The SAP OS/DB Migration Project Guide

1. Introduction ... 5
... 1.1 SAP in the Multi-Platform World ... 5
... 1.2 Reasons to Migrate ... 5
... 1.3 Content and Objectives of This Book ... 6

2. The OS/DB Migration Project ...7
... 2.1 The Project Approach ... 7
... 2.2 The Players ... 7
... 2.3 Project Phases and Timing ... 8
... 2.4 Preparation Phase ... 9
... 2.5 Migration Phase ... 11
... 2.6 Follow-up Phase ... 15
... 2.7 Combining an OS/DB Migration and Upgrade Project ... 16
... 2.8 Summary ... 16

3. Technical Background Information ... 19
... 3.1 Homogeneous or Heterogeneous ... 19
... 3.2 Tools for System Copy and Migration ... 19
... 3.3 Migration Files ... 20

4. Migrating Non-Standard R/3 Systems ... 29
... 4.1 Migrating Non-R/3 Systems ... 29
... 4.2 Incremental Migration for R/3 ... 31
... 4.3 Migrating to Unicode ... 32

5. The Export Process ... 35
... 5.1 Verifications on the Source System ... 35
... 5.2 Exporting the Source System ... 39
... 5.3 Exporting with R3SETUP ... 41
... 5.4 R3SETUP Export Process-Example ... 41
... 5.5 Exporting with SAPINST ... 43
... 5.6 SAPINST Export Process-Example ... 45
... 5.7 Transferring the Files to the Target Host ... 49
... 5.8 Database Specifi cs ... 49

6. The Import Process ... 51
... 6.1 Importing with R3SETUP ... 51
... 6.2 Importing with SAPINST ... 54
... 6.3 Database Specifics ... 59

7. Set-up and Configuration ... 63
... 7.1 Database-Specific Actions ... 63
... 7.2 Post-Processing in SAP ... 64
... 7.3 Additional Tasks ... 68

8. References and Documentation ... 71
... 8.1 SAP Service Marketplace ... 71
... 8.2 SAP Installation and Documentation Manuals ... 71
... 8.3 Important OSS Notes on OS/DB Migrations ... 71

Appendix ... 73
... A. Sample Project Plan ... 73
... B. Supported Platform Combinations ... 75

Index ... 79