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Upgrade Guide for SAP ECC 6.
0
Enhancement Package 4
Applies to:
SAP ECC 6.0 with NetWeaver 7.0 (ABAP +JAVA stack)
Summary
SAP ECC 6.0 with NetWeaver 7.0 actively controls the administrative and operational environment to
increase the efficiency and profitability thus helps in attaining new heights of business processes and
technology integration while laying a concrete foundation of incremental evolution of the solution.
The enhancement packages (EHP) are introduced to simplify the management and deployment of new
software functionalities.
Author:
Gunjan Yaduwanshi
Company: Deloitte
Created on: 25 April 2011
Author Bio
Gunjan Yaduwanshi is working at Deloitte Company.
Experience SAP Basis Consultant with 22 months of experience. Apart from SAP Basis, also have
experience in ECC Security and HR Security.
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Upgrade Guide for SAP ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 4
Table of Contents
Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Important OSS Notes: ......................................................................................................................................... 3
Initial Preparation ................................................................................................................................................ 4
Generating Stack file (.xml file) ........................................................................................................................... 4
Upgrade - EHP Installer ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Starting the EHPI ................................................................................................................................................ 6
Errors and their resolution ................................................................................................................................ 25
Related Content ................................................................................................................................................ 30
Disclaimer and Liability Notice .......................................................................................................................... 31

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Prerequisites
A Solution Manager system is required to complete the EHP4 upgrade.

Maintenance Optimizer (MOPZ) must be configured in Solution Manager before starting the EHP4
upgrade. OSS Notes 1134872 and 1233954 must be applied in Solution Manager.
The ST & ST-ICO components of Solution Manager must be at level SP19 or above (See note
1165437 for the latest information).
The ERP Server on which EHP4 is installed should have at least 8GB of memory.
The system is 64-bit and SAPs Enhancement Pack Installer will be used for the upgrade.
A large amount of free disk space should be available to accommodate a shadow instance and other
temporary files which are created during the upgrade. This amount will vary depending upon initial
database size, operating system/database platform, number of developments, and number of
support packs/add-ons to be included in the upgrade. The ERP system used for testing this guide
required 110 GB free space to complete the upgrade.
The disk or partition where the SAP\EHPI directory will reside has 10-15 GB free space.
The ERP system is at patch SP12 or higher.
The Database has been patched to the latest level.
TP.EXE and R3TRANS.EXE are patched to latest level.
SPAM has been patched to level 34 or higher.
Important OSS Notes:

Note #
Note Title
1245473
Add Info. Enhancement Package Installer
1161052
Add Info. SAPehpi for Systems on Oracle
1165438
Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP : Required SWC
1122966
Maintenance Optimizer: Notes for Enhancement Packages
485741
Handling customer translations in the upgrade
195157
Application logs - Deletion of logs
211077
Exchanging Target release kernel during upgrade
62519
Correction locks do not belong to system
1143022
SAP up Key word
1275873
Memory bottleneck during DDIC activation during EHP import
1134872
Maintenance Optimizer: FAQ for Stack Delta Files
1233954
MOPZ: No XML Generated in EPS Inbox
1122966
Maintenance Optimizer Notes for Enhancement Packages
1139493
Information about maintenance of Enhancement Package systems
1161733
SQL Server SAP EHPI for SAP Netweaver 7.0-7.1-Based Systems
1165437
Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP - Required support packages
1156968
Add info on upgrading to EHP 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 ABAP
1240081
Java Cryptography Extension Jurisdiction Policy files
1287216
Maintenance Optimizer: pre-select technical usages
1233954
Maintenance Optimizer: No XML Generated in EPS Inbox
1172948
SAP Solution Manager Basic functions

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1165067
Release Info SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0
1064635
SAP ERP Enhancement Packages: SP Stacks Release Info Note
1160106
Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP: Installing JAVA
1321756
Mass activation: Object activated instead of deleted
1263115
Technical settings cannot be activated
1262124
Vendor Keys for Add-ons released with ERP Enhancement Packages.
Initial Preparation
Download Enhancement Pack 4 files from SAP Service Marketplace.
1. Go to http://service.sap.com/swdc -> Download -> Installations and Upgrades -> Entry by Application
Group -> SAP Application Components -> SAP ERP -> SAP ERP Enhance Package -> EHP4 for
SAP ERP6.0 / NW7.01 --> Installation and Upgrade
2. Download the 51033594 multispanning archives and extract the files. See note 886335 for
information on multispanning archives.
3. Download the EHP4 patches from http://service.sap.com --> Download --> Support Packages and
Patches --> Entry by Application Group -> SAP Application Components -> SAP ERP -> SAP ERP
Enhance Package -> EHP4 FOR SAP ERP6.0 / NW7.01 --> Select the technical uses for which
EHP4 updates will be applied and download the .sar files.
4. Validate the system in Solution Manager System.
Generating Stack file (.xml file)

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Log into the Solution Manager system

Execute transaction SOLUTION_MANAGER
Select the System Solution
In the left frame select Operations
In the right frame select tab Change Management
Select Maintenance Optimizer
Click on Create New Maintenance Transaction
8.
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12.
Click on Save
Select the Product Version and the system then click on Continue
Select Calculate Files Automatically and then Continue
Select Enhancement Package Installation and then click on the Find Download Files button
Select Target Configuration

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13. After you have selected the Product Version, Target Stack, Add on, OS/DB-Dependent Files,
Independent Files, and Techincal Uses click on the Find Download Files for the stack version button
14. Once the calculation has finished you are prompted to select the kernel that you want yo use. Select
the relative kernel files for your operating system and database and then click Continue
15. Select any stack independent files if there are any and then click Continue
16. MOPZ now displays the results for the stack calculation from the SAP Service Marketplace. Be
careful to not deselect any software component that is necessary for EHP4. Click on Continue
17. Chose the download type and then click on Select Download Type
18. You will receive a confirmation that the files have been added to your Download Basket, click
Continue
19. Confirm the files in your Download Basket by clicking on the Confirm Files in Download Basket
button
20. Select all files by click on the check box next to the word File at the top of the list. Click on the
Confirm Download button
21. You will be returned to the previous screen, click on Continue

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22. The stack files now need be downloaded using the SAP Download Manager. Once the download
has completed the files need to be copied to a directory on the ERP system. The files do not need to
be un-carred.
Note Download the .txt version for the Stack information file as well, and make sure that the packages
mentioned in the Stack files to be upgraded are available on the server, to avoid errors.
Upgrade - EHP Installer

1. Download Enhancement Package Installer to the ERP system.
a. Go to http://service.sap.com/swdc --> Download --> Support Packages and Patches -->
Entry by Application Group --> Additional Components --> Upgrade tools --> SAP EHP Installer;
select the appropriate version and platform, then download the .sar file.
b. Unpack the file on a disk/partition with 10-15 GB free space. An EHPI folder is created.
2. Download jce_policy 1.4.2 from http://java.sun.com and save on the ERP system.
Starting the EHPI

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4.
Go to folder '<drive>:\EHPI'.
Execute the following command from the operating system command prompt:
STARTUP jce_policy_zip=<path of jce policy file>
Once the controller is started, execute the following command.
a. Go to directory EHPI\sdt\exe
b. Execute the command DSUGui.bat

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The SL Controller will be started on Port 4241. This is the port which we will connect to while
starting the Upgrade.
5. The Installation through GUI will start and following screen will appear. Click Logon.
6. Click Accept

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7. Enter user - <SID>ADM and valid password and click OK.
8. Initialization Phase will start, Click Next.

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9. Once the phase is complete, click Next
10. The next phase Extraction the support packages are extracted in the /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in
folder

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11. Enter the pass key from the note 1302772 and the path for stack information file (.xml file)

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12. Once extraction is complete, the third phase Configuration will start where EHP Stack
configuration takes place
13. Enter the valid DDIC password in the next screen and click Continue

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14. The Checks Phase will check if all the patches and software are present as per the stack
information file. Once this phase is completed, click Next for the next phase
15. In the next phase Preprocessing a Shadow system is installed. For this phase, lock the
development environment when prompted during this phase. Ensure all change requests
(transports) have been released before starting this phase. Ensure enough disk space
exists to create a shadow instance.

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16. The Kernel information will be prompted by the system. If the Kernel patch is above the
required click OK

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17. It will prompt for Locking the development, select Lock now and click on Continue
18. The system will prompt for the following activities to be completed
Stop all production activity
All the users should be locked out
Isolate the central instance

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Once all the above activities are performed, select Action completed and click on Continue

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19. Once the backup is successfully taken at this stage select Backup completed and click
Continue. This backup is important as during the downtime, when a shadow instance will
be created, if anything goes wrong the system will not come up. Hence we can bring back
the system by restoring the backup taken during this phase.
20. Click Next on the next screen

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21. In the next phase Downtime, the main ABAP instance is shut down and EHP4 components
are switched from the shadow instance to main instance. Ensure database logging or
archive mode is off before starting this phase.

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22. In the next screen, after taking the database back up, select Action Completed and click
Continue
Note Make sure you continuously monitor the DB space during this phase.

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23. Post Processing - During this phase, Modification adjustments are completed (by ABAP
person as Basis is not responsible for this). If the system has unmodified objects, then
transactions SPAU and SPDD are executed to adjust the modifications .

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24. The system will prompt for SPAU/SPAD adjustments (performed by ABAP person), once
completed select Adjustment completed and click Continue
25. The system will provide the system information in the next screen. Please go through the
information and click Close

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26. The Enhancement Package Installation Evaluation page will open at the last stage of Post
processing phase
27. The EHP Installation Information will have all the information related to upgrade

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28. Save the EHP Upgrade information file and click Continue in the next screen.
29. Click Exit in the next screen. And Next in the proceeding screen

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The EHP4 Upgrade is successfully complete

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Errors and their resolution

Error - Unable to execute SDT on ABAP configuration
Resolution Check the logs, add the missing ABAP package at usr\sap\trans\EPS\in forlder and re-start the
installer.

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Error - User <SIDADM> is locked in the system
Resolution Follow the below mentioned steps

a. Remove the following (in the directory put\ua) files to another place:
UaState
ks
b. Stop Upgrade assistant server;
c. Run the following command in the OS level with <sid>adm user to restart the Upgrade Assistant
Server:
java -cp ua.jar UaServer
d. You will be promoted to input a new password and the uagui.jar file will be re-signed. Then you can
start UA gui to logon the upgrade assistant.

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Error - Import prerequisites not fulfilled
Resolution Download the mentioned prerequisite as per the log file and restert the phase from the
beginning. For this and all similer error, plese follow the same step.
To avoid this error, make sure, you have all the packages and their prerequisite at EPS/in before starting the
upgrade

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Error - during Downtime phase Checks after phase MAIN_NEWBAS/XPRAS_UPG were negative
Resolution Note '1467470 - NR: Check of subobject value table' must be applied manually, follow the
below steps
1. Unlock the system, by executing following commands:
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/tp pf=<EHPI directory>/

abap/bin/DEFAULT.TPP unlocksys <SID>
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/run/tp pf=<EHPI directory>/
abap/bin/DEFAULT.TPP unlock_eu <SID>
2. Now you should be able to logon into the system with a user
different from DDIC.
3. Apply the note's changes manually. Please take into account the
note's prerequisites' corrections from note 1467470 have to be
applied also.
4. Lock the system with the following commands:
tp locksys <SAPSID> pf=D:\usr\sap\trans\bin\TP_DOMAIN_ECS.PFL
tp lock_eu <SAPSID> pf=<transport profile> D:\usr\sap\trans\bin\TP_DOMAIN_ECS.PFL
5. Repeat the failing phase.

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Error - During the downtime, continue monitoring the DB space, because due to space constraint the
upgrade might get stuck at one particular phase without giving any error message
Resolution To free some space, you can shrink the DB
1. Go to SQL Server Management Studio > ECS-Task > Srink > Database

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Related Content
http://service.sap.com/erp-ehp
http://service.sap.com/instguidesNw70
http://service.sap.com/erp
http://service.sap.com/sp-stacks
http://service.sap.com/swdc
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/ESpackages/SAP+ERP+6.0
SAP enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0
Enhancement Packages

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Disclaimer and Liability Notice

This document may discuss sample coding or other information that does not include SAP official interfaces and therefore is not
supported by SAP. Changes made based on this information are not supported and can be overwritten during an upgrade.
SAP will not be held liable for any damages caused by using or misusing the information, code or methods suggested in this document,
and anyone using these methods does so at his/her own risk.
SAP offers no guarantees and assumes no responsibility or liability of any type with respect to the content of this technical article or
code sample, including any liability resulting from incompatibility between the content within this document and the materials and
services offered by SAP. You agree that you will not hold, or seek to hold, SAP responsible or liable with respect to the content of this
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Upgrade Guide for SAP ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 4

A Solution Manager system is required to complete the EHP4 upgrade.

Important OSS Notes:

Add Info. Enhancement Package Installer

Add Info. SAPehpi for Systems on Oracle

Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP : Required SWC

Maintenance Optimizer: Notes for Enhancement Packages

Handling customer translations in the upgrade

Application logs - Deletion of logs

Exchanging Target release kernel during upgrade

Correction locks do not belong to system

SAP up Key word

Memory bottleneck during DDIC activation during EHP import

Maintenance Optimizer: FAQ for Stack Delta Files

MOPZ: No XML Generated in EPS Inbox

Maintenance Optimizer Notes for Enhancement Packages

Information about maintenance of Enhancement Package systems

SQL Server SAP EHPI for SAP Netweaver 7.0-7.1-Based Systems

Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP - Required support packages

Add info on upgrading to EHP 4 for SAP ERP 6.0 ABAP

Java Cryptography Extension Jurisdiction Policy files

Maintenance Optimizer: pre-select technical usages

Maintenance Optimizer: No XML Generated in EPS Inbox

SAP Solution Manager Basic functions

SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK

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Upgrade Guide for SAP ECC 6.0 Enhancement Package 4

Release Info SAP Enhancement Package 4 for SAP ERP 6.0

SAP ERP Enhancement Packages: SP Stacks Release Info Note

Enhancement package 4 for SAP ERP: Installing JAVA

Mass activation: Object activated instead of deleted

Technical settings cannot be activated

Vendor Keys for Add-ons released with ERP Enhancement Packages.

Generating Stack file (.xml file)

Log into the Solution Manager system

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Starting the EHPI

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7. Enter user - <SID>ADM and valid password and click OK.

8. Initialization Phase will start, Click Next.

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9. Once the phase is complete, click Next

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