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systemInfo ​

Command: systemInfo
Category: System Admin
Status: Production Ready

Description ​

Display comprehensive SAP HANA system information including database version, system overview, instance details, and configuration. This command provides three output formats: basic (version and overview), env (environment variables for connection setup), and dbx (detailed database explorer format).

Syntax ​

bash
hana-cli systemInfo [options]

Aliases ​

  • sys
  • sysinfo
  • sysInfo
  • systeminfo
  • system-information
  • dbInfo
  • dbinfo

Command Diagram ​

Parameters ​

Options ​

OptionAliasTypeDefaultDescription
--output-o, --OutputstringbasicOutput format. Choices: basic, env, dbx

Connection Parameters ​

OptionAliasTypeDefaultDescription
--admin-abooleanfalseConnect via admin (default-env-admin.json)
--conn-string-Connection filename to override default-env.json

Troubleshooting ​

OptionAliasTypeDefaultDescription
--disableVerbose--quietbooleanfalseDisable verbose output - removes all extra output that is only helpful to human readable interface
--debug-dbooleanfalseDebug hana-cli itself by adding output of LOTS of intermediate details

Examples ​

Basic System Information ​

bash
hana-cli systemInfo

Display basic system information including HANA version and system overview.

Detailed Output ​

bash
hana-cli systemInfo --output basic

Display comprehensive system details with instance topology.

Environment Variables Format ​

bash
hana-cli systemInfo --output env

Generate environment variables suitable for default-env.json configuration.

Database Explorer Format ​

bash
hana-cli systemInfo --output dbx

Display system information in Database Explorer compatible format.


systemInfoUI (UI Variant) ​

Command: systemInfoUI
Status: Production Ready

Description: General System Details in Browser Based UI

Syntax:

bash
hana-cli systemInfoUI [options]

Aliases:

  • sysUI
  • sysinfoui
  • sysInfoUI
  • systeminfoui

Parameters:

For a complete list of parameters and options, use:

bash
hana-cli systemInfoUI --help

Example Usage:

bash
hana-cli systemInfoUI

Execute the command

See the Commands Reference for other commands in this category.

See Also ​