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Implementation Sequence
Planning the Implementation of the SAP Solution Manager System
Landscape
Perform the following steps:

Step Description Details

1 Plan the See the following information:
implementation of the
SAP Solution Manager Planning Your System Landscape
system landscape
Reference System Landscapes

System Landscape Directory (SLD) Strategy section in

Interoperability of Central SAP Solution Manager Systems

Installing SAP Solution Manager section in this chapter

SAP Solution Manager Processes at

https://support.sap.com/solutionmanager Processes .

2 Plan hardware See Sizing Your SAP Solution Manager.

prerequisites for SAP
Solution Manager 7.2
3 Plan installation of See the Agents Overview section in Interoperability of Central SAP
missing software Solution Manager Systems.
components and SAP
Host Agents and
Diagnostics Agent for
managed systems
4 Plan installation of See SAP NetWeaver Search and Classification (TREX) - Installation &
TREX (if you do not Implementation Documentation Center at http://service.sap.com/instguides
use SAP HANA as a SAP NetWeaver SAP NetWeaver 7.4 Installation Installation -
database) Standalone Engines Installation: SAP NetWeaver Search and
Classification TREX .
5 Plan user and port See the Users and Roles chapter in the Authorization Concept Security
availability Guide at https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_Solution_Manager.
6 Plan configuration of See the Configuration Guide at
SAP Solution Manager https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_Solution_Manager.
7 Plan restart of Necessary for the Java system (CA Introscope Enterprise Manager Byte
managed systems Code agent activation).
8 Plan training of SAP See the information at
Solution Manager http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/TechOps/RCA_Home Learn how
administrators to use Root Cause Analysis Training & Certification .
9 Plan core and expert See SAP Enterprise Support Academy at
competency training https://support.sap.com/esacademy for Expert Guided Implementation
for operators and end sessions.
users of SAP Solution
Manager

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Installing SAP Solution Manager

Install SAP Solution Manager 7.2 as follows:

1. Plan the ABAP and Java system installation with the maintenance planner. For more
information, see https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/MAINTENANCE_PLANNER.

2. Install the SAP Solution Manager 7.2 ABAP system with the latest Software Provisioning Manager
(SWPM) and the resulting stack.xml file.

3. Install the SAP Solution Manager 7.2 Java system using the latest SWPM.

4. Connect the systems.

For more information about the installation process, see https://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_Solution_Manager.

The SAP Solution Manager installation steps are listed in the following table. For more information about how
to perform them, see the documents in the details column. Some of the steps require access to the operating
systems of the SAP Solution Manager system (managing system) and the connected managed systems.

The customer organizational roles for this process include Application Management (AP), SAP Technical
Operations (TEC), and the IT Infrastructure (IT) organizations. These roles correspond to those described in the
SAP standards for solution operations, at https://support.sap.com/supportstandards .

Step Description Details Relevant Role

Processes
1 Check hardware See Sizing Your SAP Solution Manager. All AP,
prerequisites for TEC,
SAP Solution IT
Manager 7.2.
2 Install SAP For the ABAP system, use the guides for SAP systems based All
Solution Manager on the application server ABAP at
7.2 ABAP system https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools
System Provisioning Installation Option of Software
Provisioning Manger Guide for Systems Based on SAP
NetWeaver 7.1 and Higher .
3 Install SAP For the Java system, use the guides for SAP systems based on All TEC,
Solution Manager the application server Java at IT
7.2 Java system https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools
System Provisioning Installation Option of Software
Provisioning Manger Guide for Systems Based on SAP
NetWeaver 7.1 and Higher .
4 Install SAP See the Installation Guide - SAP Library Installation and All AP,
Library Online Update on Unix/Windows - For SAP systems based on SAP TEC,
Documentation NetWeaver 7.4 at http://service.sap.com/instguides SAP IT
SAP Solution Library .
Manager 7.2

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Step Description Details Relevant Role

Processes
5 Connect all See the SLD guides on the SAP Community Network, at All TEC,
managed systems https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/nw-sld . IT
to SLD
Update the content of SLD to the latest model and content
version, see note 669669 .
6 Install See the information at Root cause TEC,
Diagnostics Agent https://support.sap.com/en/tools/software-logistics-tools analysis IT
and SAP Host System Provisioning Installation Option of Software
Agent on all Provisioning Manger Guide for Diagnostics Agent
managed systems
See additional information at
http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SMSETUP .
7 Implement See Usage Types on Plug-ins and SAP Note 2248724 (Root Root cause AP,
missing software Cause Analysis in SAP Solution Manager 7.2). analysis TEC,
required on IT
managed systems
8 Install See the CA Introscope Enterprise Manager Strategysection in Root cause TEC,
Diagnostics agent Interoperability of Central SAP Solution Manager Systems. analysis IT
on CA Introscope
Enterprise
Manager host
9 Prepare Support See Support Hub Connectivity. Support Hub TEC,
Hub Connectivity Connectivity IT
10 Prepare System Automatic Preparation of the SAP Solution Manager system All TEC,
(transaction SOLMAN_SETUP Mandatory Configuration IT
System Preparation ).

See alsohttp://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/SMSETUP .

Configuring SAP Solution Manager

When you have installed the software components described above, you can perform the configuration centrally
(depending on your requirements), from the managing system (with the exception of the agent installation and
the post-configuration activity, which both require OS access). The following table describes the configuration
steps, and where to find more information about each of them.

Step Description Details Access to Relevant Role

Operating Processes
System
Required
1 Mandatory Perform the Mandatory Configuration step in No All AP,
configuration in SAP Solution Manager Configuration. For more TEC
SAP Solution information, see the guided procedure of this
Manager step.

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Step Description Details Access to Relevant Role

Operating Processes
System
Required
2 Set up managed Perform the Managed Systems Configuration step Yes All TEC
system in SAP Solution Manager Configuration. For
more information, see the guided procedure of
this step.

Note

For the content activation of the Solution

Documentation, there are the following additional
minimal requirements:

ST-PI 2008_1_700: SP 0008

SAP Note 2127305

SAP Note 1994934

SAP Note 2083831

3 Configure the Configure the SAP Solution Manager processes, No All AP,
SAP Solution depending on your business processes. TEC,
Manager IT
processes
4 Restart SAP This is necessary for the Java system (CA No All TEC
Solution Manager Introscope Enterprise Manager byte-code agent
and the managed activation).
systems
5 Check the Perform the Managed Systems Configuration step No All AP,
implementation in SAP Solution Manager Configuration. TEC

More Information
For more information, see the Configuration Guide at
http://help.sap.com/viewer/p/SAP_Solution_Manager.

For more information about new releases, delta upgrades, and support packages, see the SAP Software
Download Center on SAP Support Portal, at https://support.sap.com/pam .

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