Moving a Tenant Database Near Zero Downtime

You can move SAP HANA tenant databases from one SAP HANA system to another with near-zero downtime. After a move, the original tenant database is deleted and the new tenant database takes over.

Prerequisites

The general prerequisites for instance operations have been met.

For more information, see General Prerequisites for Instance Operations.
You comply with all prerequisites described in the Operations Guide for SAP HANA Tenant Databases.

For more information, see SAP HANA Tenant Databases Operations Guide.
You have assigned at least the first master host, dedicated for the tenant.

For more information, see Instance Properties.
You have retrieved the SAP HANA MDC instance version during instance configuration.

For more information, see Configuring Additional Instance Information.
Optional: You have specified the source and target system user credentials during instance configuration.

For more information, see Configuring Databases.
Optional: If the system is configured for high isolation, you know the operating system user and operating system group.
The tenant database is assigned to an ABAP system and the system status is Running.
You have configured remote function call destinations.

For more information, see Configuring Remote Function Call Destinations.

Context

Using SAP HANA system replication mechanisms, SAP HANA tenant databases can be copied and moved securely and conveniently from one SAP HANA system to another. This allows you to respond flexibly to changing resource requirements and to manage your system landscape efficiently.

Procedure

Choose Operations.
Choose Systems from the tabs.
From the Operations dropdown for the tenant database, choose SAP HANA Processes Move Tenant (Near Zero Downtime).
Choose  Parameters Required .
Navigate through the workflow and provide the parameters required.
Choose Set.
Choose Next.

All steps included in the process are displayed in a graphical form.

Note To view more details or to change parameters and settings such as the log and operation mode for an individual step, select a process step.
Choose Execute.

Next Steps

You can manage activities related to the operation that is currently running.

For more information, see Performing Operations on Activities.
You can view the log of all tasks involved in the process.

For more information, see Working with Logs.