Creating and Maintaining Update Site MirrorsLocate this document in the navigation structure

Prerequisites

If the local update site must be centrally accessible via HTTP, you must install an HTTP server to host the local update site.

Context

You can use the Update Site Tool to create a mirror of an update site on a local machine. With the tool you can make a mirror of a given version of the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio or combine different versions (such as different Service Packages), according to users' needs.

You can grant access to the mirror for users who need these updates but do not have access to SAP Service Marketplace.

Having a mirror of an update site in your local network can also increase the speed of the updates of the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio.

With the Update Site Tool you can create a new local update site or change the content of an already existing mirror.

Procedure

  1. Download the SCA that contains the update site data you want to install from SAP Service Marketplace to a directory of your choice. To do that:

    1. In your browser, go to http://service.sap.com/support .

    2. From the top menu, choose Start of the navigation path Software Downloads Next navigation step Software Download Center End of the navigation path.

    3. From the left-hand side menu, choose Start of the navigation path SAP Software Download Center Next navigation step Support Packages and Patches  Next navigation step A - Z Index End of the navigation path.

    4. On the Support Packages and Patches tab, choose SAP NetWeaver .

    5. In the SAP NetWeaver navigation subtree, choose Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver <xy>  End of the navigation path.

    6. In the SAP NetWeaver <xy> navigation subtree, choose Start of the navigation path Entry by Component Next navigation step NWDS Update Site standalone End of the navigation path and choose the required platform and database.

    7. Select the SCA from the Downloads list and choose Add to Download Basket .

    8. Open the Download Basket and start the download of the SCA to a directory of your choice.

  2. Download and install the Update Site Tool from the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio Update Site on SAP Service Marketplace to a directory of your choice.
  3. Open a command prompt at the location where you have installed the Update Site Tool.
  4. Execute the Update Site Tool ( updatesite_tool.exe ) using the following parameters:

    • -source <path to SCA file>

    • -updateSiteDir <target location of the local update site>

      You can install to any empty or not yet created directory, or you can use a directory that already contains a local update site of the same Enhancement Package version.

    • -updateSiteUrl <access URL for the update site>

      You can use any URL that is reachable for the users of the update site and points to the update site target location. If you wish to use a file protocol based URL to point to a file share in your network, be sure to specify the URL in a valid form, for example file:////host/fileshare/

    • -append

      The parameter is optional. This causes the tool to add the content of the SCA to the local update site instead of replacing the whole site.

  5. The installation may take up several minutes. If there are any errors, they are reported back to the console window.