Configuration of SAP Solution

Manager 7.1 SP5

Ahmed DEBIBI
June 201
S!"MA#$ADM
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Solution Manager admini%tration u%er. If an admini%trati&e u%er
alread' e(i%t% 'ou )an u%e that u%er and u*date the authori+ation%
of the e(i%ting u%er automati)all' or manuall'.
SMD$ADMI#
,hi% u%er i% u%ed -' the Solution Manager Diagno%ti)% agent% to
)onne)t to SAP Solution Manager. ,hi% u%er i% &er' im*ortant.
Plea%e remem-er it% *a%%.ord/ -e)au%e 'ou .ill need it during the
agent in%tallation/ to a%%ign the agent to SAP Solution Manager.
S!"MA#$B,C
,hi% u%er i% u%ed to run all Solution Manager and %'%tem %tandard
0o-%. 1ou .ill ne&er need the *a%%.ord of thi% u%er/ hen)e for
%e)urit' rea%on% it i% generated. If 'ou urgentl' need it/ e.g. for
)om*an' *oli)' rea%on% 'ou )an )hange it to a *a%%.ord of 'our
)hoi)e u%ing the 23*date Pa%%.ord4 o*tion later on.
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 1 61728

In the fir%t %te* 'ou ha&e to )reate or u*date dialog and

%'%tem u%er%/ and a%%ign the a**ro*riate default role%
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 1 62728

All u%er name% )an -e ad0u%ted to meet 'our )om*anie%

naming )on&ention%.

,o ma9e %ure that the )redential% of a %'%tem u%er are

)orre)t/ )hoo%e the 2,e%t "ogin4 *u%h-utton in the la%t
ro. of the u%er ta-le.
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 2
Ste*:% de%)ri*tion ; Automati) )he)9 for )onfiguration<rele&ant *art% of the
in%tallation.
,he in%tallation )he)9 run% the follo.ing )he)9%;
,he ,ran%*ort Management S'%tem 6,MS8 )onfiguration.
,he *rofile *arameter%. ,he Solution Manager u%e% =e-D'n*ro a**li)ation% and Bu%ine%% Ser&er
Page% 6BSP8/ .hi)h need *rofile *arameter% for Single Sign<!n 6SS!8.
,he li)en%e 9e'. ,hi% )he)9 &erifie% if a &alid li)en%e i% in%talled in the Solution Manager.
,he diagno%ti)% *rere>ui%ite% on the managing %'%tem. ,hi% a)ti&it' )he)9% if the Solution
Manager S'%tem %ati%fie% all the *rere>ui%ite% for End<to<End Diagno%ti)%.
,he %'%tem land%)a*e *arameter%. ,hi% a)ti&it' )he)9% if the &alue S'n)hroni+e i% %et for the
Cro%%<S'%tem S'n)hroni+ation Setting% field in SMS1.
,he %er&i)e )onne)tion to SAP. ?ere i% )he)9ed if the @AC SAP!SS .or9% and the di%tri-ution
grou* i% %et to E=A
If a )he)9 %tatu% turn% red/ )he)9 the IMB Do)umentation for information on ho. to
%ol&e the *ro-lem.
@e*eat the )he)9 to ma9e %ure the *ro-lem i% fi(ed. 1ou )an e()lude )he)9% -' %etting the e(e)ution
%tatu% to Po%t*one or Manual to run onl' the )he)9% that turned red during the la%t run.
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 C

,hi% %te* i% u%ed to do.nload and %et the

im*lementation %tatu% of the )entral )orre)tion note
6CC#8

,he CC# ha% to -e im*lemented manuall' u%ing the

tran%a)tion S#!,E. @ead the CC# carefully to ma9e
%ure that 'ou do not mi%% an' manual %te*%. ,he note%
.ith manual %te*% are li%ted in %e)tion t.o of the CC#.
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 61728

,hi% %te* i% u%ed to *erform the related a)ti&it' to

)onfigure the )onne)ti&it' of SAP Solution Manager
in)luding;
Configure =e- Di%*at)her

Set Authenti)ation ,'*e% for =e-Ser&i)e%

Ena-le =e- Ser&i)e%

Set Authenti)ation Poli)' for Agent%
Configure Bate.a'
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 5 61728

,hi% %te* i% u%ed to ena-le SAP Solution Manager to

a))e%% the S'%tem "and%)a*e Dire)tor' 6S"D8;
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 C 61728
S'%tem Pre*aration 5 C 61728
Basic configuration
Ba%i) Configuration 5 1 61728

In thi% %te*/ 'ou )reate a *ro0e)t for the )onfiguration of

SAP Solution Manager/ for e(am*le/ an im*lementation
*ro0e)t. In the *ro0e)t/ the %'%tem %a&e% all %tatu%
information of the )onfiguration/ %o 'ou )an )reate onl'
one *ro0e)t for the )onfiguration.
Ba%i) Configuration 5 2 61728

In the %u-<%te*% of thi% %te*/ 'ou ma9e %ure that

SAP Solution Manager )an -e )onne)ted to SAP
and to other %'%tem%
Ba%i) Configuration 5 C 61728

In the %u-<%te*% of thi% %te*/ 'ou %et u* of CA =il'

Intro%)o*e Enter*ri%e Manager%/ and 'ou ena-le SAP
Solution Manager to %end notifi)ation% &ia e<mail and
SMS.
Ba%i) Configuration 5 1 61728

In thi% %te* %ome automati) a)ti&itie% are *erformed -'

SAP Solution Manager
If the %e)urit' regulation% of 'our organi+ation re>uire 'ou to do
%o/ 'ou )an *erform the a)ti&itie% manuall'/ or 'ou )an *o%t*one
the automati) )onfiguration a)ti&itie%
Ba%i) Configuration 5 D 61728

In thi% %te* of S!"MA#$SE,3P the automati)

)onfiguration .ill -e done. 1ou )an e()lude a)ti&itie%
from automati) )onfiguration if ne)e%%ar'.
Configuration of Managed
System
Configuration of Managed S'%tem
!&er&ie.

In thi% %te*/ 'ou )onne)t %'%tem% to SAP Solution

Manager.

Sele)t the %'%tem 'ou .ant to )onfigure;

,o )onne)t a %ingle %'%tem/ )hoo%e the ,e)hni)al S'%tem ta- *age.
,o )onne)t a dou-le 6ABAP and Ja&a8 %ta)9 %'%tem/ )hoo%e the
,e)hni)al S)enario ta- *age.
,o )onne)t a %tandalone data-a%e/ )hoo%e the Data-a%e ta- *age.
,he te)hni)al %'%tem%/ te)hni)al %)enario%/ or data-a%e%/ .hi)h
are 9no.n to the SAP Solution Manager S'%tem "and%)a*e
Dire)tor'/ are di%*la'ed.
Managed S'%tem% Configuration < 1

In thi% %te*/ 'ou define .hi)h *rodu)t i% u%ed for the

diagno%ti)% )onfiguration
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 2
Soft.are Prere>ui%ite a)ti&it' i% &alidating t.o a%*e)t%;
Doe% the Solution Manager it%elf fulfill )urrentl' Soft.are le&el re>uirement%E
#.B.; In the )onte(t of the Managed S'%tem Config thi% )he)9 get% e(e)uted again and again intentionall'
Doe% the Managed %'%tem fulfill at lea%t t.o 9ind of re>uirement%E
A minimum SAP$BASIS Su**ort Pa)9age le&el that the Managed %'%tem %hould ha&e
A minimum definition )om*letene%% of the ,e)hni)al S'%tem 6in "MDB8/ re>uired at thi%
*oint in %etu*
E(am*le ;
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 C61728

In thi% %te*/ 'ou )reate @AC )onne)tion% to ea)h

managed %'%tem
Aor ea)h managed %'%tem/ 'ou ha&e to )reate at lea%t one
@EAD @AC )onne)tion% to an' )lient/ for e(am*le )lient 000.
Additionall'/ 'ou a)ti&ate the Ser&i)e Data Control Center
6SDCC#8 in the managed %'%tem.
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 61728

A%%ign a Diagno%ti)% Agent for ea)h ?o%t 62Ser&er4

)olumn8 running a 2Managed Com*onent4
1.
2.
C.
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 62728

=hat to do in )a%e an Agent got a .rong 2%er&er name4

a%%ignment E
Con%ider the 2Server Name4 &alue a% a 9e'/ .hi)h uni>uel' identifie% a Diagno%ti)% Agent 6in the %)o*e of one Solution Manager %'%tem8
In )a%e a .rong 2Ser&er #ame4 ha% -een a%%igned 6u%ing %te* 8/ ideall' u%e the Agent Admini%tration 3I to 2@e%et4 the .rong &alue .ith )onte(tual menu
N.B.: In case two Managed Systems are running on a same (Logical) host, SolMan will use the same Agent or !oth systems (same server name)
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 561728
Al.a'% enter 2Common Parameter%4;
IS EM %ele)tion 6See Ba%i) Config 7 C.18
If re>ue%ted/ *ro&ide ?,,P a))e%% info
"e#ending on $echnical System ty#e
Al%o enter 2ABAP Parameter%4;
ABAP )lient F Setu* u%er ; See al%o %te* C
Al%o enter 2Ja&a Parameter%4;
Bood to ha&e %etu* u%er% .hi)h are of t'*e S'%tem<u%er. 3%e the 2,e%t "ogon4
Che)9-o( 2En%ure ?A &irtuali+ation )om*ati-ilit'4 im*ortant for 2Agent% !n<the<fl'4
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 562728

Al%o enter 2DB Parameter%4;

Aield% are DB &endor %*e)ifi)
#.B.; In )a%e of Self<Management/ field% are *re<filled

Ainall' enter 2C,SG @e*orting4 *arameter%;

3%ed for 2Change Diagno%ti)%4 tool% to )olle)t al%o hi%tori)al
tran%*ort re>ue%t data
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 61728
Ba%ed on the ,e)hni)al S'%tem definition 6%oft.are )om*onent%8 %ome *arameter%
ha&e to -e validated and/or provided;
A)ti&it' i% 2ea%'4 for ,e)hni)al S'%tem% .here the S"D i% 6indire)tl'8 *ro&iding default &alue%
Could -e more .or9 li9e for e(am*le .ith ,e)hni)al SB!P S'%tem%
#.B.; Soft.are )om*onent %*e)ifi) *arameter<li%t% are defined -' SAP deli&ered tem*late%
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 61728
Managed S'%tem% Configuration 5 61728