UNIX: Background Upgrade with SDBINST
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 FilesConventions
Variables, SDBINST optionsProcedure
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