SAP applications and systems form a software solution which permits visualization and operation of   company-wide business processes.

SAP NetWeaver’s architecture serves as a basis for new SAP applications within the concept of the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) or Enterprise Service Architecture (ESA).

 

In order to achieve this, the SAP R3 or Enterprise Architecture was enhanced with the SAP Web Application Server which now includes a J2EE Server for Java in addition to the traditional SAP Application Server for ABAP. Moreover, the SAP Enterprise Portal and SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI) are central integration platforms which to some extent are core elements of the applications or will become core elements in subsequent releases.

SAP solutions at customer sites are complex composite solutions based on widely differing technologies. 

The SAP R/3 Web Application Server (named SAP Basis up to and including SAP R/3 4.6) represents the technological base for a wide variety of SAP business solutions. Starting with SAP 6.30, it includes a J2EE server in addition to the traditional SAP Application Server and is a key element inside the SAP NetWeaver technology.

 All SAP Applications:

• SAP AS (except SAP Enterprise Portal)
• SAP Web AS with J2EE Server

 SAP Enterprise Portal (EP):

• SAP Web AS with J2EE Server
• TREX

 SAP Exchange Infrastructure (XI): 

• SAP AS
• SAP Web AS with J2EE Server

 SAP SRM and additional mySAP Applications:

• SAP AS (except SAP Enterprise Portal)
• SAP Web AS with J2EE Server
• SAP XI

All of these modules, services, and the underlying operating systems, databases and networks require permanent monitoring in order to guarantee functionality of the entire system. The monitoring of mission-critical networked systems through theGuard! ApplicationManager is supplemented by topological views of networks and applications in the form of business maps. These become available through the combination with theGuard! NetworkManager and theGuard! ServiceCenter. 

theGuard! ApplicationManager monitors and analyses availability and performance of the following services:

SAP AS:

• all ABAP services (traditional SAP AS)
• ICM (Internet Communication Manager)
• System Landscape Directory 

SAP Web AS with J2EE Server:

• all Java processes and statuses for clusters, instances and servers
• dispatcher and SDM status  
• all servces
• performance metrics (memory, threads, sessions, transactions, requests, etc.)

SAP XI:

• SAP AS
• SAP Web AS
• XI Profile
• XML Message activity
• XML Message Pipelines
• persistence layer
• runtime cache
• tRFC connections
• workflow status

 

Moreover, many metrics and settings of the SAP NetWeaver architecture can be directly displayed within lists.

 

theGuard! ApplicationManager already includes preconfigured rule sets for SAP NetWeaver monitoring.   

• availability, performance and configuration data for all SAP services and transactions for ABAP and Java-based systems

• enhanced information on all SAP systems

• specific information for SAP Web AS-based applications, SAP XI, SAP Enterprise Portal

• preconfigured thresholds and checks

• covers all relevant releases