Loading Support Packages from SAP Support Portal or from CDs 

Use

You want to load Support Packages from SAP Support Portal or from Collection CDs, so that you can import them with Support Package Manager.

Procedure

If the archives are on your front-end host, you can copy them directly from Support Package Manager to the application server, and decompress them (see Loading Support Packages from the Front End).

However, if the archives are larger than 10 MB, proceed as described below.

Support Packages from SAP Support Portal or from Collection CDs are in a compressed format. You have to unpack the Support Packages before working with them.

 

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       1.      Load the Support 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 in your system:

Operating System	Subdirectory
UNIX and IBM System i	trans
Windows	TRANS

       4.      Use the following command to unpack the archive containing the Support 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 Support Packages appear automatically in the EPS inbox in your transport directory (UNIX and IBM eServer iSeries: /usr/sap/trans/EPS/in; Windows: <DRIVE>:\usr\sap\trans\EPS\ in).

       5.      Load the Support Packages into your system by choosing Support Package  → Load Package → From Application Server.

The system displays a list of the uploaded Support Packages that are now known in the SAP System together, together with their attributes. These can now be handled correctly by Support Package Manager.

       6.      To return to the initial screen in Support Package Manager, choose Back.

       7.      Define the Queue.