Start of Content Area

Process documentation Control the Operating System Collector SAPOSCOL  Locate the document in its SAP Library structure

Purpose

After you have installed and started the operating system collector SAPOSCOL, it automatically begins to collect operating system data for its local host and to store this data in the shared memory.

SAPOSCOL provides various settings that you can use to improve its performance, to customize the quantity of collected data to your requirements, and to help you find the causes of errors.

Process Flow

The following sections contain the most important information about controlling SAPOSCOL:

Control SAPOSCOL from the SAP System

Control SAPOSCOL from the Operating System

Dialog mode of the Operating System Collector SAPOSCOL

Start SAPOSCOL

Stop SAPOSCOL

Reduce the CPU Load Caused by SAPOSCOL

See also:

This graphic is explained in the accompanying text Operating System Monitor and Operating System Collector SAPOSCOL initial pages.

End of Content Area