How To Fix ESH_IF_INA008 - This service is only available for HANA-systems

ESH_IF_INA008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: ESH_IF_INA - ES-InA-Adapter: Messages

• Message number: 008

• Message text: This service is only available for HANA-systems

What causes this issue?

Running a service via this service is only available, if either the data
base system is a SAP HANA, or if the system has a SAP HANA as a
side-car.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

Smart SAP Assistant

• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message ESH_IF_INA008 - This service is only available for HANA-systems ?

  The SAP error message ESH_IF_INA008 indicates that a specific service or functionality is only available for SAP HANA systems. This error typically arises when you attempt to use a feature or service that is designed to work exclusively with the SAP HANA database, but your current system is not running on HANA.
  
  Cause:
  
  Non-HANA Database: The most common cause of this error is that the system is running on a database other than SAP HANA (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, etc.).
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be configuration settings that are incorrectly set, leading the system to believe it is not on a HANA database.
  Feature Limitations: Certain features in SAP applications, especially those related to the SAP Enterprise Search or SAP Business Suite, may be optimized for HANA and thus not available on other databases.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  Check Database Type: Verify the database type your SAP system is using. You can do this by checking the system