Restarting Systems and Instances
You restart an instance or a set of instances for example, after a power failure.
Prerequisites
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The general prerequisites for instance operations have been met.
For more information, see General Prerequisites for Instance Operations.
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The instance status is Running.
Context
Ensure that you understand the difference of the following stop operations and the shutdown options before you execute the operation.
By default, SAP Landscape Management performs a soft shutdown for database instances and a hard shutdown for other instances not representing a database. You can change the default settings under .
Stop Operations |
Description |
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Stop |
Stops an instance. Possible shutdown options:
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Forced Stop |
Stops an instance while ignoring intersystem and intrasystem dependencies. You can perform a forced stop also for instances with status Unknown. Possible shutdown options:
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Graceful Shutdown |
Stops an ABAP application server instance in the timeout specified and informs all logged users for shutdown. For more information, see Using Graceful Shutdown. |
Shutdown Option |
Description |
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Soft Shutdown |
Checks for open database connections. If any database connection is open, cancels the operation. Default option for database instances. |
Hard Shutdown |
Ignores open database connections and stops an instance immediately. Default option for instances not representing a database. |
Procedure
Results
- Stops the instance.
- Sets the instance status to Not Running.
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Starts the instance or the set of instances.
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The instance status is Running.
Next Steps
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You can manage activities related to the operation that is currently running.
For more information, see Performing Operations on Activities.
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You can view the log of all tasks involved in the process.
For more information, see Working with Logs.