The Alert Monitor

The Monitoring Architecture: Concept

Technical Basics: Data Supplier

Alerts

Monitoring Objects and Attributes

MTE Classes and Attribute Groups

Methods

Operating the Alert Monitor

Tutorial for the Alert Monitor

Start and Change Monitors

Actions in the Alert Monitoring Tree

Selecting Nodes in the Alert Monitoring Tree

Elements of the Alert Monitor

Monitor Sets

Monitors

Alert Monitoring Tree

Components of the Alert Monitoring Tree

Properties of Monitoring Objects and Attributes

General Properties of Monitoring Tree Elements

Properties of Log Attributes

Properties of Performance Attributes

Properties of Status Attributes

Display Types and Views of the Alert Monitor

Changing Views: Current Status/Open Alerts

Alert Browser: Processing Alerts

Displaying Detail Data and Tailoring the Display

Detailed Display of Log Attributes

Displaying Performance Data Graphically in the Alert Monitor

Displaying Technical Views of the Alert Monitor

Displaying the Technical View: Info on MTE

Displaying the Technical View: Method Allocation

Displaying the Technical View: Status Data Collector

Displaying the Technical View: Status Autoreaction

Displaying the Technical View: Threshold Values

Displaying the Technical View: Central Performance History

Processing Alerts

Starting Methods

Completing Alerts

Automatically Complete Alerts

Display Completed Alerts

Reorganizing Completed Alerts

Resetting MTEs and Alerts

Customizing the Alert Monitor

Changing Properties and Method Assignments

Changing Properties in the Alert Monitoring Tree

Changing Properties in Customizing Transaction RZ21

Triggering a Heartbeat Alert if No Values Are Reported

Changing the Frequency of Method Execution

Defining, Release, and Transporting Methods

Assigning Methods to MTE Classes or Individual MTEs

Editing Monitors and Monitor Sets

Creating and Editing Monitor Sets

Transporting Monitor Sets and Monitor Definitions

Copying and Deleting Monitors

Creating and Changing Monitors

Rule Node: Rule Description and Use

Monitoring Properties Variants

Copy Monitoring Properties Variant

Create Monitoring Properties Variant

Change Monitoring Properties Variant

Activate Monitoring Properties Variant

SAP-DEFAULT

Create a New SAP DEFAULT Variant

Monitoring Multiple Systems

Monitoring Multiple Systems: Defining RFC Connections

Monitoring SAP R/3 3.x Systems

Creating the CSMREG User

Monitoring Multiple Systems with an Identical System ID

System Groups in the Alert Monitor

Maintaining System Groups

Deactivating and Reactivating Monitoring Tree Elements

Deleting and Restoring Nodes in the Alert Monitoring Tree

Display Options of the Alert Monitor

Saving and Resetting the Layout of a Monitor

Extending Shared Memory

Setting Up a Central Data Cache

Configuring the Caches of the Monitoring Architecture

Working with All-Clears (Green Alerts)

Central Performance History of the Monitoring Architecture

Tutorial for Operating the Central Performance History

Tutorial for the Central Performance History (Beginners)

Tutorial for the Central Performance History (Advanced)

Tutorial for the Central Performance History (Experts)

Configuring the Central Performance History

Maintaining Collection and Reorganization Schemata (Standard Set

Maintaining Collection and Reorganization Schemata (Expert Setti

Assigning Collection and Reorganization Schemata to Performance

Updating and Reinitializing Assignments

Creating and Editing a Day Schema

Creating and Editing a Calendar Schema

Activating the Central Performance History

Changing Extended Settings of the Central Performance History

Reporting with the Central Performance History

Creating a Report Definition

Variables in Group Names

Scheduling and Executing a Report

Displaying Report Properties

Displaying Central Performance History Reports

The Delivered Settings of the Central Performance History

Delivered Collection and Reorganization Schemata

Delivered Assignments of the Collection/Reorganization Schemata

Delivered Report Definitions

Using the Central Performance History from the Alert Monitor

Central Performance History Reporting in the Alert Monitor

Configuring the Central Performance History in the Alert Monitor

Displaying the Technical View: Central Performance History

Displaying the Contents of the Central Performance History

Self-Monitoring of the Central Performance History

Central Performance History Concept

Collection and Reorganization Schema

Aggregation

Day Schema

Calendar Schema

Collecting and Reorganizing Performance Values

Central Performance History Reports

Technical Infrastructure of the Alert Monitor

Technical Topology of the Monitoring Architecture

Calling the Technical Topology Display

Monitoring Systems in the Topology Display

Monitoring Segments in the Topology Display

Monitoring Contexts in the Topology Display

Monitoring CCMS Agents in the Topology Display

Reset Segment to WARMUP Status

Monitoring Multiple Systems

Monitoring Multiple Systems: Defining RFC Connections

Monitoring SAP R/3 3.x Systems

Creating the CSMREG User

Monitoring Multiple Systems with an Identical System ID

Activating and Deactivating Method Execution

The CCMS System Component Repository

Displaying Information from the Repository

Filling and Updating the Repository

Checking the Repository for Processing Errors

Creating a Central Repository

Role of a System Component Repository

Update Repositories

Updating the Central Repository

Updating a Local Repository

Requesting an Update of a Repository

Creating the CSMREG User

System Groups in the Alert Monitor

Maintaining System Groups

Availability Monitoring with CCMSPING

Installing Availability Agent CCMSPING

Changing the Monitoring Frequency and Timeouts of CCMSPING

Adding Systems to the Availability Monitoring Manually

Finding and Correcting Errors with CCMSPING

Configuring Availability Monitoring

Creating and Changing Monitoring Rules

Changing Monitoring Setting of Servers and Groups

Using Multiple CCMSPING Agents

Creating and Changing a Monitoring Pause

Monitoring System Groups with CCMSPING

Availability and Performance Overview Monitor

Predefined Monitors for the Alert Monitor

SAP CCMS Monitor Templates Monitor Set

Availability and Performance Overview Monitor

Background Processing Monitor

Background Job Monitoring Monitor

Buffers Monitor

Communications Monitor

Transactional RFC and Queued RFC Monitor

Database Monitor

Dialog Overview Monitor

Dialog per Application Server Monitor

Enqueue Monitor

Entire System Monitor

Filesystems Monitor

Operating System Monitor

Performance Overview Monitor

Security Monitor

Spool System Monitor

Syslog Monitor

System Configuration Monitor

System Errors Monitor

Workload Collector Monitor

SAP CCMS Monitors for Optional Components Monitor Set

Transaction-Specific Dialog Monitor

Logon Load Balancing Monitor

Logfile Monitoring Monitor

SAP CCMS Technical Expert Monitors Monitor Set

CCMS Selfmonitoring Monitor for System-Wide Data

CCMS Selfmonitoring Monitor for Instance-Specific Data

GRMG Self-Monitoring Monitor

Self-Monitoring Monitor for the XMW Interface

Selfmonitoring CCMS Agents Monitor

Method Dispatching Monitor

Remote Application Server Status Monitor

Monitoring Memory Management Using the Alert Monitor (iSeries)

Monitoring the Operating System Using the Alert Monitor (iSeries

Monitoring the Database Using the Alert Monitor (iSeries)

Special Monitoring Functions of the Alert Monitor

Sending and Receiving Alerts Using SNMP Traps

Setting Up the Sending of SNMP Traps as Auto-Reaction Methods

Setting Up the Sending and Receiving of SNMP Traps Using CCMS Ag

Displaying Received SNMP Traps in the Alert Monitor

Adjusting the Configuration File for Sending SNMP Traps

Adjusting the Configuration File for Receiving SNMP Traps

Testing the Correct Sending of SNMP Traps with rectraps

Availability Monitoring with CCMSPING

Installing Availability Agent CCMSPING

Changing the Monitoring Frequency and Timeouts of CCMSPING

Adding Systems to the Availability Monitoring Manually

Finding and Correcting Errors with CCMSPING

Configuring Availability Monitoring

Creating and Changing Monitoring Rules

Changing Monitoring Setting of Servers and Groups

Using Multiple CCMSPING Agents

Creating and Changing a Monitoring Pause

Monitoring System Groups with CCMSPING

Creating a Connection to a Monitored System Using SAProuter

Availability and Performance Overview Monitor

Monitoring qRFC and tRFC Calls

Transactional RFC and Queued RFC Monitor

Set Up Monitoring of qRFC Calls

qRFC Monitoring: Create Owner for Customizing

qRFC Monitoring: Creating Queue Groups

qRFC Monitoring: Creating Queue Assignments

qRFC Monitoring: Create Alert Value Shifts

Monitoring Jobs with the Alert Monitor

Setting Up the Monitoring of Jobs with the Alert Monitor

Background Job Monitoring Monitor

The Current Job when Monitoring a Job Chain

Monitoring Log Files with CCMS Agents

Structure of the Log File Template of the Log File Agent

Example Log File Templates

Logfile Monitoring Monitor

Monitoring Selected Processes with SAPOSCOL

Monitoring Response Times of Transactions or Clients

Monitoring Database Tables with the Alert Monitor

Self-Monitoring in the Alert Monitor

Selected Alert Monitor Methods

Forwarding Alerts to Alert Management (ALM)

Configuring a Method for Forwarding Alerts to the ALM

Example Configuration: Forwarding Alerts to the ALM

Interpreting a Text Attribute as File Name/URL and Display Conte

Displaying a Subtree as ALV Grid Control

Define Automatic Alert Notification

Auto-Reaction Method: Execute Operating System Command

Setting Up Central Auto-Reaction Methods

Monitoring with the Generic Request and Message Generator

GRMG Monitoring of SAP NetWeaver Components

Setting Up GRMG Monitoring of the J2EE Engine

Setting Up GRMG Monitoring of the Portal Infrastructure

Setting Up GRMG Monitoring of the Business Warehouse

Setting Up GRMG Monitoring of the Exchange Infrastructure

Configuring GRMG Availability for the Adobe Document Services

Activating and Customizing Monitoring with the GRMG

Loading a GRMG Customizing File into the Central Monitoring Syst

Adjusting a GRMG Customizing File

Starting GRMG Scenarios

Additional Settings for Availability Monitoring with the GRMG

Measuring the Runtime of Availability Monitoring with the GRMG

Changing the Timeout for the HTTP Connection of the GRMG Request

Displaying the Availability Monitoring with the GRMG in the Aler

Creating a Rule-Based GRMG Monitor

GRMG Self-Monitoring Monitor

Monitoring the Availability of Web Pages with GRMG Lite

GRMG: Instrumenting an Application

Principle of Creating a GRMG Application

Example Coding for a GRMG Application

Creating the Template for the Customizing File

Appendix

Structure of the GRMG Request

Structure of the GRMG Response

Example Customizing File

Example GRMG Request

GRMG Scenario Tables

DTDs of the GRMG XML Documents