SAP SUM Tool (Software Update Manager)

What is SUM?

SUM Stands for Software Update Manager .It’s a multipurpose tool that used to perform release     upgrade , Enhancement package installation ,applying or upgrading support package stack(SPS) and can upgrade a single component on SAP netweaver, Java Patches, Correcting Installed Software Information, Database Migration Option (DMO) .

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Why SUM?

Usually SPAM\SAINT tool are used to upgrade components in SAP netweaver. By using SUM we can

·         * Minimize Downtime.

·         * Shadow system .

·         * Unicode conversion supported in enhancement package scenario.

·         * Support for selectively installable instances.

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Download SUM latest version from Market Place

Either by the path in SAP Software Download Center to download the SUM: à Support Packages and Patches à A - Z Index à S à SL TOOLSET à SL TOOLSET 1.0 à Entry by Component à SOFTWARE UPDATE MANAGER (SUM) à SOFTWARE UPDATE MANAGER 1.0 à Support Package Patches à <your OS> à.

OR By the path shown in the figure.

Here i'm upgrading Solution manager 7.1 SR1 with SPS04 to the latest SPS13 .Download the SPS13 Exports from the market place and put it in a folder. After completing SUM tool download , UNCAR the Sum tool into a folder using sapcar.

Once you have downloaded & extracted the SUM tool, start the SUM tool:   ./STARTUP .For that Log in as <SID>adm , And open command prompt with ‘RUN UNDER ADMINISTRATOR’ , from the directory run the STARTUP.bat file through command prompt.

Open up your browser and type the URL <http://<yourdomain.com>:4239> 

Where <yourdomain> is the host name ,and 4239 is the default port that opened for SUM.

It will open a screen asking username and password to operate the SUM .Fill the entries at once and it ll pass to the next screen. Click on the Next button

Enter The password for <SID>adm user

Select the Stack.XML file located in the SPS directory  -> Next.

In the next screen find the Keyword From the SAPNOTE given.

5.1 initialization :-

 Once the confirm target phase completed the installation will start ,The first phase initialization will start .

5.2 Extraction :- 

Once the Initialization phase Completed ,by clicking Next the next phase Extraction will start.

While in the Extraction phase SUM will ask for the DDIC Password.

In order to run SUM ,the SAP instance which we have to make change should be active ,otherwise this phase will throw some error like this..Click continue 

SUM will now check for the SPAM\SAINT version we can manually or automatically upgrade to its latest version.

5.3 Configuration phase:-  

And with in some time Extraction phase will be over and enter to the Configuration phase by clicking next.In that phase we ought to select and give some settings maually like below:-

Enter the Keyword from the SAPNOTE.

If you want to  adjust SPAU/SPDD objects  or simply click continue

5.4 Checks Phase:- 

After Completion of Configuration phase by clicking next we are entering into the Checks phase where SUM checks for the requirements for SPS upgrade.

5.5 Preprocessing Phase:- Next Step is preprocessing phase .

Perform the Backup

5.6 Execution Phase:-

 Next step is Execution The software update manager will now perform the actual update in the system. 

Postprocessing Phase :-

 Once the Execution Phase completed SUM will enter into the Postprocessing steps.

click continue button

5.6 Finalization Phase:- 

At last Finalization step ,No manual actions required in this phase 

Summery :-

 Done!! Now the SPS of your system has been upgraded.To Check whether the upgrade completed or not ..

Goto https://support.sap.com/release-upgrade-maintenance/pam.html and see the components and there levels and compare it with the current SAP system components (Goto SPAM\SAINT >> Package level )and check the component SP level with SP level of the SPS in PAM(product availability matrix)