Benefits of Software Update Manager (SUM) tool

     

This article answers following queries:

• What is SUM (Software Update Manager) tool?
• What are the advantages of using SUM tool over traditional tools?
• What are the activities that can be handled by Software Update Manager (SUM) tool?
• What are the benefits of using SUM tool?
• How to download Software Update Manager (SUM) tool?

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Software Update Manager (SUM) is a multi-purpose tool, which supports various processes for ABAP, Java and dual stack systems such as performing

• Release Upgrade
• Enhancement Packages installation or update
• Applying support pack stacks
• Updating single components and patches
• Correction of installed software information

Advantages of using SUM tool over traditional tools:

• Traditionally SPAM is used for applying ABAP support packages and JSPM is used for applying Java support packages. Now, there is no need to use 2 tools. SUM tool can be used for updating both ABAP and Java patches
• Simultaneously support pack stacks can be applied to both ABAP and Java stacks
• Minimum downtime (Single downtime is sufficient for both stacks combined)
• No need to UNCAR the SAR files explicitly. Tool does the same

Successor Tool:

The Software Update Manager replaces following tools for upgrade, update, and implementing Support packages:

• SAPehpi: SAP Enhancement Package Installer
• SAPup: tool for upgrading ABAP-based systems
• SAPJup: tool for upgrading Java-based systems
• JSPM: Java Support Package Manager
• CEupdateManager: tool for updating Composition Environment systems
• SolManUp: tool for updating and upgrading SAP Solution Manager systems

In other words, Software Update Manager is successor for all the above tools.

Starting from 2013, for maintenance activities that are supported by the SUM, the usage of the substituted tool is no longer supported (except for SPAM/SAINT). Please refer SAP Note 1589311 for further details

How to download Software Update Manager?

 Software Update Manager (SUM) is part of the Software Logistics Toolset delivery and available for download from SAP Software Download Center

Please navigate as shown below to download Software Update Manager from Software download center:

Support Packages and Patches --> A - Z Index --> S --> SL TOOLSET --> SL TOOLSET 1.0         --> Entry by Component --> SOFTWARE UPDATE MANAGER (SUM) --> SOFTWARE UPDATE MANAGER 1.0 --> Support Package Patches

It will result in below screen

Select your Operating System from the above list. For example, I have selected AIX 64bit as my Operating system. Then it will result in following screen

Select this SAR file and add to download basket and it can be downloaded using “SAP Download Manager”

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