1. To work with system monitoring in Solution Manager, you must install the diagnostic agent and host agent. The host agent collects OS data to be managed by the Adaptive Computing Controller, and must be at least version 7.20 SP83 for Solution Manager 7.1. 2. The diagnostic agent gathers information from managed systems and reports it to Solution Manager, and can also be installed standalone. It is configured in Solution Manager by navigating to manage system configuration. 3. The documentation provides steps for installing the diagnostic agent, upgrading the host agent, and connecting the diagnostic agent to the Adaptive Computing Controller to enable centralized management of SAP systems.

1. Step by step how to Install Diagnostic agent and connect
the agent to adaptive computing
In order to work with system monitoring in Solution Manager you must install diagnostic agent, and host agent.
1. Host Agent: the host agent work with outside discovery to collect OS data information
and managed system by the Adaptive Computing Controller (ACC)
For Solman 7.1 the SAP Host Agent must be at level 7.20 SP83. Check note 1365123 in the following section:
IMPORTANT: In any case, please pay attention at least to 6 essential rules,
Which are described in the attached slides
Solution Manager 7.1 requires having at least a SAP Host Agent 7.20 SP83
2. Diagnostic agent: diagnostic agent must be configuring in Solution Manager for Root Cause Analysis function,
It allows to perform a connection between SAP Solution Manager as the managing system
and the managed system(s)
and then to gather information from the managed systems and reports them to the Solution Manager system.
You can also install it as a standalone engine,
for example if you want a non-SAP system to be managed by SAP Solution Manager Diagnostics
To configure the agent in Solution Manager navigate to manage system configuration – configure system – step 3
(assign diagnostics agents)

2. Install Diagnostic agent
Please read this note before start installation the diagnostic agent
Note 1448655 - Inst. 7.30 - Diagnostics Agent installations
Diagnostics Agent 7.30 - Setup Guide
Run sapinst from the installation directory
The host name will show automatic

3. SAP recommended that you choose Local Domain (local installation) for the diagnostics agent users
Insert password
Insert password

4. Instance number
Additional Information
The Instance Number is a technical identifier for controlling internal processes such
as assigned memory. This number must be unique for this installation host.
The listed instances exist on this host
Register the system to your existing SLD
Please insert the required information: HTTP host, HTTP port, user, password
Connection of the Diagnostics Agent to Diagnostics in SAP Solution Manager

5. Please insert the required information: HOST, HTTP, PORT, user, password
Upgrade Host Agent to Sp 95 (for solution manager 7.1)
Download the upgrade file for host agent and use the command "saphostexec.exe –upgrade"
Solution Manager 7.1 requires having at least a SAP Host Agent 7.20 SP83

6. As of version 7.3 the DAA agent installs SAP Host Agent automatically
SAP Sources:
Downloading and Installing Package SAPHOSTAGENT
Installation_SAPHOSTAGENT
Connect DAA agent to Adaptive computing
Mark the manage system configuration, insert SID, system number, registration user, password, and profile path.
Test the registration
The Adaptive Computing Controller provides a single point of control that allows your
SAP software system administrator to visualize, monitor, and manage
data center tasks for deployed SAP solutions.
Go to Diagnostic agent from Adaptive Computing

7. When you click the diagnostic agent SAP MC a new browser window will open
with the information of the DAA agent, and the operation system