azure-sap

name	azure-sap
description	Expert knowledge for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing HANA Large Instances with SDAF/ACSS, Azure Monitor for SAP, Key Vault/RBAC, HA/DR clusters, or RISE, and other SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances related development tasks. Not for Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).
compatibility	Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata	{"generated_at":"2026-04-19","generator":"docs2skills/1.0.0"}

SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L48	Diagnosing and fixing SAP on Azure issues: deployment automation, BPS data extraction (ADF/Fabric), SAP Insights/AMS, Azure Monitor for SAP, VM scale sets, and VM extensions.
Best Practices	L49-L60	Best practices for testing, validating, and optimizing SAP on Azure: HA/DR design, automated test frameworks, Quality Insights checks, Azure Files/DFS-N tuning, and VM scale set deployment.
Decision Making	L61-L77	Guidance on planning SAP on Azure: choosing infra, VM/storage options, DR, data models and tiering, SAP version support, data extraction, and app/network architecture decisions.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L78-L105	Architecting SAP on Azure: HA/DR patterns, DB choices (HANA, SQL, Oracle, Db2, ASE, MaxDB), RISE integration, zoning/latency, networking, security, and multi-region/VM designs.
Limits & Quotas	L106-L110	SAP on Azure limits: supported platforms/features for SAP testing automation, Azure Monitor for SAP quotas/behavior, and sizing/HA deployment constraints using Azure Files SMB.
Security	L111-L126	Security, identity, and access design for SAP on Azure: Key Vault secrets, RBAC, TLS, private endpoints, encrypted storage, secure DB providers, and Entra ID/RISE integration.
Configuration	L127-L200	Configuring and automating SAP on Azure: Terraform/SDAF setup, Azure Center registration and lifecycle, monitoring (Azure Monitor), HA/DR and storage layouts, and OS/DB-specific HA cluster designs.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L201-L214	Patterns and automation for integrating SAP HANA/Azure LI with Azure Monitor, ADF, RISE, Salesforce, Exchange, Universal Print, VIS APIs, and SAP Principal Propagation.
Deployment	L215-L243	Deploying and automating SAP on Azure: control plane/workload zones, SDAF scripts/pipelines, ACSS-based S/4HANA/NetWeaver/BO/B1 installs, HA/DR, and planning checklists.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot SAP Deployment Automation Framework issues on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot and monitor BPS data extraction with ADF	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/monitor-data-extraction
Monitor and troubleshoot BPS data extraction in Fabric	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/monitor-fabric-data-extraction-processing
Troubleshoot common issues in SAP Business Process Solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/troubleshooting
Enable SAP Insights for workload troubleshooting in AMS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/enable-sap-insights
Resolve common Azure Monitor for SAP issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/faq
Resolve common issues with SAP VM scale sets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/virtual-machine-scale-set-sap-faq
Diagnose and fix Azure VM Extension for SAP issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/vm-extension-for-sap-troubleshooting

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Validate SAP on Azure configuration with testing framework checks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/testing-framework-configuration-checks
Run high availability tests with SAP Testing Automation Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/testing-framework-high-availability
Use Quality Insights checks for SAP on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/get-quality-checks-insights
Apply DR recommendations for each SAP workload layer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/disaster-recovery-sap-guide
Deploy HA SAP NetWeaver on Azure Files SMB	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/high-availability-guide-windows-azure-files-smb
Use Windows DFS-N for SAPMNT naming with SMB shares	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/high-availability-guide-windows-dfs
Optimize Azure Premium Files NFS/SMB for SAP workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/planning-guide-storage-azure-files
Apply VM scale set deployment guidelines for SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/virtual-machine-scale-set-sap-deployment-guide

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Choose new vs existing infrastructure for SAP automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/new-vs-existing
Plan SAP Deployment Automation Framework usage on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/plan-deployment
Use Business Process Solutions templates for analytics and AI agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/business-templates
Select and understand data models in Business Process Solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/data-models-business-process-solutions
Plan and configure DR for Azure Center for SAP solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/compliance-cedr
Select certified SAP configurations on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/certifications
Choose methods to extract SAP data into Microsoft Fabric	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/extract-sap-data
Design SAP HANA data tiering and archiving on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/hana-tiering-guidance
Choose outbound connectivity options for SAP VMs on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/high-availability-guide-standard-load-balancer-outbound-connections
Plan SAP application architecture on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/planning-guide
Choose Azure storage types for SAP workloads

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Design SAP workload zones in the automation framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-workload-zone
Understand resiliency patterns in Azure Center for SAP solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/compliance-bcdr-reliabilty
Plan SAP BusinessObjects BI architecture on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/businessobjects-deployment-guide
Architect DBMS deployments for SAP on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-general
Run SAP on IBM Db2 LUW in Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-ibm
Deploy SAP MaxDB, liveCache, and Content Server on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-maxdb
Deploy Oracle Database for SAP workloads on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-oracle
Deploy SAP ASE DBMS for SAP on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-sapase
Design SAP BW NLS with SAP IQ on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-sapiq
Deploy SQL Server DBMS for SAP on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/dbms-guide-sqlserver
Plan SAP disaster recovery architecture on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/disaster-recovery-overview-guide

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Supported platforms and features for SAP Testing Automation Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/testing-framework-supportability

Security

Topic	URL
Set SAP deployment SPN secrets in Azure Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/set-secrets
Configure Azure RBAC for Azure Center for SAP solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/manage-with-azure-rbac
Configure Azure networking and security for S/4HANA	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/prepare-network
Configure TLS 1.2 security for Azure Monitor for SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/enable-tls-azure-monitor-sap-solutions
Enable Trusted Access and private endpoints for Azure Monitor for SAP solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/enable-trusted-access
Create secure IBM Db2 provider for Azure Monitor for SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/provider-ibm-db2
Configure secure SQL Server provider for AMS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/provider-sql-server
Integrate Azure security and identity with SAP RISE	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/rise-integration-security
Configure Azure Files NFS encryption in transit for SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/sap-azure-files-nfs-encryption-in-transit-guide
Design secure identity and access for SAP on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/sap-security-identity
Secure Azure infrastructure foundation for SAP applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/sap-security-infrastructure

Configuration

Topic	URL
Manage SAP Terraform state with advanced_state_management script	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/advanced-state-management
Update SAP Library SAS token in Azure Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/update-sas-token
Prepare SAP Bill of Materials for Azure automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bom-prepare
Generate SAP application installation templates for SDAF BOM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bom-templates-db
Configure control plane parameters for SAP automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-control-plane
Customize disk configurations for SAP Deployment Automation Framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-extra-disks
Configure SAP installation parameters for SDAF Ansible playbooks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-sap-parameters
Define SAP system tfvars parameters for automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-system
Configure SDAF control plane web application	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-webapp
Extend SAP Deployment Automation Framework configuration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/extensibility
Customize Azure resource naming in SAP automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/naming-module

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Integrate Azure Monitor for SAP with automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/integration-azure-monitor-sap
Run SDAF Ansible playbooks to install SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/run-ansible
Download SAP media using automation framework playbooks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/software
Configure Salesforce as a source system for Business Process Solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/configure-salesforce-source-system
Integrate SAP source systems with Business Process Solutions via Azure Data Factory	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/configure-source-system-with-data-factory
Control SAP and VM lifecycle via VIS REST APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/stop-start-sap-and-underlying-vm
Integrate SAP ABAP outbound email with Exchange Online	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/exchange-online-integration-sap-email-outbound
Configure SAP Principal Propagation for live OData with Power Query	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/expose-sap-odata-to-power-query
Integrate Azure services with SAP RISE workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/rise-integration-services
Integrate SAP front-end printing with Universal Print	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/universal-print-sap-frontend

Deployment

Topic	URL
Bash script to deploy SAP automation control plane	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/deploy-controlplane
Bootstrap SAP deployer control plane with install_deployer.sh	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/install-deployer
Bootstrap SAP Library control plane with install_library.sh	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/install-library
Bash script to deploy a new SAP workload zone	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/install-workloadzone
Deploy SAP systems on Azure with installer.sh	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/installer
Remove SAP deployment control plane with remove_controlplane.sh	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/remove-controlplane
Tear down SAP systems using remover.sh	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/remover
Configure Azure DevOps for SAP automation pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-devops
Deploy control plane for SAP automation framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/deploy-control-plane
Deploy SAP infrastructure with SDAF and Azure DevOps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/devops-tutorial
Use Bash scripts to deploy SAP automation framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/reference-bash
Check SAP Deployment Automation support matrix