Specifications

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5.1.2 Database and Archiving Management
A majority of the database administration tasks can be performed within R/3 from
the CCMS.
CCMS Database Planning Calendar can schedule and track the
results of online and offline database backups, log backups, and other operations.
A database monitor has been also added to monitor in-depth analysis. Oracle and
Informix databases can also be managed using CCMS’s SAPDBA program.
R/3’s archiving services allows you to keep the online portion of your database
small and manageable, while still providing reporting and direct access for each
major R/3 business object. Also,you may develop your own archiving programs by
using Archiving Development Kit (ADK).
CCMS implements mechanisms to balance workload in performance-critical
areas such as the following:
• Logon Workload
• Output Workload
• Background Processing
CCMS also handles output management (printing/spooling), security
management and user validation and authorization.
5.2 Tivoli Enterprise Module for R/3
The Tivoli Enterprise Module for R/3 offers the best in deployment, consolidation,
and automation in administering large SAP R/3 sites. The module maximizes your
R/3 investment by providing greater control of this complex application. It
provides centralized management of multiple remote sites and reduces daily
administrative management tasks. The Tivoli Enterprise module for R/3 ensures
consistent, reliable and cost-effective management.
5.2.1 Managing Multiple Instances of R/3
The Tivoli Enterprise Module for R/3 is specifically designed to manage SAP R/3.
It allows you to control multiple R/3 servers and applications from a central site. It
lets you deploy R/3 rapidly and correctly, automate responses to R/3 events, and
consolidate system alarms from multiple remote R/3 sites to a single point of
control. The Tivoli Enterprise Module for R/3 offers critical management
capabilities for the application server and client components on an SAP R/3
system.
SAP R/3 system consists of the following:
• A database (typically an Oracle or SQL Server or DB2)
• A series of application servers
• Clients, with a GUI to connect to the server and to the database
5.2.2 Managing R/3 Application Servers and Database Servers
The Tivoli Enterprise Module for R/3 offers a Tivoli Enterprise Console for each
application server. The monitoring collection is preconfigured to send both CCMS
(Computing Center Management System) and Sentry-captured events to the
console, which serves as a
mission control point for the entire enterprise. The
complete layout of how Tivoli Module for R/3 is implemented is shown in Figure