Once the agent is installed, there are some basic security objects that need to be created, these include:
Create PowerConnect role
Open a browser and navigate to the User Administrator page http://<sap host>:<sap port>/useradmin/index.jsp
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· JmxManageAll x2
And click SAVE
Create powerconnect technical user
Open a browser and navigate to the User Administrator page http://<serverhost>:<port>/useradmin/index.jsp
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Add the following 5 roles to the user
NAME | DESCRIPTION | MANDATORY | RELATED MONITORING PLUGIN |
JmxManageAll | Required for PowerConnect to be able to query JMX | Yes | JMX |
SAP_XI_API_DEVELOP_J2EE | Required for PowerConnect to be able to retrieve PI Channel status | No | PI |
SAP_XI_API_DISPLAY_J2EE | Required for PowerConnect to be able to retrieve PI Channel status | No | PI |
NWA_READONLY | Required for PowerConnect to be able to retrieve PI message meta data | No | PI |
SAP_XI_MONITOR_J2EE | Required for PowerConnect to be able to retrieve PI message meta data | No | PI |
XiMdt.ExtendedMonitor | Required for PowerConnect to be able to retrieve PI message payload | No | PI |
Applying permissions to the SAP PowerConnect Agent
Before a license can be applied the SAP PowerConnect Agent must be granted permissions to read the installation number of the SAP system.
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After successful restarting the agent the PowerConnect license must be applied to continue with basic configuration of PowerConnect.