Profiles
Purpose
SAP profiles are operating system files that contain instance configuration information. SAP systems can consist of one or more instances. Individual configuration parameters can be customized to the requirements of each instance. These individual parameters allow you to configure:
· The runtime environment of the instance (resources such as main memory size, shared memory, roll size)
· Which services the instance itself provides (work processes)
· Where other services can be found (database host)
Features
The profile file is structured as follows:
# This is a comment in an SAP profile:
Parametername1 = Value1
Parametername2 = Value2
Parameter names that logically belong together have a common root. For example, the root of parameters that control the dispatcher within an application server is: rdisp/.
The parameter rdisp/wp_non_dia specifies how many dialog work processes are started by the dispatcher.
The SAP profiles are stored in a special file directory. This directory can be made accessible from all hosts, depending on current requirements.
● UNIX systems: /usr/sap/<SID>/SYS/profile
● Microsoft Windows systems: \\<SAPGLOBALHOST>\saploc\<SID>\SYS\profile\
<SID> is the system ID of the SAP system, and <SAPGLOBALHOST> is the name of the host on which the global profile directory physically exists.
saploc is the name of a share; by default, this is the directory [drive]:\usr\sap.
All host computers in an SAP System can access these profiles.
To edit configuration profiles in the SAP system, use transaction RZ10 (Edit Profiles). You should therefore not edit the active profiles directly at operating system level.
See also:
Saving and Importing Profiles After Installation