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Key Components of the BI Platform Monitoring Application


Key Components: Server Metrics

Server Metrics


Key Components: Server Metrics

Server Metrics

What servers should I monitor? Refer to product tutorials for guidance:http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-8292



Key Components: Derived Metrics

Derived Metrics


Key Components: Metrics

Host Metrics


Key Components: SAP Host Agent

Allows SAP processes to be stopped / started remotely

Enables monitoring of operating systems via SAP OsCol

Included with the Solution Manager Diagnostic Agent

SAP BI Platform Support Tool will also leverage the SAP Host Agent

Must be installed on each node in the landscape

Download version 7.20 on the Service Marketplace

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/How+to+install+the+SAP+Host+Agent+for+BI+Platform+Host+MonitoringHow to install the SAP Host Agent for BI Platform Host Monitoring

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/How+to+install+the+SAP+Host+Agent+for+BI+Platform+Host+Monitoring



Topology Metrics



Topology Metrics


Key Components: Health State Metric

Health State metric is determined by that server’s watch status

Different statesGreen = Server OKAmber = CautionRed = DangerDisabled = Watch not enabledFailed = Error in formula or monitoring service disabled

In CMC, Server’s Page has “Health” column to show Server’s Health

Server Health is shown forDefault ServersNew Server instancesNodes and Service Categories

Click to seewatch details


Key Components: Server Health Watch

State Value

Green 2

Amber 1

Red 0

State Value

Green 1

Red 0

Two stage watch returns:

BIPW08R2.APS$'Server RunningState'==0 || BIPW08R2.APS$'ServerRunning State'==5

Three stage watch returns:

Danger Rule is false

3 state watch returns 2which evaluates to GREEN


Key Components: Server Running State Metric

State Value

Stopped 0

Starting 1

Initializing 2

Running 3

Stopping 4

Failed 5

Running With Errors 6

Running With Warnings 7


Key Components: Configuring Server Watch Example

State Value

Stopped 0

Starting 1

Initializing 2

Running 3

Stopping 4

Failed 5

Running With Errors 6

Running With Warnings 7

Two stage watch

Three stage watch

Caution Rule

BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==1 ||BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==2 ||BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==4 ||BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==6 ||BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==7

Danger RuleBIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==0 ||BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State'==5

Danger Rule BIPW08R2.APS$'Server Running State‘!=3

Server Running State


Health State Watch Hierarchy

Enterprise Nodes Watch

SIA Node 1 Health State SIA Node 2 Health State

CMS 1 Health State

APS 1 Health State

AJS 1 Health State

CMS 2 Health State

APS 2 Health State

AJS 2 Health State

Service Categories Watch

Consolidated Health Watch

Analysis Services Health

Dashboard Service Health

Core Services Health

Explorer Services Health

Webi Services Health

Connectivity Services Health

Crystal Reports Service Health

Data Federation Service Health

Promotion Management Health

OK

Failed





CMS 1 Health State

APS 1 Health State

AJS 1 Health State

CMS 2 Health State

APS 2 Health State

AJS 2 Health State












OK

Failed





CMS 1 Health State

APS 1 Health State

AJS 1 Health State

CMS 2 Health State

APS 2 Health State

AJS 2 Health State












OK

Failed


Key Components: Enhanced Topology GUI


Key Components: Enhanced Topology GUI


Key Components: Watches






Key Components: Alerts


Key Components: Alerts


Key Components: Probes



• Health ProbeGenerates metrics of data types such as integer, Boolean, or string. An example of ahealth probe is the default CMS Logon/Logoff probe which checks that a user maysuccessfully logon/logoff the Central Management Server

• Diagnostic ProbeGenerates reports containing current system information. An example of a diagnosticprobes is the default Stop/Start server probe. This probe checks all the servers, recordsthe state of each server, restarts the servers and collects information about servers again

• Hybrid ProbeFunctions as both a health probe and a diagnostic probe






Key Components: Copying a probe and why?

http://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1797185How to create a copy of a default probe

Apache Tomcat #1

Apache Tomcat #2

BI Launchpad Probe 1

BI Launchpad Probe 2

http://server1:8080/BOE/BI

http://server2:8080/BOE/BI


Key Components: BI Launchpad SSL Probe

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=388793398

Guide for configuring BI Launchpad Probe for SSL

http://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=388793398

31© 2014 SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-39449Developing and deploying a custom Java probe in BI Platform 4.0


Key Components: Custom Probe

String hostname = (String) inputParams.get("hostname");String portnum = (String) inputParams.get("portnum");


Key Components: Custom Probe


Key Components: Monitoring Stack

Alerts

Watches

MetricsProbes

Best Practices and Getting Started


Monitoring Strategy

Give it thenecessaryresources

(KISS)Keep it simple

andsignificant

Focus onmissioncritical

components

Knownvulnerabilities


Be Patient

Changes in watch states take 60seconds to update by default so bepatient when making changes to metricdefinitions


Trending Database


Trending Database


Trending Database

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sbo41/en/sbo41sp4_bip_admin_en.pdfConfiguring the Auditing Connection for Trend Database

Monitoring uses the Connection Server libraries to connect to the Auditing Database

The Monitoring application refers to the auditing connection name, and uses JDBC if<hostName>.<Portnum>.<dbName> is used, or ODBC otherwise

You must configure the corresponding SBO file on each node in case of failover

Refer to the newest Administrator guide for up to date configuration details

http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sbo41/en/sbo41sp4_bip_admin_en.pdf


Trending Database

CSV


Getting started checklist

Make sure you have applied SP4 + Patch1 or higher (contains fixes for Host metrics)




Enable Monitoring Application (CMC --> Monitoring)





Reconfigure APS (remove Monitoring Service from existing APS servers)






Add new Monitoring Service on each SIA node with 2gb RAM







Fix broken server and health watches








Deploy custom probes (optional)









Enable JMX RMI protocol (optional)










Install Host Agent on both nodes and configure Host Monitoring











Configure Trend Database to use Auditing Datasource












Disable Alert Reminders under CMC Application settings by changing 2 to 0













Enable Email Alerts and configure Adaptive Job Server for SMTP













Enable Email Alerts and configure Adaptive Job Server for SMTP

Schedule Recurring Probes and create watches


Troubleshooting

Enable TraceLog Service for “active” monitoring service


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