Apply support package at DR site in VM farm

[former_member300754]

Dear experts

Our company is running VM farm for servers e.g. SAP at DC and DR site and apply support package is ongoing. DEV & QAS were applied and this round is about to apply in PRD which data duplication daily performs from DC to DR in the night.

My concern is inconsistent program and table structure between DC and DR if I apply support packages merely in PRD at DC. What is the best way to apply support packages in DC site?

• Apply in PRD at DC then snap VM and store at DC site
• Apply at DC first then go for DR
• Apply DC and DR at the same time
• Your suggestion!

Thank you for your effort in advance.

BR,

Peerasit

[Reagan · Accepted solution]

When you do an SP update in an SAP system the patches are stored in the database. You do not need to apply the patches at both the locations. If you have a standby database at the DR site then the synchronization of the database will get this done. You just need to make sure that the DB synchronization is working.

[former_member300754 · Accepted solution]

Hi Benjamin

Thank you for your reply.

As far I understand from your mention, synchronization between PRD and DR must be stop prior SP is applied. After all done, synchronization is active again.

[Reagan · Accepted solution]

NO. You do not need to interrupt or stop the synchronization between the primary and standby database at the DR site when you do an SP update. Just keep the log shipping enable so that the standby will be in sync with the primary.

[former_member182657]

Hi,

My infrastrucutre staff helped me to clonned upgraded PRD to DC manually.

Please elaborate your issue.

Regards,

Gaurav

[former_member300754]

SP installation is done. Your advise is valuable.

My infrastrucutre staff helped me to clonned upgraded PRD to DC manually.

[former_member188883]

Hi Peerasit,

How is data being synched from PRD to DR ?

Regards,

Deepak Kori