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Cloud Connector
Learn more about the Cloud Connector: features, scenarios and setup.
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This documentation refers to SAP BTP, Multi-Cloud Foundation. If you are looking for information about the Neo environment,
see Connectivity for the Neo Environment.
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Context
The Cloud Connector:
Serves as a link between SAP BTP applications and on-premises systems.
Combines an easy setup with a clear configuration of the systems that are exposed to the SAP BTP.
Lets you use existing on-premises assets without exposing the entire internal landscape.
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Runs as on-premises agent in a secured network.
Acts as a reverse invoke proxy between the on-premises network and SAP BTP.
Provides fine-grained control over:
On-premises systems and resources that can be accessed by cloud applications.
Cloud applications using the Cloud Connector.
Lets you use the features that are required for business-critical enterprise scenarios.
Recovers broken connections automatically.
Provides audit logging of inbound traffic and configuration changes.
Can be run in a high-availability setup.
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Advantages
Compared to the approach of opening ports in the firewall and using reverse proxies in the DMZ to establish access to on-premises
systems, the Cloud Connector offers the following benefits:
You don't need to configure the on-premises firewall to allow external access from SAP BTP to internal systems. For allowed
outbound connections, no modifications are required.
The Cloud Connector supports HTTP as well as additional protocols. For example, the RFC protocol supports native access
to ABAP systems by invoking function modules.
You can use the Cloud Connector to connect on-premises databases or BI tools to SAP HANA databases in the cloud.
The Cloud Connector lets you propagate the identity of cloud users to on-premises systems in a secure way.
Easy installation and configuration, which means that the Cloud Connector comes with a low TCO and is tailored to fit your
cloud scenarios.
SAP provides standard support for the Cloud Connector.
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Basic Scenarios
Connecting Cloud Applications to On-Premises Systems
Connecting On-Premises Database Tools to SAP HANA Databases
Note
This section refers to the Cloud Connector installation in a standard on-premises network. Find setup options for other system
environments in Extended Scenarios.
Connecting Cloud Applications to On-Premises Systems
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1. Install the Cloud Connector: Installation
2. Set up the connection between Cloud Connector, back-end system and your SAP BTP subaccount : Initial Configuration,
Adding and Managing Subaccounts
3. Allow your cloud application to access a back-end system on the intranet: Configure Access Control
4. Connect your cloud application to an on-premises system:
Consuming the Connectivity Service (Cloud Foundry environment)
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Connecting On-Premises Database Tools to SAP HANA Databases
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1. Install and configure the Cloud Connector: Installation, Initial Configuration, Adding and Managing Subaccounts
2. Access HANA databases on SAP BTP: Configure a Service Channel for an SAP HANA Database
3. Connect on-premises database or BI tools to a HANA database on SAP BTP: Connect DB Tools to SAP HANA via Service
Channels
Note
You can use service channels also for other purposes:
Connect to a virtual machine on SAP BTP.
Configure an RFC connection from your on-premises system to S/4HANA Cloud.
See Using Service Channels.
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Extended Scenarios
Besides the standard setup: SAP BTP - Cloud Connector - on-premises system/network, you can also use the Cloud Connector
to connect SAP BTP applications to other cloud-based environments, as long as they are operated in a way that is comparable to
an on-premises network from a functional perspective. This is particularly true for infrastructure (IaaS) hosting solutions.
Here's an overview of all environments in which you can or cannot set up the Cloud Connector:
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Cloud Connector Environment Examples
Can be set up in: Customer on-premises network (see Basic SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA
Scenarios)
Note
Within extended scenarios that allow a
SAP Hosting SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud (HEC)
Cloud Connector setup, special
procedures may apply for configuration.
If so, they are mentioned in the Third-party IaaS providers (hosting) Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft
corresponding configuration steps. Azure, Google Cloud
Cannot be set up in: SAP SaaS solutions SAP SuccessFactors, SAP Concur, SAP
Ariba
SAP cloud-based enterprise solutions SAP S/4HANA Cloud (public edition), SAP
C/4HANA
Third-party PaaS providers AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Third-party SaaS providers
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Basic Tasks
The following steps are required to connect the Cloud Connector to your SAP BTP subaccount:
Install the Cloud Connector: Installation
Perform the initial configuration for the Cloud Connector: Initial Configuration
Register the Cloud Connector for your SAP BTP subaccount: Adding and Managing Subaccounts
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What's New?
Follow the SAP BTP Release Notes to stay informed about Cloud Connector and Connectivity updates.
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