SAP on Oracle - Installation and Upgrade

Here you can find resources and guides to help you install or upgrade your SAP on Oracle application environment. Please note - technical documentation of this type resides on the SAP Support Portal in the SAP Service Marketplace (SMP). An SMP login is required to access these guides and SAP Notes.

Tools

MOPatch version 1.9 is now available for SAP customers running Oracle 10.2.0.4. This tool simplifies the task of installing multiple Oracle database patches into an Oracle Home. It automates the process of unpacking the patches and calling "opatch apply" for each of them. You can download MOPatch from SAP Note 1027012, which also tells you how to use the tool.

General

Getting Started

Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1): UNIX  (SMP login required)

Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1): Windows  (SMP login required)

System Copy

These presentations are from the 2013 German Oracle Users Conference (DOAG):

• New Features in Software Provisioning Manager for SAP & Oracle

• SAP System Copy on Oracle

• SAP System Copy with Oracle: What to Look Out For

Homogenous Database Copies With BR*Tools 
This presentation from the German Oracle users Conference (DOAG) shows how to make homogeneous database copies using the new BR*Tools procedure.

Miscellaneous

These presentations are from the 2013 German Oracle Users Conference (DOAG):

• Evolution of Oracle Software Installation in SAP Environments
• Cloning of Oracle Homes on Oracle RAC 11.2 Cluster Nodes After Linux Upgrade