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Daily Monitoring Activities:SM51
SAP Servers ST02 SAP Buffers
SM50
Work Process Overview ST03Perf., SAP Stats, WorkLoad
SM66
System wide Work process Over. ST04DB Performance Monitor
SM04
User active List DB02Tables & Indexes Monitor
AL08 Users Logged On ST06/OS06 OS MonitorSMLG
Logon Grp’s Maintenance screen DB12DBA Backup Logs
SM21
System Log Analysis DB16DB Checks
SM12
Display & Delete locks SP01 Spool Requests
SM13
Administrate Update Records
SM37
Overview of Job Selection
ST22 : TIME_OUT, RAISE_EXCEPTION, CONVT_NO_NUMBER, DatatypeSM21 : Short dumps, user problemsST02 : Swaps, Hit ratio, max use ~ in memory ST03 : Workload analysisàDialogàResponse timeST04 : Data buffer, DD Cache & Pin Ratio >Quality. File systems [Reads / Writes].
SQL Request [Executions, buffer gets, disk reads], Alert LogDisk reads more due to improper indexes, db statistics and buffer sizing.
DB02 : Tablespace used percentage, Missing Indexes, Space Critical ObjectsST06 : CPU Utilization, OS Log, OS Collector, LANDB12 : Backup Info, Redo Logs InfoDB16 : Dead locks, Tablespace alertsSM50 : CPU, SMLG: Instance Response time<1000ms, Dispatcher Queue, Favorite server RZ03 : Displays server statuses
Background jobs:1 Scheduling: Job name, Job class, Status, Target server, Spool recipient2 Releasing jobs: Immediate||Date/Time||Operational modes||After Event|| After Job3 Monitoring Jobs: Capture, Cancel, compare, copy, move
Time Delay à wp increase, operation modes.Job is running and work processes is in wait state Sm37àcheck status job menuLong running jobs SM50 work processes in running state then contact with consultant
Client Administration4 Client Settings: Production client Open: Cross client Object changes5 Local / Remote / Export/Import Copies
TMS6 TMS Configuration
o Configuring the transport domain controllero Adding systemso Configuring the transport routes
7 K type C type T type8 Transport from STMS 9 OS level: <SID>ADM10 tp addtobuffer <change_req> SID pf=tp_<domian>.pfl11 tp import <change_req> SID client777 pf=tp_<domian>.pfl
Applying Support Packs12 Pre: Client 000 || SAP_OCS || Same level for SAP_ABA & SAP_BASIS ||
SAP*KXXXnn || /usr/sap/trans/log13 Process:
1. Download: SAPNET || www.service.sap.com\swdc2. Two ways: SPAMàSupport packages MenuàLoad Packages. From Front-End & from Application server
14 \\hostname\sapmnt\trans\EPS\in 15 sapcar –xvf <location://…/XXX.CAR>
Kernel Upgradation16 Process
17 Download : Database depenedent & Independent || www.service.sap.com/swdc
18 SM51—Kernel Version snapshot19 Backup of Kernel20 System Down along with services21 Replace new kernel patches in old kernel directory22 System Up23 Health check: SM21, ST2224 SM51—Kernel Version snapshot
Spool Administration25 Printers Configuration: OS Level Configuration + SPAD26 Spool requests Monitoring: SP01
272829 User Administration
30 Handling missing authorization problems31 Mass user activities
3. Locking & Unlocking Users4. Changing Passwords
32 Roles || ProfilesOrganization Levels
33 Audit Information System34 Parameters
Login/no_automatic_user_sapstarLogin/disable_multi_gui_logonLogin/disable_password_logonLogin/failed_user_auto_unlockLogin/fails_to_session_endLogin/min_password_diff || digits || letters || lng || specialsLogin/password_expiration_timeRdisp/gui_auto_logout: Depending on the idle time, session automatically logout’s.
Database Administration35 Backup Strategy: Daily online and redo logs backup and weekly offlineTape Device type : DST 310 || Capacity: 50 GB || Transfer rate : 30-50 GB/hour36 Tablespace AdministrationPre: Check free space & No backupsProcess: <SID>ADMà BRTOOLSàSpace ManagementàExtend TablespacePost: Complete backup37 Updating Table statistics: CBOAnalyze package || DBSTATC table || Optimizer_mode = choose || DB20
38 Database check: DB17 || DB16 || BRCONNECT || Daily activity
Database RefreshProcess: The Process of refreshing the Data from one System with another System Data is called as DB Refresh
39 Primary site: Database backup & Control file backup40 Secondary site:
41 Backup of needed information in the Secondary system42 Database restore43 Control file script creation and execution in no mount state.44 Recovery45 Database open using resetlogs or noresetlogs.
46 Commands used:1. Alter database backup controlfile to trace;
2. Alter database recover using backup controlfile until cancel;3. Alter database open resetlogs / noresetlogs;
Disaster Recovery SiteProcess:
47 Primary site: Database backup & Standby Controlfile creation48 Secondary site
1. Database restore2. Placing controlfile in respective location according to parameter file,
initSID.ora3. Recovery4. Read Only 5. Activating Standby database6. Database Open
49 Command used:1. Alter database create standby controlfile as ‘//path…./XXX.dat’;2. Recover standby database;
Set auto recovery ON; Alter database recover cancel;
3. Alter database open read only;4. Alter database activate standby database;5. Alter database open;
Archive Log commands & Parameters:50 Log_archive_start=True/False Log_archive_dest=//path..name51 Alter database archivelog / noarchivelog;52 Alter system archive log current;53 Alter system archive log start;
Installation of ECC5.0:Installation [Windows 2003 Server]:
54 Page file55 Java Development Kit J2SDK1.4.2_09 www.java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/downloads56 Environment Variables57 Oracle Software58 Oracle Patches59 Central Instance
Required DVDs: 60 SAP Installation Master DVD61 SAP Kernel DVD62 SAP Web AS Java DVD (includes CD IGS folder IGS_SOFT for
the installation of IGS)63 Database DVD
64 Database InstanceRequired DVDs
65 SAP Installation Master DVD
66 SAP Kernel DVD67 All Export DVDs68 Database DVD
69 SAPGUI InstallationInstallation [SUN Solaris]:
70 SWAP size 71 Java Development Kit J2SDK1.4.2_09
www.java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/downloads72 Environment Variables73 Central Instance74 Oracle Software75 Oracle Patches76 Database Instance77 SAPGUI Installation
Post Installation:78 Installation Check- SICK, SM2879 User Creation80 Checking default passwords of Super users81 Initialization of CTO – SE0682 STMS83 Client Creation + Client copy + Logical system84 Applying Support Packs and Kernel Upgradation85 Default Scheduling of SAP Standard background jobs86 SGEN87 SAP License88 Complete Database Backup89 Updating System data in service.sap.com/systemdata