Using the SAP Gateway Monitor from Outside the SAP System
Use
The gateway monitor is used to analyze and administer the SAP Gateway from outside the SAP System.
The profile you assign to it must be the same as for the Gateway.
This process has different names:
UNIX:
gwmonWindowsNT:
gwmon.exeBS2000:
P.GWMONIntegration
The trace file of the gateway monitor is called:
dev_gwmonThe functionality is the same as that of the SAP Gateway Monitor in RSAP, the only difference being the menu and submenus.
The detailed information displayed by double-clicking a connection in SAP is available here under the
expert functions.Features
When you launch the Gateway Monitor without arguments, all of the permitted arguments and options are displayed:
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Output |
Meaning |
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pf=<profile>: |
Specify Name of parameter file or |
Specify the profile file or |
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nr=<nr>: |
System number |
Specify the number of the system |
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[-e all]: |
Reset error counts of all connections |
Reset error counts for all connections |
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[-e <conn no>: |
Reset error count of specified connection |
Reset error count for the connection with the number <conn no> |
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[-V]: |
Print release |
Output release |
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[-refresh n]: |
Refresh after n seconds |
Refresh after n seconds |
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[-gwhost host]: |
Hostname of remote gateway |
Host name of the remote gateway |
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[-gwserv service]: |
Service of remote gateway |
Service name of the remote gateway |
The individual functions are grouped into separate submenus.
Main Menu
When you enter
gwmon -gwhost <host> -gwserv <service>, the list of activate connections on the gateway is first displayed. This is followed byq - quit
m - menu
You generally quite the Gateway Monitor with
q and use m to go to the (next higher) menu.By choosing
m and Return, you go to the main menu:|
Screen output |
Meaning |
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1 : display connection table |
Display Active CPI-C Connections |
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2 : display work process table |
Display Gateway Work Processes |
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3 : display system information |
Display the Logged On Systems |
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4 : connection attributes |
Connection Attributes |
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5 : statistics |
Gateway Statistics |
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6 : gateway parameters and attributes |
Display Gateway Parameters and Attributes |
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7 : security information |
Display Security Information |
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8 : expert functions |
Expert Functions |
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+ : increase gateway trace |
Increase gateway trace level |
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- : decrease gateway trace |
Decrease gateway trace level |
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q - quit |
Exit Gateway Monitor |
Inputs
4,5,7 and 8 lead to submenus that provide functions for the relevant areas.Activities
First find out on which host your SAP Gateway Monitor is installed:
msclients name=<SAP-System>
Tools
To start the gateway monitor, call the corresponding executable file, specifying a profile file:
Under UNIX: gwmon pf=<profile>
Under WindowsNT: gwmon.exe pf=<profile>
In BS2000: /CALL SAPGW.LIB(P.GWMON)
All of the lists are updated after 5 seconds. You can refresh them sooner by pressing Enter.
It is standard to use 50 lines per screen. The number of lines can be changed (for example, under UNIX you can set the shell variable LINES).