Solution Manager - v3.2 - Fundamental Question

Hi
I have a fundamental SAP / SM question which I cant seem to actually clarify....
Do ALL SAP servers in a SAP Infrastructure have to have a servername of 13 Characters?...
When revieing the OSS it mentioned HOSTNAME...and it seems to use this interchangably with Computer Name...
So, for example...
Can I have a Solutions Manager server with a Netbios name of "SOLUTIONSMANAGE"  - 15 CHARACTERS and a SAP ECC Server with a server name also with 15 Characters......?
The OSS and all the documentation refers to SAP Prereq of 13 Characters for the Host...but what is the host defininition in this case?..What does the 13 Character limit apply to? How do companies with Naming conventions longer than 13 Characters implement the landscape?
Many Thanks!
J

Hi Oliver,
Check out these URL's
<u><b>Solution manager</b></u>
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_sm32/helpdata/en/index.htm
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.sdn.logon.redirect
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/servlet/prt/portal/prtroot/com.sap.km.cm.docs/library/biw/how to integrate bex web applications into sap solution manager.pdf
http://www.sap.com/services/pdf/BWP_SB_SAP_Solution_Manager.pdf
http://www.sapinfo.net/index.php4?ACTION=noframe&url=http://www.sapinfo.net/public/en/print.php4/article/Article-220903dbfa95a95bd1/en
https://service.sap.com/solutionmanager
http://www.sapinsideronline.com/spijsp/article.jsp?article_id=41229&volume_id=5577
http://service.sap.com/roasmaps
Regards,
RK

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