SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0 Monitoring Setup Part 1 of 3 Installation of Diagnostics Agent By OZSoft Consulting for ITConductor.com

1. Solution Manager
Technical Monitoring
SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0
Monitoring Setup
Part 1 of 3
Installation of Diagnostics Agent
By OZSoft Consulting for ITConductor.com
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2. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Download Diagnostic Agent
• In order to install and setup the Diagnostics Agent and
the SAP Host Agent, you must first download the
required files from the Service Market Place.
• Go to http://service.sap.com/sltoolset → Software
Logistics Toolset 1.0
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3. • Go to http://service.sap.com/sltoolset → download Kernel
releases delivered for SL Toolset → Kernel for
installation/SWPM → SAP KERNEL 7.21 EXT 64-BIT UC
• Please refer to SAP Note 1833501 - Diagnostics Agent
Installer Versions.
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Installation of Diagnostics Agent

4. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• After downloading the file, extract the SWPM and Kernel
files using the SAPCAR executable on the BOE server.
• Run with Administrator in extract folder sapinst.exe
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5. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Choose the installation type «Install – Diagnostic Agent» and
click on "Next".
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6. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Enter a 3-character
SID for the Diagnostics
Agent (usually SMD or
DAA), select the disk
drive where the agent
will be installed
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• Enter the hostname
of the BOE server if
not show automatic

7. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Choose a
password for SAP
System Administrator
and SAP System
Service User.
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• SAP recommended
that you choose
Local Domain (local
installation) for the
diagnostics agent
users

8. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• A pop up will ask you
to add the Diagnostics
Agent to the trusted
users. Click "Yes" to
continue.
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• Enter the password
for SAP System
Administrator again.

9. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Enter the connection
parameters to the SLD.
Use the SLD hostname and
port of the Solution
manager, use SLDDSUSER
as username, and enter
the password.
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• Enter a system number for the Diagnostics Agent. This
number must be unique for this installation host.

10. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Enter the full hostname for
Solution Manager, SCS
Message Server Port
(81<SCS instance
number>), SMD_AGT as user
(created in System
Preparation
in SOLMAN_SETUP), and
password for SMD_AGT.
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• Select "Configure
connection via Java SCS
Message Server"

11. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• Verify the installation
parameters are
correct
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• Unpack the archive

12. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
• You should see a pop up
saying the installation has
completed.
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• Make sure the installation finishes without error.

13. Installation of Diagnostics Agent
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• Open the management Console and verify the SAP
diagnostics instance has a green status.

14. General Information
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• Following documents are most relevant for installing and
working with the Diagnostics Agent:
Refer to SAP Note 1365123 for the Diagnostics Agent
installation strategy.
Refer to SAP Note 1833501 for information on Diagnostics
Agent installer versions, and for an overview of SAP Notes
related to Mass Deployment / Unattended Installation.
Refer to SAP Note 1858920 and the latest Installation and
Setup Guide

15. Next – Auto configure using AC tool
• Now that we have established connection between
SAP Solution Manager and the Diagnostics Agent,
we need performed configuration on SAP
BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform 4.0
for connect to Solution Manager, which is the next
section that we’ll examine.
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