Loading Installation Packages from the Application Server 

Use

This chapter provides information relevant to the following situations:

●      You want to load multiple packages simultaneously.

●      You want to load packages from SAP Support Portal and announce them to Add-On Installation Tool.

●      You want to load packages from a CD and announce them to Add-On Installation Tool.

●      You cannot proceed as described under Loading Installation Packages from the Front End .

Procedure

Installation packages from SAP Support Portal are compressed. You have to unpack these packages before continuing.

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       1.      Load the packages from SAP Support Portal or mount the relevant CD.

       2.      Log on using the following user:

Operating system	User
UNIX	<sid>adm
IBM System i	<SID>OFR
Windows	<SID>adm

       3.      Switch to the following subdirectory:

Operating system	Subdirectory
UNIX and IBM System i	/usr/sap/trans
Windows	<HD drive>:\usr\sap\trans

       4.      Use the following command to unpack the archive containing the packages:

Operating system	Command
UNIX	SAPCAR -xvf /<CD_DIR>/<PATH>/<ARCHIVE>.CAR
IBM System i	SAPCAR '-xvf /QOPT/<VOLID>/<PATH>/<ARCHIVE>.CAR'
Windows	SAPCAR -xvf <CD_DRIVE>:\<PATH>\<ARCHIVE>.CAR

The unpacked packages are automatically displayed in the EPS inbox in the transport directory (UNIX and IBM System i: /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in; Windows NT: <DRIVE>:\usr\sap\trans\EPS\in).

       5.      To load the packages into your system, call Add-On Installation Tool and choose Installation Package → Load Packages → From Application Server.

A list is displayed of the uploaded packages that are known together with all their attributes in the SAP System and can be handled in the correct way by SAP Add-On Installation Tool.

       6.      Choose Back to return to the initial screen in Add-On Installation Tool.