SCC Backend Workload Test

The SAP Cloud Connector is an application that creates a secure connection between an on-premises system and the SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). It allows SAP Cloud products to communicate securely with systems in a customer's on-premises/private cloud landscape. For connecting to on-premises system, a back-end system must be defined in SAP Cloud Connector by mapping the virtual system to internal system. The backend system is defined at sub-account level. Given the cloud connector is constantly pulling data from backend system, it is important to keep an eye on backend system performance, so that administrators are always aware of any issues during data transfer.

This test monitors the SCC backend system and gather the metrics like number of calls, number of long running calls, call duration etc. These metrics provide actionable insights about the performance of backend system.

Target of the test : SAP Cloud Connector

Agent deploying the test : An internal/external agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the SCC backend workload.

Configurable parameters for the test

Parameter

Description

Test period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

Specify the host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

Specify the port at which the specified host listens to. Default port is 8443.

SSL

By default, the SAP Cloud Connector is SSL-enabled. Accordingly, the SSL flag is set to Yes by default. This indicates that the eG agent will communicate with the SAP Cloud Connector via HTTPS by default.

Username

User ID should have login access, read applications, read spaces and read organization. So, create new User ID and set user role as Administrator or Monitoring. For details on user authentication and roles refer to How does eG Enterprise Monitor SAP Cloud Connector?

Password

The password of the specified user ID.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password by retyping it here.

Long Running Call Cutoff in Milliseconds

Specify the time in milliseconds, if a call is taking more than that, it will be considered a long running call. Default value is 2500.

Detailed Diagnoses

To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option.

The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled:

  • The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability
  • Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.
Measurements made by the test

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Number of calls

Indicates the number of calls performed between SAP cloud connector and backend system.

Number

If the number of calls is very high, it could put a lot of load on backend system. Administrators need to make sure backend system is able to handle call load.

Number of long running calls

Indicates the number of long running calls based on the long running call cutoff parameter.

Number

Long running call may be timed out. It may needs to be investigated.

Detailed Diagnoses will provide the call details (Number of calls, minimum call durations in milliseconds) for the long running call.

Call rate

Indicates the number of calls made by SAP cloud connector to backend system per second.

Calls/Sec

A very high call rate can cause problems or crowding at backend system which can lead to low performance.

Average minimum call duration

Indicates the average minimum duration of calls.

Milliseconds

Quick calls are always preferred.