Merge pull request #218284 from lauradolan/sap-build-issues

v-stsavell · web-flow · commit fdbe675372e8 · 2022-11-14T15:29:27.000-06:00
SAP: fix build validation errors
diff --git a/articles/virtual-machines/workloads/sap/cal-s4h.md b/articles/virtual-machines/workloads/sap/cal-s4h.md
@@ -14,47 +14,41 @@ ms.service: virtual-machines
 ms.topic: article
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-linux
 ms.workload: infrastructure-services
-ms.date: 06/26/2021
+ms.date: 11/14/2022
 ms.author: hobruche
 
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 # SAP Cloud Appliance Library
 
-[SAP Cloud Appliance Library](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) offers a quick and easy way to create SAP workloads in Azure. With a few clicks you can set up a fully configured demo environment from an Appliance Template or deploy a standardized system for an SAP product based on default or custom SAP software installation stacks. 
+[SAP Cloud Appliance Library](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) offers a quick and easy way to create SAP workloads in Azure. You can set up a fully configured demo environment from an Appliance Template or deploy a standardized system for an SAP product based on default or custom SAP software installation stacks. 
 This page lists the latest Appliance Templates and below the latest SAP S/4HANA stacks for production-ready deployments. 
 
-For deployment of an appliance template you will need to authenticate with your S-User or P-User. You can create a P-User free of charge via the [SAP Community](https://community.sap.com/). 
+To deploy an appliance template, you'll need to authenticate with your S-User or P-User. You can create a P-User free of charge via the [SAP Community](https://community.sap.com/). 
 
 
 
-[For details on Azure account creation see the SAP learning video and description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORePziUMBk&list=PLWV533hWWvDmww3OX9YPhjjS1l1n6o-H2&index=18)
+[For details on Azure account creation, see the SAP learning video and description](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iORePziUMBk&list=PLWV533hWWvDmww3OX9YPhjjS1l1n6o-H2&index=18)
 
 You will also find detailed answers to your questions related to SAP Cloud Appliance Library on Azure [SAP CAL FAQ](https://caldocs.hana.ondemand.com/caldocs/help/Azure_FAQs.pdf)
 
-The online library is continuously updated with Appliances for demo, proof of concept and exploration of new business cases. For the most recent ones select “Create Appliance” here from the list – or visit [cal.sap.com](https://cal.sap.com/catalog#/applianceTemplates) for further templates.
+The online library is continuously updated with Appliances for demo, proof of concept and exploration of new business cases. For the most recent ones, select “Create Appliance” here from the list – or visit [cal.sap.com](https://cal.sap.com/catalog#/applianceTemplates) for further templates.
 
 ## Deployment of appliances through SAP Cloud Appliance Library
 
-| Appliance Templates | Link |
-| -------------- | :--------- |
-| **SAP S/4HANA 2021 FPS02, Fully-Activated Appliance**  July 19 2022 | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
-|This appliance contains SAP S/4HANA 2021 (FPS02) with pre-activated SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA core functions, and further scenarios for Service, Master Data Governance (MDG), Portfolio Mgmt. (PPM), Human Capital Management (HCM), Analytics, Migration Cockpit, and more. User access happens via SAP Fiori, SAP GUI, SAP HANA Studio, Windows remote desktop, or the backend operating system for full administrative access. |  [Details]( https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc) |
-| **SAP S/4HANA 2021 FPS01, Fully-Activated Appliance**  April 26 2022 | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
-|This appliance contains SAP S/4HANA 2021 (FPS01) with pre-activated SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA core functions, and further scenarios for Service, Master Data Governance (MDG), Portfolio Mgmt. (PPM), Human Capital Management (HCM), Analytics, Migration Cockpit, and more. User access happens via SAP Fiori, SAP GUI, SAP HANA Studio, Windows remote desktop, or the backend operating system for full administrative access. |  [Details]( https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc) ||
-| **SAP BW/4HANA 2021 including BW/4HANA Content 2.0 SP08 - Dev Edition**  May 11 2022 | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=06725b24-b024-4757-860d-ac2db7b49577&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
-|This solution offers you an insight of SAP BW/4HANA. SAP BW/4HANA is the next generation Data Warehouse optimized for HANA. Beside the basic BW/4HANA options the solution offers a bunch of HANA optimized BW/4HANA Content and the next step of Hybrid Scenarios with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud. As the system is pre-configured you can start directly implementing your scenarios. |  [Details]( https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/06725b24-b024-4757-860d-ac2db7b49577) |
-| **SAP ABAP Platform 1909, Developer Edition** June 21 2021  | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=7bd4548f-a95b-4ee9-910a-08c74b4f6c37&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
-|The SAP ABAP Platform on SAP HANA gives you access to SAP ABAP Platform 1909 Developer Edition on SAP HANA. Note that this solution is preconfigured with many additional elements – including: SAP ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model, SAP Fiori launchpad, SAP gCTS, SAP ABAP Test Cockpit, and preconfigured frontend / backend connections, etc It also includes all the standard ABAP AS infrastructure: Transaction Management, database operations / persistence, Change and Transport System, SAP Gateway, interoperability with ABAP Development Toolkit and SAP WebIDE, and much more. |  [Details](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/7bd4548f-a95b-4ee9-910a-08c74b4f6c37) |
-| **SAP ERP 6.0 EhP 6 for Data Migration to SAP S/4HANA** October 24 2022  | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=56825489-df3a-4b6d-999c-329a63ef5e8a&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
-|update password of DDIC 100, SAP* 000 .This system can be used as source system for the "direct transfer" data migration scenarios of the SAP S/4HANA Fully-Activated Appliance. It might also be useful as an "open playground" for SP ERP 6.0 EhP6 scenarios, however, the contained business processes and data structures are not documented explicitly. |  [Details](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/56825489-df3a-4b6d-999c-329a63ef5e8a) |
-| **SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP15 on SAP ASE** January 20 2020  | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=69efd5d1-04de-42d8-a279-813b7a54c1f6&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
-|SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP15 on SAP ASE |  [Details](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/solutions/69efd5d1-04de-42d8-a279-813b7a54c1f6) |
+| Appliance Template | Date | Description | Creation Link |
+| ------------------ | ---- | ----------- | ------------- |
+| [**SAP S/4HANA 2021 FPS02, Fully-Activated Appliance**](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc) | July 19 2022 | This appliance contains SAP S/4HANA 2021 (FPS02) with pre-activated SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA core functions, and further scenarios for Service, Master Data Governance (MDG), Portfolio Management (PPM), Human Capital Management (HCM), Analytics, Migration Cockpit, and more. User access happens via SAP Fiori, SAP GUI, SAP HANA Studio, Windows remote desktop, or the backend operating system for full administrative access. | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
+| [**SAP S/4HANA 2021 FPS01, Fully-Activated Appliance**](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc) | April 26 2022 | This appliance contains SAP S/4HANA 2021 (FPS01) with pre-activated SAP Best Practices for SAP S/4HANA core functions, and further scenarios for Service, Master Data Governance (MDG), Portfolio Management (PPM), Human Capital Management (HCM), Analytics, Migration Cockpit, and more. User access happens via SAP Fiori, SAP GUI, SAP HANA Studio, Windows remote desktop, or the backend operating system for full administrative access. | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=3f4931de-b15b-47f1-b93d-a4267296b8bc&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
+| [**SAP BW/4HANA 2021 including BW/4HANA Content 2.0 SP08 - Dev Edition**](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/06725b24-b024-4757-860d-ac2db7b49577) | May 11 2022 | This solution offers you an insight of SAP BW/4HANA. SAP BW/4HANA is the next generation Data Warehouse optimized for HANA. Beside the basic BW/4HANA options, the solution offers a bunch of HANA optimized BW/4HANA Content and the next step of Hybrid Scenarios with SAP Data Warehouse Cloud. As the system is pre-configured, you can start directly implementing your scenarios. | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=06725b24-b024-4757-860d-ac2db7b49577&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
+| [**SAP ABAP Platform 1909, Developer Edition**](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/7bd4548f-a95b-4ee9-910a-08c74b4f6c37) | June 21 2021  | The SAP ABAP Platform on SAP HANA gives you access to SAP ABAP Platform 1909 Developer Edition on SAP HANA. This solution is pre-configured with many other elements – including: SAP ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model, SAP Fiori launchpad, SAP gCTS, SAP ABAP Test Cockpit, and pre-configured frontend / backend connections, etc. It also includes all the standard ABAP AS infrastructure: Transaction Management, database operations / persistence, Change and Transport System, SAP Gateway, interoperability with ABAP Development Toolkit and SAP WebIDE, and much more. | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=7bd4548f-a95b-4ee9-910a-08c74b4f6c37&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
+| [**SAP ERP 6.0 EhP 6 for Data Migration to SAP S/4HANA**](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/applianceTemplates/56825489-df3a-4b6d-999c-329a63ef5e8a) | October 24 2022  | Update password of DDIC 100, SAP* 000. This system can be used as source system for the "direct transfer" data migration scenarios of the SAP S/4HANA *Fully-Activated Appliance*. It might also be useful as an "open playground" for SP ERP 6.0 EhP6 scenarios, however, the contained business processes and data structures aren't documented explicitly. | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=56825489-df3a-4b6d-999c-329a63ef5e8a&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
+| [**SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP15 on SAP ASE**](https://cal.sap.com/catalog?provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8#/solutions/69efd5d1-04de-42d8-a279-813b7a54c1f6) | January 20 2020  | SAP NetWeaver 7.5 SP15 on SAP ASE | [Create Appliance](https://cal.sap.com/registration?sguid=69efd5d1-04de-42d8-a279-813b7a54c1f6&provider=208b780d-282b-40ca-9590-5dd5ad1e52e8) |
 
 
 
 ## Deployment of S/4HANA system for productive usage through SAP Cloud Appliance Library
 
-You can now also deploy SAP S/4HANA systems with High Availability (HA), non-HA or single server architecture through SAP Cloud Appliance Library. The offering comprises default SAP S/4HANA software stacks including FPS levels as well as an integration into Maintenance Planner to enable creation and installation of custom SAP S/4HANA software stacks.
+You can now also deploy SAP S/4HANA systems with High Availability (HA), non-HA or single server architecture through SAP Cloud Appliance Library. The offering comprises default SAP S/4HANA software stacks including FPS levels and an integration into Maintenance Planner to enable creation and installation of custom SAP S/4HANA software stacks.
 The following links highlight the Product stacks that you can quickly deploy on Azure. Just select “Deploy System”.
 
 | All products | Link |
diff --git a/articles/virtual-machines/workloads/sap/dbms_guide_sqlserver.md b/articles/virtual-machines/workloads/sap/dbms_guide_sqlserver.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ keywords: 'Azure, SQL Server, SAP, AlwaysOn, Always On'
 ms.service: virtual-machines-sap
 ms.topic: article
 ms.workload: infrastructure
-ms.date: 08/24/2022
+ms.date: 11/14/2022
 ms.author: juergent
 ms.custom: H1Hack27Feb2017
 ---
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ For Azure M-Series VM, the latency writing into the transaction log can be reduc
 ### Formatting the disks
 For SQL Server, the NTFS block size for disks containing SQL Server data and log files should be 64 KB. There's no need to format the D:\ drive. This drive comes pre-formatted.
 
-To make sure that the restore or creation of databases isn't initializing the data files by zeroing the content of the files, you should make sure that the user context the SQL Server service is running in has a certain permission. Usually users in the Windows Administrator group have these permissions. If the SQL Server service is run in the user context of non-Windows Administrator user, you need to assign that user the User Right **Perform volume maintenance tasks**. For more information, see [Database instant file initialization](/sql/relational-databases/databases/database-instant-file-initialization?view=sql-server-ver16).
+To make sure that the restore or creation of databases isn't initializing the data files by zeroing the content of the files, you should make sure that the user context the SQL Server service is running in has a certain permission. Usually users in the Windows Administrator group have these permissions. If the SQL Server service is run in the user context of non-Windows Administrator user, you need to assign that user the User Right **Perform volume maintenance tasks**. For more information, see [Database instant file initialization](/sql/relational-databases/databases/database-instant-file-initialization).
 
 ### Influence of database compression
 In configurations where I/O bandwidth can become a limiting factor, every measure, which reduces IOPS might help to stretch the workload one can run in an IaaS scenario like Azure. Therefore, if not yet done, applying SQL Server PAGE compression is recommended by both SAP and Microsoft before uploading an existing SAP database to Azure.
