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SAP HANA COCKPIT 2.8 New FLP Look its refreshing with more enhancements.
Introduction
I just finished upgrading the HANA Cockpit to latest version to SAP HANA COCKPIT 2.8 and would like to share some new and enhanced features and style of it.
The initial launch pad completely redesigned.
More segregated Groups
After upgrading the HANA Cockpit and the Manage cockpit had following popup for the first time login .
Click OK.
after saying yes , it did prompt me to log out and log back in then everything is fine.
New option added to change the appearance of the cockpit, currently there are less options to change the skill color etc.,
more user friendly configuration tab for adding , removing and modifying any configuration parameters.
now we can see recently access history .
Now the Manage Database has option showing related apps which you might be required to look into it while working on another app.
The view can be filtered by the options provided like Performance Management and security here.
now we can reorganize / rearrange the tiles dynamically.
With the recent update i like the user management part which made it so easy.
Finally the Localized Help for HANA Cockpit this is cool.
HANA Cockpit USES :-
Monitoring
Limit failures and ensure acceptable levels of performance by monitoring alerts, resource usage and performance for:
- Multiple resources
- Tenant databases
- Individual databases
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Configuration
Increase productivity and maximize system efficiency by properly configuring:
- System properties
- Alerts
- Tenant databases
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Analysis and Diagnosis
Prevent or minimize unplanned downtime by:
- Analyzing trace and diagnosis files, as well as querying system views using SAP HANA database explorer
- Collecting diagnosis information for SAP Support
- Troubleshooting unresponsive resources
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Performance Optimization
Improve business processes and end-user experience by analyzing resource usage and workload using:
- Performance Monitor
- Workload Analyzer
- SQL Analyzer
- Capture and Replay
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Monitoring and Analyzing with the Performance Monitor
Business Continuity
Guarantee continuous database operations using SAP HANA’s high availability mechanisms:
- System replication
- Backup and recovery
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Set Up SAP HANA System Replication with the SAP HANA Cockpit
Create Data Backups and Delta Backups
Security
Provide safe access to applications and protect business information by:
- Provisioning users using roles
- Monitoring critical settings
- Auditing activity in the database
- Encrypting data
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Managing Database Users and Roles
Other SAP HANA Capabilities
Monitor and manage any of the following additionally installed SAP HANA capabilities:
- SAP HANA accelerator for SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
- SAP HANA dynamic tiering
- SAP HANA remote data sync
- SAP HANA streaming analytics
More information
See the documentation of the relevant SAP HANA capability on SAP Help Portal.
LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
Lifecycle Management
Reduce maintenance effort by keeping databases and their components up to date.
Use the SAP HANA database lifecycle manager (HDBLCM) to configure and re-configure the SAP HANA system, for example, adding/removing hosts, or relocating the system to new hardware.
Administration of the SAP HANA XS Advanced Runtime
Configure and maintain the basic administration-related elements of the application-development process for the XS advanced run-time environment using the SAP HANA XS advanced cockpit.
The SAP HANA XS cockpit is part of both the SAP HANA cockpit installation and the XS advanced runtime of the managed SAP HANA system. You can launch the SAP HANA XS advanced cockpit for a managed resource from the cockpit if it is available.
Conclusion:- Information is provided as per the installation experience and features observed in a demo environment and may vary depending on the target database features availability.