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 Refer
- SAP Notes 1820588, 1836498, 1896320
- SAP Note 1896320 - Error occurred while trying to start SAP HANA Lifecycle Manager
2 Pre-requisites
- Install latest version of SAP Host Agent is installed, up and running on the box.
- Stop; re-start SAP Host Agent.
- If HLM is not working via HDB Studio, remove the system and re-add with FQDN.
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)
- Login to HANA server as root
- Go to downloaded directory <download_directory>
- Extract the archive
/usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/exe/hdb/SAPCAR -xvf SAPHANALM07_7-10012745.SAR
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
- Go to <media_directory>
- Execute
./hdbinst
- Continue and complete the installation
- Enter root password
- Enter SSH passphrase (same as root password; check password repository)
- Note down the log file location and verify file for errors, if any.
- Ensure successful completion of installation.
5 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
6 Access HLM
- Via HANA Studio
- Start HANA Studio
- Login to HANA database
- To start HLM, right click the system --> Select option “Lifecycle Management”
- Ensure successful start
- via Internet Browser via URL
https://<fully-qualified-hostname>:1129/lmsl/HLM/<SID>/ui/?sid=HDB
7 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
