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Soft Stop Sap And Hana Database
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Summary
The documentation consistently presents Azure PowerShell (a Windows-centric tool) as the first and primary example for all operations, followed by Azure CLI and REST API. There are no examples or guidance for native Linux shell commands or scripts, nor any mention of Linux-specific tools or workflows. This may give the impression that Windows environments are prioritized or required, even though SAP and HANA are commonly deployed on Linux.
Recommendations
- Provide explicit Linux shell (bash) examples for using the Azure CLI, including sample commands and expected output.
- Clarify that Azure CLI is fully cross-platform and can be used natively on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
- If relevant, include native SAP/Linux commands (e.g., using sapcontrol or HDB stop commands) for users who may need to perform soft stops outside of Azure tooling.
- Balance the order of examples: alternate between starting with CLI and PowerShell, or group them together to avoid implying a Windows-first workflow.
- Add a section or note highlighting Linux support and any Linux-specific considerations for SAP and HANA operations in Azure.
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Stop-AzWorkloadsSapVirtualInstance -InputObject /subscriptions/sub1/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Workloads/sapVirtualInstances/DB0 --SoftStopTimeoutSecond 300 `
### Soft stop system using REST API Use this [sample payload](/rest/api/workloads/2023-04-01/sap-virtual-instances/stop?tabs=HTTP#sapvirtualinstances_stop) to soft stop an SAP system. You can specify the soft stop timeout value in seconds. ## Soft stop SAP Application server instance You can soft stop a specific application server in Azure Center for SAP solutions using Azure PowerShell, CLI and REST API interfaces. Once you initiate soft stop on application server and the operation is successfully triggered, then monitor Health and Status of the application server instance to check if it has stopped. To soft stop an application server represented as an *App server instance for SAP solutions* resource: ### Using PowerShell Use the [Stop-AzWorkloadsSapApplicationInstance](/powershell/module/az.workloads/stop-azworkloadssapapplicationinstance) command:
### Using REST API Use this [sample payload](/rest/api/workloads/2023-04-01/sap-application-server-instances/stop-instance?tabs=HTTP#stop-the-sap-application-server-instance) to soft stop an application server instance. You can specify the soft stop timeout value in seconds. ## Soft stop HANA database You can soft stop the HANA database so that the database stops gracefully after all running statements have finished. You can use the Azure PowerShell, CLI and REST API interfaces to soft stop database. Once you initiate soft stop on HANA database and the operation is successfully triggered on the database instance, then monitor the status of the database instance on the VIS to check if it has stopped. > [!NOTE] > When attempting to soft stop HANA database instance using Azure Center for SAP solutions, soft stop timeout value must be greater than 0 and less than 1800 seconds. ### Using PowerShell Use the [Stop-AzWorkloadsSapDatabaseInstance](/powershell/module/az.workloads/stop-azworkloadssapdatabaseinstance) command: