SAPOSCOL : how SAP R/3 instance communicate with OS

SAPOSCOL a tiny program developed by SAP as daemon so that SAP R/3 instance can comunicate with its OS host. By using this SAPOSCOL program, SAP R/3 can communicate and can get a lot of information about OS including CPU usage, memory level usage, swap, disk activity, network information, monitored process, system configuration, client server connectivity, etc. Hmm.we can get it without directly communicate with OS. Just use SAPGUI from your workstation. Usually, SAPOSCOL program had to be started before your SAP R/3 instance so that it can supply your R/3 instance with OS information. To start SAPOSCOL program, your just entered your OS console/terminal and use ora[SID] (if youre using Oracle) or SAPservice[SID] if youre using MS SQL. Just type : #saposcol

If SAPOSCOL process had been running, it will show you the information and status. To stop SAPOSCOL, just type : #saposcol -k To check SAPOSCOL information, just type : #saposcol -s
SAPOSCOL Status command on NED bash-3.00$ saposcol -s ************************************************************** Collector Versions :

running : COLL 21.03 711 - V3.80 64Bit dialog : COLL 20.95 700 - V3.72 64Bit Shared Memory : attached

Number of records : 4590 Active Flag : active (01)

Operating System : SunOS mhpa600c 5.10 Generic_144500-19 sun4us Collector PID Collector : 26406 (00006726) : running

Start time coll. : Sun Feb 26 05:02:30 2012

Current Time

: Mon Feb 27 10:12:34 2012

Last write access : Mon Feb 27 10:12:29 2012

Last Read Access : Mon Feb 27 10:12:07 2012

Collection Interval : 60 sec (next delay). Collection Interval : 60 sec (last ). Status : free : required : required

Collect Details Refresh

Header Extention Structure Number of x-header Records : 1

Number of Communication Records : 60

Number of free Com.

Records : 60

Resulting offset to 1.data rec. : 61

Trace level

:2

Collector in IDLE - mode ? : NO become idle after 300 sec without read access. Length of Idle Interval : 60 sec Length of norm.Interval : 60 sec SAPOSCOL Status command on WID WDP widadm> saposcol -s ************************************************************** Collector Versions : running : COLL 20.95 700 - V3.72 64Bit dialog : COLL 20.95 700 - V3.72 64Bit Shared Memory : attached

Number of records : 4795 Active Flag : active (01)

Operating System : SunOS muepsip002 5.10 Generic_144488-12 sun4v Collector PID Collector : 4718 (0000126E) : running

Start time coll. : Mon Feb 20 11:19:46 2012

Current Time

: Mon Feb 27 10:13:41 2012

Last write access : Mon Feb 27 10:13:36 2012

Last Read Access : Thu Jan 1 01:00:00 1970

Collection Interval : 60 sec (next delay). Collection Interval : 60 sec (last ). Status : free : required : required

Collect Details Refresh

Header Extention Structure Number of x-header Records : 1

Number of Communication Records : 60 Number of free Com. Records : 60

Resulting offset to 1.data rec. : 61

Trace level

:2

Collector in IDLE - mode ? : YES become idle after 300 sec without read access. Length of Idle Interval : 60 sec Length of norm.Interval : 10 sec **************************************************************