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What TCODE can one use to check update status?
Update status can be checked in transaction SM13.

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Update status can be checked in transaction SM13.

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Why would an update deactivate?
An update will get deactivated in cases of serious database problems:

1) Update will get deactivated when oraarch is full

2) When some critical tablespaces are 100% full and database is not able to perform some operations
When an SAP update get deactivated and oraarch is full. How can this be resolved?
Trigger archivelog backup and ensure sufficient space is left in oraarch and then activate the update manually.
When an SAP update get deactivated and some critical tablespaces are 100% full and database is not able to perform some operations. How can this be resolved?
Monitor the database and find out the tablespaces which are 100% full.

Add necessary datafiles and ensure there is enough free space left out in them.

Then activate the update manually.
How to activate or deactivate an update in sap?
Use transaction SM14 and goto update tab. 

There update status can be viewed with a push button. 

If it is in deactivated status, click it to activate  and viceversa.

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Use transaction SM14 and goto update tab.

There update status can be viewed with a push button.

If it is in deactivated status, click it to activate and viceversa.

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How can you switch off automatic update deactivation?
In RZ10, set the parameter rdisp/vb_stop_active to 1 and activate the profile to switch off automatic update deactivation in case of database problems.
How would you troubleshoot, if update got deactivated ?
1. Check all the tablespaces, ensure and figure out if any tablespace is 100% full. If so, add necessary space and activate the update as mentioned above

2. Check if oraarch is full. Trigger archivelog backup and ensure there is enough space and activate the update again

3. Check SM21 log and ST22 dumps

4. Check work process trace for any other issues
What happens for the updates that are in progress, if update got deactivated ?
If update got deactivated all the updates that are in progress or waiting to get executed, won't be cancelled.

They will be assigned either init or auto status.

Once the database issue gets fixed and update is activated again, all these updates which are in init or auto status will resume again