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Applies to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

8 Tuning systems with saptune

This chapter presents information about tuning SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications to work optimally with SAP applications.

Using saptune, you can tune a system for SAP NetWeaver, SAP HANA/SAP BusinessObjects, and SAP S/4HANA applications.

Important
Important

This chapter describes saptune version 3 which does not use tuned anymore.

8.1 Enabling saptune

To enable saptune to tune an SAP application, use the following procedure:

  1. To tune a system, first find a tuning solution. To find the appropriate solution, use:

    > saptune solution list

    saptune recognizes the following tuning solutions (groups of SAP Notes):

    • BOBJ Solution for running SAP BusinessObjects.

    • HANA Solution for running an SAP HANA database.

    • MAXDB Solution for running an SAP MaxDB database.

    • NETWEAVER Solution for running SAP NetWeaver application servers.

    • S4HANA-APPSERVER Solution for running SAP S/4HANA application servers.

    • S4HANA-APP+DB Solution for running both SAP S/4HANA application servers and SAP HANA on the same host.

    • S4HANA-DBSERVER Solution for running the SAP HANA database of an SAP S/4HANA installation.

    • SAP-ASE Solution for running an SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise database.

    • NETWEAVER+HANA Solution for running both SAP application servers and SAP HANA on the same host.

    • NETWEAVER+MAXDB Solution for running both SAP application servers and MAXDB on the same host.

    Alternatively, you can tune the computer according to recommendations from specific SAP Notes. A list of notes that you can tune for is available via:

    # saptune note list
    • To set up saptune with a preconfigured solution, use:

      # saptune solution apply SOLUTION
    • To set up saptune for the recommendations of a specific SAP Note, use:

      # saptune note apply NOTE
  2. To start saptune and enable it at boot, make sure to run the following command:

    # saptune service enablestart

    To make sure that sapconf and tuned gets stopped and disabled too, run instead:

    # saptune service takeover
Note
Note: Combining optimizations

It is possible to combine solutions and notes. However, only one solution can be active at a time. In rare cases, notes can have conflicting options or parameters. Arrange your notes carefully to avoid conflicts. The last note always takes priority over conflicting options or parameters of previous notes.

8.2 Disabling saptune

To disable and stop saptune, run:

# saptune service disablestop

8.3 Updating saptune

To update saptune to a new version, just update the package.

Since a package update can contain updates of SAP Notes and SAP Solutions, restart saptune with saptune service restart to re-apply the tuning. Check afterwards with saptune note verify if all recommendations are still met.

Important
Important

The saptune tool does not rely on tuned anymore. Configuring tuned to set up saptune 3 will not work. To start and enable saptune 3 use one of the following methods:

  • saptune service enablestart

    Enables and starts the saptune.service.

  • saptune service takeover

    Enables and starts the saptune.service and also disables sapconf as well as tuned.

  • saptune daemon start

    Deprecated. Gets redirected to saptune service takeover.

8.4 Managing SAP Notes

In the following sections you will learn how to create, delete, and rename SAP Notes and much more.

8.4.1 Customizing an SAP Note

Every SAP Note can be configured freely with:

# saptune note customise NOTE

The command includes changing a value or disabling a parameter.

8.4.2 Creating a new SAP Note

It is possible to create a new SAP Note with:

# saptune note create NOTE

All features of saptune are available.

8.4.3 Deleting an SAP Note

The following command deletes a created note, including the corresponding override file, if available:

# saptune note delete test
Note to delete is a customer/vendor specific Note.
Do you really want to delete this Note (test2)? [y/n]: y

The note may not be applied at the time. Keep in mind the following points:

  • A confirmation is needed to finish the action.

  • Internal SAP Notes shipped by saptune cannot be deleted. Instead, the override file is removed when available.

  • If the note is already applied, the command is terminated with the information that the note first needs to be reverted before it can be deleted.

8.4.4 Renaming an SAP Note

This command allows renaming a created note to a new name. If a corresponding override file is available, this file is renamed, too:

# saptune note rename test test2
Note to rename is a customer/vendor specific Note.
Do you really want to rename this Note (test) to the new name 'test2'? [y/n]: y

The note may not be applied at the time. Keep in mind the following points:

  • A confirmation is needed to finish the action.

  • Internal SAP Notes shipped by saptune cannot be renamed.

  • If the note is already applied, the command is terminated with the information that the note first needs to be reverted before it can be deleted.

8.4.5 Showing the configuration of an SAP Note

The shipped configuration of a note can be listed with:

# saptune note show NOTE

8.4.6 Verifying an SAP Note or an SAP Solution

The commands saptune note verify NOTE and saptune solution verify SOLUTION list the following data for each active or requested note:

  • The parameter name

  • The expected value (default)

  • A configured override (created using saptune customise)

  • The current system value

  • Whether the current state follows the SAP recommendation

8.4.7 Simulating the application of an SAP Note or an SAP Solution

To show each parameter of a note, use the following command:

# saptune note simulate

The command to show each parameter of a solution is as follows:

# saptune solution simulate

The command lists the current system value and the expected values (default and override).

8.4.8 Reverting an SAP Note

To revert an SAP Note, run the following command:

# saptune note revert NOTE

This restores all parameters of the SAP Note to their values at the time of application.

To revert everything, use the following command:

# saptune note revert all

8.4.9 Editing a SAP Note

Each custom SAP Note can be edited by:

# saptune note edit NOTE

8.4.10 Listing all enabled or applied SAP Notes

To list all enabled SAP Notes, run:

# saptune note enabled

To list all applied SAP Notes, run:

# saptune note applied

8.5 Managing SAP Solutions

This chapter explains how to work with SAP Solutions.

8.5.1 Creating a new SAP Solution

To create a new SAP Solution, run:

# saptune solution create SOLUTION

8.5.2 Deleting SAP Solution

To delete an SAP Solution, run the following command:

# saptune solution delete myHANA

Solution to delete is a customer/vendor specific Solution.
Do you really want to delete this Solution 'myHANA'? [y/n]: y

The SAP Solution may not be applied at the time. Keep in mind the following points:

  • A confirmation is required to finish the action.

  • SAP Solutions shipped by saptune cannot be deleted.

  • If the SAP Solution is already applied, the command is terminated with the information that the SAP Solution first needs to be reverted before it can be deleted.

8.5.3 Renaming an SAP Solution

To rename an SAP Solution, run the following command:

# saptune solution rename myHANA myHANA2

Solution to rename is a customer/vendor specific Solution.
Do you really want to rename this Solution 'myHANA' to the new name 'myHANA2'? [y/n]:

The SAP Solution may not be applied at the time. Keep in mind the following points:

  • A confirmation is needed to finish the action.

  • SAP Solutions shipped by saptune cannot be renamed.

  • If the SAP Solution is already applied, the command will be terminated with the information, that the SAP Solution first needs to be reverted before it can be renamed.

8.5.4 Showing the configuration of an SAP Solution

To list the configuration of an SAP Solution, run the following command:

# saptune solution show SOLUTION

8.5.5 Switching to another SAP Solution

Starting with saptune version 3.1, it is easier to switch to a different solution using the saptune solution change SOLUTION command.

Keep in mind that internally the current solution is reverted first, and then the new solution is applied. If you have additional notes configured, the order is not preserved.

If the same solution is already applied, no action is taken. Otherwise the current solution gets reverted and the new one applied. The command prompts for confirmation before making the change. This can be disabled by adding the --force option.

8.5.6 Reverting an SAP Solution

To revert an SAP Solution, run the following command:

# saptune solution revert SOLUTION

The SAP Solution must be applied. This reverts all SAP Notes parts of the SAP Solution that are still applied.

8.5.7 Editing a custom SAP Solution

To edit a custom SAP Solution, run:

# saptune solution edit SOLUTION

8.5.8 Listing enabled/applied SAP Solution

To list enabled SAP Solution, run:

# saptune solution enabled

To list applied SAP Solution, run:

# saptune solution applied

If SAP Notes from an applied SAP Solution have been reverted, the string (partial) has been added to the solution name.

8.6 Verification and troubleshooting

To see the current status of saptune, run the following command:

# saptune status

The output contains the following:

  • status of the saptune, sapconf, and tuned service

  • version of package and running saptune

  • details about configured SAP Solution and SAP Notes

  • details about staging

  • status of systemd system state

  • virtualization environment (new in saptune version 3.1)

  • tuning compliance (new in saptune version 3.1)

If a problem occurs, use the saptune_check command (in version 3.1, you can also use the command saptune check) that runs checks, reports problems and offers advice on how to solve them.

8.7 Machine-readable output

Starting with version 3.1, saptune supports machine-readable output (JSON) for the following commands:

  • saptune [daemon|service] status

  • saptune note list|verify|enabled|applied

  • saptune solution list|verify|enabled|applied

  • saptune status

  • saptune version

The machine-readable output makes it possible to integrate saptune into scripts and configuration management solutions.

To generate JSON output, add --format json as the first option, for example:

> saptune --format json note applied | jq
{
"$schema": "file:///usr/share/saptune/schemas/1.0/saptune_note_applied.schema.json",
"publish time": "2023-08-29 17:05:45.627",
"argv": "saptune --format json note applied",
"pid": 1538,
"command": "note applied",
"exit code": 0,
"result": {
    "Notes applied": [
    "941735",
    "1771258",
    "1980196",
    "2578899",
    "2684254",
    "2382421",
    "2534844",
    "2993054",
    "1656250"
    ]
},
"messages": []
}

If a command does not yet support JSON output, the command fails with the result block set to "implemented": false:

[+]
> saptune --format json staging status | jq
{
"$schema": "file:///usr/share/saptune/schemas/1.0/saptune_staging_status.schema.json",
"publish time": "2023-08-29 17:08:16.708",
"argv": "saptune --format json staging status",
"pid": 1653,
"command": "staging status",
"exit code": 1,
"result": {
    "implemented": false
},
"messages": []
}

8.8 Staging

It is possible that a new saptune package can contain both binary changes (for example, bug fixes) and new or altered SAP Notes and SAP Solutions. In certain situations, it is preferable to deploy bug fixes and new features while leaving modifications to the system configuration out.

With staging enabled, SAP Note and SAP Solution changes in a package update are not activated immediately. They are placed in a staging area, which can be reviewed and released later.

Important
Important

With the current implementation, a package update overwrites the staging if staging is enabled.

Staging is disabled by default, and it can be enabled with the following command:

# saptune staging enable

From that point, SAP Note and SAP Solution changes shipped by a saptune package are put in the staging area. To view the staging area, run:

# saptune staging list

You can print a tabular overview of the differences of the SAP Note and SAP Solution in the staging and working area with the following command:

# saptune staging diff [NOTE...|SOLUTION...|all]

After reviewing the differences, you can perform an analysis to see if a release has potential issues or requires additional steps. To do this, run the following command:

# saptune staging analysis [NOTE...|SOLUTION...|all]

To release an SAP Note or an SAP Solution from the staging area, use the command as follows:

# saptune staging [--force|--dry-run] [NOTE..|SOLUTION...|all]

The command presents an analysis (see saptune staging analysis) and carries out the release after asking for confirmation.

8.9 Tuning kernel parameters manually using sysctl

In addition to or instead of tuning kernel parameters using saptune, you can also use sysctl to make manual adjustments to kernel parameters. However, such changes using sysctl do not persist across reboots by default. To make them persist across reboots, add them to one of the configuration files read by sysctl.

Tip
Tip: sysctl and saptune

If you plan to configure sysctl parameters for your SAP system, consider using saptune as the central tool for managing such configurations.

For more information about sysctl, see the man pages sysctl(8), sysctl.conf(5), and sysctl.d(5).

8.10 For more information

See the following man pages:

  • man 8 saptune

  • man 8 saptune-migrate

  • man 8 saptune-note

Also see the project home page https://github.com/SUSE/saptune/.