products:promonitor:6.8:userguide:configuration:systemsconnectors:abap

1. ABAP connector

Purpose

  • With an ABAP connector, you can connect to a system via the message server or via one of the application server.
  • Only one ABAP connector is necessary to monitor a whole ABAP system. It will give access to all components that can be monitored by the ABAP monitors
  • To create connector, there are two steps:
    • Create a user profile in SAP and register it in Pro.Monitor
    • Create and set connector parameters
  • Pro.Monitor will use RFC protocol to connect to the ABAP stack
  • Note: It is mandatory to install SAP JCO library if you want to connect to an ABAP stack syste

Create user profile

  • User profiles can be reached via Systems→ SAP users
  • Once created, the user profile can be selected in the connector form
  • Note: A user profile is by default associated with a company . You can explicitly set a profile to be cross companies. The effect is that it will be selectable from connectors of any companies.
  • The corresponding user must be created in SAP as well with the appropriate authorizations
  • Use SU01 and PFCG transactions
    • Download the authorization profile in Admin→Admin configurartion→Upload/Download
    • From PFCG, use Role→Upload to install the profile
    • Important: Edit profile authorization data and press Generate
    • Use SU01 to create the user and assign it to the authorization profile

Create connector

  • Select the system in the Systems tree and select “Add connector” in its contextual menu, choose ABAP type.
  • The default ABAP connector form will let you configure a connection to the message server.
    • Host: the hostname or IP address of the ABAP message server
    • Group: the logon group (can be set to SPACE by default)
    • Client: The client in which you want to connect (We suggest 000)
    • User: The user profile to use for the connection
    • MS Port: The port of the message server (Usually 36XX): You can use SMMS transaction to find message server port number

Custom timeout

Advanced settings

Use advanced settings to use alternate connection method or parameters:

  • SAP router: If the connection requires to use a SAP router, you can set it here.
  • Gateway host and port: To specify a gateway
    • GW host: Host name of the SAP gateway
    • GW port: Service name of the SAP gateway
  • TP name & host: To use an external RFC server.
    • TP Name: Path and name of the external RFC server program, or program ID of a registered RFC server program
    • TP host: Host name of the external RFC server program
  • Force connection on AS number
    • Activate this setting when you cannot connect via the message server.
    • Set the mumber of the application server (AS) you want to connect (and use AS hostname as connector hostname)
    • With this method, the connection will always happen on the same AS
  • Force Application server IPs
    • Some monitors will connect on each application server for collecting its data. It will use discovered AS hostnames for the connection.
    • In some cases, the hostnames from those AS cannot be resolved from the Pro.Monitor server.
    • In that case, you can force to use a specific IP for each AS, instead of its discovered hostname.
    • In this setting, you can associate one IP per application server

SNC connection

  • SNC lib path: Full path and name of third-party security library that provides secure network connection service.
  • Partner name: Secure network connection name of the application server (for example, p:CN=R3, O=XYZ-INC, C=EN)
  • SNC my name: Indicates the secure network connection name. This property overrides the default secure network connection partner. Token or identifier representing the external RFC program

Press Save & Test to save the profile and check the connection is working

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