You can display the application servers that are logged on to the SAP Message Server by executing transaction SM51, or by choosing
. These are the instances of your SAP system. From their status, you can recognize which application servers are active in this SAP system.You can also administer the application servers, and manage and display the status of the users and work processes in all application servers belonging to the SAP system.
The functions for managing users and work processes can be found in the corresponding user and processing tools.
More information:
The application server display includes the following information:
Server Name: The name of each application server.
The name usually consists of the host name, the SAP system name, and the SAP system number.
Host Name: Host name of each application server
Message Types: Services provided by the application server. This contains the configured SAP work process types (Dialog, update (Update and Upd2), Enqueue, Batch and Spool) as well as the following services:
ICM. This means that on the application server in question an Internet Communication Manager (ICM) is configured that can accept or send requests from the Internet (HTTP and other protocols).
More information: Internet Communication Manager (ICM)
J2EE: The Application Server Java is configured on this server. This means it is a server that can execute both ABAP and Java/J2EE programs.
VMC: The SAP Virtual Machine Container (VMC) is configured on this server, which means that there is a Java VM as well as an ABAP VM in the work process.
More information: SAP Virtual Machine Container
Server Status: An application server can have one of the following statuses:
initial
started
Active
Passive
shutdown
stop
More information: SAP Application Server States
You can add the following columns by changing the layout:
Service: Service port or service name under which the server can be reached.
Host Address (IPv4): IP address of the host in IPv4 notation
Host Address (IPv6): IP address of the host in IPv6 notation
Port: Port number
Port (hex) : Port number in hexadecimal form.
Shutdown Status: State within soft shutdown (if the state field has the value shutdown)
Shutdown Information: Further technical information about soft shutdown (for example error or timeouts) is the state field has the value shutdown
The following functions are available as buttons or from the menu:
Note
You can use your cursor to select an application server by clicking on the relevant line (except for the (Refresh) function). The function that is executed then refers to this server.
Caution
Authorizations
When the following functions are run, the user is logged on to the server (exception: Refresh) on which the function (or transaction) is called. The following requirements must be met:
You have authorization for the transaction in question
A valid dialog user logs on to the application server
Otherwise, an error message is displayed.
Function |
Meaning |
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(Refresh) |
Refreshes the display |
(Processes) (or double-click) |
Displaying and Controlling Work Processes (transaction SM50) |
(User) |
Display and Manage User Sessions (transaction SM04) |
(SNC Status) |
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Release Information |
For displaying detailed release information for an application server (SAP kernel, database, operating system) |
(Remote logon) |
Log on by any server in the system; you can see the server where you are logged on in the status bar in the second entry from the left. |
(System Log) |
System Logs (transaction SM21) |
General list functions |
Choose detail, filter, sort in ascending and descending order. |
There are additional functions that you can only use via the menu:
The SAP directories for the selected server displays: The environment variables on the left, the path on the right, where the directory is physically located and its name. To display the contents of a directory, double-click that directory or click the Display button. You can also display the individual files here. For more information, see the CCMS documentation.
You can also access the gateway monitor in transaction SMGW.
More information: Using SAP Gateway Monitor in SAP System
You can also reach the ICM monitor using transaction SMICM. This is only relevant for servers that offer the ICM service (see above).
More information: Using the ICM Monitor
The VM overview can also be reached via transaction SM52. This is only relevant for servers that offer the VMC (Virtual Machine Container) service (see above).
More information: VM Overview
The operating system monitor (OS monitor) delivers statistical information on the host platform of an SAP instance.
More information: Operating System Monitor in the CCMS documentation
Here you will find the administration functions (stop, (de)activate servers, test connection to message server, trace) that you can also find in the message server monitor (transaction SMMS).
More information: Server Functions
Here you can find the following information about the individual application servers:
Function |
Meaning |
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Environment |
This displays the environment variables for the selected server. |
Communication table |
The communication table for the relevant application server is displayed. The RFC connections to the server on which the cursor is positioned are displayed. The connections are displayed where the local dispatcher of the client is located and those connections where the server is located. This means that the connections to the server that were made externally. |
Queue Info |
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Release Information |
Same information as with the pushbutton Release Notes (see above) |
WP-CA blocks |
Internal information for troubleshooting |
APPC-CA blocks |
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Logon Data |
Logon data pertaining to the selected server. |
Trace Search |
You can specify a character string in accordance with which all dev_* trace files are searched. This provides an initial overview of the error search. |
This function allows you to re-read or display the ACL file (Access Control List) for individual ports on the application server. If you have changed the ACL file, you can use this function to activate the changes without having to restart the application server.
The following functions are available:
Function (menu path) |
Meaning |
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Displays the ACL file that control access to the SAP GUI port on the selected application server. You can see which hosts are allowed to open SAP GUI connections to this server. |
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Re-reads the ACL file for the SAP GUI port on the selected application server. |
All Ports |
Re-reads the ACL files of all ports on the selected application server (SAP GUI Port, Gateway, ICM) . |
system-wide: |
Re-reads the ACL files of all ports on all application servers of the system. |
More information: Setting Up Access Control Lists (ACL)
This option lets you make the changes made in the OS hosts and services tables in a running SAP system take effect by making the desired changes at operating system level and then, instead of restarting, resetting the host name buffer for the following components:
Selected application server
Message server
Internet Communication Manager (ICM)
Entire system (all host name buffers)
More information: SAP Note 25917