SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 17: improved Software Logistics Tools

Overview on tools delivered with SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 17

Availability: SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 17 is available since June 6th 2016.

What's in:

• compared with SPS 16, no new tool joined the SL Toolset 1.0

What's surprising:

• Information on SL Toolset are beeing migrated to support.sap.com/sltoolset  (instead of help.sap.com/sltoolset)
• SP-level for Software Provisioning Manager jumped to SP 17 to be aligned with SPS 17 for the SL Toolset

Further information on the SL Toolset SPS 17:

• SAP Note 2211482 (Release Note for SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 17; logon required)
• Quick link /sltoolset on SAP Support Portal
• Idea Space for the Software Logistics Toolset and its tools

"nZDM for SAP NetWeaver Java" 1.0 SP 17

Offering

• implement Support Packages and patches for SAP Java-stack systems with minimal technical downtime
• Target Products:
  • SAP Enterprise Portal 7.02, 7.3x, 7.4
  • SAP Business Process Management and SAP Process Orchestration
    releases 7.3 incl. EHPs, and 7.4 (see SAP Note 2039886; logon required)

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

• No significant changes. Mainly supportability improvements

More information

• SAP Note 2274085

Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 17

Offering

With software provisioning manager, get latest SAPinst version that enables provisioning processes for several products and releases for all supported platforms – get support of latest products, versions and platforms, including latest fixes in tool and supported processes + benefit from unified process for different product versions.

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

General:

• Support Package version numbering of Software Provisioning Manager aligned with numbering of Software Logistics Toolset – so, latest version is Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 17
• Processes from Software Provisioning Manager 7.0x and 7.x support IBM DB2 for z/OS Call Level Interface (CLI) failover feature

System installation:

• 7.x: Option for archive-based installation, where downloaded archives instead of Kernel media can be used, already comprising latest patches (for example, you can re-use archives downloaded for SUM via Maintenance Planner also for Software Provisioning Manager in the up-to-date installation procedure)

System copy:

• 7.x: Option for archive-based system copy, where downloaded archives instead of Kernel media can be used , already comprising latest patches

More information

• SAP Note 1680045 on Installation
• SAP Note 1619720 on System Rename
• SAP Note 1768158& SAP Note 1738258 on System Copy
• SAP Note 1797362 (Dual Stack Split for Systems based on SAP NetWeaver)
• SCN content Software Provisioning Manager 1.0
• SCN content Installation
• SCN content System Copy and Migration
• SCN content System Rename
• SCN content Dual-Stack Split

Software Update Manager 1.0 SP 17

Offering

• Consolidation of different software logistics tools into one unified software logistics tool
• Runtime reduction: Higher degree of parallelization for certain phase types
• Downtime reduction: Enhanced Shadow System capabilities for specific use cases
• Combine SAP system update with migration to SAP HANA (DMO: database migration option)

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

• Observer mode now available for all standard scenarios: ABAP and Java (in addition to DMO)
• DMO to be used for upgrade & migrate SAP Solution Manager 7.1 to 7.2 on HANA (available on request),
  see blog SAP Solution Manager 7.2: Simplified Upgrade and Migration to SAP HANA
• DMO: sub progress bar is shown for some phases (like migration phases)
• DMO Migration Preparation: illustrates table split result, available in menu Utilities
• DMO: Notification icon on main UI on "failed buckets", with link to bucket process monitor

More information

• SAP Note 2223738 Central Release Note SUM SP17
• SAP Note 2257362 DMO with SUM SP17
• SCN content: Software Update Manager (SUM): introducing the tool for software maintenance
• SCN content: Database Migration Option (DMO) of SUM - Introduction

Standalone Task Manager for Lifecycle Management Automation 1.0 SP 01

Offering

Stand-alone task manager for lifecycle management automation is a framework to execute below automated configuration templates

• SSL configuration templates validates the SSL configuration settings both, for ABAP and for Java environments and generates HTML reports that can be used for further analysis. It also performs SSL configuration automatically and describes required manual tasks.(SAP Note 1891360)
• SAP ERP <-> SAP CRM, template to establish connectivity between SAP ERP system and SAP CRM
• Mobile Configuration templates for Backend, Gateway and SUP (SAP Note 1891358)
• HANA user management and SLT (System Landscape Transformation) configuration (SAP Note 1891393)

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

• No changes

More information

• SAP Note 1891353: SAP Note for Standalone Task Manager for LM Automation-1.0 (Framework)
• SAP Note 1783372: Central Release SAP Note Standalone Task Manager for LM Automation -1.0
• SCN content: Secure Technical Configuration with the Lifecycle Management

SAPSetup 9.0

Offering

SAPSetup offers easy and reliable functionality for installations of different scales:

• Installation of frontend products without administrator permissions
• Remote installations from Administration PC
• Configuration and export of installation packages containing multiple products
• Consistency check
• Central log file analysis

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

• SAPSetup with the latest corrections as outlined in the SAP Notes below, for example, remote installation re-designed

Further information:

• SAP Note 1583967 (Release Information Note for SAPSetup 9.0)
• SAP Note 1587566 (Installation Problems with SAPSetup 9.0)

CTS Plug-In 2.0 SP 15

Offering

• Generic CTS to connect your non-ABAP applications with CTS
• New user interfaces and new features for CTS
• Central Change and Transport System (cCTS) as technical infrastructure for Change Request Management (ChaRM) and Quality Gate Management (QGM) in SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SPS 10 and higher

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

• Improvements for CTS Plug-In are no longer delivered with SL Toolset, but will come with the respective SAP NetWeaver support packages, for more information see SAP Note 1665940

More information

• SAP Note 1665940 (Central Release Note CTS Plug-In 2.0)
• CTS Plug-In 2.0 Tool Documentation: http://help.sap.com/nwcts
• SCN content:Resources on CTS+

AddOn Installation Tool and Support Package Manager

Offering

SPAM/SAINT provides easy access to lifecycle management processes by being part of the SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP stack and by being accessible directly via SAP GUI.  This way you are able to control different kinds of implementation processes, such as installing, upgrading or updating ABAP software components. SPAM/SAINT Updates themselves can be applied to ABAP-based systems independent of underlying SAP NetWeaver component versions.

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 17

• No changes

More information

• SAP Note 2011192: Deinstalling ABAP add-ons
• SAP Note 2009316: Product information in system status is missing
• SPAM/SAINT Documentation: http://help.sap.com/spmanager

Scenario "Up-to-date Installation"

Up-To-Date Installation refers to an enhanced process for the installation of new system at any chosen stack level. The new improved process enables complete planning in Maintenance Planner, which generates a consolidated stack XML and archives, which are later consumed by Software Provisioning Manager and Software Update Manager.

More information

• SAP Note 2277574
• SCN content: Up-To-Date Installation
• SCN content: Maintenance Planner

Boris Rubarth

Product Management SAP SE, Software Logistics