SAP Release Monitor

Shows information about product and component versions for a SAP ABAP system.

General

Executable	SAP_Release_Monitor.exe
Connection method	RFC
Ports	33$$ 48$$ (SNC) ($$ = Instance number)
Lookup files	itesys.sapreleasemonitor.sapaba.ovl

Default parameters

Parameter name	Possible values	Default	Description
Host	<ip> | <hostname>	empty	Hostname or IP of the target system. If you use a virtual hostname on your SAP servers, please use also the virtual host to connect.
SAPSID	string (3) | XXX	empty	SID of the SAP system
SAPInstance	number (2) | 00 - 99	empty	Instance number of the SAP system

Sensor-specific parameters

Parameter name	Possible values	Default	Description
IsJava	false | true	false	Defines whether the monitored system is of type AS Java. (Currently for Java systems only Kernel Version and Common Cryptolib version can be checked)
ExcludeHRSubcomponents	true | false	true	Defines whether HR subcomponents like SAP-HR* or EA-HR* should be ignored from the check to avoid a high number of channels.
CheckCryptolib	true | false	true	Defines whether the version of the Common Cryptolib should be checked or not
WriteResultsToFile		false	Defines whether important release versions should be written to a file. The following information will be written to the list: Profile Name SID OS (only if common cryptolib check is enabled) Kernel Release Kernel Patchlevel SAP Netweaver Release Netweaver Support Package SPAM-SAINT Update Version Service Tools ST-A/PI Common Cryptolib Version
FileName	<filename>	SAP_Release_Monitor.csv	File to write the values to if parameter WriteResultsToFile is true. The file will be written to the folder SAP_Release_Monitor info If the same file is used for multiple profiles and systems, the values for each profile will be added to the list or updated without affecting other entries.
Protocol	http | https	http	Used protocol for the connection to sapstartsrv

Channels

Channel name	Description	Lookup file
SAP Kernel Version	Kernel release version and patch level
<Product name>	Release and patch version of an installed product
<Component name>	Release and patch version of an installed component
SAP_ABA | Release	The release version of the SAP_ABA component.
SAP_ABA | Support Package	The patch level of the SAP_ABA component. (Handled separately since the version number can contain characters like A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H)	itesys.sapreleasemonitor.sapaba.ovl
ST-A/PI | Service Tools für SAP Basis	Version of the ST-A/PI component* (Handled separately since the release version contains not only numbers) * The complete version can be found in the sensor text
SPAM/SAINT Update Version	Update version of SPAM/SAINT
Common Cryptolib Major Version	Major version of the Common Cryptolib library* * The complete version can be found in the sensor text
Common Cryptolib Patch Version	Patch version of the Common Cryptolib library* * The complete version can be found in the sensor text

Changelog

Version	Changes
2024.01	Added possibility to check an AS Java system (Kernel and Common Cryptolib only)
2023.09	Added parameter to use https for sapstartsrv connection
2023.06	Product and component versions are now also written to the csv file.
2022.12	Added option to write important release informations to a csv file.
2022.08	First stable release.