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Procedure documentation Case 3: Downgrade for Independent Software Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Use

Database instances exist that refer to a higher software version. You want to downgrade the software that is not used by the database instance, or whose version is not relevant for the database instance (Independent Software).

Caution

If you want to use this procedure in SAP systems, do not accept the system defaults. Specify the following settings instead:

<group>

sapsys

<owner>

For SAP DB OLTP database instances: sqdsid
For liveCache database instances:
sidadm

<independent_data_path>

UNIX/Linux: /sapdb/data

Microsoft Windows: <drive>:\sapdb\data

<independent_program_path>

UNIX/Linux: /sapdb/programs

Microsoft Windows: <drive>:\sapdb\programs

<dependent_path>

UNIX/Linux: /sapdb/<SIS>/db

Microsoft Windows: <drive>:\sapdb\<SID>\db

Procedure

 

Action

Command

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       1.       

Uninstall at least the database kernel and the chosen SAP DB software component(s) with the higher version.

sdbuninst –package "Database Kernel" [, <package_name2>…]

       2.       

Install your chosen installation profile with the lower version (for SAP DB-OLTP database instances at least Server, for liveCache database instances at least APO liveCache).

sdbinst –profile Server | "APO LiveCache" [, <inst_profile2>…]

 

 

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