The following steps detail how to register an SAP Java system (version 7.1 or higher) in Solution Manager (SLD) without using Visual Administrator
Log into NetWeaver Administrator http://<host>:<port>/nwa
Navigate to Configuration Management -> Security -> Destinations
Create 2 (*) new destinations which point to the Solution Manager system:
SLD_Client - user ID supplied must have SAP_SLD_DATA_SUPPLIER role or better
SLD_DataSupplier - user ID supplied must have SAP_SLD_GUEST role or better
Click Home to return to previous NWA screen
Navigate to Configuration Management -> Infrastructure -> SLD Data Supplier Configuration
Click on Collect and Send Data
System data will now be in the Solution Manager's SLD. Check in http://<solman host>:<solman port>/sld and navigate to Technical Systems -> Web AS Java
To ensure it's also in SMSY run 'Landscape fetch' background job.
Info from here:
http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/90f7d52e-8637-2e10-5caf-950dd1a4a42c?QuickLink=index&overridelayout=true
(*) Following page suggests only the SLD_DataSupplier destination is required:
http://help.sap.com/saphelp_nw73/helpdata/en/48/b6847d96655295e10000000a42189b/content.htm