ClientCopyUsingClientExportandImport

Howtodoclientcopyusingclientexportandimport?
ByHenry
TodayIamgoingtoviewaboutClientCopyusingClientExportandClientImportprocedure.Itseasy
andsafewaythandirectclientcopy.
ClientExportSteps:
1.RunSCC8
2.SelectProfilefordesiredcopytype(UsuallyAllSAP_ALLorusermasteronlySAP_USER.You
willneeddirectionfromtherequesterastothecorrectselectionhere.UseProfile>DisplayProfileto
displayprofiledetails.)
3.SelecttargetSystem(orgroup)
4.DeSelectTestRun(Ifselected)
5.RunExport
Upto3requestsarecreated,dependingonthedataselectedandavailable:
1.SIDKO00353"fortransportingclientindependentdata,ifyouhaveselectedthis
2.SIDKT00353"fortransportingclientspecificdata
3.SIDKX00353"fortransportingclientspecifictexts,providedtextsareavailableinthisclient
6.MonitorTPlogsforerrorsandexportfilesforgrowth
ClientImportSteps:
1.Createclient(scc4)
2.Logintoclient(sap*pass)
3.ManuallyaddOtransportthenXthenTtoTMSbuffer
4.Highlight#1anduseRequest>Importtolaunchimporttool
5.MonitorIfileinOS/usr/sap/trans/tmpdirforprogressinfo
6.AfterImportiscompleteperformpostprocessingstepsfromclienttool(SCC7)
So,ifyouhave3transportrequestsandthedatahasbeenexportedsuccessfullythengoforanimportin
qualitysystem.
ThiswouldhelpyoutorefreshQAserverwithPRDserverdataandsettings.
Note:
AboutclientcopyfromPRDtoQASthroughexportimport,isitpossibletodoitinofficehour(while
allusersarestillactive)anddoIhavetolockthemfirst?RightnowIhave164GBsofdatainthe
database,howlongdoesittake.IuseSUSEEntv10astheOS,whatcommandshouldIusetoincrease
theFSjustincasethespaceisnotenough.
Answer:
Youneedunpeakhourtodoclientcopysincethisprocesswouldtakemostofyourserverresource.I
didntknowhowlongitgoingtotaketimesinceitdependonyourserverhardwarespecificationand

yourSAPconfig.
IfyouareusingLVMandusingext3orreiserfsthanthiswouldbesimplestep.
Stepswhenusingreiserfs:
#lvextendL+size/dev/volume_group/logical_volume
#resize_reiserfsL+size/dev/volume_group/logical_volume
Stepswhenusingext2/ext3:
#lvextendL+size/dev/volume_group/logical_volume
#resize2fs/dev/volume_group/logical_volume
JustmakesureyouwouldcontactyourOSandhardwarevendorbeforeresizingoffs.
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