Start & Stop SAP System in UNIX, Linux OS Environment

Starting the SAP System

1. Log on in your OS level as a user with SAP administrator authorization (<SID>
adm).
2. Enter the command startsap [DB|R3|ALL]. The following applies to this command
:
DB starts the database system:
startsap DB
R3 starts the instances & associated processes of the SAP System:
startsap R3
ALL starts both the database system & the SAP System:
startsap ALL
Stopping the SAP System
1. Log on in your OS level as a user with SAP administrator authorization (<SID>
adm).
2. Enter the command stopsap [DB|R3|ALL]. The following applies to this command:
DB stops the database system:
stopsap DB
R3 stops the instances & associated processes of the SAP System:
stopsap R3
ALL stops both the database system & the SAP System.
stopsap ALL