SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 200
SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 200
SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 200
3339948 - SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 200
Component: BC-CST (Basis Components > Client/Server Technology), Version: 6, Released On: 21.03.2024
Symptom
You want to know what's new in SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 200.
ATTENTION, IBM i and AIX customers:
The SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 201 replaces the SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 200. PL 201 solves an issue on IBM i and
AIX platforms, for details see release note 3420412.
For installations on other platforms you can keep using SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 200.
Other Terms
SP Stack Kernel, Hotfix, 754, 7.54, PL200, PL 200, PL#200, patch level 200, Release Note, release note
Solution
IMPORTANT CHANGES WITH THIS VERSION
The SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 200 replaces SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 100.
Besides the enhancements and new features described below, it contains many corrections that improve the performance,
stability and security of the kernel.
Kernel 754 PL 200 contains CommonCryptoLib version 8.5.50. For details see SAP Note 3337675.
NEW FEATURES
New features and improvements are introduced with the SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 200 compared to SP Stack Kernel 754 PL
100:
Parameters added
• ipc/mtx_wait_warn_time with default 60, for details see SAP Note 3325777
• ms/client_reverse_lookup with default 1, for details see SAP Note 3324585
• rsdb/wait_sleep_time with default 60,
rsdb/wait_trials with default 0,
for details see SAP Note 3307792
• login/protocol_blocked_secsess_creation with default 1, for details see SAP Note 3293436
• rdisp/wp_shuffle_restart with default true, for details see SAP Note 3286884
• rdisp/os_heap_check_frequency with default 500 on Windows and default 1 for all other installations,
rdisp/os_heap_check_time with default 5m on Windows and default 0 for all other installations,
for details see SAP Notes 3285104 and 3268281
Parameters changed
• abap/allow_tabhid2_ovfl default changed from -1 to 1, for details see SAP Note 3313572
• rdisp/os_heap_for_restart default changed from 0 to 500M, for details see SAP Note 3285104
• Debug Mode only: ipc/mtx_write_cstack default changed from off to on, for details see SAP Note 3280844
KNOWN ISSUES
• A defect in R3trans leading to data corruption or failed transports in installations on IBM i and AIX.
Affected PL: 211 and lower. Exception: Emergency SP Stack Kernel PL 201, introduced to solve the issue.
For details and workaround see SAP Note 3348320 (Transports fail and lead to data inconsistencies).
• Process sapstartsrv may stop after the kernel update. This may happen only if the sapstartsrv of the old kernel package is
still running. For details and workaround see SAP Note 3361517
In case of a severe issue, we will update this SAP Note as well as the "SAP Kernel Important News" blog on SCN https://
wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SI/SAP+Kernel:+Important+News. Please subscribe to get notified about an update.
For the list of all known regressions in SP Stack Kernel 754 PL 200 please refer to regression note 3344822. This note will
be updated as soon as new issues are known, for details see SAP Note 1802333 (Finding information about regressions in the
SAP kernel).
Please also refer to DCK Note 3156866 - Using Kernel 7.54 instead of Kernel 7.40, 7.41, 7.42, 7.45, 7.49 or 7.53 for known
issues during the kernel upgrade and the list of known DCK incompatibilities.
Attributes
Key Value
Other Basis Components > ABAP Runtime Environment - ABAP Language Issues Only > Syntax, Compiler, Runtime (BC-
Components ABA-LA)
Other Basis Components > Frontend Services (SAP Note 1322184) > SAP Internet Transaction Server (BC-FES-ITS)
Components
Software Components
Software Component From To And subsequent
3287208 BC-CST SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 100 (RTC)
3156866 BC-CST Using Kernel 7.54 instead of Kernel 7.40, 7.41, 7.42, 7.45, 7.49 or 7.53
2083594 BC-CST SAP Kernel Versions and SAP Kernel Patch Levels
3429944 SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 300
3420412 BC-CST SAP Support Package Stack Kernel 7.54 Patch Level 201