Setup Requirements

Credentials

SAP Control WebService Interface: Username / Password

Setting SAP User Privileges

Windows Hosts

For a Windows host, the user must have:

  • The ability to authenticate to the OS
  • A minimum of SAP read-only permissions (e.g., a SAP guest account)
  • Additional SAPControl Web Service Permissions: For SAP version 7.38+, execute permission is required for each instance of sapstartsrv on the host. If this permissions is being assigned to a group, the monitoring user in the group must have the group set as primary. For more information, see: SAPControl Web Service guide.

Linux Hosts

For a Linux host, the user must have:

  • The ability to authenticate to the OS
  • Read-only permissions to the file system of the home directory (i.e., no SAP roles or privileges are required)
  • Additional SAPControl Web Service Permissions: For SAP version 7.38+, write permission is required for each instance of sapstartsrv on the host. If this permission is being assigned to a group, the monitoring user in the group must have the group set as primary. For more information, see: SAPControl Web Service guide.

Network Requirements

Default Ports for SAP:

  • Non-SSL: 1128 (TCP)
  • SSL: 1129 (TCP)
  • REST API: 50013 (TCP)

For more information on SAP ports, see: https://help.sap.com/viewer/ports.

Supported Versions

SAP NetWeaver Servers with:

  • SAP Control WebService Interface 7.10+

Connection Parameters

NameRequired?Description
HostRequiredThe SAP host running SAPHostControl to connect to.
UsernameRequired
PasswordRequired
SSL ConfigurationThe SSL mode to use when connecting to the target. Can be configured to not use SSL (No SSL), use SSL but do not verify the target's certificate (No Verify), and use SSL and verify the target's certificate (Verify).
Request Timeout (seconds)The number of seconds to allow for the API to return a response.
Search DomainDomain in which to search for short host names returned by SAP.