upgrade SAP Host Agent From the Extracted SAPHOSTAGENT Archive in Windows,Linux,IBM i
Procedure
Procedure
- Log on as a user with the required authorization:
Windows As a member of the local Administrators group UNIX As a user with root authorization IBM i As a user profile with special authorities *SECADM and *ALLOBJ, for example as user profile QSECOFR. - IBM i only: Enter the command CALL PGM(QP2TERM) to start a PASE interactive terminal session.
- Copy the downloaded SAPHOSTAGENT
.SAR archive to a temporary directory, for example: Windows c:\temp\hostagent UNIX, IBM i/tmp/hostagent - Extract the SAPHOSTAGENT
.SAR archive using SAPCAR. Take SAP Note 212876into account when doing so. Use the following command for extraction, and execute them in the directory of the archive:
Windows \sapcar.exe -xvf \SAPHOSTAGENT .SAR -manifest SIGNATURE.SMF UNIX, IBM i/ /sapcar -xvf /SAPHOSTAGENT .SAR -manifest SIGNATURE.SMF Among others, the archive contains the saphostexec program. - Perform the upgrade by running the following command:
Windows \saphostexec.exe -upgrade RecommendationYou can use the additional parameter -verify to verify the content of the installation package against the SAP digital signatureUNIX, IBM i/ /saphostexec -upgrade RecommendationYou can use the additional parameter -verify to verify the content of the installation package against the SAP digital signatureThe progress of the upgrade is displayed on the command line. - After the upgrade has finished successfully, you can check the version of the upgraded host agent by executing the following command from the directory of the SAP Host Agent executables:
Windows %ProgramFiles%\SAP\hostctrl\exe\saphostexec.exe -version UNIX - If you are logged on as a user with root authorization, the command is as follows:/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec -version
- If you are logged on as a member of the sapsys group, for example
adm, the command is as follows: /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/hostexecstart -version
IBM i /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec -version - IBM i only: Leave the PASE interactive terminal session using function key F3