SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 12: improved Software Logistics Tools

Overview on tools delivered with SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 12

Availability: SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 12 is available since November 24th 2014.

What's in:

• compared with SPS 11, no new tool joined the SL Toolset 1.0
• existing tools are improved and updated: some tools are delivered in a new SP, some without (when only minor fixes where done)

Further information on the SL Toolset SPS 12:

• SAP Note 1975575 (Release Note for SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 12; logon required)
• Quick link /sltoolset on SAP Service Marketplace (logon required)
• Idea Space for the Software Logistics Toolset and its tools

"nZDM for SAP NetWeaver Java" 1.0 SP12

Offering

• implement Support Packages and patches for SAP Java-stack systems with minimal technical downtime
• Target Products:
  • SAP NetWeaver Portal 7.02, 7.3x, 7.4
  • on request: 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 12

• No changes

More information

• SAP Note 2090615

"nZDM for SAP Process Integration" 1.0 SP06

Offering

• implement Support Packages for SAP Process Integration (SAP PI) with minimal technical downtime of appr. 30 minutes
• Target Products: SAP PI dual stack 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 12

• No changes

More information

• SAP Note 1435235
• SCN content: Near Zero Downtime Management for SAP Netweaver Process Integration (nZDM/PI) available on Service Marketplace

Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 07

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 12

• Success dialog offers link to send feedback + statistical runtime data to SAP
• Declustering/depooling during installation + copy now supported for all database platforms but SAP MaxDB
• Installation:
  • Usage Type deprecation for Java-based systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.31 and higher (see blog)
  • Adaptive installation enabled for systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher, allowing to set virtual host names for each SAP system instance
  • ABAP temporary license no longer installed by software provisioning manager, but handled by kernel automatically for installation of systems based on SAP NetWeaver  ≥ 7.40 using kernel 7.42
  • Further improvements for up-to-date installation (including initial basic configuration of transport management, basic and simple option to apply transports as part of installation, starting of Software Update Manager, update of SPAM to latest version)
• System copy:
  • Extended export options (option to re-use files for easier and faster repetition of export,  ability to provide DBSIZE.XML instead of running r3szchk)
  • Further improved migration to SAP HANA (FTP-based migrations now also support  declustering at export)
  • You can optionally use table comparison with Software Update Manager instead of table checker
• Dual-stack split:
  • Optionally, connection between AS ABAP and AS Java can be configured automatically
  • Split of systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.1x and higher, running on IBM DB2 for Linux,  UNIX, and Windows with Microsoft Cluster Services (MSCS) now supported
• Rename of systems based on SAP NetWeaver AS ABAP 7.1x now supported

More information

• SAP Note 1680045 (Central Release Note Software Provisioning Manager 1.0)
• SAP Note 1619720 on System Rename
• SAP Note 1797362 (Dual Stack Split for Systems based on SAP NetWeaver)
• SCN content Software Provisioning Manager 1.0
• SCN content System Rename
• SCN content Dual-Stack Split

Software Update Manager 1.0 SP 12

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 12

• SUM ABAP: new dialog for system switch to productive usage
• SUM ABAP: usage of new user interface (SAPUI5 based; available on request; see blog)
• DMO: support for SAP ASE as target database (available on request)
• DMO: MS SQL 2005 as source database version (available on request)
• DMO: support for i5 as source ("DB2 for IBM i" / "DB2 for IBM iSeries" / "DB2 for IBM i5/OS")
• SUM Java: Usage Types deprecation for systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.3 Enhancement Package 1 and higher
• SUM Java: Repeating steps with increased logging
• SUM Java: Downtime optimization through parallel starting of additional application server instances

More information

• SAP Note 1981278 (Central Release Note SUM SP12)
• 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)
• ERP <-> CRM, template to establish connectivity between ERP system and 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 12

• 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 12

• SAPSetup with the latest corrections as outlined in the SAP Notes below

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 SP14

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 12

• No changes

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 SPS12

• 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

New scenario "Unified Consumption Experience"

This scenario is not a new tool, but important to mention:
Unified Consumption Experience (UCE) aims at simplifying the process of installation for a new system on a specific target software level.

See the following blog for more information: Unified Consumption Experience

Boris Rubarth

Product Management SAP SE, Software Logistics