2.1.1 Purposes of performance monitoring
Use of PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications for performance monitoring enables you to change and adjust the SAP system configuration. It also provides useful information for planning for future upgrades of system resources.
Following are the principal purposes for which you use performance monitoring:
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For analyzing performance data in the SAP system and identifying the causes of bottlenecks
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For analyzing performance data trends in the SAP system and for obtaining the characteristics of loads and their effects on the system resources
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For monitoring the SAP system to ensure that it is running normally
By continuously monitoring system performance, you can obtain the characteristics of loads in the SAP system environment and their effects on the system resources.
Performance monitoring is imperative in order to ensure stable operation of the SAP system. You can check the operation status of the SAP system by performing the following types of monitoring:
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Monitoring the SAP system's response times
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Monitoring SAP buffers
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Monitoring the SAP memory
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Monitoring system log information
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Monitoring CCMS alert information
Problems detected by PFM - Agent for Enterprise Applications can help you in performing further investigations and analyses using the SAP-provided operations management tool CCMS.