Starting and Stopping Instances

Use

To start and stop instances of an SAP System, you can use the Control Panel.

Procedure

To start or stop instances in the Control Panel, follow the procedure below:

1. To start the Control Panel, choose CCMS ® Control/Monitoring ® Control Panel, or call transaction RZ03.

2. Select the instances that you want to start or stop.

3. Choose Control ® Start SAP instance or Stop SAP instance. The selected instances are then started or stopped in the current operation mode.

4. Ensure that all instances are started or stopped correctly. You can identify the status of the instances from their color in the system monitor:

○ green successful start

○ red start error

○ gray an instance has been stopped (or is inactive)

5. Check whether the start and stop commands were correctly executed. To do this, choose Refresh from the Control Panel. Active instances are identified by a cross in the Active column.

To restart stopped instances of an operation mode in the Control Panel, follow the procedure below:

1. Choose Select ® All stopped.

2. To start the instances, choose Control ® Start SAP Instance.

To stop instances of an operation mode in the Control Panel, follow the procedure below:

1. Choose Select ® All configured.

2. To stop the instances, choose Control ® Stop SAP Instances.