last updated: 2024-02-24
Introduction
The article explains the SAP GUI – TCODE (Transaction Code): SM51 usage in details.
SAP GUI
- SAP Help Portal – SAP GUI for Windows
- SAP Community – SAP GUI – SAP GUI Family
- 147519 – Maintenance strategy / deadlines for SAP GUI for Windows / SAP GUI for Java
Description
Transaction code SM51 is to display list of active application servers. Application servers used for load balancing.
Video explanation by SAP Learning Hub
SAP Instance Monitoring (SM51)
Menu
SM51 - Tools -> Administration -> Monitor -> System Monitoring -> Servers
Screen: Application Server (AS) Instances of SAP System
Initial screen where the application servers listed.
Single Application Server:
Multiple Application Servers:
Use case
The menu is important in case of investigation when we need to switch between the application servers to see the actual traces on specific application server. The selected application server appears on the bottom of the SAP GUI window to inform the user.
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Release Information
| Release Date | Description |
| 2024.02.07 | First/initial Release of the SAP Blog Post documentation (Product Information). |
| 2024.02.24 | Insert SAP Learning Hub video. - SAP Instance Monitoring (SM51) |
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