SAP Kernel Upgrade steps for Windows Environment

Introduction:

Following the procedure for Kernel Upgrade for a SAP system in windows platform.


1. Login to www.support.sap.com  and download the latest Kernel files.


Downloads—->SAP Support Packages—->Support packages & Patches-Entry By application group—->SAP application Components—->SAP ERP—->SAP ERP 6.0—->  Entry By Component—->SAP ECC Server—-> SAP KERNEL 7.40 EXT 64-BIT UC—->Windows Server on X64 64BIT—->Sybase ASE “SAPEXEDB_XXX.SAR”    (Kernel Part II)


Downloads—->SAP Support Package—->Support packages & Patches-Entry By application group—->SAP application Components—->SAP ERP—->SAP ERP 6.0—->Entry By Component—->SAP ECC Server—->SAP SAP KERNEL 7.40 EXT 64-BIT UC—->Windows Server on X64 64BIT—->#Database  Independent “SAPEXE_XXX.SAR” (Kernel Part I).                                       

2. Login to the Server through OS level with SIDadm.

3. Make the copies of the existing folders in the backup folder:-
                   Drive:\usr\sap\\SYS\exe
4. Stop the SAP Instance & Services

• SAPSID_00
• SAPSID_01
• SAPHostControl
• SAPHostExec

5. Extract the SAR Files 

•      Go to command prompt
•      Go to as above path & Extract the files
•       Drive:\sapcar –xvf   SAPEXEXXX*.sar
•       Drive:\sapcar -xvf   SAPEXEDBXXX*.sar

6. Copy and paste the uncared files to \usr\sap\SID\SYS\exe\uc\NTAMD64\ .

Hint:

Before that the take the kernel folder backup

7. Select the option copy and Replace if it prompts pop message as “There is already a file with the same name in the location.”

8. Start the SAP Instance & Services

• SAPSID_00
• SAPSID_01
• SAPHostControl
• SAPHostExec

9.  Check the updated kernel from Command Prompt by giving disp+work..

10.  Check the Kernel version and patch level go to SM51.