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Sandbox system via Homogenous System Copy (SAP HANA-specific: Backup/Restore) step-by-step guide
About
SAP system landscape is defined as an layout of SAP servers. Basically SAP environment consist a three-system landscape paradigm. A system landscape consists of Development Server (DEV), Quality Assurance server (QAS) and Production Server (PROD)
Over time, you begin to understand that for experiments you need another independenty system – Sandbox (SAND).
Sandbox system gives a lot of freedom to all SAP consultants. Let’s start create sandbox system via Homogenous System Copy (SAP HANA-specific: Backup/Restore)
Prerequisites
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At maintenance window stop all background jobs in your production system (ABAP report – BTCTRNS1)
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Backup of your production system
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Start all background jobs in your production system (ABAP report – BTCTRNS2)
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Install new, clear SAP S4/HANA on sandbox host (call this point as the STEP1)
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Installed S4/HANA must be in running state
Resolution
N.B. For example /distr/SWPM/sapinst

















Post installation steps for sandbox system
0. Consistency check in SICK transaction
1.Change name and open the Sandbox system for changes in SCC4/SE03 transactions
2. Remove RFC connections in SM59 (Except OSS-connections: SDCC_OSS, SAPOSS and for example connection to ADS-server)
3. Post-Installation Actions for Transport Organizer in SE06 transaction
4.Setup TMS-system in STMS transaction
N.B. All action in this step must be completed in 000 client
Include System In Transport Domain
For removing “The transport route configuration is inconsistent” warning made Adjust with Conntroller action from main menu
Approach where SandBox and QAS systems in one target group
5. Change image into main menu in SMW0/SM30 transactions
6.Change Login Screen Info in SE61 transaction
7.Maintain license in SLICENSE transaction
8. Maintain active profile and profile parameters in RZ10 transaction
9.All steps done. Its time to first Ad-Hoc backup