Monitoring Selected Processes with SAPOSCOL 

Purpose

You can monitor the availability of selected processes with SAPOSCOL. These are displayed in the Monitored Processes subtree of the Operating System monitor and in the detailed analysis of the Operating System Monitor. The monitor displays the number of running processes and the CPU and memory usage for each name pattern, broken down by different users.

The data is collected using the configuration file dev_proc and is written to a segment of the shared memory. This is performed in collection intervals of 10 seconds, by default. CCMS agents or, for example, ABAP function modules can read this data from the shared memory and display it in the SAP system.

The data transfer from the remote system is performed using the CCMS agent SAPCCMSR, which must also be installed on the monitored host (see Installation of the CCMS Agents).

The file dev_proc must be in the working directory of SAPOSCOL. It has the following structure:

• The list of monitored processes begins with $PROC and ends with $.
• Comment lines begin with the number sign (#).
• The monitored processes are determined using the process name and the user name. The first text pattern in a line is the process name, the second, if specified, is the user name. They are separated using spaces, while the user name or process name themselves may not contain any spaces. The following rules apply:

• You can use the wildcard asterisk (*) in the names of the processes or the users.
• You can monitor a maximum of 50 process names. The number of processes that can be monitored is not restricted.
• The maximum length for the process name is 40 characters.
• The maximum length for the user name is 20 characters.

SAPOSCOL reads the file dev_proc when it is started. If SAPOSCOL is already running, you must stop and restart SAPOSCOL so that the changes to the file take effect. You can do this, for example, using the following commands (see the dialog mode of the operating system collector SAPOSCOL):

As the expected CPU and memory usage is different for each process, you should adjust the threshold values of the corresponding performance attributes. The simplest way to do this is directly in the Alert Monitor itself, by selecting the relevant performance attribute and choosing Properties (see Changing Properties and Maintaining Methods). Ensure that you choose Edit ® Properties ® Use for individual MTE so that you do not change the threshold values for the other monitored processes.