Stop and start the system via the SAP GUI

[Former Member]

........ although I don't know the answer!

We have SAP running on an iSeries/DB2 format.

And we of course have stopped and started our SAP systems many times before via an iSeries screen.

One thing we have never had to do, is stop and start the system via the SAP GUI.

Is this possible? If so, how is it done?

Surprisingly difficult to find a solution online.

Edited by: Juan Reyes on Aug 10, 2010 11:10 AM

[former_member6348 · Accepted solution]

Hello;

Go through the below help:

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sm40/helpdata/en/c0/0ad2261c0a7c4ebce39f8b5c363400/content.htm

Best Regards,

Rahul.

[Former Member]

Paui,

You can also do a soft shutdown, which waits till the active users/sessions are logged out (Draing out the sesstions) and no more new users are allowed to login during that time.

Goto SM51, select the instace/server you want to stop then menu --> Goto --> Server Name --> Administration --> Shut Down Server (soft).

Here you can also select a hard shutdown if the situation demands by following the same menu path.

Even though your question is answered but I still wanted to update you the options to select.

-Mahesh

[Former Member]

Hi,

The answer is yes!!! provided you have more than one application server installed. In this case, from one instance you can stop or start other instances using tcode RZ03.

Regards,

Varadharajan M

[JPReyes]

Funny thread...

Also provided that the instance that you are stoping or starting is not the CI.

Regards

Juan

[Former Member]

glad it amused you

Edited by: Paul ASHTON on Aug 10, 2010 2:41 PM

[Former Member]

> start the system via the SAP GUI.

When you climb on a tree and cut the the branch where you are sitting, what do you think will happen ?

By the way stopping (cutting the branch) is possible via transaction RZ03.

Regards,

Olivier

[Former Member]

is stop and start the system via the SAP GUI

It is possible to stop sap instance from RZ03 tcode, but you will not get the SAP screen to start (At the time of start).

So there is no such way to start SAP instance from SAP GUI.

Regards,

Nick Loy