Using the Windows Start Menu

The most common way is to start the SAP MMC from the Windows Start menu:

Choose  Start Programs SAP Management Console

The SAP MMC opens.

When you expand the SAP Systems node, all instances running on the current host are displayed. If you want to change the configuration so that the instances on other hosts of your system are also displayed, follow the instructions given in Changing the Configuration of the MMC.

Using a Command Prompt

To start the SAP MMC at the command prompt enter:

mmc.exe <MMC_configuration_file>

where <MMC_configuration_file> is the name of a previously stored SAP MMC snap-in configuration file.

Use this method to start the SAP MMC, if you have changed the configuration of the console and saved it in a file.

For more information, see Changing the Configuration of the MMC.

Alternatively, you can specify an instance:

mmc.exe <MMC_configuration_file > -SAP_R/3_MANAGERHOST <instance _name>

where <instance_name> is the instance that you want to monitor, for example, p18357_BIN_53. If other instances are already specified in the <MMC_configuration_file> file, the instance entered here is added to the list.

To open snapshots that were previously saved by the snap-in, you can use the  All Tasks Open Snapshot… context menu of the snap-in root node, or open it by using the command line:

%windir%\sapmmcsnap.msc -SAP_SNAPSHOT <snapshot_1> … <snapshot_N>

To view local trace files in the snap-in log viewer, you can use the  All Tasks View local traces… context menu of the snap-in root node, or open it by using the command line:

%windir%\sapmmcsnap.msc -SAP_VIEWTRACE <trace_1> … <trace_N>

To analyse local trace files and display the result in the snap-in log viewer, you can use the  All Tasks Analyse local traces… context menu of the snap-in root node, or open it by using the command line:

%windir%\sapmmcsnap.msc -SAP_ANALYSETRACE <trace_1> … <trace_N

To specify multiple files for -SAP_VIEWTRACE and -SAP_ANALYSETRACE option you can also use ? and * wildcards, for example:

%windir%\sapmmcsnap.msc -SAP_ANALYSETRACE C:\usr\sap\BIN\D00\work\dev_* C:\usr\sap\BIN\SCS01\work\dev_*

Using a Configuration File

If you have saved various configurations of the SAP MMC, you can start the console by double-clicking on the appropriate configuration file.