Today I was looking in to HANA Lifecycle manager (SPS 7) a nice utility for automated update. This document is on how to obtain, install and access Lifecycle manager. More details as below:
1.1 Refer
- SAP Notes 1820588, 1836498, 1896320
- SAP Note 1896320 - Error occurred while trying to start SAP HANA Lifecycle Manager
1.2 Pre-requisites
- Install latest version of SAP Host Agent is installed, up and running on the box,
1.3 Download HLM
- Download HLM from http://service.sap.com/swdc --> Support Packages and Patches --> Search for Support Packages and Patches --> Hana Lifecycle Manager
- Download latest media (current latest is SAPHANALM07_7-10012745.SAR)
1.4 Install HLM
- Login to hana server as root
- Extract downloaded SAR file
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/hdb/SAPCAR -xvf SAPHANALM07_7-10012745.SAR
- Install HLM using command
/<media_directory>/hdbinst
- Continue and complete the installation.
1.4 Configure HANA Studio to use HLM
- Login to the Hana Database via Hana Studio
- Ensure <sid>adm details are maintained
Right Click System --> Properties --> Select “SAP System Logon”
- Configure connectivity to SAP Marketplace
Menu Option Window --> Preferences --> SAP HANA --> Lifecycle Management --> Service Marketplace
1.5 Access HLM
- Via HANA Studio
In HANA studio, Right Click System à Lifecycle Management
- via Internet Browser via URL
https://<fully-qualified-hostname>:1129/lmsl/HLM/<SID>/ui/?sid=HDB
1.6 Troubleshooting
- Ensure latest SAP Host agent is installed, up and running. To be sure, stop and restart the same.
- If HLM is not working
- Via HDB Studio, remove the system and re-add the system with fully qualified domain name, FQDN
- Stop; re-start SAP Host Agent