Edit an RFC entry in SM59 which is greyed out

To make changes to an RFC entry which isn't editable follow the steps below:

• Run transaction SM59
• Double-click on the appropriate RFC connection
• Type TOGL into the OK code field

View Solution Manager Diagnostic (SMD) Agent Log files in Solution Manager

• Run transaction SOLMAN_WORKCENTER
• Click on the Root Cause Analysis page tab
• Click on the Host Analysis link

• Filter the system list for the appropriate system
• Click File System Browser
• Navigate to the appropriate folder (typically /usr/sap/DAA/SMDA<nr>/SMDAgent/log) using the folder icons on the left or type in the location manually

View Current Monitoring Status/Alerts in Solution Manager

• Run transaction SOLMAN_WORKCENTER
• Click on the Technical Monitoring page tab
• Click on the System Monitoring link

• Click on the Systems page tab
• Click on the All Systems page tab (and filter for the required SID)
• Highlight the system
• Click System Monitoring -> click Start New Window or Start Embedded

• Select the system
• View the current state of alerts/metrics

Oracle DB Start Up Time

To find the startup time of an Oracle database:

SELECT to_char(startup_time,'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS') "DB Startup Time" FROM sys.v_$instance;


Result:

DB Startup Time
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09-MAY-2015 20:23:13