Is it required to do Unicode conversion before applying NW70EhP1?

Hi,
I am going to apply NW70EhP1 in our BI system.
My BI system details is:
1. NW70 SP16
2. ABAP+JAVA Web AS
3. Non Unicode.
Is it mandatory to do Unicode conversion before applying NW70EhP1SP6 in our NW70SP16 non-unicode ABAP+JAVA BI system?
Thanks
Manoj
+91-9231524195

Hi Yu,
Thank you for your answer.
But in the market place in the below two locations Non-Unocoe kernel are not available. As my system is NW70 ABAP+JAVA and having BI Java component as well as Portal component I am worring that will these components work properly in non-unicode kernel or it is required to convert the system to unicode?
Support Packages and Patches --> Entry by Application Group --> SAP NetWeaver --> SAP NETWEAVER --> SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 --> PORTAL ADD-ON SAP NW 7.0 EHP1 --> Required Product Versions --> SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 - Enterprise Portal
Support Packages and Patches --> Entry by Application Group --> SAP NetWeaver --> SAP NETWEAVER --> SAP EHP1 FOR SAP NETWEAVER 7.0 --> Entry by Component --> BI Java
Thanks again..
Manoj

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Hi,
In a distributed SAP system (CI and DB on separate host),
(1) I run SAPInst to export DB for unicode conversion via system copy option in DB host. After the parameter input up to General Unload settings e.g. Unicode Target system ? Yes, Parallel import/export ? No
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How to solve it?
WARNING 2007-09-04 22:53:39
Execution of the command "K:\JDKRoot\bin\java.exe -classpath K:\usr\sap\MD3\SYS\global\sltools\sharedlib\launcher.jar -showversion -Xmx256m com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart com.sap.sl.ut.manager.UtlMain
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java version "1.4.2_12"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode)
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sap/engine/offline/OfflineToolStart
ERROR 2007-09-04 22:53:39
CJS-30074 Execution of UTL tool 'K:\JDKRoot\bin\java.exe -classpath K:\usr\sap\MD3\SYS\global\sltools\sharedlib\launcher.jar -showversion -Xmx256m com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart com.sap.sl.ut.manager.UtlMain
ebpshd01/sapmnt/MD3/SYS/global/security/lib/tools;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.infoprovider_lib.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.manager.offline.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/antlr.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/exception.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/jddi.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/logging.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/offlineconfiguration.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/opensqlsta.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/tc_sec_secstorefs.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comtcsdtcvlimpl.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SDMutil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SLUtil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/base.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/util.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/sqlserver.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/spy.jar -export -type=keydb "-expfile=D:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/NW04S/LM/COPY/MSS/EXP/DISTRIBUTED/AS/EXPDB/usages_data.xml" -log=UTL_load_usages.log -sid=MD3 -dsn=jdbc/pool/MD3 -ssprops=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.properties -ssk=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.key' aborts with return code 1. Check 'UTL_load_usages.log' and 'D:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/NW04S/LM/COPY/MSS/EXP/DISTRIBUTED/AS/EXPDB/UTL.java.log' for more information.
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Regards,
Ricky Chan

=== Reformated it and added further information ===
Hi,
In a distributed (CI and DB on separate host) SAP system NW 7.0 ABAP+JAVA usage type MI ,
(1) I run SAPInst to export DB for unicode conversion via system copy option in DB host. After the parameter input screen up to "General Unload settings" e.g. Unicode Target system ? Yes, Parallel import/export ? No
The following warning/error occurred and drive K:\usr\sap\MD3 is only located at CI host. No such folder in DB host as no SAP instance was installed in it.
============ sapins_dev.log ============
WARNING 2007-09-04 22:53:39 Execution of the command "K:\JDKRoot\bin\java.exe -classpath K:\usr\sap\MD3\SYS\global\sltools\sharedlib\launcher.jar -showversion -Xmx256m com.sap.engine.offline.OfflineToolStart com.sap.sl.ut.manager.UtlMain
ebpshd01/sapmnt/MD3/SYS/global/security/lib/tools;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.infoprovider_lib.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.manager.offline.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/antlr.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/exception.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/jddi.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/logging.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/offlineconfiguration.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/opensqlsta.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/tc_sec_secstorefs.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comtcsdtcvlimpl.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SDMutil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SLUtil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/base.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/util.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/sqlserver.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/spy.jar -export -type=keydb "-expfile=D:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/NW04S/LM/COPY/MSS/EXP/DISTRIBUTED/AS/EXPDB/usages_data.xml" -log=UTL_load_usages.log -sid=MD3 -dsn=jdbc/pool/MD3 -ssprops=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.properties -ssk=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.key" finished with return code 1. Output: java version "1.4.2_12" Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode) java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sap/engine/offline/OfflineToolStart
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ebpshd01/sapmnt/MD3/SYS/global/security/lib/tools;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.infoprovider_lib.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comsl.ut.manager.offline.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/antlr.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/exception.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/jddi.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/logging.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/offlineconfiguration.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/opensqlsta.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/tc_sec_secstorefs.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/sap.comtcsdtcvlimpl.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SDMutil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/sltools/sharedlib/SLUtil.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/base.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/util.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/sqlserver.jar;K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/exe/nuc/NTAMD64/mssjdbc/spy.jar -export -type=keydb "-expfile=D:/Program Files/sapinst_instdir/NW04S/LM/COPY/MSS/EXP/DISTRIBUTED/AS/EXPDB/usages_data.xml" -log=UTL_load_usages.log -sid=MD3 -dsn=jdbc/pool/MD3 -ssprops=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.properties -ssk=K:/usr/sap/MD3/SYS/global/security/data/SecStore.key' aborts with return code 1.
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ERROR 2007-09-04 22:53:39 FCO-00011 The step getUsageTypes with step key |NW_Export|ind|ind|ind|ind|0|0|NW_Java_Export_Dialog|ind|ind|ind|ind|5|0|getUsageTypes was executed with status ERROR .
============
The content of file UTL.java.log:
java version "1.4.2_12"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_12-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.4.2_12-b03, mixed mode)
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/sap/engine/offline/OfflineToolStart
=============
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Will these files in CI be used automatically when running SAPinst in DB host for DB export option?
Is it required to move these files to DB host manually? Which is the target location if necessary ?
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=====================================================================================
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(rscpMC) Warn: I18N_NAMETAB_NORM_ALLOW = 0
(rscpMC) Warn: I18N_NAMETAB_NORM_LOG   = 0
(rscpMC) Warn: I18N_NAMETAB_ALT_ALLOW = 0
(rscpMC) Warn: I18N_NAMETAB_ALT_LOG    = 0
(rscpMC) Warn: I18N_NAMETAB_OLD_ALLOW = 0
(rscpMC) Warn: I18N_NAMETAB_OLD_LOG    = 0
(GSI) INFO: dbname   = "BWS
(GSI) INFO: vname    = "DB6                             "
(GSI) INFO: hostname = "UNKNOWN
(GSI) INFO: sysname = "AIX"
(GSI) INFO: nodename = "itmlartdev01x"
(GSI) INFO: release = "3"
(GSI) INFO: version = "5"
(GSI) INFO: machine = "002417CA4C00"
(GSI) INFO: instno   = "0020169337"
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rc = 99, table "/BIC/B0000786000"
(SQL error -968)
error message returned by DbSl:
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(DB) INFO: disconnected from DB
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p/sapinst/sapinst_instdir/NW04S/LM/COPY/DB6/EXP/CENTRAL/AS-ABAP/EXP #

Hi Sundar,
if the problem is due to a high temp space usage. The root cause is typically the
sort during export. If the table is large, the sort spills to temp.
You can avoid the sort by doing an unsorted export or tweak the DB2 optimizer to use the primary key to do the sort.
Before DB2 9, you can reduce the OVERHEAD tablespace parameter to zero. Return this value to its previous value after the successful export. This is a indirect hint to the optimizer that random IOs are cheap. This might not help.
With DB2 9, this should not happen, because the DB2_OPT_MAX_TEMP_SIZE=10240 registry variable is set under DB2_WORKLOAD=SAP which limits the temp space usage to 10GB if possible. You can reduce this parameter further if necessary. Another problem could be that the optimizer has chosen the wrong temp space. The optimizer choses the temp space with the largest amount of pages (not size).
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Unicode conversion in situ

Hi SCN,
I'm looking at the possibility of running a Combined Upgrade & Unicode Conversion (CUUC) in-situ; i.e. without a migration to new hardware.
However in all my years of SAP Basis projects any Unicode conversion I've seen has involved a migration to new hardware (which makes good sense as the process is the same as an OSDB migration with R3load/MigMon).
What I want to know is - has anyone ever run one in-place. I.e. keeping the same server and running the CUUC entirely inplace?
This seems logically problematic as you need a target system to import to.
I can imagine a process along these lines though...:
1. Take SAP layer offline
2. Run full backup of system
3. Export system
4. Drop database* (to make clean ready for new import)
5. Run SPUMG/SUMG/SAPINST to setup Unicode database ready to receive import...
6. ....and continue to run import into that database
7. Complete Unicode conversion process
However the big issue here for me is
(a) *dropping the live production system is far from attractive.... I'm presuming everyone would do as I've always seen and combine this with a migration to new improved hardware, so that a backout to the old system is simple
(b) I'm not sure at what point with the SAP tools (SPUMG/SUMG/SAPINST) this process would become convoluted with it all being in-situ on the same box. I.e. I'm not sure if it's something the SAP tools are really designed to cater for.
Any input/discussion on these points would be very welcome.
Regards, doonan_79

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