The System Landscape Directory (SLD) strategy at Australia Post

1. Management of the NetWeaver SLD in a Complex Landscape Tony de Thomasis NetWeaver Infrastructure Architect Australia Post

6. SLD Concepts - How is it used ? Application Usage Process Integration Business system names for receiver determination Business system mapping rules Product and software component names and versions End to end monitoring definitions Adapter configuration cache Development Infrastructure Object name reservation Storage of development configuration Product and software component names and versions Web Dynpro To resolve adaptive RFC and Web Service calls Solution Manager End to end root cause analysis (remote administration) Landscape reporting Adaptive Computing Landscape data for stopping and starting systems

7. SLD Concepts – If it’s not available ? Application Effects of unavailable SLD Process Integration Unable to start PI Cannot create PI development objects Unable to refresh PI caches (old system definitions used) No end to end monitoring possible Development Infrastructure Unable to log onto DI No development namespace reservation available Web Dynpro Unable to resolve Web Services and RFC connections (application error) Solution Manager No end to end root cause analysis available No central administration of systems possible No discovery of new systems in the landscape Adaptive Computing No central stopping and starting of systems possible

10. SLD Landscape – AusPost view DEV TST R/3 BI EP/KM R/3 BI EP/KM PRD R/3 BI EP/KM PI PI PI CRM CRM CRM SCM SCM SCM PRJ DEV PRJ TST R/3 BI EP/KM R/3 BI EP/KM PI PI CRM CRM SCM SCM Solution Manager Solution Manager NWDI NWDI MI MI SRM SRM MI SRM GRC GRC

11. SLD Landscape – System Groups CRM BI SRM SCM EP/KM ERP MI DEVELOPMENT PI & SLD CRM BI SRM SCM EP/KM ERP MI PRODUCTION PI & SLD NWDI Non-Production (Design Time) Production (Run Time) Solution Manager & SLD OTHER PI & SLD CRM BI SRM SCM EP/KM ERP MI Administration Other Solution Manager Development

12. SLD Landscape - Design Time Development PI & SLD NWDI MI MI MI SCM SCM SCM SRM SRM SRM CRM CRM CRM EP/KM EP/KM EP/KM ERP ERP ERP BI BI BI PI PI SLDREG SLDREG Development

13. SLD Landscape - Run Time Production PI & SLD MI SCM SRM CRM EP/KM ERP BI Production

14. SLD Landscape - Other groups Sandpit PI & SLD NWDI MI SCM SRM CRM EP/KM ERP BI PI Volume PI & SLD MI SCM SRM CRM EP/KM ERP BI PI Solution Manager & SLD Sandpit Volume Test Administration

15. SLD Synchronisation Design Time Run Time Volume Sandpit Administration Bridge CTS+ Automatic Synch. Uni Directional Export/Import Bridge Bridge

17. More Details – Important Links Link Document sdn.sap.com/irj/snd/nw-sld SLD Planning Guide SLD Post-Installation Guide SLD User Manual Configuring, Working with and Administering SLD Registration of Third-Party Systems in the SLD service.sap.com/installnw70 Master Guide – SAP NetWeaver

18. More Details – Important Notes SAP Note Number Title 935474 Grouping SLD instances 936318 Splitting an SLD instance 935245 Importance of “Object Server” SLD parameter 720717 Reducing the number of System Landscape Directories 954820 Compatibility of SLD in the system landscape 764393 Configuration of the SAP System Landscape Directory 669669 Updating the SAP Component Repository 1148028 SLD Planning 825116 Clustered SLD 1101564 SMSY reading third party products from the SLD

22. QUESTIONS? How to contact me: Tony de Thomasis [email_address]