Archive for August, 2009

Min. versions of Linux distributions when using EX2_Kernel

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Symptom
After you replace your SAP kernel with a newer version, the SAP system no longer starts. A higher version of the GLIBC is required. An error may look as follows:
disp+work: /lib64/tls/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.4′ not found
Other terms
GLIBC_2.4, libc.so.6, 46D_EX2, 640_EX2, SLES9, SLES10, RHEL4, RHEL5
Reason and Prerequisites
Your SAP system did not run previously with an SAP [...]

libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.4′ not found

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Symptom
SAP Kernel 7.00 or parts of the kernel do not start in SLES9 Support Package 2 or lower. The error message “libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3.4′ not found” is displayed in the log or trace.
Other terms
SLES9, Support Package 2, Linux, SAP Kernel 7.00, GLIBC_2.3.4, libc.so.6
Reason and Prerequisites
You use SLES9 Support Package 2 or lower and you [...]

Different sort sequence on Linux

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Symptom
The system does not sort texts in the expected way.
Other terms
Sorting, sort sequence, Linux, locales, SUSE, Red Hat, AIX, Solaris, HP-UX, Tru64, Windows
Reason and Prerequisites
You convert from a Unix operating system or Windows operating system to Linux. Subsequently, list sorting in SAP GUI is different from the sorting used before.
Solution
In non-Unicode systems, the [...]

Add. Info. on Upgrading to SAP SRM Server 7.0

Symptom
This note discusses errors in the upgrade procedure or in the upgrade guide, as well as how to prepare for the upgrade.
Other terms
Upgrade, migration, release upgrade, release, SAPup, PREPARE, EBP, SRM, Enterprise Buyer
Reason and Prerequisites
*
Solution
CAUTION: This note is continuously updated. Be sure to read it again immediately before the upgrade.
CAUTION: This note applies only to [...]

NetWeaver 04: System copy (supplementary note)

Symptom
Additions to the guidelines
Other terms
Partitioned tables, bitmap indexes, clustered indexes, Encoded Vector Index (EVI), SMIGR_CREATE_DDL, partitioning
Reason and Prerequisites
You want to copy an NW system homogeneously or heterogeneously using R3load.
A heterogeneous database migration to INFORMIX is not supported.
Solution
Contents
——1. General prerequisites for SAP kernel 6.402. Tasks before the export3. Tasks after the export4. Tasks after the import5. [...]

Support Packages for SAP IS-M/AMC 2.0

Symptom
Support Packages for SAP IS-M/AMC 2.0
Other terms
ADD-ON SUPPORT PACKAGE, CSP, IS-M-AMC, IS-M-AM, SPAM
Reason and Prerequisites
Add-On Support Packages correct errors contained in the delivery of IS-M/AMC 2.0.
Solution
Contents
I. General information
1. Downloading Add-On Support Packages
2. Availability of Add-On Support Packages
3. SPAM update
4. Support Package Import
II. Problems when importing the Add-On Support Packages
III. [...]

Release strategy for an add-on HR-CEE

Symptom
Planning installation and upgrade of the R/3 add-on HR-CEE
Other terms
HR-CEE
Solution
Contents
0. Change History
I. General Information
II. Overview
III. Installation
IV. Upgrade
V. Combination with other Add-ons
VI. Maintenance (patches as well as support of Hot Package/LCPs)
VII. Reintegration in the R/3 Core
0. Change History
Date [...]

VMC Corrections in Release 7.00 for SP 9

Symptom
VMC Corrections for SAP_BASIS 7.00 SP 8
Other terms
VMC basis support package
Reason and Prerequisites
SAP_BASIS SP 8 is installed.
Solution
With Basis Support Package 9, the following corrections have been made:
Unused exceptions in function modules for internationalization have been removed.In the Shared Closures view of transaction SM53 it is now possible to select a Shared Closure and inspect its [...]

DB6: Migration to Version 9.5 of DB2

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Symptom
This SAP Note provides additional information or corrections to the
document ‘Migration to Version 9.5 of IBM DB2 for Linux, UNIX and
Windows’.
You can find this document on the RDBMS DVD of DB2 V9 or on SAP Service
Marketplace at:
http://service.sap.com/instguides > Other Documentation > Database
Upgrades > DB2 UDB
Other terms
Migration DB2 UDB V9.5 [...]

DB6: Using DB2 V9.1 with SAP Software

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Symptom
DB2 V9.1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows (in the following referred to as DB2 V9.1) contains many new functions that were integrated in DB2 by IBM at the request of SAP. This SAP Note provides an overview of the most important new features.
Customers that migrate their database to DB2 V9.1 can use some [...]

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