Difference between config tool and visual admin

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus,

Config Tool VS Visual Admin

1) usr/sap/<sid>/instance/j2ee/configtool/configtool.bat

1) ..../j2ee/admin/go.bat

2) user id & pwd not required.

2) uer id & pwd is required.

3) it works like RZ10

3) it works like RZ11

4) we need to restart after changes done

4) it works dynamically---restart not required.

5) DB is not required to start configtool

5) DB should be up and running

6)

6) it works on p4 port.

7)

7) we can install the licence

😎

😎 user creation and maintenance

9)

9) roles creation and maintenance

10)

10) groups creation and maintenance

11)

11) logviewer configuration

12)

12) JDBC connection creation

13)

13) ccms, grmg configuration

14)

14) jco-rfc connections we can give

so guys if i am wrong please correct me. and plz give me some more points differentiate between configtool and visual admin

Thanks in advance

Edited by: sahad m on Apr 20, 2009 10:33 AM

[Former Member]

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[former_member187565]

Hi Sahad,

SAP J2EE Engine 6.20 provides three basic tools for administration u2013

Visual Administrator,

Console Administrator, and

Config Tool (both Visual and Console).

There are some other tools namely DBTool, Library Tool, RMIC Tool, Shutdown Tool, and User Tool also used.

Difference between config toll and visual admin:-Visual Administrator is a graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administration of the whole cluster, of the cluster nodes, and all modules running on them.On the other hand with the help of Config Tool you are able to add and configure SAP J2EE Engine 6.20 cluster elements.Again Config Tool can be used without a running SAP J2EE Engine 6.20. The only requirement is to have the server installed on the local machine.

Visual Administrator is written in the Java programming language and can be run in any environment where a Java Virtual Machine is available.On the other hand Config Tool is XML-based, which enables third-party visualizations to be developed or integrated as part of a more complicated configuration system.

Visual Administrator enables remote monitoring and management of the cluster, and for each cluster element, and enables the system administrator to monitor all managers and services working on each node in a single GUI & its online.cofig tool on the otherhand offline.

"Visual Administrator":-with the help of this tool you can able to login & logout from the server.It gives you all the details regarding different services running in your SAP server.As already mentioned that with the help of VA we enables administration of the whole cluster, of the cluster nodes, and all modules running on them.

"Config Tool":-Config Tool enables you to run the server in remote debug mode.

Again Config Tool enables you to add dispatcher and server nodes to the SAP J2EE Engine 6.20 Cluster.With the help of config tool we are enable to modification of service or manager module properties.

"Visual Administrator" check the below link

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw70/helpdata/EN/23/fa1f1e5f6841cf92c64dc19d79f290/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/EN/e8/f48b33f9a3423c9e688dfa56330e79/frameset.htm

For more Info

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-0698/installconfig-53?a=view

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nwce10/helpdata/en/6f/258b2ef17d45a4afa45a00309a6a33/content.htm

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw04/helpdata/EN/e8/f48b33f9a3423c9e688dfa56330e79/frameset.htm

[Former Member]

Hi,

As juan said (Config tool is offline configurationi and Visual admin is online configuration) that's a major difference and there is lots of diffrences in functionalities as well.

config tools is template of Java engine means config tool stores the settings of java engine.

for eg: you can change the parmeters of java engine and u can change the properties and u can monitor the server nodes etc....

visual admin is template of components which are running on Java engine.

eg: you can monitor the services and applications of the components which are running on java engine.

and lots of funictionlities are there for the both administration tools of Java.

if you want to know the functionalities clearly then go through the online documentation in

https://help.sap.com->netweaver.

-Hope the above information will helps.

-Srini

[debasissahoo]

Hi,

This link would give you the important links for admin tools (section SAP NetWeaver Administration Tools)

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/administration#section2

Regards,

Debasis.

[JPReyes]

The biggest and most important difference is the Configtool is an Offline tool and Visual Admin is an Online tool...

Theres plenty of documentation about this.

Regards

Juan