How to Upgrade SAP Kernel

Step by Step Procedure for Kernel Up-gradation:

Basis Administrator shall login to www.service.sap.com with OSS & password and download the latest Kernel files.

Downloads---->SAP Support Packages---->Support packages & Patches-Entry By application group---->SAP application Components---->SAP ERP---->SAP ERP 6.0---->  Entry By Component---->SAP ECC Server----> SAP KERNEL 7.20 EXT 64-BIT UC---->Windows Server on X64 64BIT---->MaxDB “SAPEXEDB_402-20006745.SAR”    (Kernel Part II)

Downloads---->SAP Support Package---->Support packages & Patches-Entry By application group---->SAP application Components---->SAP ERP---->SAP ERP 6.0---->Entry By Component---->SAP ECC Server---->SAP SAP KERNEL 7.20 EXT 64-BIT UC---->Windows Server on X64 64BIT---->#Database  Independent “SAPEXE_402-20006748.SAR” (Kernel Part I).                                                                                                         

   2.     Login to the Server through OS level with SIDadm.

   3.     Make the copies of the existing folders  in the backup folder :- 

Update of SAP System Component Repository in SLD

Update of SAP System Component Repository in SLD

Symptom

When you implement or update a scenario, you must update the SAP Component Repository Content (SAP CR Content) in the System Landscape Directory (SLD) or the landscape management database (LMDB).

Other Terms

System Landscape Directory (SLD)

Software Lifecycle Management

Software Catalog

CIM Model

CR Content

Exchange Infrastructure (PI)

NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI)

Landscape management database (LMDB)

How to solve NO_SERVER_LIST in SAP

"NO_SERVER_LIST" raised.

Symptom

Shortly after the start of an instance, like _[ID]_

with SAP Service Manager on NT Systems, the color of the message server

become grey and priority become normal to unknown.

In a trace file of work process we have (AL11) following lines:

- ABAP/4 Program SAPLTHFB

  Source LTHFBU01   Line 17.

  Error Code RAISE_EXCEPTION

  Module abfunc   20.133.5.1 SAP 98/08/21.

- Function ab_jfune Line 1113.

  Exception condition "NO_SERVER_LIST" raised.

In Systemlog (SM21) :

R/3 System start, SAPSYSTEM [ID], dispatcher PID xxx