As a database administrator of the SAP HANA Cloud database, you need to be able to use SAP HANA Cloud Central to administer the SAP HANA Cloud databases that are deployed in the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
Opening SAP HANA Cloud Central
The image shows how to open SAP HANA Cloud Central from the SAP Business Technology Platform starting page.
From the SAP BTP cockpit, navigate to your SAP BTP subaccount (1), in the navigation panel select Instances and subscriptions (2), and select the SAP HANA Cloud (3) to open SAP HANA Cloud Central.
SAP HANA Cloud Central
SAP HANA Cloud Central opens in a new browser tab. This makes it easier to navigate between the SAP HANA Cloud Central and SAP BTP Cockpit.
The SAP HANA Cloud (1) landing page shows an overview of all the SAP HANA Cloud database and data lake instances you have access to. The line (2) displays the main KPIs of the HC_HDB database.
Display the Database Details
To display more database details, you need to open the Database Overview page.
The Database Overview page opens in the same tab and expands from the right-hand side. It displays a set of cards that can be used to monitor the SAP HANA Cloud database instance.
Several cards display real-time data, in a mini chart or graph that represents the status or displays an important KPI. Use the "Show KPI Usage for" (4) dropdown field to select the desired time frame for the overview cards to display.
For example, in the screenshot, you see the Memory card (1). The mini chart shows the amount of memory used by your SAP HANA Cloud database instance. Clicking on the chart opens the Usage Monitor app, where you can further investigate the memory usage of your database system.
In the screenshot, you also see the Compute card (2). The mini chart shows the percentage of compute used on your SAP HANA Cloud database instance. Clicking on the chart opens the Usage Monitor app, where you can further investigate the compute usage. Additionally, in the screenshot, you see the Consumption card (3). Clicking on the Consumption bar graph opens the Consumption Monitor app.
Note
SAP HANA Cloud database instances are preferred to be administered through SAP HANA Cloud Central, provided in SAP BTP. However, it is currently still possible to use the SAP HANA cockpit available through SAP HANA Cloud Central, but this option will be deprecated.