SAP HANA 2.0 – update to SPS05

In this week in few steps we’ll update SAP HANA 2.0 system to SPS05. See below for steps to complete the task.

1. Download suitable support packages and patches.
2. Backup HANA System.
3. Update HANA System to version: 200.54 or newer and HANA Database Client to version: 2.7.23 or newer.
4. Update HostAgent to version: 721.51.

Point 1

Download suitable soft from this site. Choose:

• Support Packages & Patches -> By Alphabetical Index (A-Z) -> H -> SAP HOST AGENT -> SAP HOST AGENT 7.21 -> e.g. : SAPHOSTAGENT51_51-20009388.SAR
• Support Packages & Patches -> By Alphabetical Index (A-Z) -> H -> SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION -> SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION 2.0 -> SAP HANA CLIENT 2.0 -> e.g. IMDB_CLIENT20_007_23-80002082.SAR or newer.
• Support Packages & Patches -> By Alphabetical Index (A-Z) -> H -> SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION -> SAP HANA PLATFORM EDITION 2.0 -> SAP HANA DATABASE 2.0 -> e.g. IMDB_SERVER20_054_0-80002031.SAR or newer.

Point 2

In this point backup Your SAP HANA system- for example from SAP HANA Studio.

Point 3

-- unpack Your all downloaded *.SAR files, e.g.
server:/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/SAPCAR -xvf SAPHOSTAGENT51_51-20009388.SAR
server:/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/SAPCAR -xvf IMDB_CLIENT20_007_23-80002082.SAR
server:/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/SAPCAR -xvf IMDB_SERVER20_054_0-80002031.SAR

-- export Your DISPLAY to X Server
server:/mnt/nfs1/rev200_54/SAP_HANA_DATABASE # export DISPLAY=hostname:0.0

-- run HANA installer
server:/mnt/nfs1/rev200_54/SAP_HANA_DATABASE # ./hdblcmgui  

Point 4

-- In the place where You unpacked SAPHostAgent SAR file, execute:
server:./saphostexec -install

-- next check new version:
server:/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec -version