SAP HANA Installation & Operations SPS09 SAP HANA Course Version: 09 Course Duration: 5 Day(s) Publication Date: 2015 Publication Time:
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Contents Contents Course Overview...vii Course Goals... vii Course Objectives... vii Unit 1: SAP HANA Introduction... 1 SAP HANA A Short Introduction... 1 SAP HANA Information Sources... 1 Revision strategy of SAP HANA... 1 Unit 2: Preparing Installation... 2 Sizing of SAP HANA... 2 Requirements... 2 Unit 3: Installation... 3 Introduction SAP HANA Lifecycle Management Tools... 3 Advanced installation options... 3 SAP HANA Studio installation... 3 SHINE - SAP HANA Interactive Education... 4 Performing a Distributed System Installation... 4 Unit 4: Post Installation... 5 Post-Installation Steps... 5 Updating SAP HANA... 5 Unit 5: Architecture and Scenarios... 6 SAP HANA Memory Management and Data Persistence... 6 Software Packaging... 6 SAP HANA Roadmap and Scenarios... 7 Deployment Options... 7 Unit 6: Admin Tools for SAP HANA... 8 Administration Tool Overview... 8 SAP HANA Studio and SAP HANA Cockpit... 8 DBA Cockpit... 8 HDBSQL Command Line Tool... 9 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. iii
Contents Unit 7: Operations...10 Starting and Stopping SAP HANA... 10 Configuring SAP HANA... 10 SAP HANA Table Administration...11 Periodic Tasks...11 Transporting Changes... 12 Unit 8: Backup and Recovery...13 Concept of Backup and Recovery... 13 Data Area Backup... 13 Log Area Backup... 13 Additional Backup Topics... 14 Recovery... 14 Backup and Recovery using Storage Snapshot... 14 Database Copy... 14 Unit 9: Monitoring and Troubleshooting...15 Configuring Traces... 15 Working with Diagnosis Informations and Diagnosis Files... 15 SQL Console... 16 Query Analysis... 16 Monitoring with SAP Solution Manager... 16 Remote Support... 16 SAP Early Watch Alert... 16 Unit 10: Security...17 Security Overview... 17 Authentication and Authorization... 17 Encryption... 17 Auditing... 17 Unit 11: Maintaining Users and Authorization...18 User Management... 18 Types of Privileges... 18 Roles... 18 Administrative Tasks... 19 Information Sources for Administrators... 19 SAP HANA Live Authorization Assistant... 19 Unit 12: High Availability and Disaster Tolerance...20 Continuous Availability... 20 High Availability... 20 SAP HANA Scale Out... 20 Disaster Recovery... 20 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. iv
Contents Unit 13: Multitenant Database Containers...21 Architecture and Technology... 21 Administration of Multitenant Database Containers... 21 Backup and Recovery of Multitenant Database Containers... 21 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. v
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Course Overview Course Overview Target Audience This course is intended for the following audiences: System administrators Course Prerequisites Required Knowledge SAP course HA100 Course Goals This course will prepare the participant to: Operate and administrate an SAP HANA system landscape Course Objectives After completing this course, the participant will be able to: Operate and administrate a SAP HANA system landscape Use SAP HANA tools Check the installation of SAP HANA 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. vii
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Unit 1 SAP HANA Introduction Unit Overview Lesson: SAP HANA A Short Introduction Understand the basic concepts and capabilities of SAP HANA Lesson: SAP HANA Information Sources Find the most important information sources Lesson: Revision strategy of SAP HANA know the difference between SPS - Revision and Maintenance revision know the following terms within the framework of SAP HANA revision strategy 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 1
Unit 2 Preparing Installation Unit Overview This unit deals with the preparation of a SAP HANA Installation. The main topics are the sizing and the requirements for hardware and explanation for the required system structure and directories and their recommended size. Lesson: Sizing of SAP HANA Know what needs to be taken into consideration for sizing of an SAP HANA server Understand sizing of main memory, persistence and CPU Know where to look up sizing information depending on the SAP HANA scenario Use the SAP Quick Sizer for sizing an SAP HANA database server Lesson: Requirements Explain some important definitions for SAP HANA installation Clarify the SAP HANA System concepts and system types Explain the required file system structure and directories and their recommended sizes 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 2
Unit 3 Installation Unit Overview Lesson: Introduction SAP HANA Lifecycle Management Tools Understand SAP HANA Lifecycle Management Explain the various installation methods Install SAP HANA as a single-host Install and configure SAP HANA Studio Install the SAP HANA SHINE content Explain a multiple-host system installation Lesson: Advanced installation options Explain the use of the command line options. Explain the use of the configuration file. Explain the use of the configuration file in batch mode Lesson: SAP HANA Studio installation Install and configure SAP HANA Studio Understand the different installation features Setup an SAP HANA Studio Update site 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 3
Lesson: SHINE - SAP HANA Interactive Education Explain the purpose of the SAP HANA Interactive Education (SHINE) List the features provides by SHINE Install and configure SHINE Lesson: Performing a Distributed System Installation Explain the preparatory steps required to install a distributed system Describe the steps for installing a distributed system 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 4
Unit 4 Post Installation Unit Overview Lesson: Post-Installation Steps Configure connections for remote support Install/check HANA licenses Lesson: Updating SAP HANA Understand the update process as a whole Updating dependent components 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 5
Unit 5 Architecture and Scenarios Unit Overview What needs to be taken into consideration when sizing an SAP HANA system Details about memory management and the persistence in SAP HANA How SAP HANA software is packaged and delivered Which SAP HANA scenarios exist and what a potential roadmap for an implementation could look like Details about possible deployment options and the combination of multiple scenarios on one SAP HANA system Lesson: SAP HANA Memory Management and Data Persistence Identify the components for memory management and persistence in the SAP HANA database architecture Describe the SAP HANA memory usage and allocation behaviour Know details about memory management in row store and column store Understand how data is persisted in data and log volumes Identify optimization potential with regards to memory management and persistence Lesson: Software Packaging Talk about solution packages Know what elements the SAP HANA Platform Edition consists of Name additional components that are included in SAP HANA Enterprise Edition Know which components are installed per default and which can be activated additionally as add-ons Understand how content is bundled and provided with SAP HANA 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 6
Lesson: SAP HANA Roadmap and Scenarios Describe SAP HANA use cases and scenario categories Discuss the SAP HANA roadmap Look up customer stories and use cases Lesson: Deployment Options Explain the different deployment options for SAP HANA Explain SAP HANA cloud offerings Understand the availability and capabilities of virtualization for SAP HANA Describe the option for tailored data center integration Identify available co-deployment scenarios Know which limitations exist with regards to productive usage Describe the new option for multitenant database containers 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 7
Unit 6 Admin Tools for SAP HANA Unit Overview The functionality of the SAP HANA studio How to monitor with administration console tools How to monitor SAP HANA using DBACOCKPIT How to use the HDBSQL command line tool Lesson: Administration Tool Overview Describe which administration tools exist for SAP HANA Know briefly what capabilities the various administration tools have and when to use them Lesson: SAP HANA Studio and SAP HANA Cockpit Understand the basic functions of the SAP HANA studio and SAP HANA Cockpit Explain the concept of perspectives Add an SAP HANA system to an SAP HANA Studio installation Obtain an initial system overview in the Administration Console of the SAP HANA studio Monitoring dashboard Lesson: DBA Cockpit Understand the basic functions of the DBA Cockpit Explain how to monitor SAP HANA using DBACOCKPIT 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 8
Lesson: HDBSQL Command Line Tool Know about the capabilities of HDBSQL Explain different ways of logging on to the SAP HANA database Describe the functionality and usage of the hdbuserstore Establish a connection to SAP HANA using HDBSQL and execute commands 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 9
Unit 7 Operations Unit Overview This unit discusses the following topics: Starting and stopping SAP HANA Configuring SAP HANA SAP HANA Table Administration Periodic manual tasks Transporting changes Lesson: Starting and Stopping SAP HANA Start and stop SAP HANA using SAP HANA Studio Start and stop SAP HANA using command line Start and stop distributed SAP HANA systems Restart individual database services Lesson: Configuring SAP HANA Configure the SAP HANA studio Configure the SAP HANA database Organize SAP HANA systems in folders Know where configuration files are stored Use the filter function in the Configuration tab of the SAP HANA Studio Apply changes to database parameters 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 10
Lesson: SAP HANA Table Administration Decide when to use column-based and row-based storage Create tables using SQL commands Create tables using SAP HANA Studio Display table definition and content Describe the advantages of table partitioning Know which specifications for single-level partitioning exist in SAP HANA Use the Table Distribution Editor in SAP HANA Studio Partition tables Check partitioning consistency Replicate tables to multiple hosts Load and unload column store tables manually Trigger delta merge operations manually Export and import tables and other catalog objects Lesson: Periodic Tasks Know which administrative tasks need to be performed initially, regularly and on demand Check the SAP HANA system status Check the status of services Check the alerts and error logs Perform backups Check the performance Check the volume configuration Check the system information Check diagnosis files Work with traces Know, how SAP HANA Studio and SAP HANA Cockpit actively support you in this tasks 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 11
Lesson: Transporting Changes Understand the Application Lifecycle Management of SAP HANA Know what Delivery Units and Packages are in the context of Software Lifecycle Management Name different transport scenarios and suitable transport management tools Describe the functionality of the SAP HANA Application Lifecycle Manager Understand how the Enhanced Change and Transport System (CTS+) is integrated with SAP HANA Know about the possibility to use SAP HANA Transport Containers Export and import SAP HANA content manually 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 12
Unit 8 Backup and Recovery Unit Overview This unit discusses the following topics: Concept of backup and recovery Data area backup Log area backup Backup catalog Database recovery Scenarios for database copy Lesson: Concept of Backup and Recovery Explain the concept of backup and recovery Lesson: Data Area Backup Perform a data area backup Estimate the size of a backup Lesson: Log Area Backup Configure a log area backup 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 13
Lesson: Additional Backup Topics Use the backup catalog to get Information about backups Perform backups using scripts Lesson: Recovery Perform a database recovery Lesson: Backup and Recovery using Storage Snapshot Explain the concept of backup and recovery using a storage snapshot Lesson: Database Copy Explain the scenarios for a database copy 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 14
Unit 9 Monitoring and Troubleshooting Unit Overview This unit discusses the following topics: Detailed view of the functionality of the SAP HANA studio Debugging Important files Remote support SAP EarlyWatch Alert Working with diagnose files Configuring traces Lesson: Configuring Traces Activate the trace function Check the trace files Lesson: Working with Diagnosis Informations and Diagnosis Files Open diagnosis files for analysis Delete/merge files Download files Collect and download diagnosis information 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 15
Lesson: SQL Console Use the SQL console successfully Lesson: Query Analysis Analyze SQL execution with the plan explanation Analyze SQL execution with the Plan Visualizer Analyze SQL execution with the SQL plan cache Lesson: Monitoring with SAP Solution Manager Know how SAP HANA is integrated in SAP Solution Manager Lesson: Remote Support Establish a remote service connection for SAP HANA Lesson: SAP Early Watch Alert Set up an EarlyWatch Alert for SAP HANA 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 16
Unit 10 Security Unit Overview Lesson: Security Overview Describe the security perspective in different implementation scenarios Outline the security functions in SAP HANA Lesson: Authentication and Authorization Explain the different authentication methods Lesson: Encryption Explain the SSL connection encryption Explain the data volume encryption Lesson: Auditing Explain the audit logging infrastructure 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 17
Unit 11 Maintaining Users and Authorization Unit Overview In this unit, you get deeper knowledge about maintaining users and the concept of authorization. Lesson: User Management Explain how to handle user management and user provisioning Explain the user and role concept in SAP HANA Explain how to maintain users roles Explain how to maintain SAP HANA privileges Lesson: Types of Privileges Explain the authorization concept Explain what a Object privilege is Explain what a SYSTEM privilege is Explain what a package privilege is Explain what an analytic privilege is Explain what an application privilege is Lesson: Roles Explain the purpose of the predelivered roles Explain what a template role is Explain the purpose of the support role 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 18
Lesson: Administrative Tasks Deactivate a user Reactivate a user Reset a locked user Manage the password policy Lesson: Information Sources for Administrators List tables and views that support the user management Analyze which privileges a user has been granted Lesson: SAP HANA Live Authorization Assistant Explain the concept of the Analytic Authorization Assistant 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 19
Unit 12 High Availability and Disaster Tolerance Unit Overview This unit will discuss how you can reach high availability and disaster tolerance in your system. Lesson: Continuous Availability Explain the continuous availability scenarios for SAP HANA Lesson: High Availability Explain the high availability scenarios for SAP HANA Lesson: SAP HANA Scale Out Understand the basics of SAP HANA scale out Understand the possibilities for configuration of a distributed system Lesson: Disaster Recovery Understand the scenarios for disaster recovery support 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 20
Unit 13 Multitenant Database Containers Unit Overview This unit will introduce multitenant database containers. It gives a short overview about the architecture and the changes in administration tasks when using multitenant database containers. Lesson: Architecture and Technology Explain the architecture of multitenant database containers. Lesson: Administration of Multitenant Database Containers distinguish between global administration tasks and administration tasks for a tenant database manage and control the memory and CPU usage of a tenenat database describe security aspects when using multitenant database containers Lesson: Backup and Recovery of Multitenant Database Containers explain the backup concept for multitenant database containers. perform a backup of the system database perform a backup a tenant database 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved. 21