The SAP EarlyWatch Alert service has been checking the administrative areas of SAP HANA for quite some time. This service, which includes numerous dashboards, forecasts, and notifications in SAP for Me, now also supports SAP HANA Cloud databases on SAP BTP. All productive cloud tenants are automatically connected via SAP HANA Cloud Statistics Service to the SAP EarlyWatch Alert, and the collection starts in February 2024.
Among the five options available to collect and transfer data to SAP, SAP HANA Cloud Statistics Service stands out as the newest, as depicted in the screenshot below. The other options include SAP Solution Manager, SAP Focused Run, SAP HANA Cockpit, and SAP NetWeaver ABAP. To view the connected SAP HANA Cloud production systems, you can use the link provided to access the SAP EarlyWatch Alert Status app.
The content is already very comprehensive and will continue to expand throughout this year. Some key features include:
- Largest Tables with growth history and prediction
- E-Mail notification on 2 Billion Record Predictions (requires at least a six-weeks history)
- Memory Consumption with long-term statistics and drill-down capabilities
- Memory Prediction and notifications on out-of-memory predictions
- Disk size history
- CPU consumption with long-term statistics
- Delta Merge Performance and Errors
- SQL Analysis with hint recommendation: Open Results
Note: The prerequisites for using the service are the"Service Reports and Feedback" and "Manage Alert(s) in SAP EarlyWatch Alert for all S-users" authorizations in SAP for Me which must be assigned by your company's user administrator. Use this link to request them: SAP for Me authorization.
There are four different apps in SAP for Me that you can use to review the content. Here is the best practice guide on how to use them:
Initial Set-up:
1. Open SAP EarlyWatch Alert Workspace and filter for your SAP HANA Cloud systems using the product filter. Feel free to add more filters which narrow down the landscape you are responsible for.
2. Save the filters under a new view, for example, "My HANA Cloud Systems"
3. Click the "Manage notification" button and subscribe to all notifications topics. Alternatively: Use this link for one-click subscription. Or see this blog on how-to subscribe to email notifications in SAP for Me for SAP EarlyWatch Alert Workspace.
4. Create a reoccurring weekly calendar entry with the link to the App Solution Finder
Regular Tasks:
1. Open Solution Finder once a week and check for new alerts (Link pre-filtered to HANA Cloud)
2. Hide or snooze any alerts which are not relevant or where the recommended action is already being implemented
3. Open SAP EarlyWatch Alert Workspace to review the forecasts for table growth and memory consumption
4. Open SAP EarlyWatch Alert Dashboard to access long-term consumption statistics: Be sure to have your system number ready to identify your HANA.
5. Optional: If you are prefer reading full reports: Open the SAP EarlyWatch Alert Reports app to review the complete report.
The SAP EarlyWatch Alert Dashboard offers a comprehensive overview of hardware consumption, as depicted in the screenshot below. To delve deeper into the weekly or hourly statistics, simply click on the chart icon located in the upper right corner of each chart. This feature enables users to analyze data in a more granular manner, facilitating a better understanding of resource utilization.
In the header section of the dashboard, you will find useful links to the full report, the SQL Analysis and the alerts.
In addition to the statistics provided by the SAP HANA Cloud alerts that are integrated into the product, the SAP EarlyWatch Alert service offers more advanced alerts created by the SAP EarlyWatch Alert experts. These alerts can be updated independently of the SAP HANA Cloud release cycle in our expert system. Below is a sample list of alerts that can be identified by the expert system algorithms behind the SAP EarlyWatch Alert service:
- Long blocking savepoint phase
- High memory consumption for tables
- Missing Hint causing expensive SQL statement
- Large Delta Stores indicating Merge Issue
The SAP EarlyWatch Alert aims to be your Analysis Companion in SAP for Me supercharging your SAP HANA Cloud experience! Hope you like it.
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