As intimated by SAP, DI systems can only be moved but not copied.
Reference Source:: System Copy for SAP Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver 2004s SR1 System Copy Guide. You can find this information in Page No. 10 under Usage Type Development Infrastructure (DI) only.
What it means: We cannot do System Copy for the instance having a Usage Type DI as NWDI (DTR, CBS, and CMS) components are deployed/configured on it. I have tried performing the above on multiple OS and DB combination. For example performing a heterogeneous system copy from Windows, MsSql to Linux/Unix, MaxDB.
Two major issues you will face are: :
1. Three Database views namely IMS_SYNCVIEW, PVC_ACTVERSVIEW, and PVC_OBJVERSVIEW , will not created in the target system in the above scenario of system copy.
What it means: Your java import step in the target system will fail, throwing an ERROR somewhat like mentioned below.
Com.sap.inst.jload.Jload dbImport SEVERE: DB Error during import of IMS_SYNCINXVIEW
This is an error about the Database view IMS_SYNCINXVIEW which Jload fails to create. Strictly speaking this is not a JLoad problem but the problem with certain applications which tries to create this view. Latter on you might get the same error for other two views that is PVC_ACTVERSVIEW and PVC_OBJVERSVIEW
Solution: You have to manually delete the entries of the above views from negativTableListForJload.xml located in \Program Files\Sapinst_instdir\NW04S\LM\COPY\MSS\SYSTEM\CENTRAL\AS-JAVA\install\sltool.
For example remove the entry ;< object name="IMS_SYNCINXVIEW" action="insert"/>;
Your Job is still not done. You have to remove the entries from another XML file called import.xml located in \ProgramFiles\sapinst_instdir\NW04\COPY\IMPORT\JAVA\COPY\ONE_HOST
After this restart the installation choosing the option continue old installation.
2.When we do a system copy from Windows to Unix(Linux) or vice versa we face problem in extraction/installation of SDM because in windows we have backward slash ( \ ) structure and in unix we have forward slash ( / ) structure. While doing system copy the conversion of this slashes (in case of above mentioned scenario) are not done automatically. We have to do it manually.
Solution: SAP Note 755132
Hope this small bit of information will help you in performing Heterogeneous System Copy (Java System) with Usage Type DI which earlier was earlier a constraint.
