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You can deploy new third-party software components and new SAP software components, both ones that are part of an SAP usage type and ones that are not part of an SAP usage type, to which you can then apply support packages.

Caution Caution

Before you can deploy a new software component of a given support package level, you have to update JSPM to the same level. More information: Updating Java Support Package Manager

The update of JSPM does not require a restart of the AS Java and does not affect the system operation.

End of the caution.

Prerequisites

  • The AS Java and the database have been backed up. For more information, see Backup and Recovery.

  • If your database is MaxDB, the overwrite mode for the log area has been set. For more information, see Changing Log Settings.

  • If your database is MaxDB, configure appropriately the number of database connections as described in SAP Note 757914.

  • The SCAs you want to deploy have been downloaded to the global EPS inbox directory /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in. For more information about SAP products, see SAP Service Marketplace at service.sap.com/swdc.

  • The <SID>adm user has Read permissions for the global EPS inbox directory /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in.

  • There is enough disk space. For more information, see Requirements for Free Disk Space.

  • JSPM is started. More information: Starting JSPM

Procedure

  1. Choose the Deployment tab.

    JSPM will guide you through the process of deploying new software components via a wizard, which consists of the following five steps: Select Package Type, Specify Queue, Check Queue, Deploy Queue, and Completed.

Select Package Type

  1. Select New Software Components.

  2. Choose Next.

    Software components that are available for deployment from the global EPS inbox directory are displayed.

Specify Queue

  1. Select the software components you want to deploy.

  2. From the SP Level dropdown box, select the SP level you want and choose Next.

Check Queue

In this step, JSPM checks the deployment queue. The status of the selected software components can be:

  • OK

  • WARNING

    You can go on with the deployment.

    You can view the details about the software component by choosing Show Details.

    You can change the content in the global EPS inbox directory and go back to the Select Package Type wizard step.

  • REVISE

    You cannot go on with the deployment.

    You can view the details about the software component by choosing Show Details.

    You have to change the content in the global EPS inbox directory and go back to the Select Package Type wizard step.

    1. If the status of the selected software component is OK, choose Start.

      Note Note

      You will be informed if the AS Java will be restarted during the deployment.

      End of the note.
Deploy Queue

Note Note

If the JSPM is running on a distributed system, it could request you to enter <SID>adm user and password before the deploy operation.

End of the note.

JSPM starts the deployment of the selected software components and the status changes to SCHEDULED.

Completed

The deployment of the software components can finish with the one of the following statuses:

  • DEPLOYED

  • DEPLOYED WITH WARNING

    The software component has been deployed but it is possible that it will not work properly with other deployed software components.

    You can view the details about the software component by choosing Show Details.

    You can also view the details about the software component by choosing the Deployed Components tab (see Viewing the Deployed Components).

    You can also check the log files. For more information, see Viewing Log Files.

  • ERROR

    An error has occurred during the deployment of the software component. You can proceed as described for a deployment that finished with status DEPLOYED WITH WARNING.

    In addition, if you receive an error during deployment message, you have the following options:

    • If you have corrected the error, but not by changing the content of the global EPS inbox directory, you can choose Resume.

      The deployment is resumed from the Deploy Queue wizard step.

    • If you have corrected the error by changing the content of the global EPS inbox directory, you can choose New Deployment and try to deploy the software component again.

    • You can stop JSPM by choosing Exit.

      Next time you launch JSPM, the Broken Deployment screen appears and you will have two options: to resume the deployment or to start a new deployment.

  • NOT DEPLOYED

    JSPM has not attempted to deploy the software component. You can proceed as described for a deployment that finished with status ERROR.

  • To view some statistics for your patch procedure and to send feedback to SAP about your experience with JSPM, choose Evaluation Form. For more information, see Evaluation Feedback and Statistics Form.

  • If the deployment of the software components has finished with status DEPLOYED, you can choose New Deployment or Exit.

Result

The software components you have selected are deployed.

On the Deployed Components tab page, you can view the details about vendor, release, SP level, counter, and provider of the respective deployed components.

Upon successful deployment any inactive usage with all of its components deployed is activated. This is done only for active products.

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