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.
Prerequisites
You have to be a user with root authorization to be able to execute the program
Features
You call the program from the command line with the following syntax: 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 |
|---|---|
-install |
Installs SAP Host Agent |
-upgrade [-archive] |
Upgrades SAP Host Agent Using the –archive option you can provide the direct path to the archive with the desired target release version without manually extracting it before. |
-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 |