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Summary
The documentation is heavily focused on Windows environments, specifically Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) and related tooling. All examples, scripts, and procedures are Windows-centric, with exclusive use of PowerShell and Windows-specific clustering and storage solutions (e.g., SIOS DataKeeper, DNS Manager, Windows Firewall). There are no Linux equivalents, nor any mention of Linux-based clustering solutions or commands.
Recommendations
  • Add a parallel section or separate article for SAP ASCS/SCS multi-SID HA on Linux, using Pacemaker/Corosync and native Linux tools.
  • Provide equivalent Linux command-line examples (e.g., using Azure CLI, shell scripts) for infrastructure preparation, load balancer configuration, and cluster setup.
  • Reference Linux-based SAP HA guides and link to SAP documentation for Linux clustering.
  • Clarify early in the article that the procedure is Windows-only, and direct Linux users to appropriate resources.
  • Include a comparison table of Windows and Linux HA approaches for SAP on Azure to help users choose the right path.
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Flagged Code Snippets

# Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId <xxxxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Clear-Host
$ResourceGroupName = "SAP-MULTI-SID-Landscape"      # Existing resource group name
$VNetName = "pr2-vnet"                        # Existing virtual network name
$SubnetName = "Subnet"                        # Existing subnet name
$ILBName = "pr2-lb-ascs"                      # Existing ILB name                      
$ILBIP = "10.0.0.50"                          # New IP address
$VMNames = "pr2-ascs-0","pr2-ascs-1"          # Existing cluster virtual machine names
$SAPInstanceNumber = 50                       # SAP ASCS/SCS instance number: must be a unique value for each cluster
[int]$ProbePort = "623$SAPInstanceNumber"     # Probe port: must be a unique value for each IP and load balancer

$ILB = Get-AzLoadBalancer -Name $ILBName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName

$count = $ILB.FrontendIpConfigurations.Count + 1
$FrontEndConfigurationName ="lbFrontendASCS$count"
$LBProbeName = "lbProbeASCS$count"

# Get the Azure virtual network and subnet
$VNet = Get-AzVirtualNetwork -Name $VNetName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName
$Subnet = Get-AzVirtualNetworkSubnetConfig -VirtualNetwork $VNet -Name $SubnetName

# Add a second front-end and probe configuration
Write-Host "Adding new front end IP Pool '$FrontEndConfigurationName' ..." -ForegroundColor Green
$ILB | Add-AzLoadBalancerFrontendIpConfig -Name $FrontEndConfigurationName -PrivateIpAddress $ILBIP -SubnetId $Subnet.Id
$ILB | Add-AzLoadBalancerProbeConfig -Name $LBProbeName  -Protocol Tcp -Port $Probeport -ProbeCount 2 -IntervalInSeconds 10  | Set-AzLoadBalancer

# Get a new updated configuration
$ILB = Get-AzLoadBalancer -Name $ILBname -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName

# Get an updated LP FrontendIpConfig
$FEConfig = Get-AzLoadBalancerFrontendIpConfig -Name $FrontEndConfigurationName -LoadBalancer $ILB
$HealthProbe  = Get-AzLoadBalancerProbeConfig -Name $LBProbeName -LoadBalancer $ILB

# Add a back-end configuration into an existing ILB
$BackEndConfigurationName  = "backendPoolASCS$count"
Write-Host "Adding new backend Pool '$BackEndConfigurationName' ..." -ForegroundColor Green
$BEConfig = Add-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressPoolConfig -Name $BackEndConfigurationName -LoadBalancer $ILB | Set-AzLoadBalancer

# Get an updated config
$ILB = Get-AzLoadBalancer -Name $ILBname -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName

# Assign VM NICs to the back-end pool
$BEPool = Get-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressPoolConfig -Name $BackEndConfigurationName -LoadBalancer $ILB
foreach($VMName in $VMNames){
        $VM = Get-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $VMName
        $NICName = ($VM.NetworkInterfaceIDs[0].Split('/') | select -last 1)        
        $NIC = Get-AzNetworkInterface -name $NICName -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName                
        $NIC.IpConfigurations[0].LoadBalancerBackendAddressPools += $BEPool
        Write-Host "Assigning network card '$NICName' of the '$VMName' VM to the backend pool '$BackEndConfigurationName' ..." -ForegroundColor Green
        Set-AzNetworkInterface -NetworkInterface $NIC
        #start-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $VM.Name
}


# Create load-balancing rules
$Ports = "445","32$SAPInstanceNumber","33$SAPInstanceNumber","36$SAPInstanceNumber","39$SAPInstanceNumber","5985","81$SAPInstanceNumber","5$SAPInstanceNumber`13","5$SAPInstanceNumber`14","5$SAPInstanceNumber`16"
$ILB = Get-AzLoadBalancer -Name $ILBname -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName
$FEConfig = get-AzLoadBalancerFrontendIpConfig -Name $FrontEndConfigurationName -LoadBalancer $ILB
$BEConfig = Get-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressPoolConfig -Name $BackEndConfigurationName -LoadBalancer $ILB
$HealthProbe  = Get-AzLoadBalancerProbeConfig -Name $LBProbeName -LoadBalancer $ILB

Write-Host "Creating load balancing rules for the ports: '$Ports' ... " -ForegroundColor Green

foreach ($Port in $Ports) {

        $LBConfigrulename = "lbrule$Port" + "_$count"
        Write-Host "Creating load balancing rule '$LBConfigrulename' for the port '$Port' ..." -ForegroundColor Green

        $ILB | Add-AzLoadBalancerRuleConfig -Name $LBConfigRuleName -FrontendIpConfiguration $FEConfig  -BackendAddressPool $BEConfig -Probe $HealthProbe -Protocol tcp -FrontendPort  $Port -BackendPort $Port -IdleTimeoutInMinutes 30 -LoadDistribution Default -EnableFloatingIP   
}

$ILB | Set-AzLoadBalancer

Write-Host "Successfully added new IP '$ILBIP' to the internal load balancer '$ILBName'!" -ForegroundColor Green