These administrative tasks are usually performed by the SAP system administrator
- SAP System R/3 System Status Check:
Logon Test
The availability of the SAP system is a pre-requisite for using the SAP
system. If you to establish connection to the SAP system the system must be up
and running.
DB12
It is recommended that backup of the SAP system daily. Success or failure of
the backup run has to be monitored daily. Ensure that backups are done properly
so that you can recover the system state when it’s required. When a backup run
fails, you should immediately resolve the problem and possibly perform an
“emergency” backup.
- Application Servers Status Check:
SM51
Application servers used for load balancing, hence, the need for their
availability. The application server represents the runtime environment the SAP
system. Use transaction SM51 to display the status of the instances of your SAP
system.
- Work processes Status Check:
SM51
Work processes are essential for the effective functioning of the SAP system.
It is important to ensure that all configured work processes possess their
correct status at any point in time. The SAP administrator should be able to
know when to add or redistribute work process based on usage analysis.
- Failed Updates Monitoring:
SM13
Failed updates are transaction that is not committed in the database. As
administrator you needs to critical review such updates. Examine the reason and
reprocess the failed update if required.
SM21
The SAP system has its own system log. The system log contains error, warning
and problem messages. The application server records events and problems in the
system log and has a log that contains the messages output.
SM37/SM35
In order to optimize resources and increase performance of SAP systems, some
operations are performed at the background, defined or standard jobs. Background
job as it were, is supposed to perform assigned task. Review the status of jobs
for failure or success.
