Step by step how to Install Diagnostic agent and connect the agent to adaptive computingcreated by Naor Shalom on Apr 19, 2012 7:35 AM, last modified by Naor Shalom on Apr 19, 2012 8:22 AMVersion 8inShare

In order to work with system monitoring in Solution Manager you must install diagnostic agent, and host agent. 

1. Host Agent : the host agent work with outside discovery to collect OS data information      and managed system by the Adaptive Computing Controller (ACC)       For Solman 7.1 the SAP Host Agent must be at level 7.20 SP83. Check note 1365123 in the following section:      IMPORTANT: In any case, please pay attention at least to 6 essential rules,      Which are described in the attached slides      Solution Manager 7.1 requires having at least a SAP Host Agent 7.20 SP83    2. Diagnostic agent: diagnostic agent must be configuring in Solution Manager for Root Cause Analysis function,      It allows to perform a connection between SAP Solution Manager as the managing system       and the managed system(s)      and then to gather information from the managed systems and reports them to the Solution Manager system.      You can also install it as a standalone engine,      for example if you want a non-SAP system to be managed by SAP Solution Manager Diagnostics      To configure the agent in Solution Manager navigate to manage system configuration – configure system – step 3 (assign diagnostics agents)

Install Diagnostic agent     Please read this note before start installation the diagnostic agent

     Note 1448655 - Inst. 7.30 - Diagnostics Agent installations     Diagnostics Agent 7.30 - Setup Guide

Run sapinst from the installation directory

The host name will show automatic

SAP recommended that you choose Local Domain (local installation) for the diagnostics agent users

Insert password

Insert password

Instance number

Additional Information

     The Instance Number is a technical identifier for controlling internal processes such     as assigned memory. This number must be unique for this installation host.      The listed instances exist on this host

Register the system to your existing SLD

Please insert the required information: HTTP host, HTTP port, user, password

Connection of the Diagnostics Agent to Diagnostics in SAP Solution Manager

Please insert the required information: HOST, HTTP, PORT, user, password

Upgrade Host Agent to Sp 95 (for solution manager 7.1)

Download the upgrade file for host agent and use the command "saphostexec.exe –upgrade"

     Solution Manager 7.1 requires having at least a SAP Host Agent 7.20 SP83     As of version 7.3 the DAA agent installs SAP Host Agent automatically 

SAP Sources:Downloading and Installing Package SAPHOSTAGENTInstallation_SAPHOSTAGENTConnect DAA agent to Adaptive computing

Mark the manage system configuration, insert SID, system number, registration user, password, and profile path.

Test the registration

     The Adaptive Computing Controller provides a single point of control that allows your     SAP software system administrator to visualize, monitor, and manage     data center tasks for deployed SAP solutions.

Go to Diagnostic agent from Adaptive Computing

       When you click the diagnostic agent SAP MC a new browser window will open      with the information of the DAA agent, and the operation system 

SAP Sources:Note 1365123 - Installation of Diagnostics AgentsOutside Discovery User GuideNote 1448655 - Inst. 7.30 - Diagnostics Agent installations