Zero Downtime Option for SAP S/4HANA

Get Roadmap: Enabling ZDO During the Initial Dialogs

If you are eligible to use the Zero Downtime Option, you can select the option in the initial dialogs of SUM.

Context

For more information about the initial dialogs, see in the SUM Guide the following chapters:

  • Start of the navigation pathPlanning  Next navigation step  Initial Dialogs for the Scenario Specification (Get Roadmap)End of the navigation path

  • Start of the navigation pathRunning the Software Update Manager  Next navigation step  Actions During the Roadmap Steps  Next navigation step  Specifying the Scenario to Get the Roadmap  Next navigation step  Making Entries for Scenarios with Configuration FileEnd of the navigation path

To enable the ZDO feature, proceed as follows:

Procedure

  1. During the specification of the scenario strategy in phase MOD_SELROADMAP/SELECT_ROADMAP, you select first the strategy Downtime-optimized and here the ZDO feature. Then choose Next.
  2. In a subsequent dialog, you are asked to report an incident to get a password that authorizes you to use the ZDO feature.
  3. After you have received the password, enter it in the dialog and choose Next.