SAP SAPPFPAR : tools to check SAP Server profile

SAP kernel has a little part called sappfpar. This little program is used to check whether your SAP profile has already well configured or not. It will suggest gave you a suggestion if there are any of your set parameter on SAP profile is not fit or not good enough.

To run this command, you need to log on as adm user. 

Syntax :

adm$sappfpar check pf=/directory_where_profile_reside/profile_to_check

Here are the sample :

host:adm 6> sappfpar check pf=/sapmnt//profile/_DVEBMGS10_host


================================================================================
==   Checking profile:     /sapmnt//profile/_DVEBMGS10_host
================================================================================




Shared memory disposition overview
================================================================
Shared memory pools
 Key:   10  Pool                      
            Size configured.....:   188000000 ( 179.3 MB)
            Size min. estimated.:   185403586 ( 176.8 MB)
            Advised Size........:   188000000 ( 179.3 MB)

 Key:   40  Pool for database buffers  
            Size configured.....:   126000000 ( 120.2 MB)
            Size min. estimated.:   122104088 ( 116.4 MB)
            Advised Size........:   126000000 ( 120.2 MB)

Shared memories inside of pool 10
 Key:       11  Size:      500000 (   0.5 MB) Factory calender buffer    
 Key:       12  Size:     6000000 (   5.7 MB) TemSe Char-Code convert Buf.
 Key:       13  Size:    40500000 (  38.6 MB) Alert Area                
 Key:       14  Size:    20000000 (  19.1 MB) Presentation buffer        
 Key:       17  Size:     2672386 (   2.5 MB) Roll administration        
 Key:       30  Size:       20480 (   0.0 MB) Taskhandler runtime admin.
 Key:       33  Size:    30720000 (  29.3 MB) Table buffer, part.buffering
 Key:       34  Size:    10240000 (   9.8 MB) Enqueue table              
 Key:       51  Size:     3200000 (   3.1 MB) Extended memory admin.    
 Key:       54  Size:    20488192 (  19.5 MB) Export/Import buffer      
 Key:       55  Size:        8192 (   0.0 MB) Spool local printer+joblist
 Key:       57  Size:     1048576 (   1.0 MB) Profilparameter in shared mem
 Key:       58  Size:        4096 (   0.0 MB) Enqueue ID for reset      

Shared memories inside of pool 40
 Key:       42  Size:    10752992 (  10.3 MB) DB TTAB buffer            
 Key:       43  Size:    33414392 (  31.9 MB) DB FTAB buffer            
 Key:       44  Size:     8838392 (   8.4 MB) DB IREC buffer            
 Key:       45  Size:     5766392 (   5.5 MB) DB short nametab buffer    
 Key:       46  Size:       20480 (   0.0 MB) DB sync table              
 Key:       47  Size:    10241024 (   9.8 MB) DB CUA buffer              
 Key:       48  Size:      300000 (   0.3 MB) Number range buffer        
 Key:       49  Size:     2769392 (   2.6 MB) Spool admin (SpoolWP+DiaWP)

Shared memories outside of pools
 Key:        1  Size:        2500 (   0.0 MB) System administration      
 Key:        2  Size:    33600808 (  32.0 MB) Disp. administration tables
 Key:        3  Size:   114048000 ( 108.8 MB) Disp. communication areas  
 Key:        4  Size:      513448 (   0.5 MB) statistic area            
 Key:        6  Size:   638976000 ( 609.4 MB) ABAP program buffer        
 Key:        7  Size:       14838 (   0.0 MB) Update task administration
 Key:        8  Size:   134217828 ( 128.0 MB) Paging buffer              
 Key:        9  Size:   134217828 ( 128.0 MB) Roll buffer                
 Key:       16  Size:       22400 (   0.0 MB) Semaphore activity monitoring
 Key:       18  Size:      917604 (   0.9 MB) Paging adminitration      
 Key:       19  Size:    50000000 (  47.7 MB) Table-buffer              
 Key:       31  Size:     4806000 (   4.6 MB) Dispatcher request queue  
 Key:       41  Size:    25010000 (  23.9 MB) DB statistics buffer      
 Key:       52  Size:       40000 (   0.0 MB) Message Server buffer      
 Key:       62  Size:    85983232 (  82.0 MB) Memory pipes              
 Key:       63  Size:      409600 (   0.4 MB) ICMAN shared memory        
 Key:       64  Size:     4202496 (   4.0 MB) Online Text Repository Buf.
 Key:       65  Size:     4202496 (   4.0 MB) Export/Import Shared Memory
 Key:     1002  Size:      400000 (   0.4 MB) Performance monitoring V01.0
 Key: 58900110  Size:        4096 (   0.0 MB) SCSA area                  

Nr of operating system shared memory segments: 22

Shared memory resource requirements estimated
================================================================
Nr of shared memory descriptors required for
Extended Memory Management (unnamed mapped file).:  8

Total Nr of shared segments required.....:         30
System-imposed number of shared memories.:       1000
Shared memory segment size required min..:  638976000 ( 609.4 MB)
System-imposed maximum segment size......: 35184372088832 (33554432.0 MB)

Swap space requirements estimated
================================================
Shared memory....................: 1475.9 MB
..in pool 10  176.8 MB,   98% used
..in pool 40  116.4 MB,   96% used
..not in pool: 1174.5 MB
Processes........................:  228.8 MB
Extended Memory .................: 4092.0 MB
------------------------------------------------
Total, minimum requirement.......: 5796.7 MB
Process local heaps, worst case..: 1907.3 MB
Total, worst case requirement....: 7704.0 MB

Errors detected..................:    0
Warnings detected................:    0

SAP How to Maintain Profiles - transaction RZ10

Use RZ10 transaction code to Manage Profiles of all Instances running in a SAP R/3 system.

when you run RZ10 the following screen will apear. You will see option to Edit Profile

• Administration data
• Basic Maintenance
• Extended Maintenance

Click on Utilities/Import Profiles/Of Active Servers. This will import all profiles in all the active instances.

Click on Profile Button to see list of all imported profiles.

Select the one that u need to maintain and click ok.

Maintain the Profile

Administration data Profile

Choose One of Administration data, Basic Maintenance or Extended Maintenance and click display button to view the data or Change button to Change the data.

Basic Maintenance: Change work processes and buffer Values Extended Maintenance You can manage all the parameters in this screen. Click on Param, Param+ and Param- buttons to change the value of a parameter.







See also How to change/modify profile parameters in SAP R/3 - transaction RZ11