Stack XML File Generation and Maintenance Planner

What is a Maintenance Planner:

Well !! We can say it’s a new face of Maintenance Optimizer in layman's word, which should be used from Netweaver 7.5 onward or to perform any NetWeaver 7.5 upgrade stack XML generation. Additionally for Solman 7.2 SP01/02 upgrade also it’s mandatory to be used. Customers can use MOPZ with Solman 7.1, however, from Solman 7.2 onwards, MOPZ is completely replaced by a maintenance planner. You can see in the following diagram how the maintenance planner is getting data from satellite systems/ managed systems to build the required stack XML.

Steps to Generate XML via Maintenance Planner:                                                

 1. Send SLD data from managed systems to your central SLD system : For ABAP system – Use RZ70                      

        For JAVA system –  Use NWA (from NW7.1 onwards) or use Visual Administrator (for NW < 7.1)

 2. Then login into SLD and check whether all technical systems (including SCS & ASCS instances are available or not) :

 SLD URL :  https://<SLD_Host_Name>/sld   or  http://<SLD_Host_Name>:<port>/sld

   


3. Based on SLD – LMDB synchronization job, you should also be able to view the same data in LMDB. Based on the last modified date in LMDB you can find out whether the available data is latest or not i.e. recently got updated from SLD or not :

   


NB: Always check whether “System Database” section contains database SID details , “Technical Instances” & “Hosts” are holding complete data or not. Create Logical Component by including correct Product Version. Once everything is completed, run VERIFICATION CHECK , which should be successful to get a GREEN SIGNAL for next step.


Now sync the LMDBD data with SMP (Service Market Place) by clicking on following button. Please make sure your ID, customer ID & S User ID are mapped properly in AISUSER before performing this step.



As a next step, login into Maintenance Planner and follow below steps :

1. Login into  https://support.sap.com/solution-manager/processes/maintenance-management/maintenance-planner.html   with your S User ID and click on the “Maintenance Planner” button.


Click on EXPLORE SYSTEMS to select the required system [please make sure, last update date is the same as the date you synchronize from LMDB]. Under the TRANSACTIONS tab, you can find already generated stack XML information.



After selecting the SYSTEM, you will get the following screen                                                                



Now click on verify to verify the software details of the system and then below screen comes.


Click on Next to verify if there are dependencies like it is connected to SCM or BW etc...      

Now click on PLAN and select the required option                                                                    
                                                                
Ex: for EHP upgrade                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                          


      Ex: for S/4 upgrade


































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