AUTOSTART=1 Not to Be Used

[maryjane_steele2]

I am having an issue with AUTOSTART=1 not working on 2 of my systems.  The system does not start until I open the MMC, interestingly I don't have to manually start the instance, just opening the MMC kicks off the AUTOSTART process.  I opened a ticket with SAP and I was told that AUTOSTART=1 should be not used any more because

Apart from the fact that using Autostart parameter can change the control in the start of the instances, the recommendations of changes

in the service definition are not necessary and  can be dangerous because customer could use versions in other directories that could

change  the security settings and even provoke the instance doesn´t start. This is dangerous and can create more problems in the systems.

Juding from the number of topics on SDN, I see that many people are still using AUTOSTART=1 but what does one use to start an instance after a reboot if we can't use AUTOSTART=1.

[Former Member]

Hi,

It should work.

did you placed the parameter at the right profile file (start profile of each instance). Use

Autostart=1

Remember to put at least one break line at the end of the profile file.

And no comment after the parameter in the same line.

I suggest to put this parameter at the top of the file to make sure, there is no other problem at the profile file.

If there is ASCS instance and dialog instance, put a delay on the dialog instance service.

You need to make sure ASCS or SCS instance is started first.

You need to restart the service after changing the start profile.

If it is a newer system 73x and higher (maybe also 71x), there is no start profile. And you should make the changes on the instance profiles.

[maryjane_steele2]

Yes, there is a line break, it is a central instance and there is a start profile.   I have sent the ticket back to SAP stating that since they provide the parameter and there is no official document, i.e. note saying not to use it, I expect support.  We'll see what they say.

[Former Member]

Hi Mary,

Did SAP provided you any information on this issue?

Thank you in advance!

Best regards,

Sreenu

[Former Member]

Hi Mary,

I noticed that this profile parameter is available for NW 7.4 and not for ERP 6.0. I don't understand, why SAP restricted it for ERP 6.0 systems.

Any ideas, please?

Thank you,

Sreenu

[maryjane_steele2]

FYI:  I am using AUTOSTART = 1 on (3) 7.4 ABAP systems and it works.  All I can tell ya'll is what SAP told me.  (Their reply is in italics in the original post).  SAP's solution is to use SAPCONTROL, I played with it, but if you script it, you have to use the <sid>adm id and the password which is a major security hole, plus I never could get it to work after a reboot.  I only have two systems on which AUTOSTART = 1 won't work for some reason so I just decided to leave everything as is (using AUTOSTART).  AUTOSTART =1 was so easy, leave it to SAP to complicate things with a new and improved solution!

[miroslavadamcik]

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