Solution Manager Key info for Migration

[Former Member]

Hi Guru's,

As we are planning to migrate / system copy all systems like SAP Portal , BI & XI to a new hardware, from P5-P590 to P6-P570 (The OS version, TL level and Patch Level for the both LPAR's remains same, i.e No change on OS versions).

My question here is:

We have generated a solution manager key for all systems while installation, if we migrate any SAP system to a new hardware i.e. P6-P570, will the solution manager keys work in new environment for all systems? Our Solution manager server is also on P5-P590 environment.

As we are planning to migrate solman server also to a new env (P6-P570) from P5-P590, if the solmanger key doesnu2019t work on new env, do we need to migrate the solman server first to a new env and generate a new solman key and assign the key to the migrated systems on new env.

Note: We are doing as is migration, i.e. hostname, SID & IP remains same.

I hope my question is clear and understandable.

Please provide your valuable inputs / suggestions for the migration and also provide any link for the migrations.

Points will be awarded for each valuable answer.

Regards

Sreedhar Gunda

[Former Member]

Hi,

If your operating system is Unix ( any flavour ) then you can create the same mount points on new hardware ( except rootvg - operating system ) and copy entire contents from old hardware's mount points to new one. You need to take care of users , groups like ORA<SID>, and <SID>ADM , DBA, SAPSYS etc. In that scenario your hardware key will change so you need to apply new license in marketplase.

Better to migrate rootvg from your existing OS if possible , in that scenartio you need not take care of OS users , groups etc.

Regards

Kulwinder Singh

[Former Member]

Hi,

Anyway we will apply a license key, but what is the impact with Installation/upgrade key which generated in solution manager using a transaction code SMSY for the any system with the SID , System number & Message server?

Any impact with installation key in hardware migration?

Note: installation key and licence key both are diffrent . Our only concern is there any impact with Installtion/upgrade key?

Pls clarify. I hope my question is very clear.

Regards,

Sreedhar Gunda

[Former Member]

Yes there wil be impact, since when you are generating the installation/upgrade key , its depends on various factor since you also chainging the hardware also, in that factor your migration key as well as installation/upg key will be different. depends up your OS/databse and hardware key.

[Former Member]

Yes there wil be impact, since when you are generating the installation/upgrade key , its depends on various factor since you also chainging the hardware also, in that factor your migration key as well as installation/upg key will be different. depends up your OS/databse and hardware key.