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Overview ..................................................................................................................42

Checklists ................................................................................................................43

Critical Tasks...........................................................................................................47

Verify that R/3 Is Running .........................................................................................47

Verify that the Backups Ran Successfully ................................................................47

R/3 Tasks ...............................................................................................................413

Check that All Application Servers Are Up (Transaction SM51).............................413

CCMS Central Alert Monitor (Transaction RZ20) ...................................................414

Failed Updates (Transaction SM13) .......................................................................419

System Log (Transaction SM21) ............................................................................423

Background Jobs (Transaction SM37)....................................................................427

Graphical Job Monitor (Transaction RZ01).............................................................429

Locks (Transaction SM12) ......................................................................................431

Active Users (Transactions SM04 and AL08).........................................................433

Check the Spool (Transaction SP01)......................................................................436

Batch Input Jobs, In-Error or To Be Processed (Transaction SM35) .....................438

Work Processes (Transactions SM50 and SM51)..................................................440

ABAP Dump Analysis (Transaction ST22) .............................................................442

Workload Analysis of the System (Transaction ST03) ...........................................445

Buffers (Transaction ST02).....................................................................................450

Database Tasks.....................................................................................................452

Checking the Database...........................................................................................452

Database Alert ........................................................................................................452

Database Error Logs...............................................................................................454

Operating System Tasks ......................................................................................456

System Logs ...........................................................................................................456

Other Tasks ...........................................................................................................460

Check the Uninterruptible Power Supply ................................................................460

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Daily tasks are divided into the following categories:

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Task Transaction -Description

Procedure Check off/initial

Check that the R/ 3 System

is up.

Log on to the R/ 3 System

DB12

Backup Logs:

Overview

Check database backup

Database backup run time

Check operating system level backup

Operating system backup run time

Check that daily backup s

executed w ithout errors.

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Task Transaction -

Description

Procedure Check off/

initial

Check that all application

servers are up .

SM51 SAP

Servers

Check that all servers are up.

Check the CCMS alert

monitor (4.0+).

RZ20 CCMS

Monitor (4.0)

Look for alerts.

Check work processes

(started from SM51).

SM50

Process

Overview

All work processes with a running or a

waiting status

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Task Transaction Description

Procedure Check off/initial

Set date and time to before the last logreview.

Check System LogSM21

- SystemLog

Check for:

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Task TransactionDescription

Procedure Check off/initial

Review and resolvedumps.

ST22- ABAP

Dump

Analysis

Look for an excessive number of dum ps.Look for du mps of an u nusual nature.

Review workload

statistics.

ST03

Workload:

Analysis of

Review buffer statistics. ST02 Tune

Summary

Look for swap s.

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Task Where Procedure Check off/initial

AL02

Database alert

Review error log for

problems.

ST04 DB

Performance

Analysis:

Oracle

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Task Where Procedure Check off/initial

AL16 OS

Alerts

Review UN IX system logs

for problems.

OS06 OS

Monitor

Review operating system log

NT system

log

Look for any er rors or failures.

Check for failed logon a ttempts to the

SAP server s.

NT security

log

Look for errors or failures.

Review NT system logs for

problems.

NT

application

log

Look for errors or failures.

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Task Where Procedure Check off/initial

Check the uninterrup tible

pow er supply (UPS).

UPS program

log

Review for: