Database Migration Option: Target Database SAP HANA

New Features

The section lists significant new features and improvements of the Database Migration Option.

The table also indicates the SUM version in which the new or improved feature was introduced.

New Features for the Individual SUM with DMO Versions

Feature

Description

Availability

DMO with System Move: Shell script for data transfer runs as daemon process

The shell script for the data transfer runs in the background as a daemon process and is monitored by the HTTP server. In this way, you can control the process in the Process Control Center.

For more information, see System Move: Data Transfer.

SUM 2.0 SP13

Benchmark Migration: Tables counting can be activated

The counting of the migrated tables can be activated manually in the benchmarking tool via a function switch. For more information, see Benchmark Migration.

SUM 2.0 SP13

New dialog Table Count Verification

After the data migration with R3load, the table rows are counted to ensure that no data loss has occurred. A new dialog Table Count Verification is available in the initial dialogs that allows you to enable or disable the counting of rows during downtime. See also Initial Dialogs.

SUM 2.0 SP14

Log mode Overwrite during DMO procedure

During a database migration to SAP HANA database, the log mode Overwrite is automatically used. It is switched back to Normal after the migration. Therefore, we recommend creating a full backup of your database as a follow-up activity.

For more information, see Preparing Target Database SAP HANA and Backing up the SAP HANA Database.

SUM 2.0 SP14

Downtime-Optimized DMO: Reports replaced by SUM Toolbox.

To meet the requirements for the table selection, you can use a tool from SUM Toolbox instead of running reports.

For more information, seeDowntime-Optimized DMO .

SUM 2.0 SP15

SAP HANA database client is expected by the SUM in the download directory

The SAP HANA database client archive is automatically copied to the download directory. The dialog prompting you to enter the path to the archive has been removed.

SUM 2.0 SP15