Get Started in a Production Environment

Perform a complete setup of SAP Control Center, including configuration of user authentication and other one-time set-up tasks.

1. Deploying an Instance from a Shared Disk Installation
   (Optional) Create an SAP Control Center server or agent from an installation on a shared disk.
2. Starting and Stopping SAP Control Center in Windows
   There are several ways to start and stop SAP Control Center or the SCC agent. You can start manually, which is useful for testing and troubleshooting, or set the service to start automatically and to restart in case of failure.
3. Starting and Stopping SAP Control Center in UNIX
   You can start SAP Control Center or the SCC agent manually, which is useful for testing and troubleshooting, or you can set up a service to start automatically and to restart in case of failure.
4. Configuring Memory Usage
   (Optional) Determine whether you need to configure how much memory SAP Control Center uses, and if so which configuration method to use.
5. Logging in to SAP Control Center
   Enter the SAP Control Center Web console.
6. Setting Up Security
   Configure login authentication and map roles.
7. Configuring the E-mail Server
   (Optional) Specify the e-mail server for SAP Control Center to use to send e-mail alert notifications.
8. Configuring the Automatic Logout Timer
   (Optional) Set SAP Control Center to end login sessions when users are inactive for too long.
9. User Authorization
   The authorization mechanism in SAP Control Center employs login accounts and task-based roles.
10. Configure
    Configure login accounts, statistics collection, alerts, and other server monitoring options.