SAP Landscape Management 3.0, Enterprise Edition

System Rename Template Steps

This section describes the template steps that are executed during the system rename process with SAP Landscape Management.

Sequence Template Step Description Dependent Steps Properties

1

 Create Computer System Config

Creates a configuration for the new host in SAP Landscape Management.

None
  • Source System ID
  • Computer System ID

2

 Create System Config

Creates a configuration for the new system in SAP Landscape Management.

Create Computer System Config
  • Target System ID
  • Target System

3

 Stop SAP Instance

Stops source SAP instance.

Create System Config
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Source Instance Host
  • Source Instance ID
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Forced Mode Flag

4

 Stop Database

Stops source database instance.

Stop SAP Instance
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Instance Start Profile Path
  • Source Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag

5

 Stop SAP Instance

Stops source central SAP instance.

Stop SAP Instance
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Source Central Service Host
  • Source Central Service ID
  • Forced Mode Flag

6

Prepare Database

Prepares source database for system rename.

Stop Database

Stop SAP Instance
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Instance Start Profile Path
  • Source Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag

7

Finalize Database

Does necessary postprocessing steps after rename of the database.

Prepare Database
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Instance Start Profile Path
  • Source Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag

8

Unprepare SAP Instance

Unprepares an SAP instance.

Finalize Database
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Source Instance Host
  • Source Instance ID
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout

9

Unprepare DB

Unprepares a database instance.

Finalize Database
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Instance Start Profile Path
  • Source Database ID
  • Source Database Host

10

Unprepare SAP Instance

Unprepares SAP Central instance.

Unprepare SAP Instance
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Source Central Service Host
  • Source Central Service ID

11

Remove Firewall

Removes the firewall rule from the target host.

Unprepare SAP Instance

Unprepare DB

Unprepare SAP Instance
  • Source Instance Host/Source Database Host
  • Source Instance ID /Source Database ID
  • Custom Parameter Request

12

Clear Cache

Clears cache of the operation system on the host.

Unprepare DB

Unprepare SAP Instance

Unprepare SAP Instance

Remove Firewall
  • Source Database Host
  • Target System ID
  • Clear Groups Flag
  • Clear Hosts Flag
  • Clear Users Flag

13

Prepare SAP Instance

Prepares target SAP instance for system rename. Activates virtual hostname on a host, checks the status of the instance and diagnostics agent.

Clear Cache
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Source Instance Host
  • Target Instance ID
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Instance Register Flag

14

Prepare DB

Prepares target databse for system rename.

Clear Cache
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Instance Start Profile Path
  • Target Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag
  • No DB Attach Flag

15

Prepare SAP Instance

Prepares target SAP central instance for system rename. Activates virtual hostname on a host, checks the status of the instance and diagnostics agent.

Clear Cache
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Source Central Service Host
  • Target Central Service ID
  • Instance Register Flag

16

System Fencing

Modifies firewall rules in IP tables of the operating system (OS) to ensure system is fenced and decoupled from the network.

Prepare DB

Prepare SAP Instance

Prepare SAP Instance
  • Source Instance Host/ Source Database Host
  • Target Instance ID/Target Database ID
  • Custom Parameter Request

17

Create Users

Creates all needed users for OS access to new system. They can be created in LDAP or locally.

Prepare DB

Prepare SAP Instance

Prepare SAP Instance

System Fencing
  • Target System ID
  • Source System ID
  • User Management Name
  • User Data Collection

18

Change Profile PCA Enable

Adds parameters and values to the profile. So the post-copy automation operation will be enabled.

Prepare DB

Prepare SAP Instance

Prepare SAP Instance

Create Users
  • Source Database Host
  • Source Instance ID/Source Central Service ID
  • Target System ID
  • Target Service ID
  • Add ChangeProfile Parameter Values
  • ChangeProfile Path
  • SAP User Administrator

19

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent

Executes specified hook.

Change Profile PCA Enable
  • Target Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Custom Operation ID
  • Hook Operation Name

20

SAPINST rename

Calls Software Provisioning Manager tool to rename it to a new one called target system and changes the files ownership to target user in target host.

Change Profile PCA Enable

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent
  • Source Database Host
  • Target System ID
  • SAPINST Parameters

21

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent

Executes specified hook.

SAPINST rename
  • Target Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Custom Operation ID
  • Hook Operation Name

22

System Fencing

Restores back the original rules in IP tables of the operating system to allow access to the network again after the new system was created with different name and hosts.

SAPINST rename

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent
  • Source Database Host/Source Instance Host
  • Target Database ID/Target Instance ID
  • Custom Parameter Request

23

Start Database

Starts the database of the new system.

SAPINST rename

System Fencing
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Instance Start Profile Path
  • Target Database ID
  • Source Database Host
  • Ignore Service Stop Error Flag

24

Start SAP Instance (central)

Starts SAP central instance of the new system.

SAPINST rename
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Source Central Service Host
  • Target Central Service ID

25

Start SAP Instance

Starts SAP instance of the new system and must be executed for each application server instance.

Start Database

Start SAP Instance
  • User Exit Script Flag
  • Forced Mode Flag
  • Delete Mount Points Flag
  • Operation Timeout
  • Source Instance Host
  • Target Instance ID

26

Remove Directory

Clears files and directories created from Software Provisioning Manager.

SAPINST rename

Start SAP Instance

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent
  • Source Database Host
  • Target System ID

27

Post System Copy Automation

Runs post-copy automation to perform initial setup of the new system.

Applicable only for SAP NetWeaver ABAP system.

SAPINST rename

Start SAP Instance

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent
  • Auto Confirm Flag
  • Target System ID
  • CTC Request

28

Java Post System Copy Automation

Runs post-copy automation to perform initial setup of the new system.

Applicable only for SAP NetWeaver Java system.

SAPINST rename

Start SAP Instance
  • Target System ID
  • Java PCA Request

29

Change Profile PCA Revert

Removes changes in profile files made from step Change Profile PCA Enable or set the default values to the parameter in profile.

SAPINST rename

Start SAP Instance

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent

Post System Copy Automation or

Java Post System Copy Automation
  • Source Database Host
  • Source Instance ID/Source Central Service ID
  • Target System ID
  • Target Service ID
  • Add ChangeProfile Parameter Values
  • ChangeProfile Path
  • SAP User Administrator

30

Activate System

Performs final enablement of system to be ready for monitoring in SAP Landscape Management.

SAPINST rename

Start SAP Instance

ExecuteOperation/Host_Agent

Change Profile PCA Revert
  • Target System ID

31

Delete Service Config

Removes old service configuration in SAP Landscape Management.

SAPINST rename

Start SAP Instance

Activate System
  • Source System ID
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