SAP Host Agent Reference - Command Line Options of the hostexecstart Executable
The hostexecstart program is a command line tool available for UNIX operating systems. It allows a user that does not have root authorization to perform some control operations relevant for the lifecycle of SAP Host Agent.
You have to be member of group sapsys, for example <sapsid>adm, to be able to execute the program.
You call the program from the command line with the following syntax:
/usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/hostexecstart -[option] [pf=<ProfilePath>]Calling hostexecstart without any arguments starts SAP Host Agent
You can execute hostexecstart with the following command line options:
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Option |
Meaning |
|---|---|
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-help |
Lists all command line options of hostexecstart with documentation |
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-upgrade <path> |
Upgrades SAP Host Agent using the path to the extracted SAPHOSTAGENT <SP-version>.SAR |
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-start |
Starts SAP Host Agent if it is not running |
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-restart |
Restarts SAP Host Agent |
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-status |
Returns the information whether SAP Host Agent is running or not running |