SAP aRFC Monitor

Deprecated

This sensor is deprecated. Please use SAP aRFC Monitor V2 instead.

SM58 Monitoring. Monitors status of transactional RFC per client.

General

Executable	SAP_aRFC_Monitor.exe
Connection method	RFC
Ports	33$$ 48$$ (SNC) ($$ = Instance number)

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
SAPClient	number (3) | 000 - 999	empty	SAP Client (CLNT/MANDT)
SAPUsername	string	empty	SAP user
SAPPassword	string	empty	Password of the SAP user

Sensor-specific parameters

Parameter name	Possible values	Default	Description
Destination	<destination1>,<destination2>,...	*	Name of the RFC destination(s) to be monitored. Use * as wildcard Having prefix ! means the entry should be excluded instead of included.
MessageState	<state1>,<state2>,...	CPICERR,SYSFAIL	Error states which should be counted as errors. Use * as wildcard Having prefix ! means the entry should be excluded instead of included.
FunctionModule	<fm1>,<fm2>,...	*	Name of the function module(s) to be monitored. Use * as wildcard Having prefix ! means the entry should be excluded instead of included.

Channels

Channel name	Description	Lookup file
SM58 today	Displays the number of same-day transactional calls
SM58 Error today	Shows the number of transactional calls with the same number of errors on the same day
SM58 Error last 7 days	Displays the number of transactional calls with errors in the last 7 days
SM58 Error this month	SM58 Error this month Displays the number of incorrect transactional calls per month
SM58 Error all time	Displays the number of all incorrect transactional calls

Important notes

warning

Please check the channel limits in PRTG if they fit for your alerting.

Troubleshooting

Error Code	Error Message	Possible Solution
[SCN-056-000]	The following parameters has not been provided: <parameters> Please read the sensor documentation for further information!	Specify the listed parameters in the profile or in the sensor-specific parameters.
[SCN-056-100]	RFC Connection error: <message>	Check the SAP connection parameters (Host, SAPInstance, SAPSID, SAPClient, SAPUsername, SAPPassword) and that the SAP system is reachable from the PRTG probe. The message from SAP tells you the cause (e.g. wrong password, locked user, missing authorization for RFC).

Changelog

Version	Changes
2026.02	This sensor is deprecated and is replaced by SAP aRFC Monitor V2.
2024.04	A code part has been corrected which lead to an exception on the 29th of February in a leap year.
2024.01	The calculation of the week and month timeframe has been corrected
2022.05	Correction of table read to adapt new complexity restrictions of SAP function module
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