What can you achieve by setting the SUM parameter "migration_only" to 1 in parameter file SAPup_add.par? Please choose the correct answer.

Question

Options

• AAn upgrade of the software components is performed, without changing the database type.
• BA change of the database type is performed, without changing the software components.
• CAn SAP S/4HANA conversion is performed, without adapting the customer data.
• DA migration of the SAP system to a new hardware is performed, without performing an SAP

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  90% (36)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  5% (2)

Explanation

Setting migration_only=1 in SAPup_add.par instructs SUM (Software Update Manager) to perform only the database platform switch - for example, migrating from Oracle or IBM DB2 to SAP HANA - while leaving the installed SAP software component versions completely untouched. This is valuable when you need to separate the database migration from a software upgrade into two distinct, lower-risk phases.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A describes the opposite scenario - upgrading software components while keeping the same database type; that would be a standard upgrade run, not a migration-only run.
• C conflates this parameter with the SAP S/4HANA conversion process (SUM DMO), which is a separate procedure involving data model changes; migration_only has no bearing on customer data adaptation.
• D is out of scope entirely - SUM manages software and database operations, not physical or virtual hardware relocation.

Memory tip: Think of the parameter name literally - "migration only" means only the migration (DB type change) happens, and nothing else (no software component changes). If you see migration_only=1, block everything out except the database move.

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