Copy R/3 system

Hello experts,
we must make a copy/refresh from Production R/3 Environment to Quality R/3 Environment.
Do you have some documentation for this activity?
Thanks,
Vito

Check the system copy guides at
http://service.sap.com/systemcopy
Markus

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*Hi
We are performing system copy of SCM system. The Java was not at all running in the system now while performinfg system copy we are facing following errror.*
ERROR 2009-10-23 12:05:39.123
CJS-30071 Execution of UTL tool 'C:\j2sdk1.4.2_12-x64\bin\java.exe -classpath E:\usr\sap\SD2\SYS\global\sltools\sharedlib\launcher.jar -showversion -Xmx256m com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart com.sap.sl.ut.manager.UtlMain
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Hi.
>SOLUTION: Check 'UTL_load_usages.log' and 'C:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/SCM51/LM/COPY/ORA/EXP/CENTRAL/AS-ABAP
>/PREEXP/UTL.java.log'
Hi,
Could you please paste above logs here and also check whether database is up or not...
Thanks
Sunny

Error during System Copy in SCM system

*Hi
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Oct 23, 2009 12:05:38... Info   : Successfully parsed!
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CURRENT SAP LANDSCAPE.
SAP Production System is installed as a Distributed System:
SAP Application Host:_ AIX 5.2 - SAP Application (Central Instance - Central Services) based on NW 7.0 - ERP 2005 SR1.
Database Host: AIX 5.2 - Oracle 10G ver 10.2.0.2.0. - Database remains in SAN (Storage Area Network)
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COPYING ONLY CENTRAL INSTANCE AND CENTRAL SERVICES TO A NEW HOST.
Purpose: I want to copy only SAP Application (Central Instance an Central Services) to a new host and connect to my current Database Host .
According System Copy Guide (*) the concept of System Copy includes installation of SAP instances again using copy of source system database, likewise in this Guide I found the following restrictions:
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3.     Reinstalling the central instance without the database is not supported!
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(*) System Copy for SAP Systems Based on SAP NetWeaver 2004s SR1 ABAP+Java
Document version: 1.1 ‒ 08/18/2006
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I am SAP BI person and need some suggestion regarding the BASIS expertise.
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Procedure
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Dear All
Please help me
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java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
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     at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324)
     at com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart.main(OfflineToolStart.java:81)
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SAP upgrade guide stating that:
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When we first implemented SAP system 3 and half years ago, the consultants and the developers were using the development system like a sandbox system, they tried out features or developed programs for learning purpose.
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Copying sap logon systems

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i have a new computer and i want to copy my all systems that i see at my sap logon screen to my new sap logon screen.
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Moderator message: not related to ABAP development.
Edited by: Thomas Zloch on Jun 21, 2011 5:05 PM

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Hi,
We are trying to copy portal production system onto portal test system.
Is there a document to describe how to do it?
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If you refer to content personalized through Content Administration, e.g. Roles or personalized pages/iviews, you have to create a transport package by using export (production) and import (test) options.
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BW_User,MDBTC(RFC users) system users were locked in our BI Production system at the same time system copy activity was running in the Quality system(production to quality) so as per our colleagues concern after system copy they started Quality system with out changing background work-process 0 so some jobs were triggered which were copied from production system.
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You can try for this..
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We have made a client copy of the back-end system of SRM (SRM 5.0). Only the back-end and not SRM has been copied.
After replication all the master- and customizing data again to SRM from the 'new' back-end I have found an issue with updating the suppliers.
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