Upgrade SAP HOST Agent

 Problem:

How to upgrade the SAP Host Agent.

Solution:

To upgrade the SAP HostAgent you need to download the archive of SAP Serivce Market Place and then upgrade the hostagent.

1. Download the SAP Hostagent from Service Market Place.

Software Download -->  SUPPORT PACKAGES & PATCHES -->  By Alphabetical Index (A-Z) -->  H  --> SAP HOST AGENT --> SAP HOST AGENT 7.22 --> SAPHOSTAGENT52_52-80004822.SAR

2. Move the downloaded media to /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe

3. Upgrade the SAP Hostagent
./saphostexec -upgrade -archive SAPHOSTAGENT52_52-80004822.SAR

4. Check the version of upgrade hostagent

./saphostexec -version

Note:

Before proceeding for the upgrade make sure to take the backup of the running hostagent directory.

Run the upgrade with only administrative user i.e root.