/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 HANA LIs, Azure Monitor for SAP, HA/DR clusters, Terraform/SDAF automation, or Entra ID SSO, 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), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-10-18"
  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/Joule, Azure Monitor/Insights, VM scale sets, and 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 | Architectural guidance and HA/DR patterns for SAP on Azure, including HANA/DBMS deployments, NetWeaver, RISE, networking, latency, and Copilot/SAP integration designs. | | 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 and operating SAP on Azure: automation (Terraform, SDAF), networking, storage, HA/DR clusters, monitoring (Azure Monitor, BPS, Datasphere), and Azure Center for SAP setup. | | 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-L258 | End-to-end SAP on Azure deployment guidance: automation framework setup, control plane/workload zones, DevOps pipelines, HA/DR, and installing SAP products (S/4HANA, NetWeaver, BOBJ, B1, HANA) on VMs. |

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 | | Troubleshoot and configure SAP Joule–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

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Validate SAP on Azure configuration with testing framework checks | https://learn.m