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LCM210 Java Administration in SAP NetWeaver 7.1A sneak peek at the SAP NetWeaver Administrator 7.1 features

Dimitar Kostov, Lifecycle Management - SPMSuneet Agera, SAP NetWeaver Product Management

© SAP 2008 / SAP TechEd 08 / <LCM210>

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1. SAP Landscape management: Administration and monitoring2. SAP NetWeaver Administrator for Java administration3. SAP NetWeaver Administrator for Java monitoring4. SAP NetWeaver Administrator: new 7.0 features and 7.1 roadmap5. Summary

Agenda


The Past and the Present/Future

Portal 7.0

The Past Two central tools installed

separately on different boxes

Unclear positioning of Central NetWeaver Administrator and SAP Solution Manager

The present and the future

No more Central NetWeaver Administrator

SAP NetWeaver Administrator completely replaces Visual Administrator

Central Administration and monitoring now integrated into Solution Manager Work Centers

Future …AS JavaCE 7.1

NWA 7.1NWA 7.0 NWA 7.0 NWA *.*

Work Centers

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The Administration Scenarios Start Central, Work Local

System task list

System status list

System status based on CCMS information

Status overview

Importantlinks

Solution Manager 7.0 (Landscape Administration/Monitoring from the managing system’s work centers)

Prerequisite: connect managed systems to SLD

System status list

Common administration transactions

SAP NetWeaver Administrator

Work Center (System Administration)

SAP NetWeaver Administrator 7.1(System Administration on the managed system)

Clusters with multiple instances are managed as a single entity – a system


SAP NetWeaver Administrator 7.1: Getting Started (life without VA!)

Keyword Search Functionality

User Profiles

Tip: you can search for the Visual Admin functionality you need as keyword ;-)

Try it atLCM260 Try it atLCM260


More Usability: Cross-tool Navigation, Content filters and Online Help

… and content filtering in all tables




Agenda


Why Logging?The unquestioned top troubleshooting entry point

Importance: Entry point to troubleshooting errors and error context found in the logs

Two general use cases for logging: Logs: target group administrators (for diagnosing and problem localization) Traces: target group developers (for detailed analysis and debugging)

Issues: Volume many log records are written by the many components Many physical files in a cluster separate set of files for every node of every instance 6.40 & 7.0 issues in Logging:

Poor performance of the advanced log viewing tools Usable tools were not cluster-aware (i.e. OS-level file viewers, etc) No connection between log records and actual component /application which has a

problem


How Logging – Best Practices in 7.1The complete workflow, from configuration to viewing

Physical log destinations configuration Comes pre-configured. Can be changed in ConfigTool, but not advised.

Log and Trace Severities Again, preconfigured. Can be changed for the whole cluster through Log Configurator for the

debugging use case (or when needed).

Log Viewing Use NWA Log viewer 7.1:

Improved performance and usability (demo follows) Merges all log files from the whole cluster into one view Has quick filtering

New log format now includes the CSN component and development component of the failing application and message ID of the problem to improve supportability.

… or if you need to stick with individual files: date and time are now human-readable


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DEMO: Log Viewing the 7.1 way


Starting & Stopping in Java

Cluster wide aggregated status

Non technical functionalities

Status per Instance

Persistence of the desired state



DEMO: Start/Stop the 7.1 way


1. SAP Landscape management: Administration and monitoring2. Using SAP NetWeaver Administrator for Java administration3. Using SAP NetWeaver Administrator for Java monitoring4. SAP NetWeaver Administrator: new 7.0 features and 7.1 roadmap5. Summary

Agenda


How is my AS Java Today? …The AS Java Overview dashboard


Easily see the aggregated system status

Easily see where the problems are and also where they are not

High-level architecture visualized to help problem localization

Key metrics for every component are displayed Communication

load indicators


DEMO: AS Java Overview


… but I Don’t Use Java, I Use Applications!Applications Availability using NWA

Application-Centric:Manage functionalities, not technical apps. Technical

Availability:Aggregated state based on runtime, logs and monitors.

Initial problem analysis.

Logging Integration

Keep technical details for drilldown.


Next steps: Integration with SOA and Resource Editing


DEMO: Application-Centric Administration


The Applications Are There, but how Do They Do?Monitoring of performance, resources, PI, BPM and GP

Also includes: Business Process and Tasks Monitoring and Guided Procedures

System performance and resource

consumption history.

PI Runtime Workbench and multiple PI monitoring tools: just search for PI in the

NWA navigation.



Agenda


Future Is Bright, What About Today?NWA in SAP NetWeaver 7.0: new features

New and cool features in NWA 7.0 Session Monitoring: monitor the current activity and user sessions on the system Destinations management: manage the Web Service, HTTP and RFC destinations from a

single UI. Also includes connection tests. Failed Applications and Services monitor: Shows how many applications have failed on the

system. The data is also reported to CCMS. Context navigation from Java System Reports to Start & Stop to see the failing applications.

All this is available in SAP NetWeaver 7.0 SP15 and higher


So Far – so Good … What Can I Have and When?SAP NetWeaver Administrator 7.1 availability and Roadmap

Full Application-Centric administration: configuration, monitoring, log viewing, troubleshooting

AS Java Overview integrated in NWA: Navigate from the Problem to the Resolution tool

Admin Assistant: step-by-step and automated procedures for Java management and troubleshooting

Less dependency on the Java stack availability, increased robustness of NWA

Next Developments

Full Application-Centric administration: configuration, monitoring, log viewing, troubleshooting

AS Java Overview integrated in NWA: Navigate from the Problem to the Resolution tool

Admin Assistant: step-by-step and automated procedures for Java management and troubleshooting

Less dependency on the Java stack availability, increased robustness of NWA

Next Developments

Full coverage of VA functionality in NWA

Additional components: PI, SOA, Archiving, Connectivity management, BPM, BTM

Improved Log Viewer: performance and usability

Improved overall usability: profiles, search, filters, context navigation, online help

Improved supportability: human-readable logs, message ID, logs cleanup

Today inCE 7.1 EhP1

Full coverage of VA functionality in NWA

Additional components: PI, SOA, Archiving, Connectivity management, BPM, BTM

Improved Log Viewer: performance and usability

Improved overall usability: profiles, search, filters, context navigation, online help

Improved supportability: human-readable logs, message ID, logs cleanup

Today inCE 7.1 EhP1


Summary

While Solution Manager Work Centers are used for landscape wide administration, the NetWeaver Administrator is used for Java system administration. It is possible to drill down from the Solution Manager work center to the NetWeaver Administrator

Visual Administrator is completely replaced by the SAP NetWeaver Administrator 7.1; all its functionalities and much more are available in NetWeaver Administrator 7.1

Usability of the tool has improved drastically

Improved logging functionalities have helped debugging and problem resolution much easier and manageable for system administrators

Application Centric Administration is the way for the future: the bridge between business processes and technical infrastructure

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Further Information

Related Workshops/Lectures at SAP TechEd 2008LCM260, Administering SAP NetWeaver Java 7.1, Hands On

Related SAP Education and Certification Opportunitieshttp://www.sap.com/education/

SAP Public Web:SAP Developer Network (SDN): https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/lcm Business Process Expert (BPX) Community: www.bpx.sap.com

http://www.sap.com/education/



https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/lcm

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/lcm

http://www.bpx.sap.com/


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