SAP LVM Post Copy Automation Integration
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This document provides an overview of integrating SAP Landscape Virtualization Management (LVM) with Post Copy Automation (PCA), specifically aimed at system administrators. It outlines prerequisites for configuring PCA, enabling the system for provisioning, and executing various PCA task lists for system copies and refreshes. Additionally, it includes execution monitoring details and references for further information.
SAP LVM Post Copy Automation Integration
- 1. SAP LVM Post Copy Automation Integration
- 2. • This is the third in a series of presentations dedicated to SAP Landscape Virtualization Management (LVM) • This document provides a quick overview of how to integrate SAP LVM Post Copy Automation (PCA) in SAP LVM • The document is aimed at system administrators responsible for configuring SAP LVM and performing SAP system copies • The document assumes the reader has a high level of experience with system copies and associated terminology Introduction
- 3. Overview • SAP LVM Enterprise Edition can be used for various system provisioning activities such as cloning, copying, refreshing and renaming of SAP systems • With Enterprise Edition, customers have the option to use PCA for ABAP and Java systems • SAP LVM Enterprise Edition allows integration of PCA for SAP systems without activating them for provisioning activities i.e. it can be invoked in standalone mode • This document focuses on the integration of standalone PCA with an example showing steps following a database refresh
- 4. Pre-‐Requisites in ABAP • Before integrating PCA with LVM you must configure PCA in the back-‐ end systemthat is the target of the systemcopy • An overview of this configuration is available in SlideShare document entitled “SAP Post Copy Automation” • In addition to this configuration, a system user (e.g. LVMADM) with high authorizations (e.g. SAP_ALL) is required in all clients excluding client 000 • This system user is used during the PCA BDLS task in the back-‐end systemvia RFC calls from client 000 to all other relevant clients • Ensure you know the password for SAP* in client 000 of the source system as this will be needed by PCA before the user masters are imported into the new target system
- 5. Configuration in LVM • Before being able to perform any system copy or refresh related activities, the system must be enabled for provisioning in LVM • The system is enabled for provisioning in the “Systems” tab under the “Configuration” section
- 6. Configuration in LVM • Edit the system for which provisioning should be enabled and select the “Standalone PCA” radio button in the “System and AS Provisioning” section
- 7. Configuration in LVM • Now, in the “Provisioning” section, with the system selected, you will see the new button “Standalone PCA” • Standalone PCA can now be executed for this system
- 8. Task Lists • Depending on your scenario (i.e. copy or refresh) you will need to decide which PCA tasks to execute in the system • For a system copy, you’ll probably want to include PCA standard task lists SAP_BASIS_COPY_INITIAL_CONFIG and SAP_BASIS_COPY_BDLS • For a system refresh (export), you’ll probably want to include PCA standard task lists SAP_BASIS_COPY_REFRESH_EXPORT • For a system refresh (import), you’ll probably want to include PCA standard task lists SAP_BASIS_COPY_REFRESH_IMPORT and SAP_BASIS_COPY_BDLS
- 9. Execution for System Refresh • Start the standalone PCA with type “Task List Execution”
- 10. Execution for System Refresh • Using the “Add” button and drop-‐down, add tasks – SAP_BASIS_COPY_REFRESH_IMPORT – SAP_BASIS_COPY_BDLS • Modify the parameters for the BDLS task
- 11. Execution for System Refresh • Add logical systems pairs to be converted during the BDLS execution
- 12. Execution for System Refresh • When all tasks have been added and parameterized, move on to the summary screen
- 13. Execution for System Refresh • Start the execution
- 14. Monitoring the Execution • Basic monitoring of the standalone PCA execution can be done via the “Monitoring” section in LVM
- 15. Monitoring the Execution • Detailed monitoring on the progress of individual tasks within the PCA task lists can be done in the ABAP back-‐end system using transaction “STC02” in client 000
- 16. Reference Material • The following pages on SAP Help are useful: – Provisioning Systems – System Copy – System Refresh – Refreshing a Database Only • Further details are available on request – mailto:info@aliterconsulting.co.uk
- 17. Thank-‐you