SAP Control Center

SAP Control Center is a Web-based administrative console, which lets you manage and monitor SAP IQ in a graphical environment.

SAP Control Center (SCC) includes a Management User Interface, Remote Command and Control Agent, and Web client. The Management User Interface, or SCC server, manages communication between the SCC agent and client. The SCC agent is installed with the SAP IQ server, and continually broadcasts information about the server to subscribing clients via the SCC server. Messages from an SCC client pass through the SCC server to the agent, which in turn, processes the request on the SAP IQ server.

SCC activities range from simple resource monitoring to complete database administration. Specific user activities are determined by the role assigned to the user initiating the request.

Server Deployment

A single SCC server can monitor up to 250 resources. (The number of resources one SCC server can effectively monitor depends on the complexity of the monitored resources, the frequency of data collection, the number of concurrent SCC users, and the hardware configuration of the host on which SCC is running.) To monitor more resources, install additional SCC servers and distribute the resources among them. The monitoring limit applies whether you install SCC on the same machine as a managed server or on a dedicated machine.

Installation locations

SCC may collect and store performance data for every server it monitors. Because data collection can use significant quantities of CPU cycles, disk space, and network resources, SCC can affect the performance of other servers sharing the same host machine. Choose your installation location carefully before installing an SCC server on the same host as a managed server in a production environment.

Table 1: SCC Installation Locations.
Location	Description
Dedicated SCC Host	Installing an SCC server on a dedicated host lets you manage all SAP servers from a single location. This method is recommended for production environments.
Shared SCC and SAP IQ Host	Installing an SCC and SAP IQ server on the same host. This deployment method is suitable for test environments, but not recommended for production.
Existing SCC server	Unless the current SCC server is approaching the resource limit or requires an upgrade, a separate SCC server installation may not be necessary.

If you install SCC on the same machine as an SAP IQ server, consult the system requirements for both SCC and the SAP IQ server and make sure that the host machine provides ample CPU, RAM, disk, and network resources for both products. The resources required by an SAP IQ server vary a great deal based on the server's configuration, as do the resources required by SCC. In general, SCC uses more resources to manage more complex servers. SCC also uses more resources when it is configured to run more frequent data collections.

SAP Control Center (SCC) Authentication

Initial passwords for SCC administrator and SCC agent are set in the SAP IQ installer. SCC passwords must have at least 6 characters.

Role	Requirements
SCC Administrator	SCC Administrator is a preconfigured login with access to all SCC administration features. The default SCC Administrator user name is `<sccadmin>`.
SCC Agent User	SCC Agent User name for authentication of the agent. The default SCC Agent User name is `<uafadmin>`.

Network Ports

SCC uses TCP ports for a variety of services. Choose new RMI, HTTP, or HTTPS port numbers in the installer if the default ports are unavailable.

Table 2: SAP Control Center Port Numbers.
Port Name	Default Port Number	Required?	Description
RMI	9999	•	SCC server port used for Remote Method Invocation (RMI) protocol access.
HTTP	8282	•	SCC server port used for HTTP Web access to the server. All HTTP traffic is redirected to the secure HTTPS channel.
HTTPS	8283	•	SCC server port used for secure HTTPS Web access to the server. All HTTP traffic is redirected to the secure HTTPS channel.
Database	3638	•	SCC server repository database port; used by several services.
Messaging Service	2000	•	SCC server messaging port.
TDS	9998	•	SCC server port used for Tabular Data Stream™ (TDS) protocol access.
Jini HTTP	9092		Jini HTTP port for Jini discovery services.
Jini RMID	9095		Jini RMID server port for Jini discovery services.
LDAP	389		LDAP discovery service adapter port.

SCC Server Start Up Option

If you install an SCC server, the SAP IQ installer includes an option that lets you start the server from within the installer.