SAP EarlyWatch Alert

Use

The SAP EarlyWatch Alert is a diagnosis service, for the solution monitoring of SAP and non-SAP systems in the SAP Solution Manager.

Integration

SAP EarlyWatch Alert is the prerequisite for Service Level Reporting.

Prerequisites

You have:

●      set up RFC connections between your satellite systems and the SAP Solution Manager system, and an RFC connection between the SAP Solution Manager and the SAP Service Marketplace.

●      checked the availability of the required tools for the SAP service session (ST-A, ST-PI add-on), with the report RTCCTOOL.

●      authorization. For further information, see the SAP Solution Manager Security Guide.

●      set up the Automatic Session Manager (ASM) in the Service Data Control Center (transaction: SDCCN) for all SAP satellite systems and the central SAP Solution Manager of your solution (SAP note 91488).

●      set up your systems in a solution landscape in the SAP Solution Manager.

Features

The following satellite system data is captured in a week and passed to the SAP Solution Manager:

●      General component status

●      System configuration

●      Hardware

●      Performance development

●      Average response times

●      Current system load

●      Critical error messages and process interruptions

●      Database administration

The system processes the downloaded data. You can display the report as an HTML document. You can also create the report as an MS Word document. You can use the documents as status reports. These reports can help you analyze and avoid problems.

Procedures

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       1.      Perform an SAP EarlyWatch Alert Download Manually

       2.      Create an SAP EarlyWatch Alert Report and see the session details in SAP Solution Manager.

       3.      Save, Retrieve and Archive an SAP EarlyWatch Alert in the SAP Solution Manager.