Working with SAP NetWeaver
Administrator
SAP NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) is a Web Dynpro-based tool for administration and monitoring, offering a central entry point to the whole SAP NetWeaver system landscape.
The SAP NetWeaver Administrator can be used in a local mode, where you are able to administer an SAP NetWeaver system deployed and running on your local physical machine or in central mode, where you are capable of operating an entire system landscape containing ABAP and Java systems as the application platform of SAP NetWeaver and different usage types installed on top of the application platform.
The NWA unifies the most important administration and monitoring tools both for Java and ABAP systems. The most important advantages of the NWA are:
● You no longer need to switch between different tools for administration, troubleshooting, and problem analysis of your entire SAP NetWeaver system landscape.
● There is a central administration tool available to you landscape-wide for both Java and ABAP systems for starting and stopping instances, checking configuration settings and logs, and monitoring error-free functioning of components.
● The interface follows the current guidelines for interface design, is easy-to-use, task-oriented, and complete. By using Web Dynpro, it runs in a normal browser.
● The interface allows seamless navigation to other SAP NetWeaver administration tools (User Management Engine, System Landscape Directory).
● For Java, the NWA represents the crossover from various expert tools to an integrated, simple, and clear solution. The NWA also completes the integration of the data sources for monitoring.
● For ABAP, the NWA represents the crossover from many different expert transactions, some of which are difficult to use, to integrated, centrally available information.
The NWA provides the following work centers for administration:
Operation
Management