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Monitoring with SAP Solution Manager 7.2
Setup Guide

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 6

SETUP PROCEDURE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................... 7

1. INSTALL DIAGNOSTICS AGENT ................................................................................................................. 7

2. REGISTER SAP CONTENT SERVER IN SAP SOLUTION MANAGER .............................................................. 7

2.1 Register SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40/6.50 in SAP Solution Manager ..................................................... 8

SAP Content Server 6.40/6.50 is to be registered as an Unspecific Standalone System. ................................ 8

Select System type ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Define System.............................................................................................................................................. 8

Define Extended SID .................................................................................................................................... 8

Confirmation ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Specify additional system properties............................................................................................................ 8

Add SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40 Product Instance........................................................................................ 9

Assign Database to the technical system. ..................................................................................................... 9

2.2 Register SAP CONTENT SERVER 7.53 in SAP Solution Manager ............................................................10

Select System type ......................................................................................................................................10

Define System.............................................................................................................................................10

Define Extended SID ...................................................................................................................................10

Confirmation ..............................................................................................................................................10

Add Product Instance ..................................................................................................................................10

3. RUN MANAGED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FOR SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40/6.50.................................11

Select Product ............................................................................................................................................11

Check Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................................11

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Assign Diagnostics Agent ............................................................................................................................11

Enter System Parameters............................................................................................................................11

Enter Landscape Parameters.......................................................................................................................12

Configure Automatically .............................................................................................................................12

Complete setup ..........................................................................................................................................12

4. RUN MANAGED SYSTEM SETUP FOR MICROSOFT IIS COMPONENTS (6.40/6.50 WINDOWS ONLY) .......13

5. RUN MANAGED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FOR SAP CONTENT SERVER 7.53 .........................................13

6. RUN TECHNICAL MONITORING SETUP FOR SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40/6.50 SYSTEM (WINDOWS ONLY)
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7. RUN TECHNICAL MONITORING SETUP FOR MICROSOFT IIS SYSTEMS (WINDOWS ONLY) ......................14

8. RUN TECHNICAL MONITORING SETUP FOR SAP CONTENT SERVER 7.53 SYSTEM ...................................14

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Introduction
SAP Solution Manager 7.2 supports SAP Content Server 6.40/6.50/7.53 with System Monitoring. This
document describes how to setup and configure System Monitoring in the SAP Solution Manager 7.2 for
SAP Content Server 6.40, 6.50 and 7.53.

Up-to-date version of this document is attached to the SAP note 1895715.

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Setup procedure overview

From the point of view of the System Monitoring, SAP Content Server system consists of several server
components. The database (MaxDB) is the core component of an SAP Content Server installation. SAP
Content Server uses also the following server components: Microsoft ISS components on Windows and
Apache HTTP Server on UNIX for 6.40/6.50, and SAP Web Dispatcher based server for the 7.53 release.
With the SAP Solution Manager 7.2 you can monitor the system’s database and the server components: MS
ISS on Windows and SAP Web Dispatcher. No monitoring is available for Apache HTTP server.

In overall, SAP Content Server as a technical scenario comprising following systems:

· SAP Content Server system (either the Unspecific Standalone System or SAP Web Dispatcher) as the
representation of the server components.
· the system database
· MS IIS system on Windows

Perform following steps listed to set up System Monitoring for SAP CONTENT SERVER system (on Windows)

Step 1 Ÿ Install Diagnostics Agent

Step 2 Ÿ Register SAP CONTENT SERVER in SAP Solution Manager

Step 3 Ÿ Run Managed System Setup

Step 4 Ÿ Run Technical Monitoring Setup

1. Install Diagnostics Agent

Please refer to SAP note 1365123 Installation of Diagnostics Agents.

Diagnostics Agent 7.3 installs automatically SAP Host Agent. Please make sure, however, that SAP Host
Agent corresponds to the version in the SAP note 1448655. In addition, please refer to SAP Note 1031096
“Installing Package SAPHOSTAGENT” for details.

2. Register SAP CONTENT SERVER in SAP Solution Manager

SAP Content Server does not provide automatic registration to SLD. The system is to be created manually
in the SAP Solution Manager. With the Technical System Editor UI in SAP Solution Manager 7.2 you can
manually create, change, and delete technical systems in the LMDB.

Perform following activities to register the SAP Content Server system in SAP Solution Manager:

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1. In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Managed

Systems Configuration à Technical Systems à System Operations àCreate System.
2. Select a system type from the input help.
3. Define system data like system name and the host there the system is installed
4. Assign a unique system identifier.
5. Create the system
6. Specify required system properties like the installation path.
7. Add the product instance and set it as Diagnostics Relevant.
8. Add SAP Content Server software component version.

More Information

For more information, see Landscape Data Management Overview and Maintenance of Product in the
System Landscape in the SAP Community Network.

2.1 Register SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40/6.50 in SAP Solution Manager

SAP Content Server 6.40/6.50 is to be registered as an Unspecific Standalone System.

Select System type

Select “Unspecific Standalone Application System” as the system type.

Define System
Specify the main system properties in the “Define System” step.

- Assign a system name – a unique identifier of the new system in the LMDB.
- Select the “Others” as the technology type for the system.
- Specify the host name of the SAP Content Server system.

Define Extended SID

Specify an appropriate extended system ID and choose next.

An extended system ID is a system-type specific identifier of eight characters that is unique in the SAP
Solution Manager. An extended system ID value is automatically proposed so you can accept it.

Confirmation
Choose Save to create new SAP Content Server system

Specify additional system properties

In the System Overview add the installation patch of the SAP Content Server system.

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Note: the “Installation Path” in above screen shot is required and will be used to specify the system log file
(CS_Trace.txt) in Exception Monitoring.

Add SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40 Product Instance

Add SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40 as the Product Instance to the system.

- Select the node “Software” in the navigation tree.

- Choose “Product Instances (Details)” in the right tab panel.
- Click on the “Add” button.
- Input “EXP: SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40” in the input box and click on “Search” button.
- Make sure to check the check-box “Installed” and “Diagnostics-Relevant” and then click on “Close”
button.

SAP Content Server 6.50 is part of the SAP Netweaver and does not have own Product Instance. Please add
the Software Component Version “SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.50” instead.

Assign Database to the technical system.

Explore the node “System Database” in the navigation tree. Assign a system database to the technical
system. The SAP CONTENT SERVER system’s database is MaxDB and its information will be automatically
delivered to Solution Manager by Diagnostics Agent’s outside discovery. For components for which no
automatic registration on SLD can be established, SAP Solution Manager provides the outside discovery
approach. With the outside discovery the Diagnostics Agent automatically collects and stores the
information related the monitored system in the Solution Manager. The data is reported to the LMDB and
is not available in the SLD. The registration exists only in the Solution Manager system. Outside discovery is
currently available for DBMS, operating systems and Microsoft ISS/.NET components.

Click on the “Assign System Database” button and select the correct database system from the list.

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2.2 Register SAP CONTENT SERVER 7.53 in SAP Solution Manager

SAP Content Server 7.53 is based on SAP Web Dispatcher.

Create new SAP Web Dispatcher system.

Select System type

Select “SAP Web Dispatcher” as the system type.

Define System
Specify the main system properties in the “Define System” step.

- Specify the system ID.

- Specify the instance number.
- Specify the host name of the SAP Content Server system.

Define Extended SID

Specify an appropriate extended system ID and choose next.

An extended system ID is a system-type specific identifier of eight characters that is unique in the SAP
Solution Manager. An extended system ID value is automatically proposed so you can accept it.

Confirmation
Choose Save to create new SAP Content Server system

Add Product Instance

Add ABAP PLATFORM 1809: Content Server as the Product Instance to the system.

- Select the node “Software” in the navigation tree.

- Choose “Product Instances (Details)” in the right tab panel.
- Click on the “Add” button.
- Input “ABAP PLATFORM 1809” in the input box and click on “Search” button.
- Select the “ABAP PLATFORM 1809: Content Server” and make sure to check the check-box
“Installed” and “Diagnostics-Relevant”, and then click on “Close” button.
- Make “SAP Component Server 7.53” software component version is marked as installed.

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3. Run Managed System Configuration for SAP Content Server 6.40/6.50

In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Managed Systems
Configuration à Technical Systems, select the SAP Content Server system (the Unspecific system you
create before) and choose Configure System.

Select Product
The SAP CONTENT SERVER 6.40/6.50 product was already assigned in the Technical System Editor. Continue
with the step 3 Assign Diagnostic Agent.

Check Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites. Continue with the next step.

Assign Diagnostics Agent

Connect the Diagnostics Agent to the Solution Manager and assign it to the SAP CONTENT system.

Enter System Parameters

Enter the database parameter under the step “Enter System Parameters” – “DB Parameters”. And then
click on the button “Setup DBA Cockpit connection”. The “DBA Cockpit Connection Status” will green light
when connected to the managed database successfully. Then choose Save to save the changes and
continue with the next step.

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Enter Landscape Parameters

There are no landscape parameters need to be entered. Continue with the next step.

Configure Automatically
Execute the steps “Extractors Setup”. Continue with the last setup step “Complete”.

Complete setup
Complete the setup, choose “Finish” to update the setup status and quit the setup procedure.

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4. Run Managed System Setup for Microsoft IIS components (6.40/6.50

Windows only)

SAP Solution Manager 7.1/7.2 supports Microsoft IIS with System Monitoring. The Microsoft IIS
components which are part of the SAP Content Server installation will be automatically registered in the
SAP Solution Manager by Diagnostics Agent per outside discovery. For components for which no automatic
registration on SLD can be established, SAP Solution Manager provides the outside discovery approach.
With the outside discovery the Diagnostics Agent automatically collects and stores the information related
the monitored system in the Solution Manager. Outside discovery is currently available for DBMS,
operating systems and Microsoft ISS/.NET components.

The Diagnostics Agent will discover Microsoft IIS components installed on the SAP Content Server host and
report them to SAP Solution Manager.

- In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Related Links
àAdministrationà Landscape Browser.
- Look up for Microsoft ISS system IDs. Search for the SAP Content Server host and find the assigned
Microsoft IIS systems in the tree below the host name

- In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Managed

Systems Configuration à Technical Systems, select and choose Configure System for each
Microsoft IIS system component of the SAP Content Server installation.
- Perform the Managed System Configuration for Microsoft IIS systems

More Information

For more information on Outside Discovery in SAP Solution Manager, see

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/SMSETUP/Maintenance+of+Product+in+the+System+Landscape SAP
note 1626853. Refer to SAP note 1743474 for more information on how to perform Managed System
Setup for Microsoft IIS.

5. Run Managed System configuration for SAP Content Server 7.53

Perform the setup for SAP Web Dispatcher system as per SAP note 2248724. See SAP note 2248724 for
more information.

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6. Run Technical Monitoring Setup for SAP Content Server 6.40/6.50

system (Windows only)

For SAP Content Server systems installed on Windows, SAP Solution Manager additionally provides the
exception monitoring.

In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Technical Monitoring >
Define Scope. Select the SAP Content Server system and continue with the next step Setup Monitoring.

· Apply and Activate monitoring template “SAP Content Server 6.40+”.

· Apply and activate the MaxDB template for SAP Content Server database.

7. Run Technical Monitoring Setup for Microsoft IIS systems (Windows

only)

In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Technical Monitoring >
Define Scope. Select and perform monitoring setup for each Microsoft IIS system component of the SAP
CONTENT installation.

· Select the Microsoft IIS system in step “Define Scope”.

· Go to “Setup Monitoring” step.

Assign the MSPT NET.FRAMEWORK monitoring template of the corresponding version to each Microsoft IIS
instance and apply and activate template.

8. Run Technical Monitoring Setup for SAP Content Server 7.53 system

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In the SAP Solution Manager Configuration (transaction SOLMAN_SETUP), choose Technical Monitoring >
Define Scope. Select the SAP Content Server system and continue with the next step Setup Monitoring.

· Apply and Activate monitoring template “SAP Content Server On Web Dispatcher”.
· Apply and activate the MaxDB template for SAP Content Server database.

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