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AWS ssm-sap documentation change

Service: ssm-sap · 2025-05-31 · Documentation low

File: ssm-sap/latest/userguide/start-sap-application.md

Summary

Updated documentation for SAP application start operations: expanded supported configurations, added monitoring examples, standardized placeholder syntax, and replaced realistic instance IDs with placeholder values

Security assessment

The changes improve documentation clarity and implement security-conscious documentation practices by replacing realistic resource identifiers (like instance ID i-0e5ec51c3679d6231) with placeholder values. However, there is no evidence of addressing a specific vulnerability or security incident. The changes appear focused on improving operational monitoring documentation and preventing accidental exposure of real resource identifiers in examples.

Diff

diff --git a/ssm-sap/latest/userguide/start-sap-application.md b/ssm-sap/latest/userguide/start-sap-application.md
index e5655d33b..ad235cc5c 100644
--- a//ssm-sap/latest/userguide/start-sap-application.md
+++ b//ssm-sap/latest/userguide/start-sap-application.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Step 1: Register SAP ApplicationStep 2: Start SAP ApplicationStep 3: Check Start Operation statusStep 4: Verify Start operation
+Step 1: Register SAP ApplicationStep 2: Start SAP ApplicationStep 3: Check Start Operation statusStep 4: Monitor and verify Start operation
@@ -9 +9 @@ Step 1: Register SAP ApplicationStep 2: Start SAP ApplicationStep 3: Check Start
-You can perform a start operation on a single node or HA (high availability) SAP HANA application or on a single node setup of an SAP ABAP application which is registered with AWS Systems Manager for SAP.
+You can perform a start operation on a single node or HA (high availability) SAP HANA application or on a single node or distributed setup of an SAP ABAP application which is registered with AWS Systems Manager for SAP.
@@ -25 +25 @@ You can start Systems Manager for SAP application using AWS CLI or AWS Managemen
-  * Step 4: Verify Start operation
+  * Step 4: Monitor and verify Start operation
@@ -42 +42 @@ You can use the following AWS CLI command to start your SAP application:
-    --application-id >ApplicationId<
+    --application-id <APPLICATION_ID> 
@@ -50 +50 @@ The parameter `application-id` is required. As the value, use the ApplicationID
-    --application-id >myApplication< 
+    --application-id <APPLICATION_ID> 
@@ -74 +74 @@ The start operation can take up to five minutes to complete. During that time, y
-## Step 4: Verify Start operation
+## Step 4: Monitor and verify Start operation
@@ -81 +81 @@ Verify the start operation on the application through the event using the [`List
-    --operation-id <YOUR_OPERATION_ID>
+    --operation-id <OPERATION_ID>
@@ -96,0 +97,40 @@ Verify the start operation on the application through the event using the [`List
+                "Timestamp": "2024-01-03T04:53:59.846000+00:00"
+            },
+            {
+                "Description": "Start the SAP component ECD-D12-sapci",
+                "Resource": {
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ssm-sap:us-east-1:111111111111:SAP_ABAP/nwStartStop/COMPONENT/ECD-D12-sapci",
+                    "ResourceType": "AWS::SystemsManagerSAP::Component"
+                },
+                "Status": "COMPLETED",
+                "StatusMessage": "",
+                "Timestamp": "2024-01-03T04:52:59.846000+00:00"
+            },
+            {
+                "Description": "Start the SAP component ECD-D12-sapci",
+                "Resource": {
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ssm-sap:us-east-1:111111111111:SAP_ABAP/nwStartStop/COMPONENT/ECD-D12-sapci",
+                    "ResourceType": "AWS::SystemsManagerSAP::Component"
+                },
+                "Status": "IN_PROGRESS",
+                "StatusMessage": "",
+                "Timestamp": "2024-01-03T04:51:59.846000+00:00"
+            },
+            {
+                "Description": "Start the SAP component ECD-ASCS10-sapci",
+                "Resource": {
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ssm-sap:us-east-1:111111111111:SAP_ABAP/nwStartStop/COMPONENT/ECD-ASCS10-sapci",
+                    "ResourceType": "AWS::SystemsManagerSAP::Component"
+                },
+                "Status": "COMPLETED",
+                "StatusMessage": "",
+                "Timestamp": "2024-01-03T04:50:59.846000+00:00"
+            },
+            {
+                "Description": "Start the SAP component ECD-ASCS10-sapci",
+                "Resource": {
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ssm-sap:us-east-1:111111111111:SAP_ABAP/nwStartStop/COMPONENT/ECD-ASCS10-sapci",
+                    "ResourceType": "AWS::SystemsManagerSAP::Component"
+                },
+                "Status": "IN_PROGRESS",
+                "StatusMessage": "",
@@ -108,0 +149,10 @@ Verify the start operation on the application through the event using the [`List
+            {
+                "Description": "Start the SAP component HDB-HDB00",
+                "Resource": {
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ssm-sap:us-east-1:111111111111:HANA/hanaStartStop/COMPONENT/HDB-HDB00",
+                    "ResourceType": "AWS::SystemsManagerSAP::Component"
+                },
+                "Status": "COMPLETED",
+                "StatusMessage": "",
+                "Timestamp": "2024-01-03T04:47:59.856000+00:00"
+            },
@@ -128,0 +179,10 @@ Verify the start operation on the application through the event using the [`List
+            {
+                "Description": "Start the SAP component HDB-HDB00",
+                "Resource": {
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ssm-sap:us-east-1:111111111111:HANA/hanaStartStop/COMPONENT/HDB-HDB00",
+                    "ResourceType": "AWS::SystemsManagerSAP::Component"
+                },
+                "Status": "IN_PROGRESS",
+                "StatusMessage": "",
+                "Timestamp": "2024-01-03T04:46:59.836000+00:00"
+            },
@@ -140 +200 @@ Verify the start operation on the application through the event using the [`List
-                "Description": "Start the EC2 instance i-0e5ec51c3679d6231",
+                "Description": "Start the EC2 instance i-abcdefgh987654321",
@@ -142 +202 @@ Verify the start operation on the application through the event using the [`List
-                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:111111111111:instance/i-0e5ec51c3679d6231",
+                    "ResourceArn": "arn:aws:ec2:us-east-1:111111111111:instance/i-abcdefgh987654321",