The Tools.: Configuration Tool (Aka Config Tool)
The Tools.: Configuration Tool (Aka Config Tool)
Generally used to make changes to VM (virtual memory) settings, and and remove server nodes and change UME (user management engine) Requires the Java database be started Is not password protected (uses a secure storefor authentication) Also leads to the configuration editor
Which by default is read only, but can be changed into read/write to make changes. The Java engine should be stopped (but of course, not the underlying database) before any changes are made.
Visual administrator
Generally used to run administration tasks, such as look at log files, changing key store etc Requires the Java engine to be running Password protected Replaced by NWA for NW AS Java >= 7.1 Can connect to multiple Java engines (one at a time!)
The Visual Administrator can be deployed to a Windows desktop by taking the whole admin folder and copying it to the desktop and installing a JRE. On Windows, the admin folder is at disk:\usr\sap\<SID>\JCnn\admin
Browser based tool to manage Java engine, including starting and stopping Java engine must be running Password protected Runs as a servlet on the Java engine (http://portal:port/nwa)
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