Updating SAP ABAP Systems on UNIX and Linux: IBM Db2 for Linux, Unix, and Windows

Important Entries for the Shadow Instance Installation

This chapter deals with the shadow Instance installation.

The Software Update Manager creates the profiles, directories, and further prerequisites for the shadow instance.

In the following, we go into detail of some important phases:

Reusing Shadow Instance Profiles (Phase SHDINST_CPY)

If you have made a backup of the save directory from a previous upgrade, you can now use the profiles for the shadow instance that have been stored in the directory.

If you want to use the shadow instance profiles, make sure that the save directory has been copied to the SUM directory and confirm the prompt with Yes.