SAP Solution Manager 7.2 · Solution Manager Upgrade

Standard migration to 7.2 offers in-place versus parallel export/import — what's the trade-off between them?

  • In-place — runs sequentially, keeps the SID/hostname, simpler but longer downtime.
  • Parallel export/import — shorter downtime, but the SID changes and old + new systems coexist (allowing fallback and comparison).

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