Cloning the SAP system

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SAP system cloning is used to obtain an exact copy of one SAP system, and copy it to a target SAP system.

This information about how to clone a SAP system is to be used to complement the primary SAP documentation

SAP cloning

SAP system cloning refers to an operation where an exact copy of one source (original) SAP system is copied to a target (destination) SAP system. The copy is considered a homogeneous system copy when the original system and destination system contain the same SAP release level, operating system, and database version. The copy is considered a heterogeneous system copy when the SAP release level, operating system, and database version are not the same. Detailed information about these two system copy scenarios can be found in SAP notes 86859 and 86860.

SAP system cloning considered appropriate in these situations:
  • Setting up an SAP system landscape (development, quality assurance, and production system).
  • After a hardware upgrade is completed.
  • Creating multiple SAP test or demonstration systems.