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 Solution Manager Diagnostics Integration (New)

Technical Data

Product Version

SAP Point-of-Sale (POS) 2.3

Area

IS-R-TGM

Country Relevance

Valid for all countries

 

With this release, SAP POS provides an option to install the Solution Manager Diagnostics (SMD) agent on the POS Xpress server. The SMD agent allows you to view POS configuration details and log files over a network connection on the SAP Solution Manager central monitoring system. You can also run defined diagnostic commands on the POS server from the central system.

Effects on Existing Data

The SMD agent operates on a read-only basis and does not change any data in the monitored system.

Effects on Data Transfer

The SMD agent can transfer data from the monitored system to SAP Solution Manager.

Effects on System Administration

This functionality is part of SAP Solution Manager Service Pack 18 and higher.

Effects on Configuration

You must install the SMD agent on the same machine as the POS Xpress server. Before installing the SMD agent, you must do the following:

  • Download Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) Jurisdiction Policy files from Sun Microsystems as indicated in SAPnote 1240081.

  • Consult the Diagnostics Agent Setup Guide for information about installing SMD agent. This is available at the following location in the SAP Service Marketplace Start of the navigation path Installation & Upgrade Guides Next navigation step SAP Component Next navigation step Release 7.0 EHP 1 End of the navigation path. The Diagnostics Agent Setup Guide is under Installation in the right panel.

You must set up the POS systems you would like to monitor in SAP Solution Manager as described in Note 1265070.

More Information

For more information about installing the SMD agent, see the following guides:

  • SAP POS Transactionware General Merchandise 10.3 Installation Guide

  • SAP POS 2.3 Operation Guide