Kernel Up gradation ( 700 To 720)

Sap kernel upgrade steps:

 Check the current version of kernel :

Login as <SID>adm user id : disp+work

1. Download the latest 7.20_REL kernel stack for your operating system and database from SAP
Service Marketplace. For Oracle, you also need the archive DBATOOLS.SAR
(http://service.sap.com/patches).

2. Login as <SID>adm.

3. Go to exe file path and Create new directory new_kernel_720 to dump 720_REL exe.SAR files.
cd /sapmnt/<SID>/
mkdir new_kernel_720

4. Copy new kernel files (SAR) to the directory /sapmnt/<SID>/new_kernel_720.

5. Go to /sapmnt/<SID>/exe and Copy SAPCAR to /sapmnt/<SID>/new_kernel_720.

Cd /sapmnt/SRQ/exe
cp SAPCAR /sapmnt/SRQ/new_kernel_720/

6. Stop the sap system. No need to stop Database. :

stopsap r3 or stopsap <Inst No>.

7. Stop saposcol : saposcol –k

8. Go to /sapmnt/<SID>

Backup/Rename exe to exe_old.ddmmyyyy : mv exe exe_16062012

Backup/Rename new kernel directory to exe : mv new_kernel_720 exe

9. Login as root. (Mail to Unix support and ask them to execute below command)
Extract the new kernel in /sapmnt/SRQ/exe :

SAPCAR –xvf SAPEXE_*.SAR

SAPCAR –xvf SAPEXEDB_*.SAR
SAPCAR –xvf DBATL_*.SAR

10. Execute: ./saproot.sh <SID> (if error occurs regarding whoami command, kindly add the
path /usr/ucb in the root users PATH variable.)

11. Go to /sapmnt/<SID>/ DVEBMGS<SYS.NO> and Rename exe to exe_old.ddmmyyyy

Cd /sapmnt/SRQ/DVEBMGS01
mv exe exe_16062012
12. Go to /sapmnt/<SID> and copy exe to /sapmnt/<SID>/DVEBMGS<SYS.NO>

Cd /sapmnt/SRQ
Cp –rp exe /sapmnt/SRQ/DVEBMGS01/

13. Login as <SID>adm.

14. Start the SAP system : startsap r3 or startsap <Inst No>.

15. Login to SAP in GUI, implement below note for Short Dumps related to DDIC structure
adjustments after version up gradation...

1222907 Runtime object with incorrect alignment

1610716 Correcting runtime objects with incorrect alignment
1267192 Runtime Error when creating a billing document 2/2
1296930 ITAB_STRUC_ACCESS_VIOLATION in ME_EKPV_ARRAY_READ

16. Go to SE38 and run report RUT_NOTE_1610716 in background with PCHECK mode .
It will identify the number of errors.(if more than 1000 error ,raise OSS message under
component BC-DWB-DIC-AC).

17. Again run the report with REPAIR option in background.

18. Go to Tcode SGEN,select option Regenerate Existing Load to schedule job for regenerating
the objects.