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STMS configuration for a standalone SAP system (local transport domain)

This article answers the below queries

ü  How to perform STMS configuration of an SAP system (local transport domain)?

ü  How to do STMS configuration in the post system refresh steps of SAP system?

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Please use user id which has SAP_ALL access and login to 000 client of an SAP system.

Please execute transaction code STMS.

A screen similar to below will appear. Provide the description of the system.

In the above screen, Transport domain name will be displayed by default. (Naming convention would be DOMAIN_SID, where SID stands for system id of the system that is being refreshed)

In our example above SE1 is the system id and DOMAIN_SE1 is the domain.

In this example, am demonstrating on how to configure local transport domain for a standalone SAP system.

Click the Save button in the above screen.

After that SE1 is configured as transport domain and a screen similar to below will appear.

An informational message will be displayed like “You are logged onto the domain controller”.

This completes the STMS configuration (local domain) for a sap system.

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SAP Administrator Daily Activities

SAP DAILY ACTIVITIES

·        Check that all the application servers are up: 
 sm51           SAP Servers 
 sm04/al08    Logon Users

·        Check that daily backup are executed without errors 

·        db12 Backup logs: overview

·        SAP standard background jobs are running successfully. Review for cancelled and critical jobs.

·         sm37 Background jobs--- Check for successful completion  of jobs. Enter * in user-id field and verify that all critical successful jobs and review any cancelled jobs.

·        Operating system Monitoring 
 st06

·        Extents monitoring 
 db02 Database monitoring--Check for max-extents reached

·        Check work-processes (started from sm51) 
 sm50 Process overview-- All work processes with a running or waiting status.

·        Check system log 
 sm21 System log-- Set date and time to before the last log review. Check for errors, warning, security, message-bends,   and database events.

·        Review workload statistics 
 st03 Workload analysis of <sid> 
 sto2 tune summary instance

·        Look for any failed updates 
 sm13 update records

·        check for old locks 
 sm12 lock entry list

·        Check for spool problems 
 sp01 spool request screen-- check for spool that is in request for over an hour.

·        Review and resolve dumps 
 st22 ABAP Dump analysis

·        Checking .try file in SAP trace directory for block corruption on daily basis. 
 C:\ORacle\sid\saptrace

·        Archive backup 
 brarchive -f force -cds -c 
 Insert the archive backup tape

Review NT system logs for problem 
 -> NT system log- look 4 errors or failures 
 -> NT security log- failed logon 2 sap servers 
 -> NT Application log -look 4 errors or failures  

SAP BASIS COURSE CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION TO ERP

• Introduction to SAP R/3

2. SAP R/3 ARCHITECTURE

• Central System
• Distributed Presentation
• 2-Tier Configuration
• 3-Tier Configuration

3. SYSTEM LANDSCAPE AND FLOW

• Single System Landscape
• Two System Landscape
• Three System Landscape
• Multi System Landscape

4. INSTALLATION OF SAP

• Installation Concepts on Windows & UNIX and Quick Sizing
• Naming Convention, Software Kit, SAP Licensing
• Installation Procedure - Windows Application Server for UNIX SAP System
• R/3 Directory Structure, Kernel

5. GUI ADMINISTRATOR

• Optimization
• Security

6. OPERATION MODES

• Manual Switching of OP Modes
• Exceptional Mode
• Monitoring

7. PROFILE MAINTENANCE & PARAMETER SETTING

• System Profile
• Transport Profile
• Client Profile
• Authorization Profile

8. USER ADMINISTRATION

• Creating and Maintaining Master Records, Architecture
• Logon and Password Security, Protecting Special Users
• Creating and Maintaining Single and Mass Users and User Groups
• Copying, Deleting, Locking/Unlocking Users
• Explanation of Terms Object Class, Authorization Object, Authorization, Profile
• Create/Maintaining Authorization/Profile Manually
• Create/Maintaining Roles/Generating Profiles by using PFCG

9. CLIENT ADMINISTRATION

• Client Maintenance
• Copying Client within R/3 System (Local)
• Copying client between R/3 Systems (Remote)
• Export/Import
• Protecting Client
• Monitoring and Verifying a Client Copy
• Deleting Client
• Tips and Troubleshooting

10. TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• TMS Terminology and Concepts
• Configuring TMS and Checking Transport Directory
• Configuring Transport Domain, Domain Controller and Group
• Configuring Virtual SAP System and Displaying Configuration
• Including SAP systems in the Transport Domain
• Creating Consolidation and Delivery Routes
• Maintaining SAP Systems without Common Transport Directory
• Configuring External Systems
• Locking and Unlocking TMS for a SAP System
• Deleting SAP System from the Transport Domain
• Deleting TMS Configuration

11. CHANGE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM

• Releasing and Transporting Change Request and Tasks
• Cutomizing, Workbench, Transport Organizer
• Importing Change Requests

12. SPOOL ADMINISTRATION

• Print related Terminology in OS/SAP Level
• Setting Local, Remote and Front-End Printing
• Logical and Real Spool Server
• Managing Spool Requests using Output Controller
• Connecting Output Devices to Window System
• SAPLPD, TemSE, Authorization

13. PATCH AND KERNEL ADMINISTRATION

• Checking the Patch, Spam, Kernel Levels
• Downloading Installing Patches, Kernel
• Applying at OS Level, SAPNET, Front-End
• Troubleshooting Various Issues

14. CCMS

• Introduction to CCMS
• CCMS Monitors
• Alert Monitors
• Analyzing Alerts and Performance Tuning

15. BACKGROUND PROCESSING

• Background Dialogs Concept
• Defining Jobs
• Analyzing Jobs
• Maintenance Jobs

16. DISTRIBUTED R/3 SYSTEM

• Creating Regular Instance
• Creating Logon Groups for Load Balancing

17. OSS AND SNOTE CONCEPTS

• How to Use for Different Purposes
• Manually Applying OSS note on SAP Standard Program

18. SAP ROUTER

• Installation of SAP Router
• Creating Route Permission Table
• Setting Route String Entry for SAP Router
• Using Various Administrative Options

19. DATABASE MANAGEMENT

• Introduction to Oracle
• Oracle Architecture
• Introduction to SAPDBA
• Creating Tables and Table Space Adjustment
• Database Backup, Restore and Recovery

20. PERFORMANCE TUNING

• OS, H/W Performance Considerations
• Memory, Management
• R/3 Buffers, Page Buffers, Extended and Heap Memory, PRIV Mode

21. SYSTEM MONITORING

• Daily, Weekly, Monthly Tasks