Especially in bigger organizations with separated responsibilities, introducing a new enterprise software product can get a bigger deal. So, when you’re planning a PowerConnect project, you might be faced with certain questions from different teams or people. like
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How do we need to prepare our Splunk instance?
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Are there communication ports which must be opened in our firewall?
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Do I need to request changes in SAP?
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Who do I need to inform about our project?
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General PowerConnect Project Prerequisites
Please share the SAP System SID and the installation numbers of any systems where the PowerConnect installation will take place with the PowerConnect team.
Please share the name and email address of the individual responsible for signing the End User License Agreement with the PowerConnect team.
Please share the name and email address of the technical lead which will be responsible for the installation of the PowerConnect application (SAP component) with the PowerConnect team.
PowerConnect Project Prerequisites (Splunk)
Review the documentation provided in the Splunk Setup and Configuration Guide.
Complete the steps outlined in Install Splunk.
Complete the steps outlined in Create a Splunk Index for SAP data.
Complete the steps outlined in Create an HTTP Event Collector (HEC).
If using SSL, complete the steps outlined in Configure SSL
Complete the steps outlined in Create a Splunk role.
Complete the steps outlined in Create an access user in Splunk.
PowerConnect Installation Project Prerequisites (ABAP)
Review the documentation in the PowerConnect ABAP Installation Guide.
Upload all transports and packages documented in the PowerConnect ABAP Installation Guide once the software packages have been provided by the PowerConnect team.
Complete the steps outlined in Upload the PowerConnect Roles.
Complete the steps outlined in Assign PowerConnect Roles to Users.
If using SSL on HEC port please complete the steps outlined in the SSL ABAP Setup Guide by leveraging input from your Splunk administrator, who will be completing the steps outlined in the PowerConnect Project Prerequisites (Splunk) section above.
PowerConnect Installation Project Prerequisites (Java)
Review the documentation provided in the PowerConnect Java Installation Guide
Upload all packages documented in the PowerConect Java Installation Guide once the software packages have been provided by the PowerConnect team.
If using SSL on HEC port, please complete the steps outlined in the “Splunk HEC URL” section of the Configure PowerConnect Java Agent page by leveraging input from your Splunk administrator, who will be completing the steps outlined in the PowerConnect Project Prerequisites (Splunk) section above.