Upgrading Hostagent.docx

UPGRADING HOSTAGENT For Windows : 1. Login to Windows System 2. C drive  Program files  SAP  hostctrl  exe Right click on Exe cmd prompt Then Execute >saphost exec –stop 3. Now create the folder hostagent under DUSRSAP i.e. DUSRSAP Hostagent 4. Now download hostagent from SMP Software Downloads  Browse our download catalogSAP Technology componentsSAP hostagentSelect SAP version (goto cmd prompt and execute >saphostexec –version)Select system bit numberThen download highest patch hostagent (click on patch for sorting) in \\transfer\transfer folder. 5. Now copy this .SAR file under DUSR SAPHostagent 6. Now Uncar .SAR file as Right click on Hostagent foldercmd prompt Execute >SAPCAR –xvf filename 7. Upgrade the patch Execute >saphostexe –upgrade

** Absence of SAP folder under CProgram files implies Hostagent is not present and we are installing it for the first time. For this download hostagent from SMP and execute as >saphostexe –install

For Unix/Linux systems : 1. Goto /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec 2. Execute >saphostexec –stop 3. Download host agent from SMP 4. Create a directory Hostagent under /usr/sap, then copy and uncar .sar file >cp –Rpf sourcepath targetpath >sapcar –xvf filename If you face Permission denied error while extracting Go to root level Give chmod 777 chown <sidadm>: sapsys 5. From root level goto the path where you have extracted the file i.e. /usr/sap/Hostagent Execute >./saphostexec upgrade