SAP SAPCONTROL Commands for Basis Admin

 MASTERING SAPCONTROL — THE ULTIMATE TOOL FOR SAP BASIS ADMINS

You rebooted. You prayed. You even gave it more RAM.Still acting up? Time to stop begging and start SAPControlling.

🔧 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Start SAP system:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function StartSystem`

Stop SAP system:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function StopSystem`

Restart SAP system:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function RestartSystem`

Start instance:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function Start`

Stop instance:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function Stop`

Restart instance:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function Restart`

🧠 PROCESS MONITORING
Get process list:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetProcessList`

Get J2EE process list:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function J2EEGetProcessList`

Get system instance list:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetSystemInstanceList`

📊 SYSTEM HEALTH CHECKS
Check memory usage:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetMemoryManagement`

Check CPU usage:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetCpuUsage`

Check disk space:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetDiskInfo`

Check alerts:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetAlerts`

📝 LOGS & SNAPSHOTS
Read system log:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function ReadLogFile syslog`

List developer traces:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function ListDeveloperTraces`

Read developer trace:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function ReadDeveloperTrace <filename> <filesize>`

Create snapshot:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function CreateSnapshot`

List snapshots:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function ListSnapshots`

Delete snapshots:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function DeleteSnapshots <snapshot_names>`

🆔 SYSTEM INFORMATION
Get SAP version info:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function GetVersionInfo`

Get parameter value (e.g. hostname or profile):
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function ParameterValue SAPLOCALHOST`
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function ParameterValue SAPPROFILE`

🛠️ ADVANCED & DEBUGGING
Execute OS command:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function OSExecute <command>`
Send signal to process:
`/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr <instance_number> -function SendSignal <pid> <signal>`
🔥 PRO TIP:
Set an alias to shorten your command line:
bash alias sapc='/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/sapcontrol -nr 00 -function'

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