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 deploying SAP HANA LI with Azure Monitor, BPS/Fabric, Ansible/CLI APIs, HA/DR clusters, or RISE connectivity, 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 Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure).
compatibility	Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata	{"generated_at":"2026-08-09","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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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

• Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
• Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L51	Diagnosing and fixing SAP on Azure issues: deployment automation, data extraction pipelines, SAP BPS artifacts, SAP Insights/AMS, Azure Monitor, VM scale sets, and SAP VM extensions.
Best Practices	L52-L62	Best practices for testing SAP on Azure (HA/DR, config validation, Quality Insights), and optimizing infrastructure (DFS-N SAPMNT, Azure Files NFS/SMB, VM scale sets) for reliable SAP HANA LI workloads.
Decision Making	L63-L77	Planning and design guidance for SAP on Azure: choosing VM/storage configs, supported SAP versions, network and DR options, data extraction/tiering, and overall SAP app architecture.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L78-L113	Architecting SAP on Azure: HA/DR patterns, HANA/DBMS designs, NetWeaver HA, Copilot–SAP integrations, RISE connectivity, resiliency, latency, and secure hybrid/network architectures.
Limits & Quotas	L114-L118	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	L119-L133	Security, identity, and access design for SAP on Azure: RBAC, Entra ID/SSO, principal propagation, TLS/NFS encryption, private endpoints, and secure providers for AMS/Db2/SQL/RISE.
Configuration	L134-L213	Configuring SAP on Azure: automation framework setup, storage/network/HA clustering for HANA and NetWeaver, monitoring, BPS/Fabric integrations, and Azure Center registration and lifecycle.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L214-L227	Patterns and scripts for integrating SAP HANA on Azure with Azure Monitor, VIS (CLI/PowerShell/REST), Ansible, Salesforce, Exchange, Power Query, RISE services, and Universal Print.
Deployment	L228-L257	Deploying and automating SAP landscapes on Azure: control plane and workload zones, CI/CD pipelines, HA patterns, and step-by-step setup for S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA, and BusinessObjects.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot SAP Deployment Automation Framework issues on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/troubleshooting
Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Data Factory extraction	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/monitor-data-extraction
Monitor and troubleshoot Fabric data extraction pipelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/monitor-fabric-data-extraction-processing
Troubleshoot Azure SAP Business Process Solutions issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/troubleshooting
Upgrade SAP Business Process Solutions artifacts safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/update-artifacts
Resolve common Azure Center for SAP solutions issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/faq
Set up and troubleshoot SAP Joule–Microsoft 365 Copilot integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/joule/joule-copilot-overview
Enable SAP Insights for workload troubleshooting in AMS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/enable-sap-insights
Resolve common issues in Azure Monitor for SAP	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
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 Files SSD 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
Plan SAP automation framework deployment on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/plan-deployment
Plan and configure DR for Azure Center for SAP solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/compliance-cedr
Select Azure services for SAP scenarios	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/choose-sap-services-by-scenario
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
Select Azure storage types for SAP workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/planning-guide-storage
Select supported SAP on Azure VM configurations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/planning-supported-configurations
Determine SAP software versions supported on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/supported-product-on-azure

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Understand resiliency patterns in Azure Center for SAP solutions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/compliance-bcdr-reliabilty
Design Copilot–SAP integration via Azure API Management and VNet peering	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/copilot-studio/architecture-apim-virtual-network
Architect Copilot–SAP integration via SAP BTP and Cloud Connector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/copilot-studio/architecture-business-technology-platform-api
Implement demo architecture for Copilot Studio and SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/copilot-studio/architecture-demo
Design Copilot Studio integration via SAP MCP Gateway	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/copilot-studio/architecture-mcp-gateway-integration-suite
Architect Copilot–SAP integration using On-Premises Data Gateway	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/copilot-studio/architecture-on-premises-data-gateway
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

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
Understand Business Process Solutions compliance attestation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/attestation
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 SSO and principal propagation from Copilot Studio to SAP	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/copilot-studio/sso-entra-id-sap-cloud-identity-services
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 NFS encryption in transit for SAP on Azure Files	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
Design Entra ID-based access for SAP platforms

Configuration

Topic	URL
Manage advanced Terraform state for SAP automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/advanced-state-management
Set SAP automation SPN secrets in Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/set-secrets
Update SAP library SAS token in Key Vault	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/update-sas-token
Download SAP installation media for BOM automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bom-get-files
Prepare Bill of Materials for SAP automation framework	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 parameters using tfvars files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-system
Configure control plane web app for SAP automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/configure-webapp

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Monitor for SAP via automation framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/integration-azure-monitor-sap
Run Ansible playbooks to configure SAP systems	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/run-ansible
Set up Salesforce as a Business Process Solutions source	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/configure-salesforce-source-system
Control SAP systems with Azure CLI VIS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/quick-stop-start-sap-cli
Control SAP systems with Azure PowerShell VIS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/quick-stop-start-sap-powershell
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
Deploy SAP control plane with bash automation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/deploy-controlplane
Bootstrap SAP deployer in control plane	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/install-deployer
Bootstrap SAP library in Azure control plane	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/install-library
Deploy SAP workload zone using bash script	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/install-workloadzone
Deploy new SAP system with installer script	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/installer
Remove SAP control plane with automation script	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/bash/remove-controlplane
Remove SAP system using remover automation	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 systems with automation framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/deploy-system
Deploy SAP workload zones with automation framework	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/deploy-workload-zone
Deploy SAP infrastructure using Azure DevOps pipelines