SAP Solution Manager 7.2 · Application Operations: MAI Backbone

Why must managed system configuration be complete before you can activate any Application Operations tool?

Because the MAI (Monitoring and Alerting Infrastructure) is the backbone every app-ops tool runs on — it collects data, processes it, and raises alerts.

MAI's baseline is established during managed system configuration, so without it there's nothing for the tools to run on.

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