Managing Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux (IA64 Integrity and x86_64), February 2008

Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Cluster Administration
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux Administration Aspects
Chapter 5218
Upgrading SAP Software
Upgrading the SAP applications does not normally require changes to
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux. Usually Serviceguard
Extension for SAP on Linux detects the release of the application that is
packaged automatically and treats it as appropriate. Make sure that you
have a valid Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux version in place
by issuing the command:
rpm -qa | grep -i sgesap
Review the release notes of the Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux
version that gets reported by this command and make sure that the
target SAP application release is supported with the installed
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux version. Should this not be the
case, you should first update Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux
For a clean Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux upgrade,
Serviceguard Extension for SAP on Linux can be switched off as
described in the section below.
Perform failover tests for all potential failure scenarios before putting
the system into production state.
Sometimes, SAP upgrades come with additional configuration options.
Such an option for example could be ASCS (ABAP SAP Central System)
or the Replicated Enqueue Refer to Chapter Three on how to configure
packages with additional SAP components.