S/4HANA Installation and several HANA Usage scenario recommends the use of SAP Frontend Server for Fiori and includes the SAP Netweaver Gateway. This presentation shows how to install, configure and monitor the FES and GW using IT-Conductor Blog: http://www.itconductor.com/blog/installing-and-monitoring-sap-frontend-server-including-nw-gateway

1. SAP Front-End Server including NW Gateway
Installation, Configuration and Monitoring
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Front-End Server SID=FES
SAP NW 751
SAP GW_FND 751
SAP UI 7.51
SYBASE 16.0.02.06
S4HANA SID=S4H
SAP NW 7.51
HANA DB SID=H4S
Trusted RFC

2. This is a compilation of notes taken during installation of IDES
Front-end Server.
It contains configuration steps, which include ‘linking’ the
frontend server to the backend S/4HANA system.
Also include monitoring of both systems, using the IT-
Conductor – with additional emphasis on the RFC connections
between the two systems.
The installation, configuration and monitoring of the backend
S/4HANA system was covered in previous presentation
‘S/4HANA Installation Quickstart Guide and Monitoring
S/4HANA’
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3. Introduction/References
IDES based on S4HANA was available as per OSS note
2445594
Main References:
2445594 - IDES S/HANA 1610
2355644 - SAP Fiori front-end server 3.0 - General Information
Additional References:
•SAP NW Installation Guide
•Published blogs and documents
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4. Installation – NW Front End Server (1)
As root, from the SWPM extract folder, run sapinst
1. Preparation – Prerequisite check
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5. Installation – NW Front End Server (2)
2. Install Standard system, using IDES Export
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IDES
export
SID=FES

6. Installation – end product
The IDES FrontEnd Server was installed with the following
• AS ABAP 7.51
• SAP_GWFND 751 S00 - upgraded to SP03
• SAP_UI 751 S00 - upgraded to SP03
• DBMS SYBASE 16.0.02.06
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7. Post-Tasks - Configuration using Task Lists (1)
Configuration of the front-end server and link to the backend server.
From SAP help – Configuration using Tasks Lists, using transaction STC01.
The help page indicates which systems the task should be performed.
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8. Post-Tasks - Configuration using Task Lists (2)
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TIP: When working on two SAP systems concurrently, it’s a good idea to change
the color to easily distinguish which one is frontend and backend, using profile
parameter sapgui/signature_color.

9. Post-Tasks - Configuration using Task Lists (3)
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10. Installed/Configured Systems
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Front-End Server SID=FES
SAP NW 751
SAP GW_FND 751
SAP UI 7.51
SYBASE 16.0.02.06
S4HANA SID=S4H
SAP NW 7.51
HANA DB SID=H4S
Trusted RFC – S4HCLNT001Trusted RFC – FESCLNT001
The newly installed
Frontend Server FES is
’configured’ to relate it to
the backend system S4H
The backend system S4H
was presented in
previous blog ‘S44HANA
installation Quick Guide’

11. ITC Monitoring of FrontEnd Server and S/4HANA
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• New system FES registered
in ITC, and all related
objects are ‘automatically
discovered.
• Monitoring available in few
minutes
Both FrontEnd Server and
backend S/4HANA can be
viewed in a single page
FES - FrontEnd Server
S4H – Backend S/4HANA

12. ITC Monitoring – RFC (1)
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The RFCs between the FrontEnd Server and the backend S4HANA are critical to
the transaction processing. ITC provides a feature called ‘RFC Destinations’
which provides visibility on the availability and latency of each RFC.
RFC to backend
RFC to Frontend

13. ITC Monitoring – RFC (2)
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Threshold values can be defined for availability and latency

14. ITC Monitoring – RFC (3)
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When the threshold is reached, an alert raised and email is sent to specified
recipients. The detail of the alert is displayed when the link is selected

15. Miscellaneous notes (1)
• Table /IWFND/C_MGDEAM contains the ODA and related
system aliases
• View /IWFND/V_DFSYAL shows the relationship between the
system alias and RFC definition.
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16. Miscellaneous notes (2)
Troubleshooting
• Transaction /UI2/FSAC to display consistency issues for a
selected system alias or RFC destination
• Transaction /iwfnd/error_log to display error log. Note that
sometimes it does not work – go through the transaction
/iwfnd/maint_service and select the error_log button
• The error_log is in table /IWFND/SU_ERRORLOG
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17. Summary – Frontend Server Installation
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• The installation process is not much different than other SAP NW
installation
• SAP ‘task lists’ are available to ‘semi-automate’ the configuration of the
system, including ‘relating’ it to the backend system
• Similar to other SAP products, the Frontend server can be registered into
IT-Conductor easily, and monitoring is available after few minutes.
• IT-Conductor has an additional feature of monitoring the availability and
latency of the RFC definitions between the frontend and backend
systems – with configurable threshold values/conditions – alert and
email notification provided when the values are not met.

18. • Any Questions?
• Contact Info:
Linh Nguyen linh.nguyen@itconductor.com
Terry Kempis terry.kempis@itconductor.com
Let
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