How to update the SAP kernel

1. create a folder to store the kernel SAR file

2. copy the SAR file to the new folder

3. run sapcar -xvfSAPEXEDB* (database dependent)

4. run sapcar -xvf SAPEXE_* (database independent)

Step 3 and 4 are to extract the kernel

5. stop SAP console

6. stop SAP service

7. stop SAPoscol service

8. remove the SAPEXEDB___.SAR and SAPEXE__.SAR from the new kernel folder

9. copy everything from the new kernel folder to E:usrsapDVEBMGS00exe

10. copy everything from the new kernel folder to E:usrsapE05SYSexeucIA64

11. start SAPOSCOL and SAP SERvice

12. start SAP console

Note, Don't forget the backup before upgrade.

How to update using SPAM SAINT

Importing a SPAM/SAINT Update
Use:
A SPAM/SAINT Update (SPAM update for short) contains updates and improvements to Support Package Manager and Add-On Installation Tool. There is always one SPAM update for each release.

The latest SPAM update is also available in SAP Support Portal, under service.sap.com/spManager.

Make sure you always have the most recent version of SPAM update before importing Support Packages or Installation Packages.

Prerequisites
You can only import a SPAM update if there are no terminated packages in the system.

A dialog box informs you if there are any terminated packages. You then have two options:

? Import the entire queue to begin with and then the SPAM update.

? Delete the queue, import the SPAM update, then import the queue.

You can only delete the queue if module Import 1 has not yet started (up to phase SCHEDULE_RDDIMPDP).

Procedure
1. Call Support Package Manager (transaction SPAM).

2. Check if the SPAM update offered is newer than the one in your system.

3. To import the most recent SPAM update, choose Support Package ® Import SPAM update.

SPAM updates are automatically confirmed once they have been imported.