# Adding a SAP HANA Instance to a SAP HANA System

Add a SAP HANA instance.

## Before You Begin

- Determine how to connect to the database. If you want to use the SAP HANA Secure User Store, create a key.

  For information about the SAP Secure User Store, go to "hdbuserstore" in the SAP Help Portal website.

- Obtain the following information about the SAP HANA system:

  - The admin user name

  - The SAP HANA instance SID

  - The SAP HANA user credentials

  - The directory that contains the SAP HANA hdbsql tools

    To determine the location, log in to the SAP HANA server with the sid admin credentials and type the following on the command line:

        which hdbsql

  - If the SAP HANA environment uses a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection, obtain the name of the SSL provider and the SSL trust store file that stores the CA-signed certificates.

## Procedure

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The database Overview page appears.

2. From the Add instance list, select Database server.

   The Configure database instance page appears.

3. Select SAP HANA, and then click Next.

   The Add SAP HANA instance dialog box appears.

4. Optional: If you want to define a new SAP HANA system name, move Create new SAP HANA system toggle to right.

5. From the SAP HANA system name list, select an existing SAP HANA system name.

   Note

   By moving the Create new SAP HANA system toggle to right, in the SAP HANA system name box, you can enter a new SAP HANA system name.

6. In the SID box, type the SAP HANA instance SID.

7. From the Plan list, select the backup plan to use for the instance.

8. From the HANA hosts list, select the primary as well as stand by nodes that hosts the SAP HANA instance. Depending on your SAP HANA setup, add hosts as follows:

   - Scale-up single node: Add the single node host.

   - Scale-up multinode: Add all nodes.

   - Scale-out: Add all scale-out nodes.

   - Replication: Add the primary site host first, then all secondary site hosts.

   - SAP HANA HANA OS cluster: Add the Unix cluster client.

9. Choose how you want to connect to the SAP HANA database server:

   - User credentials: To connect to the database using the credentials, select this option, and then enter the user name and password.

   - HDB store key: To connect to the database using a hdbuserstore key, select this option, then in the Store key box, enter the hdbuserstore key.

10. If you select User credentials, do the following:

    1. From the Credential list, select an existing credential or add a new credential. To add a new credential, do the following:

       Steps to add a credential

       1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

          The Add Credential dialog box appears.

       2. In the Credential vault box, select a credential vault to store, share, and update account credentials with shared resources in your environment.

       3. In the Credential name box, enter the credential name of the database user.

       4. In the Username box, enter the database user.

       5. In the Password box, enter the password.

       6. In the Description box, enter the credential description.

       7. Click Save.

11. If you select HDB store key, in the Store key box, enter the HDB store key.

12. In the hdbsql location box, enter the directory that contains the HANA hdbsql tools.

13. In the OS user name box, type the admin user name.

14. Move the Enable SSL toggle key to the right to authenticate access to the HANA server that use an SSL connection,provide the following details:

    - In the SSL provider box, enter the service provider that is used for the SSL connection.

      For example, enter commoncrpto.

    - In the SSL trust store box, enter the trust store name for the SSL connection.

      For example, enter sapcli.pse.

15. Move the Backup HANA encryption root keys toggle key to right if you want to backup encryption root keys. Additionally, you can manage the encryption root keys setting by editing an existing instance. You can also add new instance credentials.

    Steps to Edit an Instance

    1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

       The database Overview tab appears.

    2. Go to Instances tab.

    3. From the instance list, click the created instance.

       The instance Overview tab appears.

    4. From the General tab, click the Edit button.

       The Edit SAP HANA instance dialog box appears.

    Steps to Add a Credential

    1. Click the +.

       The Add Credential dialog box appears.

    2. From the Credential vault, list, select a credential.

    3. In the Credential name box, add the name of the credential.

    4. In the HANA encryption root keys backup password box, enter the root key backup password.

    5. In the Description box, enter the description of the credential.

    6. Click Save.

16. In the HANA encryption root keys backup password box, enter the encryption root keys backup password.

17. Click ADD.

## Result

The SAP HANA instance is created.

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