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Use this predefined view if you want to see and monitor logs and traces on a remote AS Java system that is not running. Two types of offline connections are available:

  • Remote Method Invocation (RMI) – a protocol supported by the Standalone Log Viewer server. You can use RMI if you want to view log records on SAP NetWeaver 7.0.

  • SAP Instance Agent – an SAP Web service you can use for viewing logs and traces on SAP NetWeaver 7.1 and higher.

Prerequisites

  • To view logs and traces on 7.0 systems, use the Standalone Log Viewer server.

  • To view logs and traces on 7.1 and higher system versions, the Web service SAP Instance Agent has to be up and running.

Procedure

  1. Open SAP NetWeaver Administrator and choose    Troubleshooting   Logs and Traces   Log Viewer  .

  2. From the View dropdown box, choose Connect to Remote System.

  3. Within the Remote Connection panel, choose Connect to host. The following fields appear:

    Field

    Description

    Connect to host

    Enter the host name of the system you want to monitor. By default, the name of the host is localhost. If you want to monitor a different system, enter its host name.

    On Port

    Enter the port number of the system whose logs you want to monitor. Here are the default system ports:

    • For 7.0 systems, it is 26000.

    • For 7.1 and higher system versions, it is 5<instance_number>13.

    Protocol

    From the dropdown box, choose one of the two methods, respectively:

    • RMI

    • SAP Instance Agent

  4. Choose Apply Connections.

    All logs and traces that are registered on the relevant system appear.

  5. The Advanced Filter is opened so that you can set a filter criterion.

    You can apply various types of filtering log records for these views.

    More information: Filtering Logs and Traces

  6. Also, you can select a particular log file from the Display Log File dropdown list.