Difference between Wily Introscope and SMD

[Former Member]

hi Gurus,

It's quite confusing the major differences or benifits of these 2 tools available for analysing especially Java related issues.

I could see, we can do Java memory analysis from both Wily Introscope and SMD agent but just wondering when do we use which one?

So basically looking for broader level differences between these 2 tools.

Please help me with some good explaination.

Thanks

Sekhar

[Former Member]

The restricted, right-to-view version of Wily Introscope distributed by SAP is the embedded technology used to feed the non-ABAP metrics into SMD (Java, .NET, C/C++, etc). Think of SMD as being an aggregator of data from Introscope and CCMS that uses BI for visualization of this data. If SMD points to a problem in the non-ABAP components, it kicks off Introscope so that you can drill down into all of the components and do the root cause analysis.

In addition to being used as an integral part of SMD, this version of Introscope can be downloaded and used independently of SMD (and later hooked up whenever you wish to do so). The full version of Introscope is available from SAP under the name SAP Extended Diagnostics.

Dave Getzler

Director, SAP Response Center

CA-Wily

+1-415-816-5477

[Former Member]

Hi,

1. Wily Instroscope is used to do Root Cause Analysis(Diagnostics) in server side for non-ABAP applications(JAVA Systems). i.e, Workload Analysis, Change Analysis and Exception Analysis

2. You have to install Wily Introscope Enterprise Manager(EM) at Solution Manager(SM) host itself or in a seperate host. Wily Introscope Webview will be automatically installed while you install Wily Introscope EM. So you can use Wily Introscope Webview for detailed analysis. However, Wily Introscope Workstation can also be used and this can be installed at any client.(But this is optional).

3. You have to install diagnostics agent at all satellite systems(monitored systems); one per each instance(dialog and central, not for central services). And you have to install instroscope agent at JAVA application server(JAVA stack) of satellite system.

4. These diagnostics agents which are installed at satellite systems will collect data(Workload, Change and Exception) from both ABAP and JAVA application servers of satellite systems and will send to SM Diagnostics Agent(Which is installed on SM host itself). These data can be analyzed at SM by using http://<SM Host Name>:<SM Port>/SMD(login with J2EE_ADMIN user).

5. The introscope agent installed at JAVA stack of satellite systems will collect data(Workload, Change and Exception) ONLY from JAVA application servers of satellite systems and will send to SM Wily Introscope Enterprise Manager(which is installed on SM host itself or a seperate host).

These data can be analyzed at EM by using http://:/webview

or http://:/webstation.

Thanks and Regards,