SAP Performance Monitoring

Use Performance Explorer to monitor performance and reliability metrics of a SAP system. Performance Explorer is shipped with two monitors specially designed for monitoring SAP installations.

  1. On the Real-Time Monitoring tab, in the Monitor group, click System. The Data Source wizard opens.
  2. Click the Select from predefined Data Sources option button.
  3. Expand the Application Server folder and the SAP folder.
  4. Depending on the type of SAPGUI monitor that you want to use, select the appropriate monitor type. The following types of SAPGUI monitors are available:
    • SAPGUI Monitoring (ST02): Monitors buffer related metrics. SAP transaction ST02 is executed when running this monitor.
    • SAPGUI Monitoring (ST03N): Monitors application specific metrics. SAP transaction ´ST03n is executed when running this monitor.
    • SAPGUI Monitoring (ST04): Monitors database related metrics. SAP transaction ST04 is executed when running this monitor.
    • SAPGUI Monitoring (ST07): Monitors user distribution on the SAP system. SAP transaction ST07 is executed when running this monitor.
    • SAPGUI OS-Monitoring (ST06): Monitors operating system specific metrics. SAP transaction ST06 is executed when running this monitor.
  5. Click Next.

    The Connection parameters page opens.

  6. In the Hostname text box, specify the host of the machine to be monitored This value is for display purposes only. It is not used in the monitor itself.
  7. Click Next. The Attributes Configuration page opens.
  8. Define the following monitoring-specific attributes:
    • ConnectionString – Complete connection string to the SAP server. If you are not sure, record the logon sequence with Silk Performer. The connection string is the first parameter of SapGuiOpenConnection.
    • Username – SAP username with access rights to the monitoring transaction.
    • Password – Password for the SAP user.
    • ClientNum – Client number for the logon procedure, such as 850.
    • Language – Language to use for logon, such as EN.
    • Entity – The data entity that should be monitored, such as Dialog, RFC, or Background.
      Note: The Entity attribute does not have to be provided for the SAP OS-Monitor.
    • TimeFrame – SAP provides the average values of the past interval that you define.
      Note: The Timeframe attribute does not have to be provided for the SAP OS-Monitor.
    • Server - (ST03N only)The server that should be monitored. Its the name of the tree node that is to be selected in ST03N. Total will return measures from the overall SAP System
  9. Click OK. The Select displayed measures page opens.
  10. Check the check boxes for those measures that you want to include in the initial monitor view and then click Finish.
A connection to the specified host is established, and an initial view that contains the measures you selected is displayed.
Parent topic: Recording and Replay Concepts
Parent topic: Predefined Data Sources