SAP on AWS: Network Analysis and Troubleshooting

The article provides an overview of various AWS tools for analyzing and troubleshooting network connectivity and performance for SAP workloads running on AWS.

Specifically, the article covers:

• VPC Flow Logs for capturing detailed IP traffic information to troubleshoot communication issues between SAP systems
• Reachability Analyzer for validating communication paths between resources like SAP application servers and databases across availability zones
• AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager for visualizing global network topologies, monitoring health and performance metrics across regions, accounts, and on-premises connections
• AWS Network Manager's Infrastructure Performance for monitoring near real-time historical network latency across AWS regions and availability zones, useful for optimizing SAP high availability architectures
• Network Access Scope for analyzing network access patterns, ensuring proper isolation between production and non-production environments, and validating accessibility from the internet
• Amazon CloudWatch Application Insights for SAP for proactive monitoring and alerting on various network metrics to detect potential issues early
• Conclusion and recommendations for leveraging these tools to ensure reliable and efficient SAP operations on AWS