1.1.1 Collect SAP system performance data
PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications enables you to collect performance data, such as statistical information on the current SAP system's background service on the host being monitored.
With PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications, you use the collected performance data as follows:
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Displaying the SAP system's operating status
By using PFM - Web Console, you can process and display performance data in a graphical format called a report. A report facilitates analysis of the SAP system's operating status.
There are two types of reports:
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A real-time report indicates the current status of an SAP system being monitored. It is used primarily to check the current status of the system and to detect problems in the system. To display real-time reports, PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications uses current performance data that has just been collected.
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A historical report indicates the status of a monitored SAP system from a time in the past to the present. Its principal use is for analyzing trends in the system. To display a historical report, the system uses performance data that has been stored in a database for PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications.
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Using the collected data as criteria for determining whether a problem has occurred
You can set PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications to take some action (such as notifying the user) if collected performance data indicates an abnormality.