Software Update Manager (SUM) introduction
Read this short blog to get a general understanding on what SUM is and when to use it.
System Maintenance
The Software Update Manager is the tool for system maintenance:
- Release uprade (major release change)
- System update (EHP installation)
- applying Support Packages (SPs) / Support Package Stacks
- applying Java patches
- correction of installed software information
- combine update and migration to SAP HANA (DMO: Database Migration Option)
- System Conversion from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA
The term
update is the generic term for all of these activities, and it is used in the SUM documentation as well.
SUM is used for all SAP NetWeaver based systems, so systems either based on AS ABAP, or AS Java, or based on a dual-stack system.
Note: in September 2017, SUM 2.0 was introduced. Both SUM 1.0 and 2.0 are offered in parallel. Check the following blog on SUM 2.0:
https://blogs.sap.com/2017/08/10/sum-in-the-family-way/
Successor of other tools
The Software Update Manager replaces tools for upgrade, update, and implementing SPs:
- SAPehpi: SAP Enhancement Package Installer
- SAPup: tool for upgrading ABAP-based systems
- SAPJup: tool for upgrading Java-based systems
- JSPM: Java Support Package Manager
- CEupdateManager: tool for updating Composition Environment systems
- SolManUp: tool for updating and upgrading SAP Solution Manager systems
Availability
The Software Update Manager is available since 2011
- as part of the Software Logistics Toolset 1.0
- in the Maintenance Planner download list
- frequently updated (approximately three times a year)
- The actual available versions of SUM 1.0 and 2.0 are always listed on the SAP Support Portal page http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
Overview on SUM procedure
- Plan your maintenance activity (Maintenance Planner)
- Download the SUM and the documentation from http://support.sap.com/sltoolset
- Extract the archive to a folder on the primary application server of your SAP system
- Update SAP Host Agent to latest patch level; configure SAP Host Agent (see guide);
- Connect from your local PC via browser
- Configure the SUM, especially point to the stack.xml as result of Maintenance Planner
- Execute the maintenance on your system
- If adequate, provide feedback to SAP using the prepared form in SUM
Further blogs and information
Regards, Boris Rubarth
[Product Manager for Software Logistics, SAP SE]