download a kernel patch from SAP Marketplace?

Download SAP Kernel Patches


1. Log on to the SAP Marketplace using an OSS ID with Administration rights – http://service.sap.com/patches.
2. In the navigator tree on the right-hand side of the My Application Components screen. For example, to find new kernel patches for CRM 4.0 expand as follows:
Support Packages and Patches
My Company’s Application Components
SAP KERNEL 32-BIT
SAP KERNEL 6.40 32-BIT
Linux on IA32 32bit
ORACLE
3. To download a kernel patch, click on the SAPEXEDB_<version>.SAR hyperlink. Click the Download button. On the File Download popup, click the Save button. On the Save As popup, select a location to store the kernel patch and click the Save button. Alternatively, you may add the patch to your SAP Download Manager and download all patches in one batch group.
4. Now backup a step and instead of clicking ORACLE, click #Database independent. The full path would look like this:
Support Packages and Patches
My Company’s Application Components
SAP KERNEL 32-BIT
SAP KERNEL 6.40 32-BIT
Linux on IA32 32bit
#Database independent
5. This produces a list of database independent kernel patches. Scroll down the Download screen until under the File Name column you find SAPEXE_<version>.SAR. Use the same instructions in step 5 to download the patch. Make sure that the version number of your database independent files matches the version number of your MS SQL Server dependent file.
6. Once you have downloaded the kernel patch, you may leave the SAP Marketplace.