Upgrade supporting systems

Upgrade the following supporting systems as part of the pre-upgrade requirements.

Table 1. Prerequisites
Software
  • SMP 3.0 SP11 PL06 and above (SAP Mobile Platform)
  • BTPms (Business Technology Platform Mobile service)
  • SAP Cloud Connector latest version
  • SAP NetWeaver Gateway 7.4 and above with SAP_BASIS component (740 and above), SAP_GWFND 740 component (SP 13 and above), and SAP_UI component (SP 13 and above)
  • Reverse proxy (SAP Web Dispatcher, Apache, Junos Pulse, NetScaler proxy servers are recommended. Others need to be evaluated.)
  • RACE 2203 - SAP_UI 740 (SP13 and above) or SAP_UI 750 (SP01 or above) or provide access to online UI5 libraries of version 1.71
  • SPAM Version 69 and above (only for Add-Ons.)
SAP Business Suite
  • ECC 6.0 EHP 5 with SAP_BASIS 702 and above (recommended)
  • Lower versions are compatible (requires evaluation)
  • SAP S/4HANA Business Suite 1610, 1909, 1709, 1809, and 2020
Compatible Security Authentication Mechanism
  • Basic authentication
  • SSO2 between SMP and NetWeaver Gateway
  • Active Directory SSO
  • SAML 2.0 Authentication
Access
  • SAP Basis System Admin with access to 000 clients in Gateway and ECC systems.
  • Access to SAP File directory usr/sap/trans/EPS/in to upload PAT files.
Assumptions Access to the RACE™ portal can be completed after the RACE™ admin user credentials setup is completed.

Upgrade the supporting systems in the order defined in the flow.

Figure 1. Validate Systems