SM 7.1 (install SUM10 SP15)

[steven_foo]

Hi All,

I am little confuse here about installation of SUM10 SP15. I am new to SUM.

1) For installation do I just download the SUM10 SP15 and extract them into a separate directory?

2) We are still running SM 7.1, according to the PAM matrix it only support JVM 4.1, however SUM required java 6 to run.

How do I make it coexist in the same server? Meaning I can't upgrade my JVM 4.1 for my SM 7.1, how do I install java JVM 6 or above for SUM to work?

3) What is the recommendation to run SUM? On the same server as SM 7.1 or another server?

Any advice and pointer is greatly appreciated.

[former_member185239 · Accepted solution]

Dear Steven,

You have to use SUM SP14 Patch <X> to update the support pack in Solution Manager 7.1.

SUM SP15 will be used for SAP Netweaver 7.5 system upgrade and patching.

We are still running SM 7.1, according to the PAM matrix it only support JVM 4.1, however SUM required java 6 to run.

SM 7.1 means SAP Solution Manager 7.1 right? SUM itself requires a JAVA JRE 8 pl 57 to launch the window of SUM. SM 7.1 will still required sapjvm 4.1 which will be used by the SM 7.1 system only.

Moreover , if you want to install the system SM 7.1 then you need a SWPM as SWPM is only used for installation and SUM will be used for upgrade and patching the SAP system.

You need to run the SUM tool where CI instance of your SM 7.1 is running.

With Regards

Ashutosh Chaturvedi

[Former Member]

Hi Steven,

SUM - Software Update Manager used to for upgrading SAP.

SWPM - Software Provisioning Manager ...used for installing SAP

For Example... If you are have a system ECC6.0 EHP5 and what to upgrade to EHP6... you can use SUM, where as if you want to install a fresh SAP system you need to use SWPM.

For Installtion. once you decide on which version you want, you can directly download the media from Service Market Place... but where as when you want to upgrade a system(stack upgrade) you can use maintenance optimizer from solution manager(you source system details are should be abailable with solution manager) and get the stack xml file which can be used for the upgrade.

Hope this information helps.

Regards,

Leela.

[steven_foo]

Thanks for the information. We are trying to know more about SUM.

Yes SWPM is used for new installation.

It seem SUM use it own JVM to launch the program where it was extracted too.

[former_member274411]

You should use SUM guide. Here you can find this one:

https://service.sap.com/~sapidb/011000358700000783082011E/SUM10_Guides.htm

See also this site related to SUM:

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=421366825#Softwareupdatemanager%28SUM%29-S...

[steven_foo]

Sergey,

Thanks for the information. Will take sometime to look into it.

[Former Member]

Hello Steven,

SUM --- Name itself indicates Software Update Manager... is used for upgrades.
For installations you can you SWPM--- Software Provisioning Manager.

Download the software and use SAPCAR for uncaring the software.

Regards,

Leela.

[mamartins]

Hi there,

SUM doesn't have the installation concept. The SAR file content just need to be extracted to a folder anywhere outside the SAP product installation folder, and then run the startup batch file.

What product are you trying to update/upgrade?

Regards,

M

[steven_foo]

Yes we did that and extracted out SUM10_SP14 into separate forlder and use xterm to connect to the HP-UX server from Linux and run it.

We are trying to see the EHP7 information using the MOPZ on our SM 7.1.

Our system are on ECC6.0 EHP4, HP-UX 11,31, Kernel 7.21, Oracle 11.2.0.2.

SWPM - is also another similar to SUM that run independently?