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Prerequisites

You have installed the host agent from the package SAPHOSTAGENT.sar. More information: SAP Note 1031096.

Procedure

Starting the Web-Based SAP Management Console

  1. Make sure that you have fulfilled the following requirements:

    • You have Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.4.2 or higher installed.

    • Your Web browser supports Java.

    • Your Web browser's Java plug-in is installed and activated.

  2. In your Web browser, call the following URL:

    http://<host>:<port>

    where:

    • <host> is the host where the application server is installed.

    • <port> is the sapstartsrv service port. The port number is 5<instance_number>13. For example, if the instance number is 60, the port is 56013.

    This starts the SAP MC Java applet.

    If your browser displays a security warning message, choose the option that indicates that you trust the applet.

    Note Note

    If you want to connect over HTTPS, you have to use the sapstartsrv HTTPS port. The port number is 5<instance_number>14. Before connecting over HTTPS, you first have to set up SSL correctly for the monitored SAP instances.

    More information: Configuring the Use of SSL on the AS Java

    End of the note.

  3. SAP MC starts automatically.

    By default, the instances installed on the host to which you have connected are already added in the SAP Management Console.Registering Systems and Instances If you want to change the configuration to display systems and instances on other hosts, follow the instructions given in .

Starting the Eclipse-Based Management Console in the Developer Studio

To open the SAP Management Console perspective in the Developer Studio, choose   Window   Open Perspective   Other   SAP Management Console.  The instances installed on the host to which you have connected are displayed in the SAP Systems tree structure.