Software Logistics Toolset (SL Toolset)

Use the latest versions of the tools, as they contain recent corrections.

Introduction blog to the SL Toolset on SAP Community

SAP Note 1563579 - Central Release Note for SL Toolset 1.0

SAP Note 1589311 - Replacements of outdated tools

SAP Note 362141(opens in new tab)6 - SAP Release Note for SL Toolset 1.0 SPS 46 (incl. Maintenance Strategy & Product Availability Matrix

 

Software Logistics Toolset (SL Toolset) 1.0 SPS 46 includes:

 

System Provisioning

Software Provisioning Mgr 1.0 SP 46 & 2.0 SP 23

SAP Setup 9.0

Software Lifecycle Container Bridge 1.0 SP 01 (fka SL Plugin)

 

System Maintenance

Software Update Manager 1.1 SP 05 & 2.0 SP 25

SPAM / SAINT Update 7.00 - 8.16

System Maintenance

Software Update Manager (SUM)

 

SUM is offered in different versions. For further details see the separate page on  Software Update Manager(opens in new tab).

  • SUM 1.1 for Java stack, dual-stack, and ABAP stack (ABAP with target versions below 7.50)

  • SUM 2.0 for pure ABAP stack and target versions based on 7.50 and above 

SPAM/SAINT update 7.00 to 8.16

Apply SPs, install and uninstall add-ons in ABAP

System Maintenance Scenarios

Software Update/Upgrade with SUM 1.1 SP 05

Upgrade & update of SAP NetWeaver-based systems (Java; Dual-stack; ABAP with target below SAP BASIS 7.50):

Software Update/Upgrade with SUM 2.0 SP 25

Upgrade & update of AS ABAP - based systems with target SAP BASIS 7.50 or higher:

More information on Software Update Manager (SUM):

Database Migration Option (DMO) with SUM 1.1 SP 05

Combined update and migration to SAP HANA database for target systems below SAP BASIS 7.50

Database Migration Option (DMO) with SUM 2.0 SP 25

Combined update and migration to SAP HANA database for target systems targeting SAP BASIS 7.50 and higher

See also the Support Portal page on DMO

System Conversion as transition from an SAP ECC system to SAP S/4HANA (with or without DMO)

Downtime-optimized Conversion approach using SUM 2.0

Leverage Zero Downtime Option of SUM to perform release upgrades and feature or support package stack updates for SAP S/4HANA without technical downtime.

System provisioning

Software Provisioning Manager

Install, copy, transform, split, rename, and uninstall products based on SAP NetWeaver Application Server ABAP and Java.

Software Provisioning Manager is now offered in versions 1.0 and 2.0.

For further details see the separate page on Software Provisioning Manager and the SAP Community Info on Software Provisioning Manager.

 

If you need to deploy SAP products based on SAP Netweaver 7.0 or SAP Netweaver 7.3 EHP1, download a complete kernel media of kernel release 7.22(opens in new tab), then click on Kernel for Installation / SWPM.

For all other SAP products, you must download the kernel media from https://support.sap.com/swdc.

Software Provisioning Manager 1.0

  • Supports System Provisioning for SAP products which are listed on a help page
  • SAP Note 1680045 on Software Provisioning Manager 1.0

Software Provisioning Manager 2.0

  • Supports System Provisioning for SAP products which are listed on a help page
  • SAP Note 2568783 on Software Provisioning Manager 2.0

Software Provisioning Manager 1.0  for out-of-maintenance product versions

SAP Note 3261541 - Software Provisioning Manager Medium 51054279

Software Lifecycle Container Bridge 1.0

Install, update, or uninstall container-based products.
Currently, the following products are supported by Software Lifecycle Container Bridge 1.0:

  • SAP Data Intelligence
  • SAP Data Hub

Please check out the corresponding documentation:

Frontend Installation and Distribution using SAPSetup 9.0

SAP frontend software of many SAP products (such as SAP GUI for Windows) has to be installed and distributed reliably to Microsoft Windows hosts in your landscape. See section below and this page on SAPSetup.

System Provisioning Scenarios

Installation Option of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 46


Installation Option of Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP 25

 

System Copy Option of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 46

System Copy Option of Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP 25

Rename Option of Software Provisioning Manager 1.0 SP 46

Rename Option of Software Provisioning Manager 2.0 SP 25

RISE with SAP System Transition Workbench

  • SAP HANA tenant copy
  • SAP HANA backup and recovery
  • Homogeneous "update and copy"
  • System conversion using SUM 2.0 (DMO with System Move)
  • System conversion using SUM 2.0 (DMOVE2S4)

used for migration of customer systems to SAP Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) in context of RISE with SAP.