What's New in the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release

ProcedureSPARC: How to Install the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 Release

Follow these steps to apply the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 patch to your SPARC based system.

Before You Begin

To install the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release, you must have already installed the following software on your system.

This procedure also assumes that you have downloaded the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 SPARC patch 124046-02 and the SAP plug-in patch 123849-03. For more information about how to acquire the patch, see How to Acquire the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 Release.

  1. If the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.1 release is not installed on your system, acquire and install the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.1 release.

    To install the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Update 2 release, you must already have installed and configured a compatible previous release or patch update of the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System. Compatible previous releases and patch updates are as follows:

    • N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 release

    • N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.1 patch update

    • N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.2 patch update

    • N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.3 patch update

    To determine which release is installed on your system, type the cr_server -version command in a terminal window.

    You can download and install the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.1 zip file (n1_sps-5_2_1-ga-solaris-sparc.zip) from the Sun Software Portfolio download page.

    For more information about how to install the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2.1 release, see Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Installation Guide.

  2. If the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Update 2 release is not installed on your system, acquire and install the N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Update 2 release.

    Download and apply the following patches that are available at the SunSolve web site.

    • 122989-12 for the Master Server

    • 122991-12 for the Command Line Interface

    For more information, see What’s New in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Update 2 Release.

  3. Log in as superuser on the master server.

  4. Stop the web server on the system.

    • Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, type the following command.


      # /usr/sbin/svcadm disable svc:/system/webconsole:console
      
    • For all other supported Solaris releases, type the following command.


      # /usr/sbin/smcwebserver stop
      
  5. Unregister the N1 AA Manager software.

    • Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, type the following command.


      # wcadmin undeploy -a n1aa -x n1aa
      
    • For all other supported Solaris releases, type the following commands.


      # /usr/sbin/smreg remove -a com.sun.web.admin.n1aa_2.2.4
      # cd /var/opt/webconsole/work/com_sun_web_console/localhost && rm -rf n1aa 
      
  6. Apply patch 124046-02. For example:


    # patchadd /var/spool/patch/124046-02
    
  7. Change users to assume the role of the n1aa user.


    # su - n1aa
    
  8. Change to the PostgreSQL binary directory.


    $ cd /opt/SUNWn1aa/pgsql/bin/
    
  9. Specify the port on which the PostgreSQL database should listen.


    $ ./psql -p 5433 n1aa
    

    In the previous example, the PostgreSQL database is set to listen on port 5433. Change the port value as appropriate for your environment.

  10. At the psql prompt, apply the patch SQL scripts.


    n1aa-# \i /usr/share/webconsole/n1aa/upgrade/install_patch_124046-02.sql
         
    n1aa-# \q
    
  11. Exit from the psql prompt.


    $ exit
    
  12. Exit from the n1aa user role.


    $ exit
    
  13. Recreate the link to the N1 Service Provisioning System Java Library.


    # cd /usr/share/webconsole/n1aa/WEB-INF/lib
    # rm sps-api.jar
    # ln -s /opt/SUNWn1sps/N1_Service_Provisioning_System_5.2/cli/lib/sps-api.jar
    

    For more information, see Chapter 2, Installation of the N1 AA Manager, in Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 Installation Guide.

  14. Register the N1 AA Manager software.

    • Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, type the following command.


      # wcadmin deploy -a n1aa -x n1aa /usr/share/webconsole/n1aa
      
    • For all other supported Solaris releases, type the following command.


      # /usr/sbin/smreg add -a /usr/share/webconsole/n1aa
      

    For more information, see Chapter 2, Installation of the N1 AA Manager, in Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 Installation Guide.

  15. Restart the web server.

    • Starting with the Solaris 10 11/06 release, type the following command.


      # /usr/sbin/svcadm enable svc:/system/webconsole:console
      
    • For all other supported Solaris releases, type the following command.


      # /usr/sbin/smcwebserver start
      
  16. If you want to provision software on your SAP systems, install the SAP plug-in on the master server.

    Follow these steps.

    1. Log in to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System master server.

    2. Apply patch 123849-03.

      For example:


      # patchadd /var/spool/patch/123849-03
      
    3. In the Administrative section of the browser interface main window, click Plug-ins.

    4. In the Action Column of the Plug-ins page, click Import.

    5. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the JAR file.

    6. Select the JAR file, and click Open.

      • If you have no version of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.sap_1.3.jar.

      • If you have version 1.0 of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.sap_1.0_1.1.jar to bring it to version 1.1, then follow the next step.

      • If you have version 1.1 of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.sap_1.1_1.2.jar to bring it to version 1.2, then follow the next step.

      • If you have version 1.2 of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.sap_1.2_1.3.jar.

    7. Click the Continue to Import button to import the plug-in.

    For more information, see the README file included with the SAP plug-in 1.3.

  17. If you want to provision software on your SAP systems, install the OS Provisioning plug-in on the master server.

    Follow these steps.

    1. Log in to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System master server.

    2. In the Administrative section of the browser interface main window, click Plug-ins.

    3. In the Action Column of the Plug-ins page, click Import.

    4. Click the Browse button and navigate to the location of the JAR file.

    5. Select the JAR file, and click Open.

      • If you have no version of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.n1osp_3.1.jar.

      • If you have version 2.0 of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.n1osp_2.0_3.0.jar to bring it to version 3.0, then follow the next step.

      • If you have version 3.0 of the plug-in currently loaded, select the com.sun.n1osp_3.0_3.1.jar.

    6. Click the Continue to Import button to import the plug-in.

    For more information, see the README file included with the OS Provisioning plug-in 3.1.

See Also

For more information about how to install the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 release, see Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 Installation Guide.

For more information about how to install the SAP plug-in, see Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User’s Guide for SAP Plug-In 1.0.