Pre-requisite for SAP Solution Manager

Java requirements
BMC Performance Manager for SAP Solution Manager requires that you install Java
Version 1.5 or 1.6 (J2EE 5 or 6) on the PATROL Agent computer. BMC Performance
Manager for SAP Solution Manager requires about 0.5 megabytes of Java process memory
for each monitored CCMS parameter.

SAP requirements
Before you install BMC Performance Manager for SAP Solution Manager, ensure that
the following requirements are met and that you have performed the following prerequisite
tasks.

Supported operating systems and SAP components
BMC Performance Manager for SAP Solution Manager supports the following major
SAP components and operating systems:




SAP user with required SAP authorizations
Create an SAP user on the SAP Solution Manager or SAP satellite computer for use by
BMC Performance Manager for SAP Solution Manager, or verify that an existing SAP
user complies with the following requirements:
_ User of type CPIC (Common Programming Interface for Communications)
_ User is assigned a minimum level of authorization for the following authorization objects:
S_RFC
S_RZL_ADM
S_XMI_PROD
S_TABU_DIS
S_ADMI_FCD
S_TABU_RFC

For each of these authorization objects, specify full authorization using the asterisk
(*) wildcard. Add these authorization objects to a special role for the BMC product
or to an existing role through the Profile Generator (transaction PFCG).

_ For SAP PI monitoring: The user for connecting to the System Landscape Directory
(SLD), the user for connecting to the Runtime Workbench (RWB), and the user for
connecting to Business Systems must also have the following roles assigned.
Assign these roles through the User Management (SU01) transaction:
SAP_SLD_ADMINISTRATOR
SAP_XI_RWB_SERV_USER
SAP_XI_IS_SERV_USER
SAP_XI_MONITOR_J2EE

To monitor J2EE Adapter Engine channels, the RWB user must also be assigned the
xi_af_channel_admin_display role through the UME (User Management Engine) of
the SAP J2EE Engine on each server where the adapter is located.

SAP Java Connector support
Download the SAP Java Connector (JCo) version 3.x to each computer that hosts a
PATROL Agent for BMC Performance Manager for SAP Solution Manager.




SAP Java archive files for SAP PI monitoring
To prepare for SAP PI monitoring, download a group of required Java archive (.jar) files to
each computer that hosts a PATROL Agent for BMC Performance Manager for
SAP Solution Manager.

SAP configuration information
Obtain the following information for each SAP Solution Manager system that you want to
monitor. During the configuration process, you are asked to provide this information.

_ MS HostMessage server host name of the SAP Solution Manager system
_ ABAP MS RFC portMessage server RFC port number of the SAP Solution
Manager system (4 digits)
_ UserUser name configured with the authorizations discussed.
_ PasswordPassword for the user configured with the above authorizations
_ SAP ClientSAP Solution Manager system working client (3 digits, default: 000)
_ LanguageLanguage to log on to SAP system (default: EN).