HANA Management is about configuring system parameters and services, monitoring alerts and managing MDC databases to ensure the stability and efficiency of the SAP HANA environment. Optimal management is crucial to ensure the performance and availability of SAP HANA. By following these comprehensive management practices, SAP HANA specialists can ensure the stability, efficiency and performance of their SAP HANA environments. A well-managed SAP HANA infrastructure is critical to successfully supporting business processes and achieving organizational goals.
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| Regular administrative tasks | Regular administration tasks include checking the overall system status, including the status of database services such as Name Server and Index Server. It is important to monitor general system information and respond to alerts generated by the statistics service. The use of important system resources such as memory, CPU and hard disk should be checked regularly. In addition, regular data backups, including configuration backups, must be performed. It is advisable to archive old log backups to prevent the log backup area from becoming full. In addition, the storage space used for diagnostic files should be monitored and files that are no longer required should be deleted. It is also important to regularly check the latest recommendations for configuration parameters. |
| On-Demand Administration tasks | In the event of problems with the SAP HANA database, log and trace files should be checked for errors. It is possible to activate and configure different trace types to perform detailed diagnostics. Before updating SAP HANA, a data backup, including configuration files, should be carried out in order to be able to restore the system in the event of a failed software update. |
| Recurring administrative tasks | Both the SAP HANA Extended Services Classic Model and the Advanced Model offer job scheduling functions to execute routine administration tasks in the background at scheduled intervals. In the SAP HANA XS Classic Model, the .xsjob file is used to execute XS JavaScript functions or call an SQLScript procedure. In the SAP HANA XS Advanced Model, the Job Scheduler Service and the Job Scheduler Dashboard are available for administrators. |
| Management of administration tools | SAP HANA offers a variety of administration tools for managing the environment. The HANA Cockpit and HANA Studio are central tools for the administration and monitoring of SAP HANA systems. The hdbsql tool enables the execution of SQL commands. Special tools such as hdblcm are available for managing the XS runtime environment and application lifecycle management. In addition, SAP Solution Manager, SAP Landscape Manager and SAP IT Operations Analytics offer comprehensive management and analysis functions. The NPING tool is used for network diagnostics and tests. |
| Development tasks | The SAP HANA Deployment Infrastructure (DI) offers a service that enables the provision of database development artifacts in so-called containers. These artifacts describe the target state of SAP HANA database objects such as tables, views or procedures. They are modeled, uploaded, created and made available in SAP HANA. This infrastructure supports a consistent and efficient development and deployment environment. |
| Landscape and network management | Efficient management of the SAP HANA system landscape and a flexible response to changing resource requirements are crucial for success. Depending on the SAP HANA deployment model and landscape architecture, systems can be reconfigured, reorganized, renamed, copied or moved. The setup of the SAP HANA system as well as the corresponding data center and network configuration should be adapted to the specific requirements of the organization. An SAP HANA data center deployment can range from a single database on one host to a complex distributed system with multiple hosts in primary and secondary locations supporting a multi-terabyte distributed database with full high availability and disaster recovery. |
