Preparing the System Landscape Directory (SLD)

Use

NWDI uses the System Landscape Directory (SLD) as the central information provider for system landscape data (such as the location of the CMS server). If an SLD server does not already exist in the system landscape, an SLD server must be installed before you can use the NWDI.

Although the technical entity of an SLD server is installed with every Application Server Java (AS Java) installation, it has to be activated explicitly on the appropriate Application Server which carries out the SLD functionality in the system landscape.

Prerequisites

The SLD is up and running.

For more information, see Configuring Server Parameters .

Procedure

1. Import the SAP Master Component Information

  1. On the SLD initial page, choose Administration and in the section Start of the navigation pathContent  Next navigation step  ImportEnd of the navigation path.

  2. Choose Import Selected Content (this switch appears only before the content import has been executed once. By default, this is a step during installation).

    The SLD server starts the import of the SAP Master Component Information. This process can take some time.

For more information, see Performing Initial Data Import .

2. Configure the SLD Data Supplier Bridge

By default, this step is executed during installation.

  1. On the SLD initial page, choose Administration and in the section Start of the navigation pathServer  Next navigation step  Data SuppliersEnd of the navigation path.

  2. On the page Configure data supplier targets , set the parameter sld/active to true .

3. Set up of the Data Suppliers (Java)

The data suppliers are client-side components residing in each SAP system that are able to report actual system information of the relevant systems to the SLD server.

To activate a Java Data Supplier (executed by default during installation):

  1. Specify the connection and logon data for the SLD server of your system landscape - if required - and save your entries.

    For more information, see Setting Up the SLD Data Supplier for AS Java-Based Systems and Configuring the SLD Client .

  2. Trigger a data transfer to your SLD server for test purposes. For more information, see Connecting Other SAP Systems to the SLD .

  3. Restart the SLD.