Basis Administration

Does the SAP NetWeaver BW administration and modeling change?

BW administration can continue as before with the same SAP NetWeaver BW tools, although the workload will be reduced because of simpler data models, less complex LSA modeling (LSA++), the elimination of aggregates and reduced query tuning. However, customers are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the modeling, monitoring and administration capabilities in SAP HANA .

In addition, as BW on HANA allows also to run HANA data mart operations on the same box in addition to BW operations, BW admin resources will require SQL capabilities, and any other languages skills used by applications run side by side with BW on HANA.

https://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-59761

How do we perform a system refresh (system copy + instance rename)?

No change – Whatever process you follow today can be continued / adapted to HANA

http://www.saphana.com/docs/DOC-2010

Can we perform a system copy for a BW on HANA system using backup and recovery?

Yes, please see OSS note 1709838 for details. The default schema, SAP<SID>, can  not be changed to a customer chosen name, as there is currently no rename schema expression available within the SQL reference of HANA.

http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1709838

Is SAP BW on HANA integrated with SAP Solution Manager?

Yes, with SAP Solution Manager 7.1 SP04, SAP provides the DBA Cockpit, Alerting Infrastructure and Performance Warehouse (analysis based on HANA statistics). Please see the link for up-to-date information.

http://www.saphana.com/message/1557

Is there any guidance on when to implement which type and release of an SAP HANA Revision, depending on specific scenarios?

Please have a look at SAP's HANA Revision and Maintenance Strategy as documented in OSS note  2021789.

http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/2021789

Where can I find information about HANA administration?

All this information is documented in the HANA Admin Guide.

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-60368