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Administration/MonitoringSAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (CE)

Features of the tools

? Easy-to-use tools for administration,monitoring, troubleshooting, andproblem analysis of your SAPNetWeaver CE system.

? Administration tasks, such as:starting and stopping instances,whole systems, services andapplications, checking andmodifying configuration settings,analyzing logs and traces, ensuringthe error-free functioning of allsystem components by continuoussystem monitoring.

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Benefits of the Tools

? SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) bundles all key functionalityneeded for daily administration. It is one web based tool for all tasksbeing processed insideof the Application Server Java, which runs outof the box. SAP NetWeaver Administrator replaces SAP VisualAdministrator.

? AS Java configuration via templates is one building block for SAPsZero Administration

? Use of JMX (Java Monitoring Extensions) as an open Java standard.

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Tools Overview

Main administration tools provided with the SAP CE are:? SAP Management Console (SAP MC) / Microsoft MC

Centrally monitor and perform basic bootstrapping administration tasks, such asstarting or stopping the application server, monitoring log files, ICM administrationetc.

? Config ToolOffline configuration of the application server, such as addingadditional server processes to a Java instance, viewing andreconfiguring system properties, and so on.

? SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA)Web-based tool in a local and central flavour for monitoring and administration.To integrate application management and administration, SAP has decided toextend SAP Solution Manager with the capabilities of the central SAP NetWeaverAdministrator. Central monitoring of a CE system will be done via SAP SolutionManager.

? DB related administration tools? Telnet Administrator

Administer the application server remotely using telnet or to perform moreadvanced administration or runtime configuration steps, to connect to the serverand execute the available server shell commands.

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Administration Tools Comparison

LocalRemote

LocalRemote

Local

LocalRemote

Conn.

SAP MMC:MMCSAP MC: Javabrowser applet(JRE 1.4.2required)

Online or OfflineBrowser

- Bootstrapping administration- Log analysis

SAP MMC /SAP MC

Telnet clientOnline ONLYText- Start/Stop and configure Servicesand Managers.

Shell consoleAdministrator

JVMOnline or OfflineDB online

JavaGUI

- Java memory settings.- Permanent configuration changes

GUI ConfigTool

BrowserOnline ONLYBrowser

- Start/Stop of Java services andapplications

- Configuration display of Servicesand Managers

- User Management- Core services of SAP VisualAdministrator

SAPNetWeaverAdministrator

ClientRequirements

J2EE ENGINEUIMAIN FEATURESTOOL

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System Information, CE 7.1 SP3

System Informationpage

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SAP Management ConsoleSAP MC, SAP MMC

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Bootstrap Administration: Using SAP Management Consoles

For bootstrapping activities like starting or stopping a system or instance,looking for processes and threads, basic log analysis, SAP recommends touse one of the two consoles:

? SAP Microsoft Management Console? Based on MMC? Works in Microsoft only

? SAP Management Console? Java browser applet? Runs on all platforms

Both consoles have nearly the same look & feel, and functionality, and willbe supported in future.

This chapter will focus on SAP MC.

All funcitionalities are also available withthe well known SAP MMC.

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SAP MC (Management Console)

?With NW 7.1, SAP ships the SAP MC with nearly the samefunctionalities like SAP Microsoft Management Console .

? No installation required, since the Java applet is downloadedduring first usage. It runs out of the box and independent ofthe managed system and OS.

? To start the SAP MC, call http://:513

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SAP MC: Core Functionalities

? Start and stop of system or instance

? Version and runtime parameters

? Process list and process traces

? Enabling debugging

? Access points: Viewing the communication ports

? Thread activity

? Aliases: Launching deployed applications

? Garbage collection

? Heap memory

? ICM monitoring

? Log file monitoring

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SAP NetWeaver Administrator

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Welcome to SAP NetWeaver Administrator, CE 7.1 SP3

SAP NetWeaver Administrator NWA is the new browser-based administration and monitoring solution for your SAPNetWeaver system.

To start NWA, call http://:/nwa

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Local SAP NetWeaver Administrator Workcenters at a Glance

OperationManagement

? Start and Stop of processes, services and applications? Identity Management? Archiving

Availability andPerformanceManagement

? Java System Reports as a problem detection and analysis tool? Process Monitoring of Guided Procedure components.

ProblemManagement

? Configuration Browsing? System Info? Locks, Log Viewer, Open SQL

SOAManagement

? Configuration of Web Services and Web Service Clients? View and analyze the logs and traces of calls made to Web services and from

Web service clients deployed on the system.

ConfigurationManagement

? Core services of SAP Visual Administrator? Application and service properties configuration? Connectivity and Resources configuration? Security settings? Configuration Wizard

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Option to Navigate: Quick Links Page

http://:/nwa/quicklinks

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Config Tool

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ConfigTool

ConfigTool - Characteristics? The ConfigTool enables Zero Administration concept: The goal is to

simplify the technical configuration within the NetWeaver Java stack.Therefore remaining configuration tasks will be kept to a minimum.

? Its template based structure allows for instance to configure the ASJava with minimum resource requirement. Additionally, onlydefinitely required services and applications are started.

? Is Required for VM and UME parameter settings or instance profile.

? Is used for nearly all main configuration tasks like configuration oflogs, applications, managers, services, instances and secure store.

? ConfigTool is started via\j2ee\configtool\configtool.bat (Win)/j2ee/configtool/configtool.sh (Unix)

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Config Tool: Structure

Configuration oflogs, applications, managers,

services, and instances

Custom setparameter

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Further Information

? SAPhttp://help.sap.comSAP NetWeaver 7.1 ?SAP NetWeaver CE?Administrators Guide

http://partnerwithsap.com

? SDNhttp://sdn.sap.com/SAP NetWeaver ? Platform and Operations,? AdministrationForum SAP NetWeaver Administrator

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