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Revoking a zero downtime upgrade

US9361093B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

SAP SE · DE

Inventors

Steffen Meissner · Heidelberg, DE
Wieland Hoprich · Mannheim, DE
Heiko Konrad · Hockenheim, DE
Lars-Eric Biewald · Mannheim, DE
Volker Driesen · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 1, 2014
Grant date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 1, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/23
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Revocation of a zero downtime upgrade of an upgrade procedure of a source system to a target system is initiated. Thereafter, upgrade activities are stopped at the target system and production activities are stopped at the source system. At least a portion of the target tables can be subsequently dropped and any associated table structure changes can be revoked. At least a portion of the target tables are then switched from use by the target system to use by the source system. Next, the source system is connected to the source database schema to enable use of the source system in its state prior to the initiation of the upgrade procedure. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

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