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Context

You want to create a snapshot of an AS instance in order to analyze an error situation more closely.

Procedure

  1. Open transaction SM50.
  2. Choose the following menu path: Start of the navigation path Administration Next navigation step Snapshot Next navigation step Create End of the navigation path.
    Tip You cannot enter a name or description when you create a snapshot in transaction SM50/SM51. If you want to do this, you have to create the snapshot direckly in SAP MMC.
  3. Choose Yes to confirm.

Results

A snapshot is created for the AS instance that you are currently on, and is saved on <DIR_GLOBAL>/sapcontrol/snapshots.
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