Context Menus and Settings of the SAP MC

Context Menus

The SAP Management Console includes context menus that offer a number of useful functions. The context menus enable you to start, stop and restart individual processes, instances or the whole system. The context menus differ depending on the item that is selected in the navigation pane or in the result pane. The following table explains some of the main context menu options:

Menu Option	Description	Available for
Start	Starts the SAP instance(s) related to the selected item.	SAP system node, SAP instance node
Stop	Stops the SAP instance(s) related to the selected item.	SAP system node, SAP instance node
Add All Instances	Displays all instances of the selected SAP system.	SAP system node
Remove	Removes the selected SAP system or instance from the SAP MC view configuration.	SAP system node, SAP instance node
Restart	Restarts the selected system or instance.	SAP system node, SAP instance node, Process Table entry
Show Version Information	Displays version information about the most important executables.	SAP instance node
Show Environment Information	Displays system environment information.	SAP instance node
Restart Service	Restarts the sapstartsrv service of the selected instance.	SAP instance node
Show Profile Parameters	Displays all profile parameters of the selected instance.	SAP instance node
Show Start Profile	Displays the start profile of the selected instance.	SAP instance node
Show Trace File	Displays the sapstartsrv trace file.	SAP instance node
Analyze Log Files	Displays log records filtered by severity and time.	SAP instance node
Show Developer Trace	Displays the developer trace files of the selected process.	Process List or Process Table entry
Increase/Decrease trace level	Increases/decreases the developer trace level of the selected process.	Process List or Process Table entry
Shutdown	Stops the selected process (signal INT.)	Process List entry
Kill	Kills the selected process (signal KILL.)	Process List entry
Telnet	Opens a Telnet session for the AS Java. More information: Administration Using Telnet	Process Table icm entry
Start/Stop Process	Starts/stops the selected AS Java process.	Process Table entry
Enable/Disable Process	Enables/disables an AS Java process.	Process Table entry
Start Debug Session	Enables Java Virtual Machine (JVM) debugging for the server processes.	Process Table server<n> entry
Stop Debug Session	Disables the debug mode, or stops the debug session if started.	Process Table server<n> entry
Dump Stack	Dumps the Java stack trace for the selected server process.	Process Table entry

Settings

You have to manually configure the path to the executable file of the Telnet client that you want to use to administer AS Java. To do so, in the <user_home> directory of the operation system, open the .sapmc file with a text editor, and enter the relevant path.

Caution

Do not rename the .sapmc file.

End of the caution.

You can configure the SAP MC settings in accordance with your requirements. In the SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio, choose Window Preferences . On the Preferences screen, choose SAP AS Java SAP Management Console. The following table explains the available options:

Option	Meaning
Use HTTPS/Use HTTP	Set the communication protocol between the SAP MC and the application server. Note To use HTTPS, you first need to set up Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the monitored SAP instances. More information about configuring the AS Java for supporting SSL: Network and Transport Layer Security in the Security Guide. End of the note.
Logon always the same user	Define whether the SAP MC will log on always with the same user for a system.
Autoupdate	Activate the automatic update of the information about the status of the system.
Update every	Set the period for the automatic update of the system status information.
Interface Type	Display the interface type. The interface type is always soap.