Why Solution Manager is needed?

Hello
I just want to know why Solution Manager is needed? especially for SAP BI project

Hi,
First, Solution Manager is absolutely necessary to generate installation key for SAP product (i.e.ECC). Second, the new level of SP (released after Feb) needs approval from saposs before downloading from ur download basket, so you always have to ask them to approve ur request. Using Solman, u can download the package automatically.
The rest is, Solman offers many functionality to manage your systems easily by making it centralized, such as change / transport management, monitoring, document repository, configuration, and many more...
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How to monitor all SAP Server through solution Manager?

Dear Friends,
How to monitor all SAP Server through solution Manager?
Is it possible if yes then how? Please forward configuration and transaction also.
Please help me as early as possible..
Thanks,
Regards,
Sachin

Hi sachin,
You can monitor your sattilite systems through solution manager.
If you want to monitor systems in solution manager means you need to configure those systems in solution manager.
Before including the systems in solution manager we need to create a solution using tcode DSWP.
After that you can include the systems using tcode SMSY.
For configuring the systems we have lot of phases its very difficult to explain here.
Try to login to service.sap.com and help.sap.com find the helpfull guides.
i hope it will help you.
any issues post it.
kiran kumar.v

Prblem Service Desk configuration in Solution Manager 4.0

Hi All,
Here I have done the configuration of Service Desk in Solution Manager 4.0 by using the document which I have for release 3.2. However I have face some problem in Step Initially create and Assign the Satellite Systems as iBase C and Manually create and Assign the Satellite Systems as iBase Co .So I exclude above mention step. But still I am able to create the support message from Satellite Systems.
So can please let me know whether it will work fine in upcoming time or Do I need to test my Service Desk configuration for same.
Moreover please let me know how to test Service Desk configuration for real time environment.
Following are the step and problem which I face while doing the Service desk configuration.
STEP 1 #Initially Create and Assign the Satellite Systems as iBase C
To be able to use the Service Desk and Change Request scenarios in SAP Solution Manager, you need to define the Installed Base (iBase). An iBase component has to be created for each satellite system from which Service Desk messages will be sent to the SAP Solution Manager system.
The iBase components for the iBase structure SOL_MAN_DATA_REP (installation 1) can be created and assigned either automatically or manually. Note that these components and the assignments can only be created once automatically for every solution. To refresh your existing iBase data execute IMG activity Manually Create and Assign the Satellite Systems as iBase Components.
Requirements:-
You have defined your system landscape in the Solution Manager System Landscapes(transaction SMSY).
Activities:-
1. In transaction SOLUTION_MANAGER, open a solution.
2. Choose Operations -> Service Desk.
3. Choose Edit -> Initial Data Transfer for iBase.
The data is copied automatically. The iBase systems for the solution are automatically assigned to SOL_MAN_DATA_REP (installation "1"). An iBase component is created for each system installation number (which can be displayed by choosing System -> Status).
For each solution repeat these steps.
Problem in STEP1 :- I am not able to check the System  Status.
STEP 2 #Manually Create and Assign the Satellite Systems as iBase Co
In this IMG activity, you define the Installed Base (iBase) manually, i.e. for refreshing existing iBases after solutions have been changed.
An iBase component has to be created for each satellite system from which Service Desk messages will be sent to the SAP Solution Manager system.
Activities:-
1. In transaction Change Installed Base (IB52), use the input help (F4) to find the Installed Base with external ID SOL_MAN_DATA_REP.
2. Continue as follows:
 If SOL_MAN_DATA_REP does not exist:
a) Call transaction Create Installed Base (IB51).
b) Choose iBase Category 01 (Installed Base).
c) Choose Enter.
d) Specify the iBase header data in the iBase section.
e) Specify the external ID SOL_MAN_DATA_REP and enter a short description.
 If SOL_MAN_DATA_REP exists:
a) Choose iBase No. 1 (SOL_MAN_DATA_REP).
b) Choose the SAP WEB AS component.
3. To assign the systems as iBase components, go to the Text item tab.
Three components are included in the standard package.
4. Add all the satellite systems as text items to the table:
o Column Short text: Description of the system
o Column Identification: System ID, space, installation number
5. Save.
After changes have been made to a solution, repeat these steps to update system landscape data for iBase.
Note:-
Every system is only listed once in the iBases. That means a system is not listed in an iBase if it has been listed in another iBase before.
Problem in STEP2:- Here I am not able to find Text item tab as per point 3 .
STEP 3 # Assign Business Partners to iBase Components
You need to assign business partners to the new iBase components.
Activities:-
1. In transaction Change iBase (IB52), choose Goto -> Partner
2. Assign business partners with the following functions to the new iBase component systems:
o Administrator
o Key User
o Sold-to Party
3. Save.
4. Repeat these steps for each iBase component.
Problem in step3 :- In IB52 t-code screen there no any menu path like goto  partner
Thanks a lot,
Harshal

Hi Harshall,
You have to enter the value as 1 in Installed base field and then press enter.
You will be taken inside and then you will be able to see the Goto - Partner screen.
Hope this will help.
Please reward points suitably.
Regards,
Naresh.

New features in SAP Solution Manager 4.0

Hello Experts,
Can anybody give me a good list of new additional features in SAP Solution Manager 4.0 with description and wt r the business benefits of implementing those features.Plz dont give marketplace pdf links as i hv checked it.any good Word which is self prepared wll be helpful. Useful answers shall be rewarded points. Requested to revert at earliest as i hv to present tat to my seniors here and is urgent. My Email Id is [email protected] .
Regards,
Saumya

Hi,
Solution manager is a SAP component.It's a free software provided by SAP.After 640 release on wards if you want to install any software solman key is mandatery field.
Using solution manager we need to do the fallowing things.
1.solution manager CEN and Alerting configuration guide for dummies.
2.system monitoring configration guide for dummies.
3.service desk configuration guide for dummies.
4.ccms monitoring configuration guide for dummies.
From april onwards we need to down load the support packs through solution manager.In order to do this one we need to configure maintanace optimizer.
i hope it will help you.
kiran kumar.v

Using Solution Manager 7.0 to Generate Solution Key for SAP Netweaver 7.3 ?

Hi, SDN Gurus.
We are running Solution Manager 7.0.
I am trying to generate solution key for SAP Netweaver 7.3 system. When I was creating a new system (in TCode SMSY); I only see Newtweaver 7.1 is the latest version available in the SAP Netweaver product version drop down list.
Is that true that I always need to upgrade the latest/compatible version (SP & patches) of SAP Solution Manager to generate solution key for the latest released of SAP products?
If this is the case, what version of SAP Solution Manager I need to create new system and generate solution key for SAP Netweaver 7.3?
Thanks for advices,
KC

Hi,
Please follow the note [Note 1274430 - Installation of Solution Manager 7.0 Stack 18 and higher|https://websmp230.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/sapnotes/index2.htm?numm=1274430]
and the discussions here [Direct Upgrade from Solution Manager SP16 to SP26|Direct Upgrade from Solution Manager SP16 to SP26]
Thanks,
Jansi

Activated SDCCN on Satellite System not Solution Manager

I activated SDCCN on a satellite system instead of Solution Manager and need to find out how to treat Solution Manager system as the "master system" (basically point the satellite system back to the Solution Manager system).
Also, do I have to activate SDCCN on the Solution Manager system itself? The documentation is vague here.

1] In the satellite system go to tcode: SDCCN
In the menu Goto -> Settings -> Task Specific
In the settings for RFC-Destinations you can choose to which Solution Manager (master) the data will go.
2] If i'm correct, you don't have to activate SDCCN on the Solution Manager. Just create a service in tcode: DSWP (Operations, Solution Monitoring, EarlyWatch report)
(If you get an error session overdue, check answer on this Early Watch Alert Configuration))

Solution Manager users consume a SAP Licence

Hello
I've been working with customers with Solution Manager and I got a very extrange question. A company has got a restriction about the numbers of users that can be created in Solution Manager. They were said that only users which have a SAP productive licence (ERP/CRM/SRM, etc.) are allowed to use Solution Manager. So, they deleted all users which do not have a productive user. So all the consultants now cannot use SolMan for the projects.
In my view, this totally wrong, since you want to have all your support team, and consultants working in projects, using Solution Manager as fundamental tool, an for sure, most of them will NOT have user in the productive system.
Do you have any clear statement somewhere in the Enterprise Support contract or somewhere else which clearly state that users in SolMan need to have a productive licence? Is there any note, mail from SAP that say so?
I appreciate your input.
Regards
Esteban Hartzstein
TeByon Consulting
Director

Hello,
I got an answer from some very knowledgeable person at SAP, responsible for Solution Manager:
Hi Everyone:
The SAP Solution Manager is covered under the customeru2019s support agreement, so normally we have the customers address this with their account team if they have any questions. There is more information in the solution manager homepage FAQ. Note that all use of SAP Solution Manager is u201Ccoveredu201D by the customer agreement, including users. The only exception is use of Service Desk for non-SAP components, in this case the account team can inquire if any additional licenses are required.
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2. What is the cost of installing SAP Solution Manager?
The following items regarding SAP Solution Manager are covered:
The SAP Solution Manager Software.
The license for SAP Solution Manager Standard Edition.
The license for MaxDB (formerly known as SAP DB). If customers choose to use a different database, database license costs may apply depending on the customer's agreement with his database vendor.
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3. Which licenses do customers need for SAP Solution Manager?
To run SAP Solution Manager, customers need the following licenses:
SAP Solution Manager
Database - The license for SAP DB is covered by the SAP maintenance agreement. If customers choose to use a different database, database license costs may apply depending on the customer's agreement with their database vendor.

How to get the Solution Manager Installer

Hello.
I am trying to install Solution Manager and then get the Solution Manager key.
*But I can't download the Solution Manager installation Program. I am searching the installer for a almost week
Please can anybody help me?

Hi,
If you are looking for installing solution Manager you need to have below softwares
1:IM (Installation Master)
2:Exports DVD's
3:Kernel DVD
4:JAVA DUMP
5:Database software
6:JCE Polic
7:J2SDK
If can find the same at service market place www.service.sap.com/swdc>Click on tab Installation and Upgrades>click on A-Z Index>Right side colum click on S>now select solution Manager,there you can find the list of softwares you are looking for.
Regards
Uday

Re: Solution Manager & SAP Netweaver

Hi,
I would like to know about the solution manager, whether it is pre-configured one SAP R/3 or external tool for monitoring sap.
SAP R/3 is an ERP. If i need to install BW then i need Netweaver to be installed to have components like BW APO XI etc.
My understanding is rite or ...
Please give more information about solution manager.
vivek

Hi,
The SAP NetWeaver technology platform is a comprehensive integration and application platform
that helps reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO). It facilitates the integration and alignment of
people, information, and business processes across organizational and technological boundaries. SAP
NetWeaver easily integrates information and applications from virtually any source.
SAP ERP is the underlying technology on which all the packages work like SAP BW, EP, NW etc.
SAP Solution Manager is SAP's new service and support platform that helps to implement and operate SAP solution efficiently.
SAP Solution Manager consists of:
1. Central documentation of system landscapes and core business processes
2. Implementation tools, key functional implementation aspects such as blueprinting, configuration and testing
3. Access to SAP Support Services and Best Practices
4. Periodic service level reporting and real-time monitoring of system components and business processes
5. Advanced message handling for fast problem analysis and resolution including the SAP Note Assistant and a direct connection to the SAP Support Back Office.
Note : Be aware that you require an SAP Solution Manager system (minimum release 3.2 SP8) to install or upgrade to SAP NetWeaver 7.0. An SAP Solution Manager system is required to generate the SAP Solution Manager key needed during the installation or upgrade process. Without this key, the
installation or upgrade process cannot continue. For more information, see SAP Note 805390.
For more informaton on SAP NW & SOLMAN you can download the guides from SMP :
http://service.sap.com/instguides
Thanks,
Nitesh Jain

How to implement system monitoring(IT performance rep) in Solution Manager.

Hi
1.How to implement system monitoring(IT performance report) in Solution Manager?
need to Monitroing *SAP Workload Areas -Total Database time,Total Avg. Response Time,ect..
&SAP Operation System Areas -CPU Utilization* in SM workcenter is it possible?
Please let me know how to configure ?
2. Is it possible to monitor Solman system itself to get system monitoring--this is to test?
regards
Neni

1.How to implement system monitoring(IT performance report) in Solution Manager?
need to Monitroing *SAP Workload Areas -Total Database time,Total Avg. Response Time,ect..
&SAP Operation System Areas -CPU Utilization* in SM workcenter is it possible?
Please let me know how to configure ?
Pls visit the roadmap of solution manager EHP1 -Operation with Solution manager
you get many pdf and sim files for the same.
https://websmp110.sap-ag.de/~sapidb/011000358700006940692005E.sim
2. Is it possible to monitor Solman system itself to get system monitoring--this is to test?
Yes it is possible
visit the above section
Hope solves prb
Regards
Prakhar

Syncronizing two Solutions Manager with One SLD

Hello Experts, we have this issue: I am having one Central SLD in PI and one productive Solution Manager (new one) that is pointing to that SLD, for incidents we are managing another ¨productive¨Solution Manager (old one) . There is a new system that I need it in my SMSY in my old Solution Manager and the best way to do it would be to point that old Solman to the same SLD that the new one is pointing. my question is: I only have to set the SLD in the old solution manager in the RZ70 and add that Solution Manager in the Central SLD?, so I would end with two solution manager pointing the same Central SLD, it doesnt mess with my new productive Solution Manager SMSY?, I want to be sure that some trash data in the old Solution Manager wont be present in the new Solman that is pointing the Central SLD right now.
Best Regards,
Paul

Dear Mr. Paul,
There are few things to understand:
1. RZ70 is used to feed SLD with system information.
2. landscape fetch job need to be scheduled within Solution manager system to update SMSY with the latest information available in SLD which you have configured during SOLMAN_SETUP.
Here with your description it is clear that you have central SLD at your PI system and your both Solution manager system ( New and Old) are connected to the central SLD.
Here what I understand if you want to add a new system say X in SMSY of your old solution manager.
In order to do so you need to configure your new system to the central SLD using RZ70. Once you did this, system details of your new system would be available with central SLD.
Now in next step to make that system available to your old solution manager, you need to rerun the smsy_setup job. This will referesh your SMSY and new system would be available in SMSY of your OLD solution manager.
In this case there is a catch. Since you have added the system to the central SLD, the new system X would also appears in the SMSY of your new Solution Manager as well once SMSY of new solman gets refreshed.
So if you just want to add this new system X to SMSY of your old solution manager only and not to the new one, you can add this system to the local SLD of old solution manager only not to the central SLD.
Also you need not to worry about the trash data available in your Old solution manager. It would not effect the central SLD if your local SLD of old solution manager is not synch with central SLD.
Regards,
Sachin

Why NWA/SLD/ Solution manager redundancy

I am just curious why systems like SLD and Solution manager both contain the same information? Like systems, software componenets etc.
Another question, I was just reading the docs for NWA administrator and I see that they are suggesting to do some ccms monitoring through NWA. Doesnt solution manager do this already? How many places are there to do monitoring, which ones are best???
Does anyone have Project experience and best practices for this?
Thanks

Hello Jeremy,
please note that Solution Manager its own landscape information (tcode SYMSY), which can also be synchronized with the SLD.
Solution Manager is just another display option for monitoring data. The actual monitoring data is retrieved by the CCMS monitoring infrastructure, which is also used by the NWA.
Java-only monitoring data is also retrieved by NWA via JMX. Even in a Java-only landscape, you must have a double-stack system as central system in order to display availability data provided by the CCMSPING agent.
To monitor an ABAP-only landscape, you do not need NWA for the time being.
To monitor a "mixed" landscape, you should use NWA on a double-stack system.
For more information, you can use the following quick links in the SAP Service Marketplace: /nwa, /monitoring and /javamonitoring.
Regards,
Dieter

Solution manager - WHY an own system ?

hi,
we are uprgrading from sap R/3 4.6c to mySAP ERP2005 the next weeks.
SAP told us that from April 2nd it is a MUST to have a solution manager for runnint mySAP ERP2005. is this true ?
why we have to use the sol. manager ? what is it good for ?? is it really a own system or can we install it together with mysap erp on the same system ?
We are a little bit 'pissed off' about this situation, because no one told us before.
regards, Martin

> >Believe it or not - but now the sales department
> would send a consultant to "help" us >setting the
> system up - that's the story.
>
> That's its happening around SAP, not jus' products.
Yes, I know - but we won't pay him.
>
> >No comment on this, this is an open platform and
> sharing those kind of information is >crucial. If you
> (= SAP) don't want that, then please moderate the
> forums, delete all posts, >that are not just hyping
> your products. People want to know reality.
>
> Hyping??!@ you will not learn at all...
Yeah - If you tell people just to ask "technical" question and not to pinpoint the necessity and valuability of a product, that is "hyping" - just as M$ is doing with Vista and the "revolutionary Office 2007".
>
> >So constructive criticisim is not wanted? SDN is
> just for saying how "nice" and "good" >products are?
> I'm not shouting because of shouting but I'm arguing.
> As of now I did not >get ANY point of you to confute
> my arguments - you are just pointing to high-gloss
> >marketing powerpoint presentation - and we all know,
> from long experiences, what they >tell.
> Using words like S*t,h*l, this is what you call
> constructive criticism?? If you don't understand the
> products atleast try to understand people. Its not
> about saying "nice" and "good", its about saying
> "whether it is nice?" or "whether it is nice?". Pros
> and Cons are beautifully discussed in this forum
> previously, i would place an humble suggestion to go
> thru' them first.
Where did I wrote "sh***"?
> If you really have done it with latest patches and
> release levels you may hardly need to rever 5 - 10
> notes. For your kind information, this SOLMAN with
> all features can be implemented in 7 Mandays with all
> the features.
7 Mandays? will you pay me for this? Will YOU pay users disruptions when installing agents/plugins/patches on the connected systems? Will YOU pay the time you need to keep those patches/agents/plugins in the external systems up-to-date? We had BIG problems with ST-PI* and ST-A/PI* during our Unicode conversion so don't tell me, there is no disruption.
>
> You know the usage of SOLMAN, sorry you don't know,
> that's why you are arguing. It is to add
> professionalism to your work.
> If you had implemented SAP how did you maintain your
> documents? I bet you would have had as junk folders.
> That's no more with SOLMAN.
We started with release 2.2d in 1995 and upgraded since over the 3.0 releases to now 4.7 - and we did that without SolMan because it did simply not exists - and it worked - sucessfully, otherwise I wouldn't post here. Believe it or not, we used ASAP (the product before SolMan) - and we have those processes documented in there (still).
> Have you ever documented your Business Process? I bet
> you would not have, even if you had you will have in
> junk folders as files.
YES - we have - and we also teach other companies to do on that. And there are MORE systems involved than just SAP systems; environments are NEVER homogeneous (as you and evreyone @ SAP might assume).
> Have you ever monitored your business process, to see
> if your people are working Smart. I bet you would not
> have monitored, because you didn't have SOLMAN. Its
> not just Clearing Invoices, making FI Entries,
> procuring materials. It is doing all these
> efficiently.
Yes, that's what you got told, BPs in a manufacturing company are MUCH more than that - and they ARE documented - indeed - but not in SolMan, there are other products for that purpose too and I doubt that we will pay a lot of $$$ again to put them into SolMan. We have documented about 250 of them - do you know any customer who have that much in their Solution Manager? If yes, then I would love to talk to that customer. It's not because SolMan may not be good for that - it's because SolMan is too SAP centric (or can you tell me how to "monitor" an interface to a non-SAP host system)?
>
> Have you ever seen what is going wrong technically in
> your Existing ERP system, I bet you would not have
> because you don't have System Monitoring in place.
So:
- if we have a working monitoring infrastructure (NOT based on SolMan and NOT reduced to SAP systems (there's network, backup, filesystems, VPN, encryption etc. etc. etc.)
- if we have a working workflow for change management (not based on SolMan and not only reduced to SAP products, there is more than that)
- if we have a ticket system (for SAP and all the other areas around including PC helpdesk, printers, blackberry and other stuff)
- if we are maintaining and tuning our systems from day 1 (01/01/1995 starting with 2.2d) ourselves, EWAs often led to unstartable inperformant systems or make them not come up, "burned kid avoids fire", thus the reason, why we don't use them at all.
then WHAT is the additional value of investing 7 mandays in a separate product?
I'm not saying, that it's a bad product, I'm blaming the product management for FORCING it to customers, denying the competence of a customer without a SolMan to find the right patches, assuming that people are unable to drive their business without it. They did the last 10 years and we MAY need something additional if SOA/ESA/Web2.0/whatever-name comes into production one day, but that is far ahead (if you ask me) and a different topic.
Keep in mind that not everyone uses just ERP 200x, EPy and M$ operating systems.
Markus

I need information of where download Solution Manager 3.2

Receive a warm greeting.
I need install Solution Manager but i have Oracle 9.2.0.7 and kernel 6.40, Solution 4.0 SR2 run with this release of database. If it is not thus, of where I can download Solution 3.2
Thanks

Hi,
I suggest u to search it the following Url to download Solution Manager 3.2 .
url : http://service.sap.com
https://websmp104.sap-ag.de/~SAPIDP/002006825000000234912001E
Regards,
Ramganesan K.

Need to customized report in solution manager but duno which table to pull

Dear Gurus,
I need to create a customized report in solution manager to get the following fields:
1) Message number
2) Transport number link to the message number
3) Target client the transport go to
4) Date/Time of status change to "Consolidate"
5) Date/Time of transport imported
6) Date/Time of Email Sent through message when requesting for transport
Pls, help find the relation tables for the above objects, I'm a developer without any functional help and with no knowleadge of solution manager. Pls, help ASAP!
Desperate,
Belinda

Hi Belinda,
open the service message application in the Solman.
Open a service message, focus the needed fields and press F1 for technical details. Try finding the tables by using the where-used list.
Cheers,
André

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