SAP Host Agent Reference - Command Line Options of the saphostexec Executable
Usually SAP Host Agent is automatically started when the operating system is booted. You can also manually control it using the saphostexec program.
You are logged on as a user with the required authorization:
| Windows | As a member of the local Administrators group |
| UNIX | As a user with root authorization |
| IBM i | As a user profile with special authorities *SECADM and *ALLOBJ, for example as user profile QSECOFR |
You call the program from the command line with the following syntax:
| Windows | %ProgramFiles%\SAP\hostctrl\exe\saphostexec.exe -[option] [pf=<ProfilePath>] |
| UNIX, IBM i | /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec -[option] [pf=<ProfilePath>] |
where <ProfilePath> is path to the profile file ( host_profile) of SAP Host Agent. By default the host_profile file is located in the executable directory.
You can execute saphostexec with the following command line options:
|
Option |
Meaning |
|---|---|
|
-help |
Lists all command line options of saphostexec with documentation |
|
-install |
Installs SAP Host Agent |
|
-upgrade |
Upgrades SAP Host Agent |
|
-uninstall |
Uninstalls SAP Host Agent |
|
-restart |
Starts or restarts SAP Host Agent |
|
-stop |
Stops a running SAP Host Agent |
|
-status |
Returns the status of SAP Host Agent |
|
-version |
Returns the version of SAP Host Agent with detailed information |