Updating an SAP Solution Manager Java System using SUM

You will update your newly installed SAP Solution Manager Java system SMJ as described in this exercise, using the input values/selections, given below.

You will use SUM to import SAP Support Packages into your SAP system SMJ.

1. Make sure, that the SAP system SMA is started and running without problems, because SAP system SMJ depends on a running SAP system SMA.

2. Make sure, that the SAP system SMJ is started and running without problems.

3. Via Remote Desktop Connection, log on to smxhost with user smjadm.

   Note

   It is important to log on with user smjadm – not with user smaadm or user install. Maybe you have to open a new Remote Desktop Connection. For license reasons, not more than two Remote Desktop Connections are possible in parallel. So it could be, that you have to log off of one Remote Desktop Connection in order to open a new one.

4. Open a Windows explorer and check the free space on directory D:. There should be enough free disk space available.

5. The files to be imported by SUM were calculated by MP, already. They were downloaded to D:\Media\Update_SMJ\02_MP_Download. This folder can be used as download directory. But one file is missing there: copy the stack XML, provided by MP, to the download directory.

   Use the Windows Explorer to copy the file MP_Stack_1002005668_20240531_.xml from D:\Media\Update_SMJ\03_MP_Stack_XML to D:\Media\Update_SMJ\02_MP_Download

   Note

   This step is essential: The stack XML file needs to exist in the same directory in which the update media reside. When obtaining the update files and the stack XML file from the Maintenance Planner, they will be usually located (after download) in two different places.

6. Open a command prompt at D:\usr\sap\SMJ.

7. Extract the SUM archive, delivered by the Maintenance Planner, to this directory:

   sapcar -xf D:\Media\Update_SMJ\02_MP_Download\SUM11SP03_1-80006853.SAR

   A folder D:\usr\sap\SMJ\SUM is created and about 25.000 files are extracted from the archive.

8. Configure SAP Host Agent for SUM:

   Open a command prompt at D:\usr\sap\SMJ\SUM

   Call STARTUP.BAT confighostagent SMJ

   The URL for starting SUM Java in a browser is displayed: https://wdflbmt0910:1129/lmsl/sumjava/SMJ/index.html

9. On the WTS, open a browser, for example Google Chrome

10. Copy the URL presented by SUM into the browser: https://wdflbmt0910:1129/lmsl/sumjava/SMJ/index.html.

    Note

    Please note that the first access to the SUM UI will take several minutes before the UI shows in the browser. Even when the browser asks for leaving the seemingly unresponsive page, don't do so.

11. Log on to the SUM UI with user smjadm.

12. Now start the SUM:

    If not stated differently, always choose Next to continue. There will be screens that require just choosing Next.

    Parameters and Data for Updating SAP Solution Manager Java using SUM

    Screen Name	Field Name	Value
    Current step: Welcome		read the information
    Current step: Specify OS User Credentials	Password	MasterSMA80 – the same as for SMA.
    Current step: Define Target	Select the target version definition for your system	keep the default Stack configuration file (XML)
    Current step: Define Target	Stack file or directory	D:\Media\Update_SMJ\02_MP_Download\MP_Stack_1002005668_20240531_.xml
    Current step: Define Target	Check archives authenticity	in the context of this course: de-select this check box
    Current step: Confirm Target		Review the information presented
    Current step: Input Java Administrator User Credentials	AS Java Administrator User Name	change Administrator to J2EE_ADMIN
    Current step: Input Java Administrator User Credentials	AS Java Administrator Password	MasterSMA80
    Current step: Create stack from stack file	Rejected Components	read the messages shown
    Current step: Show validation result		select Continue
    Current step: Determine Secure Store Encryption Algorithm	Replace Secure Store Encryption Algorithm	select Replace the algorithm with a stronger one, choose AES-256, and enter as Key PhraseMasterSMA80
    Current step: Show System Parameters		review the information shown
    Current step: Show UME Location		confirm the warning, that the SAP Solution Manager ABAP systems needs to be up and running
    Current step: End of Preprocessing dialog	Begin Downtime	review the information shown, in the content of this course don't perform any actions, select I confirm that I have created all required backups anyway
    SUM now runs for about 70 minutes
    Current step: End the Downtime	End Downtime	in the content of this course don't perform any actions
    Current step: Summary and Evaluation of the Update Process	Summary of the Update Process	review the information displayed, check the ProcessOverview.html report that is linked here
    Feedback to SAP	Evaluation Form	choose Close
    Current step: Archive SUM execution history		review the success message, choose Finish
    Confirmation		choose Confirm