Updating to DataProvider 4.3

If you have previously installed DataProvider 2.0 or 3.0 and want to update to DataProvider 4.3, you need to uninstall the running version first, and then install DataProvider 4.3.

Updating to DataProvider 4.3 using the SSM Distributor package

When you install DataProvider 4.3 through the SSM distributor, it will auto-update the installed package on a new version release. For more information, see Install or update packages.

To update the DataProvider 4.3 manually, you must first uninstall the running version and then install the updated version.

DataProvider 4.3 does not support the following actions:

• Manual update of the RPM package if the DataProvider has been installed using the SSM distributor.

• Automatic update through the SSM distributor if the DataProvider has been manually installed using RPM.

• Manual update of the RPM package in any scenario.

Uninstall DataProvider 4.3 using the SSM distributor

1. Open the AWS Systems Manager console, on the left navigation pane, choose State Manager.

   

2. On the Associations page, and choose the Association id. Then, choose Delete.

   After the delete is successful, the auto-update stops.

   

3. On the main page, in the left navigation page, choose Distributor.

   

4. Choose the AWSSAPTools-DataProvider distributor package, and choose Install one time.

   

5. In the Command parameters section, choose Uninstall.

   

6. In the Targets section, select Choose instances manually. Then choose the instance to uninstall the DataProvider.

   

7. Choose Run to begin the uninstall.

Uninstall DataProvider 4.3 manually

RedHat

yum erase aws-dataprovider-standalone

SUSE

zypper rm aws-dataprovider-standalone

Windows

1. Run the uninstaller.

   C:\Program Files\AmazonA\DataProvider\uninstall.exe

2. When prompted, choose Uninstall.

   

   Uninstalling the AWS Data Provider for SAP on Windows