Which products are used for SAP HANA administration?

SAP HANA administration can be effectively managed using several tools, but one of the most direct and specialized products for administering SAP HANA is the SAP HANA Cockpit. This web-based tool provides a powerful interface for monitoring and managing HANA instances, allowing administrators to perform tasks such as managing users, monitoring performance, managing backups, and more through a user-friendly dashboard.

SAP Solution Manager is indeed a robust tool for managing and monitoring your entire SAP landscape and can play a role in the overall administration of systems, but it is not specifically designed solely for SAP HANA administration. It encompasses more general system management functions.

SAP BW (Business Warehouse) is focused primarily on data warehousing and reporting capabilities rather than administration tasks related to HANA databases. Similarly, SAP Data Services is a data integration and transformation tool, which, while useful for data management, doesn't directly provide the broad suite of administration capabilities that the HANA Cockpit offers specifically for managing HANA instances.

Therefore, while SAP Solution Manager might play a role in broader system landscape management, the most suitable choice for focused SAP HANA administration is the HANA Cockpit, as it provides dedicated tools and functionalities tailored specifically for that purpose.