Running the Software Update Manager Again Using a Configuration File

The SUM offers the option to repeat an update without re-entering system parameter values.

Context

After a first successful update with the Software Update Manager, you can carry out another update on a different system with identical system parameters, but without re-entering the values. The necessary parameters are provided by a configuration file that has been generated after the first update. This means that the SUM no longer needs to display the dialogs for entering these parameters during the next update.

Procedure

Perform a first SUM run and generate the configuration file afterwards:
1. Perform a first system update with the Software Update Manager on the intended system.
  
  When this update has finished completely and successfully, you can generate a configuration file that contains all corresponding variables. You may also generate the configuration file for a SUM run that has not reached 100%, however, this file contains all possible variables.
2. Generate the configuration file using the following command on the command-line interface:
  
  <SUM directory>/abap/bin/SAPup genconfiginput
  
  The SAPup executable generates the configuration file ConfigInput.xml in the current directory.
  Caution
  
  The generated XML file contains the tags for passwords, but no content. You may enter passwords into the file manually, but in clear text. Therefore, use these tags for uncritical test systems only.
Perform a subsequent SUM run using configuration file:
1. For the new SUM run, unpack the Software Update Manager again on the same or identical system as described in Downloading and Unpacking the Software Update Manager.
2. Copy or move the generated configuration file from the first SUM run to the control subdirectory <SUM directory>/abap/control/.
3. Start the new update with the Software Update Manager as described in Starting or Restarting the Software Update Manager.