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Expert knowledge for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when building, debugging, or optimizing SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances applications. Not for Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure).
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SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L45 | Diagnosing and fixing SAP on Azure issues: deployment automation errors, Business Process Solutions problems, VM scale set and extension failures, and using Azure Monitor SAP Insights for root-cause analysis. |
| Best Practices | L46-L53 | Testing and validation guidance for SAP on Azure: config checks, HA test automation, VIS quality enforcement, and DR best practices across all SAP workload layers. |
| Decision Making | L54-L69 | Guidance on planning SAP on Azure: infrastructure choices, certified configs, storage/VM options, data extraction, HANA tiering, monitoring, analytics models, and supported versions. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L70-L93 | Architecting resilient, high-availability SAP landscapes on Azure: DBMS/HANA designs, zones/regions/DR, latency and proximity, and RISE connectivity and workload zone patterns. |
| Limits & Quotas | L94-L100 | SAP on Azure limits: supported platforms/features for SAP testing automation, Azure Monitor for SAP quotas/behavior, and sizing/HA deployment constraints using Azure Files SMB. |
| Security | L101-L114 | Identity, access, encryption, and network security for SAP on Azure: Key Vault secrets, RBAC, TLS, private endpoints, secure infra design, Entra ID access, and RISE security configuration. |
| Configuration | L115-L186 | Configuring SAP on Azure: automation framework, storage and HA/cluster setups, monitoring providers, backup, networking, and VM/extension settings for HANA, NetWeaver, Db2, and related components. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L187-L200 | Patterns and setup for integrating SAP with Azure and third-party services (monitoring, automation, data flows, email, printing, security, and RISE workloads) |
| Deployment | L201-L252 | Deploying and managing SAP on Azure: automation framework scripts, ACSS deployments, HA/DR topologies, DevOps integration, Business One/BusinessObjects, and NetWeaver/HANA VM setups. |
Troubleshooting
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Troubleshoot SAP Deployment Automation Framework issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/troubleshooting |
| Troubleshoot common issues in SAP Business Process Solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/troubleshooting |
| Use SAP Insights in Azure Monitor to troubleshoot SAP workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/enable-sap-insights |
| Resolve common issues with SAP VM scale sets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/virtual-machine-scale-set-sap-faq |
| Troubleshoot Azure VM extension for SAP solutions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/vm-extension-for-sap-troubleshooting |
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Validate SAP on Azure configuration with testing framework checks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/testing-framework-configuration-checks |
| Run high availability tests with SAP Testing Automation Framework | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/testing-framework-high-availability |
| Use VIS quality checks to enforce SAP best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/get-quality-checks-insights |
| Apply DR recommendations for each SAP workload layer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/disaster-recovery-sap-guide |
Decision Making
Architecture & Design Patterns
Limits & Quotas
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Supported platforms and features for SAP Testing Automation Framework | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/testing-framework-supportability |
| FAQ for Azure Monitor for SAP solutions behavior and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/faq |
| Size and deploy HA SAP NetWeaver with Azure Files SMB | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/high-availability-guide-windows-azure-files-smb |