How to upgrade SAP Host Agent From the ExtractedSAPHOSTAGENT Archive

upgrade  SAP Host Agent From the Extracted SAPHOSTAGENT Archive in Windows,Linux,IBM i

Procedure

1. 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.

2. IBM i only: Enter the command CALL PGM(QP2TERM) to start a PASE interactive terminal session.
3. Copy the downloaded SAPHOSTAGENT.SAR archive to a temporary directory, for example:

   Windows	c:\temp\hostagent
   UNIX, IBM i	/tmp/hostagent

4. Extract the SAPHOSTAGENT.SAR archive using SAPCAR.
   Take SAP Note 212876  into 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.
5. Perform the upgrade by running the following command:

   Windows	\saphostexec.exe -upgrade Recommendation You can use the additional parameter -verify to verify the content of the installation package against the SAP digital signature
   UNIX, IBM i	//saphostexec -upgrade Recommendation You can use the additional parameter -verify to verify the content of the installation package against the SAP digital signature

   The progress of the upgrade is displayed on the command line.
6. 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

7. IBM i only: Leave the PASE interactive terminal session using function key F3