SAP Gateway Technical Operations Guide

Use

After configuration has been set up, the SAP Gateway Technical Operations Guide is the starting point for maintenance tasks that have to be carried out in the system landscape in which SAP Gateway components run.

Technical operations refer to the tools and documentation needed to carry out various administration tasks, such as monitoring, backup and restore, transports, and tests.

This guide describes various operational activities that you as an administrator can perform on a regular basis to ensure the smooth running of SAP Gateway. The guide will explain how to monitor the different components of SAP Gateway, how to use the logs, and how to carry out maintenance activities.

Table 1: Tasks on Demand
Settings for the Area	Links	Description
Internet Communication Manager (ICM)	See the SAP NetWeaver documentation about the ICM Server Cache.	To optimize performance, the HTTP request handler can use the ICM server cache (or Internet server cache) when reusing MIME objects.
	See the SAP NetWeaver documentation about Monitoring the Status of the ICM.	Monitoring and administration of the ICM in the SAP system.
	See the SAP NetWeaver documentation about Parameterization of the ICM and the ICM Server Cache.	Profile parameters for configuring the ICM and the Internet server cache to enable HTTP or SMTP communication with your ABAP system.
Internet Communication Framework (ICF)	See the SAP NetWeaver documentation about Troubleshooting and Monitoring.	Analysis of ICF error messages, error handling, and monitoring (ICF recorder, and so on).
Monitoring	Alert Monitoring with CCMS	Information for SAP Gateway is included in CCMS monitoring.
Trace and Log Files	Trace and Log Files	Tracing and Logging
Supportability	Supportability	Several tools are available to help you with analyzing and fixing errors.
Service Validation	Service Validation	Runtime validation on a single service document.
Periodical Tasks	Periodical Tasks	Information on certain tasks which ought to be done regularly, for example, clearing the cache.
High Availability	High Availability	High availability requirements.
Custom Development	Custom Development	Notes on custom development.
Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting	Tips and tricks.

Target Audience

The information contained in this guide is relevant for:

Technology consultants
System administrators

Implementation Guide

The SAP Gateway specific administrative tasks are included in the SAP Gateway Implementation Guide (IMG), which is available in the SAP Gateway hub system (software component IW_FND): In transaction SPRO open the SAP Reference IMG and navigate to: Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step SAP Gateway OData Channel Administration End of the navigation path . Here you can find activities for general administration, logging and caching, etc. The central activity for activating and maintaining services is also located here, under Start of the navigation path General Settings Next navigation step Activate and Maintain Services End of the navigation path .

In the SAP Business Suite backend system (software component IW_BEP) you can find the SAP Gateway specific administrative tasks in the IMG as well. In transaction SPRO open the SAP Reference IMG and navigate to: Start of the navigation path SAP NetWeaver Next navigation step SAP Gateway Service Enablement Backend OData Channel Connection Settings to SAP Gateway End of the navigation path , as well as Logging Settings and Support Utilities. Here you can find activities for RFC administration, transaction SBGRFCMON, logging, tracing, etc. See also the documentation about Troubleshooting and Monitoring.

All steps in the IMG always have consumer-independent documentation available. If you want to see more information, select the Display icon before executing each step.

More Information

For information on AS ABAP technical operations, see the SAP NetWeaver documentation about General Administration Tasks.

For information on software maintenance tools and processes see the SAP NetWeaver documentation about Software Maintenance.