SAP CAL SolMan 7.2 - SAP Logon issue from local PC

[PClaus]

Hello colleagues,

I am trying to get the CAL Image for SolMan 7.2 to work, but I am having some problems connection via the SAP Logon from my local PC.

Firstly, the system seems to run fine because when I connect via the Remote Desktop (SAP Frontend) I can logon to the SolMan system without any issues. What seems strange is that I cannot ping neither the ABAP External IP Address or the SAP Frontend External IP Address from my local PC (although I can connect to the WTS from my local PC). I have turned off my antivirus program and turned off windows firewall. I am using a private PC with non-corporate internet.

When I use the connect functionality from the CAL interface, I can download a SAP short cut to my local PC. Using this SAP short cut I can actually logon from my local PC to the SAP system.

I can see which IP address the short cut is using and it is the ABAP External IP Address which is mentioned in the CAL interface. I don't understand why I cannot logon to the SAP system when I use this exact IP address and add it manually to my SAP Logon on my local PC.
Any ideas?

Probably related to the above issue, once I am logged in to the SAP system on my local PC via the SAP shortcut, I cannot use any http applications even though I have added the IP and hostname to my local PC's hosts file. I even tried changing the host in the URL manually to the ABAP External IP Address but still no success... From the Remote Desktop http connections are working just fine.

Any help is much appreciated!

Kind Regards,
Philipp

[ventsislav_ivanov2 · Accepted solution]

Hi Philipp,

Thanks for moving the discussion out of the original post

I just tried connecting to instance in public internet via SAP GUI and it worked. Are you sure you are using the IP of the ABAP VM? (And not eg. the one of the frontend?) If yes - probably the SAP GUI version is not correct. Mine is 7.40 while yours as I see from the screenshot is 7.30.

Regarding HTTP connections - you need 2 prerequisites:

1. Open HTTP port to internet - this you can do by editing your instance and changing the ports on the Virtual Machine screen.

2. Update you local PC hosts file (eg. c:\windows\system32\drivers\hosts for Windows) to contain the same entries like the Frontend VM. You will need to use the external IPs locally as only these are exposed to Internet. (Hosts file update is specific to the CAL appliance - not to Solution Manager product)

Ping doesn't work as CAL instances come by default with ICMP disabled. This can only be changed from AWS console of your account.

Best Regards,

Ventsislav

[PClaus · Accepted solution]

Hello Ventsislav,

thank you!!!

Yes, the root cause was the SAP GUI version. Didn't think that mattered as the short cut was working fine with 7.30. I have now installed 7.40 and no problem, I can add the connection manually and connect from my local PC.

For the http connection updating the hosts file was enough. By default, the port is already open on the virtual machine for the SolMan 7.2 image.

Thanks again for your help!

-Philipp

[BorisMilosevic · Accepted solution]

HI Philipp,

I hope you are well

do you have any type of cookbook or howto  guide how to create AWS on Amazon which performance and capacity which are going to fits Solman 72 SP1 CAL needs? i

There are huge amount of possibilities   on AWS amazon I it is hard to choose correct one .

What is an entry point from the AWS side in order to get Solman  72 SP1 up and running .

Thank you in advance for your replay.

Boris

[PClaus · Accepted solution]

Hello Boris,

I just used the presentation from SolEd (I think you have it too, right?). It is not 100% complete but the rest is not too complicated
For the sizing, I would just use what they recommend in the CAL interface after you pick the SolMan 72 solution. I actually downsized the JAVA part as I thought I won't use it that much but it turned out I downsized it too much and then the SLD wasn't running properly. It took me a while to figure out that the root cause was the sizing

If you run into any issue just send me a mail

-Philipp

[BorisMilosevic · Accepted solution]

HI Philipp,

as far as I understood this solman image will be just for project - content migration test which means you will not be able to test charm functionality? You will have restricted user right !

rgds

BM

[PClaus · Accepted solution]

Hello Boris,

there are no user restriction. However, when you create the CAL instance, SAP tells you exactly what you should be doing with the image and what you shouldn't be doing.

-Philipp

[former_member58255 · Accepted solution]

Can someone please let me know which user ID I need to use when connecting with Remote Desktop option?  Is it the S User ID or the name and password we mention when activating the solution.

[ventsislav_ivanov2 · Accepted solution]

Try with 'Administrator'

[former_member58255 · Accepted solution]

Many thanks, able to login.

[Madhurivs23 · Accepted solution]

Hi Ivanov

Can you please let me know where should I get the client user id to logic to solman system?

thanks

Madhuri

[ventsislav_ivanov2 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Such information can be found in the 'Getting started guide' for every appliance. The guide is linked from the 'Connect dialog' as well as from the solution details.

Regards,

Ventsislav

[Madhurivs23 · Accepted solution]

i am sorry, I mean to say the login id and password for solman 7.2 instance 001 client