Step 7 (As-Is) - Uploading the Zipped Extract Files

The ‘As-Is’ ZIP file must be uploaded into LiveCompare to create a LUX that is used in the SAP HANA migration assessment. This is done by carrying out the following steps:

  1. Log in to LiveCompare as a user with LiveCompare Consumer privileges. Alternatively, log in as a user with LiveCompare Editor privileges and click the Apps tool button. toolbar button.

  2. Click Apps tool button. in the navigation panel. The following screen is displayed.

Apps screen.

  1. Click LUX tool button. in the navigation panel and select the ‘Upload’ link. The following screen is displayed.

Upload screen.

  1. Complete the screen fields as follows to specify the details for the LUX from the As-Is system:
Field Description
Name Enter a descriptive name for the As-Is LUX, for example, <SAP System ID>-As-Is.
Organization Enter your organization or company name.
Contact Email Enter your email address.
To-be Kernel Select the SAP kernel release of your To-Be system. If it is not listed, select ‘Other’ and enter your SAP kernel release in the edit field.
Description Enter a long description for the LUX. For example, the description might refer to the system from which performance history data was retrieved, or to the months for which performance history data was retrieved.

The screen should look like this:

Upload screen.

  1. In the LUX Extract ZIP Archive section, click ‘Choose File’. Browse for the As-Is ZIP file created in Step 6 and click Open. The screen should look like this:

Upload screen.

  1. Click ‘Submit’. The LUX file is processed, and the following screen is displayed.

Lux screen.

  1. Click your browser’s ‘refresh’ button periodically to refresh the display. When the LUX file has been uploaded, the screen looks like this:

Lux screen.

  1. Click Apps tool button. in the navigation panel to return to the Apps screen.