/azure-sap

name: azure-sap
description: Expert knowledge for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when deploying SAP HANA LI with Azure Monitor, BPS/Fabric, Ansible/CLI APIs, HA/DR clusters, or RISE connectivity, and other SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances related development tasks. Not for Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (use azure-vm-scalesets), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-08-09"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for SAP HANA on Azure Large Instances. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: Use the **Category Index** below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., `L35-L120`), use `read_file` with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., `[security.md](security.md)`), use `read_file` on the linked reference file

> **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:

• **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
• **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L37-L51 | Diagnosing and fixing SAP on Azure issues: deployment automation, data extraction pipelines, SAP BPS artifacts, SAP Insights/AMS, Azure Monitor, VM scale sets, and SAP VM extensions. | | Best Practices | L52-L62 | Best practices for testing SAP on Azure (HA/DR, config validation, Quality Insights), and optimizing infrastructure (DFS-N SAPMNT, Azure Files NFS/SMB, VM scale sets) for reliable SAP HANA LI workloads. | | Decision Making | L63-L77 | Planning and design guidance for SAP on Azure: choosing VM/storage configs, supported SAP versions, network and DR options, data extraction/tiering, and overall SAP app architecture. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L78-L113 | Architecting SAP on Azure: HA/DR patterns, HANA/DBMS designs, NetWeaver HA, Copilot–SAP integrations, RISE connectivity, resiliency, latency, and secure hybrid/network architectures. | | Limits & Quotas | L114-L118 | SAP on Azure limits: supported platforms/features for SAP testing automation, Azure Monitor for SAP quotas/behavior, and sizing/HA deployment constraints using Azure Files SMB. | | Security | L119-L133 | Security, identity, and access design for SAP on Azure: RBAC, Entra ID/SSO, principal propagation, TLS/NFS encryption, private endpoints, and secure providers for AMS/Db2/SQL/RISE. | | Configuration | L134-L213 | Configuring SAP on Azure: automation framework setup, storage/network/HA clustering for HANA and NetWeaver, monitoring, BPS/Fabric integrations, and Azure Center registration and lifecycle. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L214-L227 | Patterns and scripts for integrating SAP HANA on Azure with Azure Monitor, VIS (CLI/PowerShell/REST), Ansible, Salesforce, Exchange, Power Query, RISE services, and Universal Print. | | Deployment | L228-L257 | Deploying and automating SAP landscapes on Azure: control plane and workload zones, CI/CD pipelines, HA patterns, and step-by-step setup for S/4HANA, NetWeaver, HANA, and BusinessObjects. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot SAP Deployment Automation Framework issues on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/automation/troubleshooting | | Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Data Factory extraction | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/monitor-data-extraction | | Monitor and troubleshoot Fabric data extraction pipelines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/monitor-fabric-data-extraction-processing | | Troubleshoot Azure SAP Business Process Solutions issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/troubleshooting | | Upgrade SAP Business Process Solutions artifacts safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/business-process-solutions/update-artifacts | | Resolve common Azure Center for SAP solutions issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/center-sap-solutions/faq | | Set up and troubleshoot SAP Joule–Microsoft 365 Copilot integration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/microsoft-ai/joule/joule-copilot-overview | | Enable SAP Insights for workload troubleshooting in AMS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/enable-sap-insights | | Resolve common issues in Azure Monitor for SAP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/monitor/faq | | Resolve common issues with SAP VM scale sets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/virtual-machine-scale-set-sap-faq | | Diagnose and fix Azure VM Extension for SAP issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sap/workloads/vm-extension-for-sap-troubleshooting |

Best Practices

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