SUM & transport directory other than /usr/sap/trans

[Former Member]

Hello experts,

there are 2 systems with different transport directory on the same host.

the systems have different product systems and therefore they can not have the same transport directory.

I noticed SUM does not like a transport directory other than /usr/sap/trans, for example /usr/sap/trans<sid>

I tried to copy one system to another host without creating directory /usr/sap/trans but only /usr/sap/trans<sid>

in such case SUM informs me that it is impossible to extract *.SAR files as it can not find /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in

I am confused. What shall I do in such case?

Should I create empty /usr/sap/trans with subdirectories

or should I rename /usr/sap/trans<sid> to /usr/sap/trans and change TMS properties?

Regards, Evgeniy

[ACE-SAP · Accepted solution]

Hi

If you've moved to a new host why keeping you non standard naming convention.

Create an empty usr/sap/trans could make it, updating TMS conf also would be better (and do not forget the instance parameter DIR_TRANS)

Regards

[Former Member]

Yves and Reagan,

thank you very mutch for your advice.

During the upgrade I changed transport directory to /usr/sap/trans

It is temporary solution but it helped me.

Regards, Evgeniy

[Reagan]

Updating the TMS configuration with the correct transport directory would be the best option. For temporary purpose (upgrade) you can create a symbolic link

/usr/sap/trans -> /usr/sap/transSID

Regards

Reagan