UNIX: Background Upgrade with SDBINST 

Background upgrade of the client software with SDBINST (UNIX/Linux)

On Linux operating systems, you can use the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) to install the SAP DB software. If an RPM installation of the SAP DB software has been performed on Linux, you cannot additionally carry out an SDBINST installation or SDBINST upgrade on this host.

Prerequisites

UNIX: Unpacking the Installation Files

Conventions

Variables, SDBINST options

Procedure

  1. Log onto your computer as the root user.
  2. Start the installation by running the SDBINST program with the following options:
    ./SDBINST -b -profile <profile> -indep_data <independent_data_path> -indep_prog <independent_program_path> -depend <dependent_path> -o <owner> -g <group>
    Specify the installation profile (<profile>) "Runtime For SAP AS". The quotation marks are required.

The installation program itself decides whether it is dealing with a new installation or an upgrade.

Further activities

Check the result of your upgrade using the log (Logging).

UNIX: Additional Steps