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In this step called Isolation, you choose to isolate the new target system. By doing so the new target

system will not be able to even accidentally communicate as the source system. Click Next tab to

proceed to the last step.

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‑28.  System Cloning - Isolation

10 You are now on the Summary page in the System Cloning window. You can review the settings that

you have made so far. If you are Ok with the settings, Click the Start System Cloning tab in the menu

bar of the System Cloning window.

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‑29.  System Cloning - Summary

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11 To monitor the system cloning progress, you Click on the Activity tab under the Monitoring option in

the menu bar. Each activity in the cloning process has a corresponding line item in the log entry on this

page. You can Click on any specific operation line item to get further details on the corresponding log

entry.

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‑30.  Monitoring - Activities

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‑31.  Monitor Cloning - Read Log Entry

At the end of this task you should be able to successfully create a clone of an existing SAP system.

Copy System

When you copy a system, you create a copy of the source system as a new target system. The most common

use of copy function is to take a source production system and create a copy of that system for quality

assurance or project work. Other use cases may also apply.

Procedure

1

To copy a system you need to login to SAP LaMa's administrative console and Click on the System and

AS Provisioning tab under Provisioning menu option in the main menu bar.

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Click on the source host that you wish to copy. Then Click on the Copy System tab to start the process

to define the copy operation.

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A new System Copy definition dialog window will appear.

a

In the first step called Basic do the following —

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1

Enter a new System ID

2

Provide a new system password for the new system that you are going to create as a result of

Copy operation. You need to re-enter the password to confirm the same.

3

Click on the Next tab.

b

You are now taken to the second step called Hosts.

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‑35.  System Copy - Hosts

Click on the Edit button (highlighted for reference). You are now taken to the Define Virtual Host

window where you will create the new virtual host settings.

1

In the first step here called Target Selection, you select the target resource pool or ESXi Host

on which to place the new copied system.

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‑36.  Define Virtual Host - Target Selection

The dialog presents useful information like the current utilization levels for either the resource

pool or host. This will help you to take informed decision on where the place the new copied

system. Click on Next button to move to the next step.

2

In this step called Data Storage, you select a target datastore for the new copy system.

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‑37.  Define Virtual Host - Data Storage

The dialog provides useful information like the size and current utilization levels for various

available datastores. This allows you to take an informed decision of choosing the right

datastore. Click on the Next tab.

Note   Linked copies can only use the same datastore as the source system.

3

In this step called Guest Customization, you do the following —

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a

Choose whether you want to create either a linked copy or a full copy. You do this by

selecting appropriate value in the Value drop down list.

n

A linked copy creates a target system that has a file link to the original source system.

This reduces the utilized storage for the target system. Linked copy is most

commonly used in development or sandbox systems. Linked copy operation

completes substantially faster than full copy.

n

A full copy creates a target system that has exactly the same disk structure and size as

the source system. There is no link between the source and target systems here. For

example, you can use Full copies to create production systems and/or systems that

can be exported to be used in other datacenters.

b

You need to select the Guest Customization Specification.

n

Guest Customization Specifications are created in the VMware vCenter Server and

are made available via the VMware Adapter for SAP Landscape Management. You

will need a Guest Customization Specification in order to copy a system.

n

Work with your VMware Administrator to create a Guest Customization Specification

if none is present in the SAP LaMa.

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