Zero Downtime Option for SAP Business Suite

Required SAP Notes and Further Documentation

In addition to this document, you need other information such as the current central SUM note or the SUM guide for SAP ABAP systems.

The SUM guide describes how to update SAP systems based on SAP NetWeaver using the Software Update Manager (SUM). It includes planning, preparation and follow-up activities, information about using SUM, and troubleshooting information.

The latest version of this document as well as the central SUM note are available on the SAP Support Portal at: https://support.sap.com/sltoolsetInformation published on SAP site → Start of the navigation path Next navigation step  tab "System Maintenance"  Next navigation step  System Maintenance Scenarios  Next navigation step  Software Update/Upgrade using SUMEnd of the navigation path.

Furthermore, check the following SAP Notes on ZDO before you start:

SAP Note

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Executing and monitoring Zero Downtime Option of SUM for SAP Business Suite

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Prerequisites and restrictions of Zero Downtime Option of SUM for SAP Business Suite
These SAP Notes have more information about the

  • supported products and releases

  • required database versions

  • restrictions on the application side