Outside Discovery on Solution Manager 7.1
Introduction:
The duty of outside discovery is to collect discover and sent information to the monitored system in Solution Manager.
The outside discovery collects the information:
- Host
- Database
- Microsoft information service
From the diagnostic agent and from the host agent on the manage system
The information stored in LMDB database (AI_DIAGSNOTICS_DATA_ENRICHMENT package).
In order to start the outside discovery process, the diagnostics agent should be connected to the Solution Manager system
Go to – SAP Solution Manager configuration – system Preparation – step 6.4: connect diagnostics agents.
Host agent
The host agent should have the current version – the minimum required version is:
Kernel version – 720
Patch number – 54
To check the version of the host agent Open directory where SAPHostAgent is installed and
Type saphostexec.exe –status from the command line.
Diagnostic agent
The diagnostic agent should be connect to Solution Manager from the P4 connection massage server or with registration to SLD
To connect diagnostic agent to Solution Manager run the installation of the diagnostic agent on the manage system
Sld registration
Solution Manager Registration
As soon as the diagnostics agent gets connected to a Solution Manager the outside discovery start collect the data information.
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Manage system configuration – from here you assign the diagnostics agents to the managed systems, you assign a diagnostics agent to each server (virtual host) on which the managed system is running.
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Agent admin – here you can see the agents that connect to Solution Manager.
Landscape browser
The landscape browser tab is in the left side of the page in the Solution Manager configuration
In the landscape browser you can see all host created by the outside discovery
In the landscape browser you see the information on each host data, database data, technical system and technical scenarios.
Host Data – name, full host name, IP Address, virtualized solution and operating system data.
Database data – database list, database type, name, version.
Technical System – internet information service.
Example:
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Host details
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Host status.
After you connect the agent to Solution Manager you should see the host status in the outside discovery green.
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Red status.
In order you get red status please check:
- Host agent version (Note 1365123).
- Saposcol running.
- The host is down or unavailable.
- Agent connects to Solution Manager.
After you check this task please click on update all
SAP Sources:
Note 1365123 – Installation of diagnostics agents
https://websmp104.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700000486362011E
Best regards
Naor Shalom
Hi Naor,
For Solman 7.1 the SAP Host Agent must be at level 7.20 SP83. Check note 1365123 in the following section:
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IMPORTANT: In any case, please pay attention at least to 6 essential rules, which are described in the attached slides.Solution Manager 7.1 requires to have at least a SAP Host Agent 7.20 SP83 (Further details could be found in the attached document. Especially how to find the version of existing SAP Host Agents or how to upgrade a SAP Host Agent.)
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BR,
Allam
Landscape browser
With SolMan 7.1 SP5 and higher the link to "Landscape browser" was moved.
You find it at:
- SOLMAN_WORKCENTER
-> Technical Administration
-> links on the left, below "Administration" klick "Landscape Browser"
Peter Müller
HI
Thanks
Naor