Before shutting down the target system
Efficient options for SAP system copies
SAP system copies are necessary, regardless of the basic infrastructure. Particularly in the context of automation, preference should be given to solutions that support all relevant types of SAP system operation.
Also of increasing relevance to companies is the rapid provision of test data or systems in different data centers or in the cloud. A modern test data solution can implement these requirements in a largely automated manner, reducing manual effort, lowering the susceptibility to errors, and saving time and money.
Scenario with system copies for updating
By using the automation solution, errors that typically occur with manual process steps - just like additional costs due to repetition - can be avoided. To date, the IT team has created 88 SAP system copies. "If we had wanted to do this with SAP board resources, we would not have been able to pay for it as a medium-sized company," Rudi Scharf knows.
Homogeneous system copy: In this type of copy, the operating system and database on the target system are the same as on the source system. So Windows remains Windows and Linux remains Linux. And if the SAPHana database is running on the source system, it will also be used on the target system.
With "Shortcut for SAP Systems" you get additional functions for the SAP system copy.
The disruption of the production system - sooner or later - is then already pre-programmed.
The website www.sap-corner.de offers many useful information about SAP basis.
SAP recommends that you always update enterprise software in your production system using the SAP transport system and never make changes directly in the production system.