System Monitoring configuration guide for Dummies

Former Member · ‎2006 Apr 25

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I will assume you have already installed SAP Solution Manager 3.2 with the latest support packs and related plug-ins and you have not configured any Solution in the system yet.

1. Creating a new Solution.

a.

Start transaction DSWP.

The following screen will be shown:

b.

Hit New
button to create a new solution in Solution Manager.

c.

Complete the required fields:

- Solution Name: Your New Solution Name.

- Customer Number: You SAP Customer Number
you can obtain this information in the SAP Service Marketplace.
- Original Language.

d.
Hit the Continue
button to create the new solution.

e.
The new solution will be then displayed, in our case we have created solution NetWeaver System Landscape
as an example for this blog.

2. Creating the Host and the Database.

a.

Start transaction SMSY
.

The following screen will be shown:

b.

Right click under Server
and select the option Create New Server
.

The following screen will be shown:

c.

In the Server
field, complete with the server name you want to add to Solution Manager.

d.

Hit the

to create the new server.

Verify the new server was created successfully without errors.

e.

Double click on the Server Name
you have created in order to switch to the server properties.

f.

Complete as much information as possible in every system field, then save the changes pressing the

button.

g.

Double click under Databases
and select Create New Database
in order to add the database instance in the Solution Manager system.

The following screen will be shown:

h.

Press F4
under the database field and select your database, if nothing is being displayed you will need to insert the database instance name manually.

i.
Hit the

to create the new database instance.

Verify the new database was created successfully without errors.

j.

Double click on the Database Name
you have created in order to switch to the database properties.

k.

Press F4
under Manufacturer and Release fields in order to select your database vendor and version.

l.
Press F4
under Server and select your server name from the list as shown below:

3. Creating the new system using the Wizard mode.

a.

Double click under Systems
and select Create New System with Assistant
in order to add the new system in the Solution Manager.

The following screen will be shown:

b.

Select

button.

Select button to continue.

e.

Check every option as desired.

f.
Select

button to continue.

g.

Complete the System Number, Message Server and Installation Number
with the appropriated information.

h.
Select

button to continue.

i.

Check Generate RFC Destinations and Assign Logical Components
then complete the Client
with the appropriated client information.

The following screen will be shown:

j.

Exit the wizard with Complete
button.

4. Creating the RFC Destinations using the Wizard mode.

After the new instance was successfully added into Solution Manager, the system will automatically start a new wizard to create the RFC Destination in the satellite system and in the Solution Manager system itself.

a.

Select

button to continue.

b.

In this screen you will select which RFC destination you want to create with the help of the wizard, in our current example we have selected Customizing Distribution
only. Then you will need to select which type of authentication to configure in the RFC’s, Trusted System RFC Connection
is the best option since you won’t need to introduce the User and Password every time the system call this RFC.
But you will need to have the proper authorizations to allow Trusted RFC’s to work smoothly, check OSS Note #637429 for additional information on this matter.

c.
Select

button to continue.

d.

Now you will need to specify the User and Password (choose option Generate User, Specify Password
from the drop-down list). When completed hit the

button.

e.

In this step you will need to check Generate Incoming RFC Connection
; again you will need to specify User and Password, as shown below:

f.

Select

button to continue.

g.

Depending on your current instance configuration check the option Load Distribution
.

h.
Select

button to continue.

i.

Now check the option Assign RFC Connection for System Monitoring
. Since we will configure the monitoring later, you need to have this option enabled.

j.
Select

button to continue.

k.

Now hit Complete
button to exit the wizard and the following screen will be shown:

Note:

You will be prompted several times to introduce the user and password, this is due to the fact the system needs to connect to the satellite system in order to create the RFC’s depending on your previous selections, this screen may appears three times; be sure you have proper authorizations in the target system.

5. Creating and Assigning Logical Components using Wizard mode.

The following screen will be automatically shown after successfully completion of the previous step.

a.

Select

button to start the wizard.

b.

In this step you will have to assign the system to a Logical Component
to do this press F4
under Logical Components field, the following screen will be shown:

c.

Check the box behind your selection:

d.

Select

to return.

e.

Now you will have the option to select the System Role
from the drop down list, make your choice

f.

Specify the Client
in the client field.

g.

Now review your selections, then hit

button to proceed.

h.

Now hit Complete
button to exit the wizard.

6. Assign the System to the Logical Component.

a.

In transaction SMSY
select System Groups and Logical Components
then expand Solution Landscapes – Operation
and double click on your newly created Solution Landscape; the following screen will be shown:

b.

Switch to Change Mode
and from the Logical Component
field expand from the matchcode; the following screen will be shown:

c.

Check the box behind your Product; the following screen will be shown:

d.

Expand to the right; the following screen will be shown:

e.

In this step we will remove any unused System Role in the landscape, to do this select the System Roles
button, the following screen will be shown:

f.

Remove any unused entry and select Continue
button.

After removing, the Landscape will be like this:

g.

Now you will need to Activate/Enable the system into the Landscape, this is an important step since otherwise you will NOT be able to setup System Monitoring through SOLUTION_MANAGER transaction, see screen below:

7. Enabling System Monitoring.

a.

Start transaction DSWP or SOLUTION_MANAGER
, the following screen will be shown:

b.

Hit Operation Setup
and then Setup System Monitoring
to configure the required settings.

c.
You will need also to activate the Automatic Refresh of Alerts
to perform this, go to the Solution Overview
and select your Solution, the following screen will be shown:

d.

Click on the marked button to active the refresh.

e.
Now, in Operation, select Solution Monitoring --> System Monitoring
as shown below:

f.

After you select the option to show System Monitoring
in your Solution the recently added system must be show, see picture below:

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