
In case if you get the below error while starting SAP L-
Could not open the ICU common library.
The following files must be in the path described by
the environment variable LIBPATH:
libicuuc34.a, libicudata34.a, libicui18n34.a [nlsui0_mt.c 1544] pid =
Try the below steps :-
go to root
ps -ef | grep sapstartsrv
kill -9 <sapstartsrv pid>
Load the instance and START profile through sapcpe below commands.
su <sidadm>
sapcpe pf=/usr/sap/<sid>/SYS/profile/<SID>_DVEBMGS0_<hostname>
sapcpe pf=/usr/sap/<sid>/SYS/profile/START_SCS05_<hostname>
startsap
1. Login as Root
2. Make new backup directory
cd /
mkdir <kernerl_backup>
3. Create latest kernel backup
cp -pr /sapmnt/SID/exe/* /tmp/<kernerl_backup>
4. Make new shadow kerner directory
cd /tmp/
mkdir <new_kernel>
5. Copy the new downloaded kernel files into /<new_kernel>
6. Unpack the new downloaded kernel in folder /<new_kernel>.
sapcar -xvf <filename>.SAR
7. Loging as <SID>ADM
(switch user) su -<SID>ADM
8. Stop the SAP System
stopsap
9. Stop SAPOSCOL
saposcol -k
10. Login as Root
11. Go to the current kernel directory
cd /sapmnt/<SID>/exe
12. Copy all extracted Support Packages into this folder.
cp -pr /tmp/<new_kernel>/* /sapmnt/<SID>/exe
13. Copy back the original file saproot.sh into this folder.
cp -p /tmp/<kernel_backup>/saproot.sh /sapmnt/<SID>/exe
14. Go to the current kernel directory.
cd /sapmnt/<SID>/exe
15. Then run saproot.sh
./saproot.sh <SID>
16. Login as <SID>ADM
su -<SID>adm
17. Start the saposcol serice.
startsap
