The secondary system can be initially installed with the new software version or upgraded to the new software version when replication has already been configured. This blog describes the availability and also the boundary conditions of the zero downtime option. Suse unveils new capabilities to help customers running. To minimize rpo and rto windows, you also need software and operations processes that fully automate recovery after a failure. With sps 7 for sap hana, sap introduces the concept of zero downtime maintenance for the sap hana database. The downtime minimization capabilities can be combined as. Your selected vendor needs to know your sap hana workload, have reliable hardware servers and storage, have a knowledgeable services organization, and have a rich software suite to ensure your downtime is as near zero as possible. This tool enables you to perform various maintenance activities on your entire stack hardware, os, db, as java for sap enterprise portal, sap process orchestration, and sap business process management, reducing downtime to one system restart. The only way is up time hpe is among the most experienced sap technology partners out there. Basically how do we minimize or better still, reduce to zero downtime on sap systems, during planned activities like enhancement pack and support pack application. Suse is an expert at bringing together emerging, fastpaced open source innovation and turning it into reliable enterprisegrade solutions. Like this, the two systems can get back in sync before the takeover step.
Since sp4 saps software update manager sum is equipped with downtime minimization services in standard or advanced configuration setting and additionally with the nearzero downtime maintenance technology nzdm, to minimize the business downtime which occurs while applying support packages, applying an enhancement package or upgrading an. You find the newest information about the nearzero downtime maintenance nzdm for sum in the sum 1. Take an indepth look at the benefits of software defined infrastructure management with the hpe oneview for dummies guide. In saps software update manager sum the advanced preconfiguration mode is used for extensive downtime optimization. Perform takeover and failback for sap hana using sap landscape management lama explain how near zero downtime maintenance scenarios work with sap. Trans rz10 see sap note 1678564 restrictions, databasespecific settings, and troubleshooting of nzdm for sum, section 6 troubleshooting. Oct 12, 2012 near zero downtime maintenance for sap business suite systems improvements of downtime minimization capabilities for software update manager sum t he downtime minimization feature nzdm for sum has been general available for some months. For more information, see prepare an update for reduced sap hana system downtime. Develop, provision, and manage your missioncritical applications across a heterogeneous software environment. The downtime for software upgrade to sap s4hana and migration can be minimized by the near zero downtime approach. The zero downtime technology is integrated in sum software update manager. There are numerous methods to upgrade a database, and most depend on the original version and final version.
Leveraging zero downtime option of sum for sap s4hana. Minimize downtime while applying sps, ehps, and maintenance on sap enterprise portal, sap business process management, sap process orchestration, sap manufacturing integration and intelligence mii and sap manufacturing execution me. Use system replication for near zero downtime upgrades. We use cookies and similar technologies to give you a better experience, improve performance, analyze traffic, and to personalize content. Understand walmarts system conversion strategy and rollout journey to scale with its business. Migrate to sap s4hana with nearly zero downtime sap and. The zero downtime technology furthermore needs a minimum footprint of db space when big systems need to be updated several times a year. This software logistics wiki space is the place for resources related to sap systems upgrades, enhancement packages, change transport system cts, installations and the related tools and processes to manage your system landscape throughout the entire lifecycle of sap software. Did you know you could collapse several aspects like migration to sap s 4hana, replatforming, sap upgrade, unicode conversion and morein a single step at minimal costs, risk and near zero downtime. Dec 03, 20 this short demo shows the software update manager sum which is used to run enhancement pack updates, support package implementations or upgrades of a related sap business suite system abap. In an activeactive read enabled system replication setup, the version of the primary and the secondary systems must be identical.
Maintaining systems near zero downtime sap help portal you clone a system near zero downtime nzdm to apply support packages with a reduced business downtime. Suse has developed software solutions for sap hana customers to nearly elimi nate planned and unplanned downtime. Sap offers a so called nzdt service near zero downtime service. Sep 26, 2017 suse now supports a certified nearzerodowntime technology for workloads running in sap software, said naji almahmoud, suse vice president of global alliances. Near zero downtime reduction of business downtime sap. Time expenditure for the data comparison is higher. Near zero downtime maintenance for sap business suite systems. Faq near zero downtime maintenance nzdm abap software. The snp transformation platform transfers records in small packet sizes, limiting the impact on your network. When implementing an accelerated release strategy combining major customer releases with sap software updates sps or ehp, it is also a key topic for your release deployments, especially in environments supporting global or 7x24 hours business operations. Near zero downtime reduction of business downtime this document details the near zero downtime nzdt method, which provides a opportunity to meet a procedure that would reduce the overall downtime of sap systems to less than 20 hours a year. Saps software update manager sum sp4 is equipped with new downtime minimizing features, the so called nearzero downtime maintenance technology nzdm, to minimize the business downtime which occurs while applying support packages, installing an enhancement package or upgrading an abapbased sap business suite or sap netweaver. Dec 05, 2016 the downtime for software upgrade to sap s4hana and migration can be minimized by the near zero downtime approach.
Sap solution manager wiki upgrade and downtime management. As i know that there is near zero downtime minimized option in sum as show in attached screen cap. Hello, i install some support packages stacks with the software update manager with near zero downtime option. Esg paper digs deeper on the goal of near zero downtime for sap hana. Tut90846 towards zero downtime how to maintain sap hana system replication clusters fabian herschel senior architect sap fabian. How to implement nearzerodowntime hana upgrade hardware. Suse recently announced a certified nearzerodowntime technology for workloads running in sap software. Theres no additional license needed and of course no separate tool required. Impact analysis as part of software update manager 2. Learn how to run your sap hana environment with nearzero. It is therefore equipped with a proven automated procedure and uses the new ui. Considering of customer transports to minimize the downtime for sap business suite updates and upgrades.
Downtime is one classical upgrade and maintenance challenge. Suse now supports a certified near zero downtime technology for workloads running in sap software, said naji almahmoud, suse vice president of global alliances. Nearzero downtime maintenance for sap business suite systems improvements of downtime minimization capabilities for software update manager sum t he downtime minimization feature nzdm for sum is general available since some months. Manage the software lifecycle and development with near zero downtime and. You have read and comply with sap note 1922474 sap release note for sl toolset 1.
Esg evaluates how hpe helps achieve near zero downtime from compute and storage to software and services with sap hana solutions that enable organizations to ensure that data remains available and accessible and meets the strictest of rpos and rtos. This section discusses system downtime in the context of an sap upgrade project. Solution characteristics near zero downtime maintenance tool for sap process integration dualstack sp07 nzdm pi downtime minimization capabilities in software update manager 1. The nzdu procedure followed for the is described in detail in the sap hana administration guide. Fortunately, hewlett packard enterprise can provide the infrastructure needed to achieve near zero levels of downtime in your sap hana deployment. Apr 21, 2009 how to minimize upgrade downtime during an sap upgrade project. With sap netweaver, you gain the tools, web services, and application server capabilities you need to support seamless application, data, and system integration. The database footprint is rather small since not the entire database will be cloned. Learn about the near zero downtime maintenance nzdm java technology, possibilities of automation, and benefits from practical customer experiences. Could anyone please share the strategy for near zero downtime upgrad e and will it make any differe.
Visualize the current state of a complex sap landscape at a glance. Essential steps for moving to sap s4hana sap news center. Downtime is probably the biggest challenge of an upgrade and a crucial topic because it is the time when the system cannot be used by the business. You can use sap hana system replication to upgrade your sap hana systems as the secondary system can run with a higher software version than the. With nzdm java for your sap process orchestration or sap enterprise portal systems you will get more flexibility to offer better service level agreements, avoid weekend shifts, and increase update. In the test system the totall downtime was around 4 hours.
The functionality and downtime minimization effect is already explained in the following scn articles. Esg research on hpe nearzero sap hana downtime hpe. Dear all, we are planning to upgrade the sap system from ecc6. Oct 12, 2012 since sp4 saps software update manager sum is equipped with downtime minimization services in standard or advanced configuration setting and additionally with the nearzero downtime maintenance technology nzdm, to minimize the business downtime which occurs while applying support packages, applying an enhancement package or upgrading an abapbased sap business suite or sap netweaver system. According to naji almahmoud, suse vice president of global alliances. Using this option, the technical downtime execution roadmap step of sum can be reduced significantly, because more of the downtimerelevant update phases are executed in the preprocessing roadmap step of sum, while the system is still available. The export report is provided via sap note 2402270. Saps software update manager sum sp4 is equipped with new downtime minimizing features, the so called nearzero downtime maintenance technology nzdm, to minimize the business downtime which occurs while applying support packages, installing an enhancement package or upgrading an abapbased sap business suite or sap netweaver system. The software update manager sum is the tool for planned updates and. Zero downtime option of sum zdo is available on request sap. Snps sap data migration approach covers the entire project life cycle from planning through to final implementation.
After that, youll learn about nearzero downtime maintenance nzdm for sap netweaver java systems. Users can access the data via your new s4hana system and the familiar sap frontend. Dec 06, 2017 sap hana academy system replication near zero downtime upgrade sps 09. For additional information on the tool impact analysis, see sap community blog impact analysis as part of software update manager 2.
Zero downtime option of software update manager sap blogs. I have heard that sap also now has a near zero downtime service much like realtech and some other vendors. In this blog you find the answers to the most important questions we realized when communicating to customers, partners, and consultants. Jan 18, 2019 in this blog i describe how you can leverage zero downtime for applying support package stacks in sap s4hana. Nearzero downtime for sap hana solution showcase analyst report a00060473enw.
Make sure that the sap note 2187612 is implemented in your production system before starting collecting the table statistics. Oct 11, 2017 customers running missioncritical workloads can now have more confidence as suse works closely with sap to help ensure near zero downtime capabilities for its users. Migrate to sap s4hana with nearly zero downtime sap and asug. Coinnovated with sap software certification hardware certification outsourcing partner certification. Sap enables new operations processes to allow realtime business process continuity by supporting hot. Faq of nearzero downtime maintenance for sap business suite. Nearzero downtime maintenance for sap business suite systems. While leveraging sap hanas system replication enables organizations to ensure uptime and availability, ensuring rpos and rtos of zero or nearzero requires additional capabilities. Apr 30, 20 in saps software update manager sum the advanced preconfiguration is used for extensive downtime optimization. Nearzero downtime maintenance for sap business suite systems improvements of downtime minimization capabilities for software update manager sum t he downtime minimization feature nzdm for sum has been general available for some months. Nearzero downtime maintenance for sap business suite. When talking about the approaches shipped along with software update manager 2. Sap netweaver, the technical foundation for many sap apps, can be used as an application server and platform for application integration and development. Suse unveils nearzero downtime for sap apps linux journal.
Suse, as you already likely know, is an opensource operating system and infrastructure provider for workloads running in sap software. In this blog you learn how to get zero downtime option of sum. The software update manager is not only for updating sap software, but also for updating customer releases. Settings to activate downtime minimization capabilities in sum.
These features certainly reduce downtime, but even more is needed to reach near zero downtime. As the name suggest, nearzero downtime maintenance nzdm capabilities of software update manager sum is applicable only when you. Downtime optimization approach lets talk all about. You find the newest information about the near zero downtime maintenance nzdm for sum in the sum1. For the near zero downtime upgrade to work, the operation mode on the secondary system is automatically set to logreplay. Read this report to learn about the hpe and sap hana solution portfolio, which enables organisations to maximise data availability while minimising complexity. Read this report to learn about the hpe and sap hana solution portfolio, which enables organizations to maximize data availability while minimizing complexity. Like this the two systems can get back in sync before the takeover step. Using this option, the technical downtime execution roadmap step of sum can be reduced significantly, because more of the downtimerelevant update phases are executed in the preprocessing roadmap step of sum, while the system is still. How sap hana solutions can help you achieve nearzero downtime. Create faster business processes and reduce downtime during migration. Use system replication for near zero downtime upgrades sap. Faq of nearzero downtime maintenance for sap business. Anyone know that if this option exist in dmo as part of sum which is ideal option for hana migration as well.
After the partitioning is complete, reinstall the database software for the installation method, see the huawei sap hana appliance single node. To make use of the customer transport integration cti, a customer buffer file need to be provided to sum. How to achieve nearzero downtime by migrating sap hana. Identifying near zero downtime maintenance nzdm capabilities of sum. If the parameter abapbuffersize is too small youll get short dymps during the transfer process in the shadow. Our own software technology, certified by sap and kpmg, makes it possible to store your data in a legally compliant and costeffective storage solution. Suse is an expert at bringing together emerging, fastpaced opensource innovation and turning it into reliable enterprisegrade solutions. Whether you need to migrate sap erp, bw, crm, scm, or srm to the cloud, you can achieve near zero downtime with snp. See how walmart, the largest retailer in the world, is deploying the sap s4hana suite using methodology that helps ensure near zero downtime. The zero downtime option comes along with the standard tool for software maintenance. The software developed for sap systems enables cloud migration at low risk and with near zero downtime.
Use sap hana system replication for near zero downtime. Upgrade of systems based on sap netweaver advanced topics. So nearzero downtime maintenance technology nzdm is a new introduced option in the advanced preconfiguration. Explain how to perform operations on sap systems and their infrastructure with sap landscape management. Dear gary, no, dmo does not support the near zero downtime maintenance nzdm option for reducing the downtime during dmo, the downtime optimized dmo is the possible technique, currently available on request, see dmo. For the near zero downtime upgrade to work, the operation mode on the secondary.
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