SAP Content Server

The SAP Content Server is a stand-alone component in which a large quantity of electronic documents of any format and with any content can be stored. The SAP applications concerned must support the use of the SAP Content Server. The documents can be saved either in one or more MaxDB instances or in the file system. The SAP Content Server is available for Windows 2000 & 2003 Server as well as for several UNIX variants.

Technical System Landscape

Any number of content servers can be installed in different locations. As well as content servers, cache servers can also be used for distributed data retention to enable quick access to document contents if, for example, you want to display a document in a Web browser. To do this, the cache server creates and stores working copies of documents from the content server. For further information see Knowledge Provider and Caching.

For information on how the server works see Architecture of the Content Server and Architecture of the Cache Server.

Tools

Below is a list of all the tools relevant for the administration of the SAP Content Server:

Content Server Administration (transaction CSADMIN) for the administration of cache and content servers
Content Repository Administration (transaction OAC0)
SAP CCMS Monitor for Optional Components (transaction SCMSMO) for monitoring content and cache servers
Database Manager GUI (DBMGUI) or Database Manager CLI for the administration and configuration as well as monitoring and backup of the MaxDB.
Customizing for Cache Servers (transaction SCMSCA)

Prerequisites

The SAP Content Server must be installed. You can find information on how to install the SAP Content Server for Windows in the SAP Service Marketplace under the quick link /contentserver Media Library Literature . For UNIX information, see SAP Note 664385 on SAP Service Marketplace.

For information about availability on various platforms see the SAP Service Marketplace under the quick link /PAM.

Constraints

The SAP Content Server is not an alternative to optical storage systems and other storage media for long-term document archiving.

Tasks on Demand

The table below lists the most important administration tasks.

Task	More Information
Start and stop server	Information about starting and stopping the server under Windows and Unix can be found in Starting and Stopping the Content Server Correctly.
Manage repositories	Display Details of Repositories Display Repository Settings Create New Cotent Repositories
Make security settings	Secure Operation of the Content Server: This contains information about secure URLs, encrypted data transfer, security against data loss, and protection against unauthorized access to administration functions. The corresponding information for the cache server can be found under: Secure Operation of the Cache Server
Save logs	If necessary, you should perform a Log Backup of the database log entries. By setting the Log Mode you can decide whether the log entries are backed up in simple or mirrored mode.
Optimize performance of cache server use	Multi-Layer Caching and Content Server Aliases Multi-Layer caching and content server aliases compliment each other. The main aim of multi-layer caching is to minimize access times. Also, URLs received via a content server alias can be handled in such a way that controlled content server accesses from the extranet can be allowed via a firewall.
Troubleshoot	The following errors occasionally crop up: Error While Accessing Documents Multiple Entries for Object SCMS in Application Log Content Server is Rejecting Large Files Problem: SAP Content Server Comes to a Standstill

Periodic Tasks

The following tasks must be done periodically:

Task

More Information

Create database backup

Backing Up a Database

The backup strategy depends on the size of the content server database and on the volume of changes per day and week.

Monitor content server and cache server

Content Server and Cache Server Monitoring

The server is monitored automatically in the CCMS Alert Monitor. All repositories defined in Customizing are monitored, along with their associated Content Servers. All the cache servers defined in Customizing for cache servers (SCMSCA) and all the Web servers are monitored as well.

See also:

For more information about the SAP Content Server see SAP Content Server and the Operating Manual for SAP Content Server.
Notes can be found under Notes on SAP Content Server Themes.