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Best practices for performance-tuning SAP R/3 and Oracle database configurations: Part 1 — SAP tools for monitoring R/3 functionality

by Kostas G. Gavrielidis

Performance-tuning your SAP system and database is like walking a tight rope while holding a pole for balance. Hold the pole off-center or drop an end too far and you might not make it to the other side. This article is the first in a three-part series that shares SAP R/3 performance-tuning best practices for production-class configurations running on Unix with an Oracle RDBMS. This first article provides a veteran’s look at the SAP tools available to monitor R/3 functionality that affects database performance. The next installments examine the monitoring and performance optimization tools available for Oracle databases and performance issues related to running SAP R/3 in a Unix environment.

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