SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 14: improved Software Logistics Tools

Overview on tools delivered with SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 14

Availability: SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 14 is available since September 15th 2015.

What's in:

• compared with SPS 13, 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)
• Most of the tools offer a feedback form to provide both statistical data as well as individual feedback

Further information on the SL Toolset SPS 14:

• SAP Note 2079036 (Release Note for SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 14; 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 SP 14

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 14

• nZDM for SAP PO and SAP BPM are general available
• Added support for SAP HANA as nZDM supported database
• nZDM command line interface is now offered

More information

• SAP Note 2157294

"nZDM for SAP Process Integration" 1.0 SP 08

Offering

• implement Support Packages for SAP Process Integration (SAP PI) with minimal technical downtime of appr. 30-60 minutes
• Target Products: SAP PI dual stack 7.10, 7.11, 7.30, 7.31

Changes with SL Toolset SPS 14

• 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 09

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 14

• Further improvements concerning up-to-date installation, where Software Provisioning Manager now comprises:
  • Option to install further languages as part of the installation
  • Option to apply SAP Notes required by Software Update Manager
• Option to extract kernel from existing system and use this kernel for installation and system copy
• SAP Web Dispatcher installation adapted (prompted/set configuration parameters + profile)
• Option for parallel execution of size determination (R3szchk) of source data during export
  • Now also supported for systems based on SAP NetWeaver 7.0x
• Option to decluster and depool tables now supported for installation and R3load-based system copy on all database platforms (including SAP MaxDB)
• Dual-stack split procedure adapted: new option to persist Message Server port configuration from original SCS instance, dual-stack split procedure now also supported for SAP ASE

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 14

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 14

• AS ABAP, AS Java: mandatory usage of new SL UI user interface (SAPUI5 based)
• AS ABAP: buffer import of customer transport requests
• DMO: support for SAP ASE & MS SQL as target database (available on request)
• DMO: support for Multi Database Containers (MDC) on SAP HANA DB
• DMO: support for non-Unicode SAP SCM systems
• DMO: improved monitoring for R3load usage, and test cycle option for quick migration repeat

More information

• SAP Note 2084104 Central Release Note SUM SP14
• SAP Note 2161397 DMO with SUM SP14
• 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 14

• 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 14

• 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 14

• 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 14

• 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 SUM.

See the following blog for more details: Up-To-Date Installation

Know more about Maintenance Planner: Maintenance Planner – The Next Generation Experience for Landscape Maintenance with SAP Solution Manager

Boris Rubarth

Product Management SAP SE, Software Logistics