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Additional SAP BW Agent instances

Install and upgrade additional SAP BW Agent instances on the same Windows machine, both through the installer and as a manual deployment.

Administration overview

Day-to-day administration of the SAP BW Agent — configuration file settings and starting and stopping the agent and JORS services.

Advanced features overview

Optional capabilities of the SAP BW Agent — restarting failed chains at the failed step, retrieving job output through JORS, log management, the kill command, and the MSGIN external event directory.

Determine installation media

Choose how to deliver the SAP BW Agent installation files — USB, FTP, DVD-ROM, or ISO — and where to run setup from.

Installation overview

Where to start when installing or upgrading the SAP BW Agent — prerequisites, supported delivery media, fresh installs, upgrades, silent installs, and multiple-instance deployments.

Installation prerequisites

SAP system, XBP interface, and security privilege requirements that must be in place before installing the SAP BW Agent.

Job Output Retrieval System

Configure JORS so that SAP BW job output (job logs and spool listings) can be viewed from the OpCon Enterprise Manager.

Kill command

Use the kill.exe command to forcibly end a process on the SAP BW Agent machine.

Known issues

Known SAP BW Agent issues and the recommended workarounds, including the infopackage timeout that can cause OpCon jobs to report failure when the process chain succeeded.

Logging

Where the SAP BW Agent and JORS services write their logs, how archives are organized, and how log retention is controlled.

Machine messages

How the SAP BW Agent reports job completion information through OpCon machine messages and the LSAM-specific exit codes.

MSGIN

Use the MSGIN directory to deliver external OpCon events to the SAP BW Agent for processing by the SAM.

New installation

Install a new SAP BW Agent on a Windows machine, configure the service startup, and create a matching machine record in OpCon.

Reference overview

Reference material for the SAP BW Agent — machine messages, agent-specific exit codes, and known issues with recommended workarounds.

SAP BW Agent

Introduction to the SAP BW Agent — what it does, when to use it, and how it fits into an OpCon environment.

SAP BW Agent release notes

Version history and change details for the SAP BW Agent, including new features, improvements, and bug fixes.

SAPBWLSAM.ini configuration file

Reference for the SAPBWLSAM.ini settings that control SAP BW Agent service behavior, networking, logging, and SAP system connection.

Silent mode

Where to find instructions for installing the SAP BW Agent without an interactive setup wizard.

Upgrade installation

Upgrade an existing SAP BW Agent installation, including the migration from 32-bit to 64-bit and the post-19.1.0 SAP BW proxy change.