SAP SOST Monitor

Monitors outgoing mail and fax messages like they are visible in transaction SOST

General

Executable	SAP_SOST_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
Minutes	number | 1 - n	60	Last minutes to check.

Channels

Channel name	Description	Lookup file
Email errors	Number of errors when sending emails
Email successful	Number of successfully sent email messages
Email messages waiting	Number of waiting email messages
FAX errors	Number of errors during FAX transmission
FAX successful	Number of successfully sent FAX messages
FAX messages waiting	Number of waiting FAX messages

Important notes

warning

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

Troubleshooting

Error Code	Error Message	Possible Solution
[SCN-075-000]	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-075-051]	Parameter "Minutes" is not a correct integer value!	Specify a number between 1 and 1440 in the parameter Minutes.
[SCN-075-052]	Parameter "Minutes" cannot be more than 1440 (24h)!	Specify a number between 1 and 1440 in the parameter Minutes.
[SCN-075-100]	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
2021.09	Introduced parameter Minutes to avoid sensor to keep status Down for a long time if thresholds have been reached Added channels for successfully sent messages
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