Upgrade from R34.7 to ECC6.0 EHP5

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Hello Team,

Our customer still using old SAP version so can you please advise how to upgrade from R3 4.7 to ECC6.0 EHP5.

Please find system details below:

System Type : Abap

Unicode : No

OS : Windows 2003

DB : MS SQL 2005

Exiting OS and DB will support till ECC6.0 EHP5.

I have downloaded ECC6.0 EHP5 Media and SAPup tool from Support.sap.com.

I have extracted SAPup tool (sapcar -xvf SAPupLMT001_56-20006651.SAR)

Root directory path is S:\ECC6.0EHp5\Upgrade_dvd\SAPup\
Upgrade DVD path is S:\ECC6.0EHp5\Upgrade_dvd
SAPup.exe path is S:\ECC6.0EHp5\Upgrade_dvd\SAPup\bin

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Launched SAPup.exe and provided root directory as per below.

Enter the path of your root directory []:
Root directory =

S:\ECC6.0EHp5\Upgrade_dvd\SAPup\

Waiting for SAP SL-Controller to connect at port number 4240 (CTRL-C to interrup
t)...
SL-controller connected

Open IE and Launch SL controller http://hostname:4240/ and received below error.

Enter the path of your root directory []:
Root directory = S:\ECC6.0EHp5\Upgrade_dvd\SAPup\
Waiting for SAP SL-Controller to connect at port number 4240 (CTRL-C to interrup
t)...
SL-controller connected
ERROR in GUI communication: Empty XML file
ERROR in network interface: 'Empty XML file'.
Switching to SCROLL mode
Target SAP system is 'SID'.
SAP instance number is '00'.
Type of database system is 'MSSQL'.
>>>> Enter DVD mount points <<<<

Please enter mount points for the DVDs required for the upgrade.

Enter at least the mount point containing "Basic control files for SAPup"

The requested Data Carrier is not mounted on any of the mount points you
entered.

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Any idea how to proceed further. Which DVD we have mentioned and Not sure about

"Basic control files for SAPup" ?

Please advise how to proceed further.

Regards

Shan

[hammerfall]

Did you find the solution. I have the same error. If resolved please advise.