Overview of Tasks for SAP NW731 System Copy - Java
Below is an overview of the tasks associated with an SAP NW731 system copy for Java on Windows with MS SQL Server (see the ABAP tasks here). Essentially, this is what I document when I go through the...
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SAP Solution Manager Central J2EE Monitor Bug
There is a small bug in the ABAP code when registering a SAP system to be monitored in a central system (e.g. Solution Manager) in transaction RZ21.This was found on a Solution Manager 7.1 system. The...
View ArticleSAP HDBNSUTIL Failed
During the SAP HANA install, you get an error in the setup.glf log file for hdbnsutil failing with return code 6 (signal 6).The error could be caused by the call of "hdbnsutil -initTopology" which...
View ArticleSAP SWPM Checks Windows Virtual Hostname Setup
When you come to use SWPM for the first time to copy a SAP system which has a virtual hostname defined and used, be aware that the SWPM has in-built checks to ensure that the Windows registry is...
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SWPM System Copy rdisp/msserv
Scenario: During a SAP NW731 system copy, the SWPM prompts you to set the rdisp/msserv and rdisp/msserv_internal parameters in the SCS instance profile.The problem is, these are already set in the SCS...
View ArticleSAP Unicode Conversion Sample DB Table Size
As an example, a non-Unicode SAP table (DBTABLOG) in an Oracle 11gR2 database (character set ALE32UTF16) without any Oracle compression, was ~80GB in total size (sum of table segments, excluding...
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SAP Software Provisioning Manager System Copy
From NetWeaver 7.0 onwards, you now need to use the SAP Software Provisioning Manager (SWPM) to perform system copies.As an example, a production MS SQL Server database PX1 is restored from backup onto...
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HowTo: Find Version of SAP BWA/BIA (Accelerator)
The SAP BWA (BW Accelerator) is based on the TRex search service and uses dedicated hardware to provide an additional in-memory index search capability for an existing SAP BW system. NOTE: This is not...
View ArticleNetwork Port Test Using SAP NIPING
Some companies have additional security policies that remove the Telnet application from the local desktop PCs.This can prove difficult for SAP BASIS people trying to test if a specific network port is...
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SAP Secure Storage CL_HTTPSERVER HMAC
During a system copy, you are advised in SAP note 816861 to migrate the entries in the SAP Secure Store through transaction SECSTORE or report RSECADMIN.When you run those transactions, you only see...
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HowTo: Find Which Version Of Solution Manager You're Running
Scenario: You want to know which version of Solution Manager you are currently using.The problem with Solution Manager, is that it has been through the SAP makeover factory a couple of times and been...
View ArticlePower Notes Searcher - Find SAP Notes Smarter
After working as a BASIS guy for many years, I've come to the conclusion that SAP don't want to provide an easy experience when analysing SAP notes.Compared to Oracle's MYOS site, SAP have a long way...
View ArticleSolaris 10 - Asynch I/O on UFS - Not Really
Whilst investigating a performance issue on an Oracle 10.2.0.5 database running on Solaris 10, I had to do a little digging to discover exactly how asynchronous I/O is implemented within Oracle when...
View ArticleSAP Note Listing All Kernel Releases
As far as I know there is no single SAP note that lists all Kernel releases.However, when problems with language related functions appear, they are documented on SAP note 447519 which generally seems...
View ArticleWhy You Should Never Use J2EE_ADMIN for SLD Access
If you have a SAP Java stack (either pure or part of a dual stack), you should never ever use the J2EE_ADMIN account (or any other high privileged account) to access the SLD.This is because on most SAP...
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HowTo: Dynamic SQL Server Memory Change from SAP ST04
Scenario: You have a SQL Server database for your SAP system, and you know that right clicking the database server name in SQL Server Management Studio, selecting "Properties" and then "Memory", will...
View ArticleHowTo: SAP Tool Versions How to Check
Here's how you can check the versions of various SAP components:disp+work -Vtp -VR3trans -VR3load -v# DB2-z/OS specific checkdb2radm -V# Oracle specific checkbrconnect -V
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HowTo: Read ST03 IO Redo Log Per Hour, Log Switches in SAP
Within the SAP St03 transaction, the analysis view "Wait Event Analysis -> IO Redo Log Per Hour" or "Redo Log Switches" (from SAPKB70029 onwards), is able to show you the Oracle redo log switch...
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HowTo: Install SAP HANA into a VM in less than 30minutes
Scenario: You want to prototype something and you don't have the hardware available for a new prototype HANA database. Instead, you can use the power of a virtual machine to get a HANA SPS07 database...
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HowTo: SAP NW731 Java Full HTTP Trace With Headers Content & Timings
Scenario: You have a SAP Java stack which is hosting either some SAP components/modules, or it's hosting your own custom Java code.You would like to perform a full HTTP trace so that you can see the...
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