


SAPCAR.exe -xvf SAPEXE*.SAR -R C:\Temp\ 3. Then use SAPCAR to extract these SAR files. Under the same path, select your database to get the database-related Kernel patch (Kernel Part II).ĭownload the same patch level as that of Kernel Part I.Ĭreate a temporary folder under C:\Temp\ and store all these SAR files there. Select the latest available patch level for Kernel part I Software downloads –> Support packages and patches -> By Category -> Additional Components –> SAP Kernel –> SAP Kernel 64-Bit Unicode Database independent => SAPEXE_800-80002612.SAR (KERNEL PART I).Kernel 7.53 is downward-compatible with Kernels 7.40, 7.41, 7.42, 7.45, and 7.49. This means that you can correct errors and benefit from the other improvements in Kernel 7.53 without having to perform an SAP upgrade. Here we are going to upgrade to Kernel 753. Download the following SAR Files for the required Kernel Open a command prompt and go to path \usr\sap\\\exe and execute the below command to check your sap kernel version.ĭisp+work -v –> kernel version + DBSL library version 2. Check your current version of Kernel and DBSL Library version Follow the below steps to perform a Kernel upgrade: 1. Upgrading the SAP kernel is quite easy and it takes quite less downtime. You can check the regressions for your kernel version to find out if your kernel has a critical bug that could be affecting your complete SAP system. SAP Kernel is the core component of an SAP system and it’s always recommended to update it yearly or if there is any major bug in your current version.
