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Starting and Stopping the SAP System (Only administrators are authorized to start

and stop an SAP system)

Start the SAP system. If you have a Microsoft Windows operating system, use
the SAP Management Console. In the taskbar, choose START • PROGRAMS •
SAP MANAGEMENT CONSOLE.
use the startsap console command
to start the SAP system.

Starting the SAP System


Follow these steps to start the SAP system:
1. Start the server and the operating system. Check the operating system log to
determine whether the start has been successful.
2. Start the database. Check the database log to determine whether
the start has been successful.
3. Start the SAP system. If you have a Microsoft Windows operating system, use the SAP
Management Console. In the taskbar, choose START • PROGRAMS • SAP MANAGEMENT
CONSOLE.
4. Right-dick on the system ID of the system you want to start (for example, NSP).

5. If the database has not already been started, it is started now automatically, followed by
the SAP system. In the SAP Management Console, the status is initially yellow, which
changes to green after a successful start.
6. Log on, and check the system log (Transaction SM21- System
Log) to determine whether any errors occurred at startup.

If SAP server not started check the Start Logs


If problems occur when starting the system, you need to check the start logs. You'll find
these logs at the operati ng system level in the directory /usr/sap/<SID>I<Instance>lwork.
Check for error messages in the following files:
~ sapstart.log
~ sapstartsrv.log
~ dev_disp
~ dev_ms
~ dev_wO
Eliminate the error, and restart the system.

Stopping the SAP System


There are several reasons why you may need to stop or restart the SAP system:
... An unplanned hardware or software failure
... Planned hardware or software maintenance
... Changes to profile parameters that cannot be switched dynamicaJiy
... A planned complete backup of the server
If you need to stop the SAP system, it is essential that you do so in consultation
with your end users. Stopping the system at your own discretion and without any
prior warning is very likely to infuriate users because all unsaved data are lost.
Preparing for a System Stop
Before you stop the system, you must perform checks and take precautions to ensure
that system activities have ceased at the time of the system stop.
Follow these steps before a system shutdown:
... Coordinate the system shutdown with all departments affected. If a group of
users have already scheduled activities for the period during which you want
to shut the system down, and the activity is dependent on a live SAP system,
you may have to postpone your system stop and give a higher priority to the
needs of these users.
"' Create a system message (Transaction SM02) to inform all users of the planned
system stop.
"' Before you stop the system, make sure that no users are still logged on or active
in the system (Transaction SM04 or AL08).
.,. In Transaction, SM37 check whether any jobs are active or
have been scheduled for the time during which the system stop is to take place.
Reschedule all jobs, or cancel the jobs that are due to either run or be started
during the planned system stop.
.,. Check whether any active processes are still running (Transaction SM50 or
SM51)
"' Use Transaction SMGW to search for any active RFC connections, which may
indicate interfaces that are currently running.

Stopping the SAP System


You should not stop the SAP system until you've completed all necessary checks
and are certain that all system activities have ceased.
To stop the SAP system, follow these steps:
1. First, stop the SAP system. If you have a Microsoft Windows operating system,
use the SAP Management Console. In the taskbar, choose START • PROGRAMS • SAP
MANAGEMENT CONSOLE.

2. You can choose to stop the SAP system only or to stop both the SAP system
and the database. To stop the SAP system only, right-click on the name of the
instance you want to stop (for example, SAP 0), and choose STOP.
3. To stop the database as well as the SAP system, right-click on the system !D (for
example, NSP), and choose STOP.

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