Kernel upgrade procedure - Traditional Method

(Please note that this is not the recommended method as this involved exchanging of kernel directories which may omit many other dependant files. The best way to avoid any inconsistency is to overwrite the old kernel directory by extracting new kernel binaries in the same directory).

Step I : Make directory /sapmnt/(SID)/exenew with full permissions

Step II: Extract the following files in the newly created directory

SAPEXE
SAPEXEDB
DBATL

Step III: Change premissions for these three type of files in exenew

$Chown ora(SID):dba br*
$Chown root:sapsys saposcol
$Chown root:sapsys icmbnd

*all other files should be (sid)adm:sapsys


Step IV: Stop sap and saposcol

(sid)adm : stopsap
saposcol -k

Step V: Interchange the kernel directories

$ mv sapmnt/(SID)/exe exeold
$ mv sapmnt/(SID)/exenew exe

Step VI : Execute the following script as a root user

cd /sapmnt/(SID)/exe
./saproot.sh (SID)

Step VII: Start SAP

(sid)adm : startsap



Step VIII: run the following scripts as oracle user

su - ora(sid)
cd /sapmnt/(sid)/exe

now run the scripts from here only

sqlplus /nolog @sapdba_role (SID)
sqlplus /nolog @sapconn_role (SID)

after executing the scripts check the log files

Step IX: Log in as (sid)adm user and check R3trans

$R3trans -d

It should give return code (0000)


Now login in the system goto System -> status and check the kernel patch level.