Update Strategy for SAP DB OLTP Database Instance 

For the selection of the update strategy, SDBUPD determines the SAP DB software version of the existing database instance (start version), and the SAP DB software version of the software package to be installed (target version).

Prerequisites

You are updating a SAP DB OLTP database instance.

SAP DB Software Versions

The following table shows which update strategy is selected for which start and target versions of the SAP DB software.

 

Target Version 7.4.02

Start Version 7.2.04

INPLACE

Start Version 7.2.05

INPLACE

Start Version 7.3.00

INPLACE

Start Version 7.4.02

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