SAP HANA 2 Upgrade & Operations: Exploring Features of the New Cockpit

We have recently upgraded our HANA 1.0 SPS12 to HANA 2 SPS00, to test and explore new features. Note that some of the features were already part of HANA 1.0 SPS12, which we have tested, and shared the experience in the following blogs: 

• SAP HANA 1.0 SPS12 Upgrade - Part 1
• SAP HANA 1.0 SPS12 Exploring New Features

There are some nice new features in the new HANA 2 cockpit which is now a stand-alone installation, so there are some additional work and resources needed for the administration and monitoring of several HANA databases. It provides an aggregate 'health check' of several databases in a single glance!  

In Part 1, we'll cover the following topics from the Basis perspective:

• Upgrade: Preparation, Update, and Post-tasks
• HANA2 Cockpit:
  • Installation
  • Configuration
  • Manager
  • Resources
  • Groups
  • Monitoring and Administration
  • Security
  • Offline Administration
  • Performance Management
  • Capture and Replay
  • SAP HANA Options

HANA 2 Upgrade and the New Cockpit