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Manage administrative groups for SAP HANA
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Overview of an administrative groups

An administrative group is a logical categorization of the databases with something common. For example, databases located in one region can belong to one administrative group.

An administrative group allows you to organize your databases for better management. To manage the databases under a group, you assign a group administrator. You must create an administrative group and attach databases to it.

View an administrative group

  1. Log in to Management Console.

  2. Click Manage > Administrative Groups. If the All Organizations menu is enabled, select an organization and click Manage > Administrative Groups. The Manage Administrative Groups page lists available administrative groups.

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  3. You can click the administrative group for which you want to view details.

Add an administrative group

Edit section
  1. Log in to Management Console.

  2. Click Manage > Administrative Groups. If the All Organizations menu is enabled, select an organization and click Manage > Administrative Groups.

  3. Click New Group. The Create Administrative Group page opens.

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  4. On the Create Administrative Group page, enter appropriate values in the following fields:

    • Name: A name for this administrative group.

    • Description: A description of the administrative group.

  5. Click Save.

The administrative group created now appears on the Manage Administrative Groups page.

View the administrative group summary

  • On the Manage Administrative Groups page, click the administrative group name for which you want to view details.

    • Summary tab: The administrative group details page displays the following fields on the Summary tab:

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Field

Description

Description

The description for the administrative group.

# Resources

The number of databases associated with the administrative group.

Backup & Restore

The Backup & Restore section displays backup and restore jobs for the last seven days with the following three statuses:

  • Successful

  • Successful with Errors (Backup only)

  • Failed

For a detailed explanation of each parameter, see Dashboards.

Backup Data

The Backup Data section illustrates the following data for the last 90 days:

  • Source + Changes: The amount of backup data generated at the source. This includes the initial full backup and incremental data from all subsequent backups.

  • Current Source: The size of the data on the source server(s) at the time of the last backup.

  • Resources tab: The Resources tab of the administrative group details page displays the following fields:

    • Name: The server's name.

    • Resource Type: The type of the resource. To view only SAP HANA resources, click the filter button, and select SAP HANA from the dropdown for Resource Type.

Update administrative group details

  1. Log in to Management Console.

  2. Click Manage > Administrative Groups. If the All Organizations menu is enabled, select an organization and click Manage > Administrative Groups. The Manage Administrative Groups page displays a list of available administrative groups.

  3. Click the administrative group name that you want to update.

  4. On the Administrative group details page, click Edit.
    The Edit Administrative Group page opens.

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  5. On the Edit Administrative Group page, change the values in the following fields:

    • Name: A name for this administrative group.

    • Description: A description of the administrative group.

  6. Click Save.

Change the administrative group associated with a database

Procedure

  1. Log in to Management Console.

  2. Click Protect > SAP HANA. If the All Organizations menu is enabled, select an organization and click Protect > SAP HANA.

  3. In the left pane, click the Configured Databases tab.

  4. On the Configured Databases page, click the database for which you want to change the administrative group.

  5. Click More actions > Change Admin Group.

  6. Select an administrative group from the drop-down menu and click Save on the Change Administrative Group dialog box.

Delete administrative group

You can delete an administrative group at any time.

Procedure

  1. Log in to Management Console.

  2. Click Manage > Administrative Groups. If the All Organizations menu is enabled, select an organization and click Manage > Administrative Groups. The Manage Administrative Groups page lists available administrative groups.

  3. Click the administrative group name that you want to delete.

  4. On the administrative group details page, click Delete.

Related keywords: administrative units, administrative unit

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