System Anomaly Prediction - until SAP Focused Run 4.0 SP00

System Anomaly Prediction in SAP Focused Run helps system administrators to predict anomalous situations within a system in the system landscape with the help of prediction models. The System Administrator can then use the tools available in SAP Focused Run to do a root cause analysis and avoid the situation from happening in the managed system. The data collected from the managed systems is used by the prediction models to predict anomalous situations. To prepare the infrastructure, please refer to the System Anomaly Prediction – Infrastructure Preparation page.

If you have SAP Focused Run 4.0 SP01 or higher: Please refer to the main System Anomaly Prediction page.

Features

  • Prediction
    Shows risk score for the systems configured for prediction. Provides a detailed view of the models and metrics used for calculating the risk score.
  • Settings
    Simple to use Settings page to activate / de-activate systems and model versions
  • Alerting
    Provides alerts for anomalous situations once the risk score exceeds the risk score threshold set for the system and model combination in the settings.
  • Custom Model
    Custom built models can be integrated with System Anomaly Prediction through the approach of BAdI

Target Group

The target group are service providers and customers who wants to avoid unavailability and bad performance situations from happening in the systems managed by SAP Focused Run.

Models Available

The below notes contain the information about the models and provides the model files that needs to be used for different support packages of SAP Focused Run.

ReleaseRelevant Model Information
SAP Focused Run 3.0SAP Note 2976980 - System Anomaly Prediction in SAP Focused Run 3.0 - Model Definitions and R Models for Predictive applications
SAP Focused Run 2.0SAP Note 2706779 - System Anomaly Prediction in Focused Run 2.0 - Model Definitions and R Models for Predictive applications

Configuration

Note: The below configuration steps are shown from SAP Focused Run 2.0 FP01. It is only possible to configure System Anomaly Prediction from System Monitoring application.

Select “Configuration” icon in System Monitoring application.


The housekeeping and R server path is already maintained if the instructions in the master guide is followed. This can be verified under System Anomaly Prediction Settings -> Expert View -> General Settings.

You can use the Activate button to switch on/off the System Anomaly Prediction for the system. If the system has valid models, then the system will be switched on with information about the number of models activated.


It is possible to perform more configuration options through Expert View available in “System Anomaly Prediction Settings”.


The below actions can be performed in the Expert View;

1        Mass Activation of systems and models (available from SAP Focused Run 2.0 FP01)

Navigate to Expert View -> System Settings to perform the action. You can also activate individual systems in this view


2        Activate model versions and manage risk score threshold per system (available from SAP Focused Run 2.0 SP00)

Navigate to Expert View -> System Settings -> Extended System ID to perform this action.


3         Manage risk threshold per model (default value) per model version (available from SAP Focused Run 2.0 SP00)

Navigate to Expert View -> System Settings -> Model Maintenance to perform this action

Addition of Custom Models

When the standard models or approach needs to be changed with own models by the customer, then the need for custom models arise. It is possible to add custom models to System Anomaly Prediction through a BAdI based approach with SAP Focused Run 2.0 SP00.

You can find more information in the guide “Adding Custom Models to System Anomaly Prediction” available in SAP Focused Run Expert Portal.

Usage

System Monitoring

Navigation to the page is possible from “Status Overview” view available in the Overview page or by directly selecting the “System Anomaly Prediction” page. The relevant display authorizations as defined in Roles & Authorization needs to be assigned to the user.

System Anomaly Prediction - Overview & Details

The overview section shows the different system bucketed into the categories of;

  • Predicted Critical,
  • Predicted Okay,
  • Not Configured and
  • Insufficient Data.

The details section shows;

  • Extended System ID along with System Type,
  • Customer Network,
  • Current Risk Score (hover over to see the actual value and the threshold),
  • Risk History (worst) across model versions of the system in mini chart (last six hours) and
  • Risk History per model version and of longer duration in the pop-view.


System Anomaly Prediction – Models View

The models view shows the;

  • Extended System ID along with system type,
  • Model Name along with Model Version,
  • Risk History of the specific model version in mini chart (last six hours) and
  • Risk History of the model version and of longer duration in the pop-view.
  • Current Risk Score (hover over to see the actual value and the threshold),


The metrics view shows the;

  • Extended System ID along with the System Type
  • Model Name along with Model Version
  • Metric Name along with Context Name
  • Current Metric Value
  • Metric History in mini chart (last six hours)
  • Link to Metric Monitor


System Anomaly Prediction – Metric Monitoring View

The metric history is shown along with the forecast value.


System Analysis

The Predicted Critical Systems are shown in System Analysis Application.


Selecting the icon, launches “System Anomaly Prediction - Details” with the predicted critical systems.

FAQ

1.        What is risk score?

Risk score depicts the possibility of the occurrence of an anomalous situation. Higher the risk scores higher the chances of the happening of the anomalous situation. Risk score is calculated in real time when relevant metric data (specific to each model) from System Monitoring is run against the trained model.

2.        Is there an additional requirement for R server for System Anomaly Prediction?

Yes. Kindly refer the section 4 “Setup” for more information about this. If the need is only for forecasting, then R server is not required.

3.        Is the data collected separately for Metric Forecasting and System Anomaly Prediction?

The data pushed for monitoring is used for forecasting and anomaly prediction. There is no separate data collection for these scenarios currently.

Relevant SAP Notes

ReleaseRelevant Correction Notes
SAP Focused 3.0 SP003026716 -  Central Note for corrections - System Anomaly Prediction in Focused Run 3.0 SP00
SAP Focused Run 2.0 FP022873003 - Central Correction Note for System Anomaly Prediction FRUN 2.0 FP02
2884505 - Central Note for UI Fixes for System Anomaly Prediction for Focused Run 2.0 FP02 
SAP Focused Run 2.0 FP012868349 - Central Note for System Anomaly Prediction FRUN 2.0 FP01
2825275 - Corrections for System Anomaly Prediction in Focused Run 2.0 FP01
2882112 - Central Note for User Interface(UI) Fixes for System Anomaly Prediction for Focused Run 2.0 FP01
SAP Focused Run 2.0 SP002729778 - Corrections for System Anomaly Prediction
2830496 - Corrections for System Anomaly Prediction in Focused Run 2.0 FP00
2730889 - System Monitoring fixes for Focused Run for SAP Solution Manager 2.0 SP00