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Caution Caution

SAP NetWeaver Administrator for PI and all monitoring tools it includes are not supported for use in production scenarios. We recommend to use Runtime Workbench for PI monitoring in production scenarios. The information provided below is only for reference.

For more information, see SAP notes 1446507 and 1247043.

End of the caution.

You can display current technical data for the status of the selected Adapter Engine.

Prerequisites

You have started the SAP NetWeaver Administrator for PI and have chosen an Adapter Engine as component.

Note Note

You can also call the status of the Adapter Engine locally if you are using a non-central Adapter Engine.

For this, choose   SOA Management   Monitoring   PI Engine Status   in your local SAP NetWeaver Administrator.

End of the note.

Procedure

  1. To display current technical data for the selected Adapter Engine, choose Engine Status.

    Detailed information is displayed on the available tab pages.

  2. Select the tab page with the required information.

Backlog Tab Page

This tab page shows all communication components as standard for the senders and receivers that are defined for the selected Adapter Engine in the CPA cache.

You can restrict the number of communication components to be displayed to sender or receiver components or search for a specific component.

Four message categories are displayed:

  • EOIO

    Held messages (status HOLD)

  • Error

    Messages with system errors (status NDLV)

  • Processing Backlog Without Errors

    Messages to be delivered (status TBDL) and messages that have been delivered (status DLNG)

  • Processing Backlog with Errors

    Waiting messages (status WAIT)

You can connect the monitor to the SAP Computing Center Management System (CCMS). There, you can define corresponding threshold values to generate alerts for individual backlog categories and communication components.

More information: Current Number of Messages in Processing.

Database Locks Tab Page

This tab page displays database locks of messages, including the time of creation and locking user.

You can release locked messages by selecting and deleting the corresponding lock entry.

Messaging Overview Tab Page

The tab page displays how many messages are in which status since the last restart of the Adapter Engine. You can display the data according to the mode and direction of message processing.

The system displays an overview for each connection, showing the message status, number, and the last status change.

The information displayed is node-specific. You can select the required server node.

Further Information Tab Page

This tab page displays further information. You can select the server node required and you have the following display options:

  • Queues

    Displays information about the individual adapter queues for each adapter.

    If you click to select a queue, a list of the messages that are currently in the queue is displayed. For each message displayed you get the position of the message in the queue, the message ID, and the processing direction of the message. To navigate to message monitoring, click the message ID.

    More information: Monitoring Messages

  • Messaging Details

    The following message categories are displayed and can be selected with a click:

    • All synchronous message that are currently in processing, including message ID and processing direction.

    • All asynchronous message that are currently in processing, including message ID and processing direction.

    • All messages that are waiting to be executed again, including the next scheduled execution:

    • All messages in EOIO sequences

      The complete message sequences, including sequence number, message ID, processing direction, and processing status are displayed for each serialization context.

    You can also display the message details cross-node. The messages that are found are listed according to server node and message category. To navigate to message monitoring, click the message ID.

    You can search for specific messages by entering a message ID.

  • Event Handlers

    Displays the registered event handler.

  • Technical Settings

    Displays the technical properties with their actual XPI service messaging system values.

    More information: Properties for XPI Service Messaging System.