SAP Spool Monitor
Monitoring spool requests
General
| Executable | SAP_Spool_Monitor.exe |
| Connection method | RFC |
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Default parameters
| Parameter name | Possible values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Host | <ip> | <hostname> | <fqdn> | 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 |
| SAPClient | number (3) | 000 - 999 | empty | SAP client number warning To get correct results ONLY client 000 should be used here |
| SAPUsername | string | empty | SAP user |
| SAPPassword | string | empty | Password of the SAP user |
Sensor-specific parameters
| Parameter name | Possible values | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outputdevices | <printer1>,<printer2>,... | * (all printer) | List of printer which are used as filter info only the printer shortname with 4 characters is allowed |
| SpoolRequestName02 | <request_name1>,<request_name12>,... | * (all spool requests names) | List of spool request names which are used as filter. You cannot include and exclude request names at the same time |
Channels
| Channel name | Description | Lookup file |
|---|---|---|
| Done | Number of successfully completed spool requests | |
| Entries | Number of all spool requests | |
| Errors | Number of spool requests that contain errors | |
| No Print | Number of spool requests that were not printed | |
| Problems | Number of spool requests that contain problems | |
| Request | Number of spool requests | |
| Usage | Percentage utilization of the number range | |
| Free | Number of free spool requests |
Important notes
warning
Please check the channel limits in PRTG if they fit for your alerting.
Changelog
| Version | Changes |
|---|---|
| 2024.01 | Added new parameter to filter for spool request name(s) |
| 2023.09 | The check of the used timezone has been corrected |
| 2021.09 | Added parameter Outputdevices to filter for specific printer |
| 1.4.0.1 | Rebuild for new signature of AddChannel method |
| 1.4.0.0 | Build for installer 1.4.0 |
| 1.3.6.0 | First stable release |