Configuration, Templates & Zero Administration

Which tool do you use to maintain AS Java profile parameters, and where do the profile files live?

What are the Central Services of an AS Java, and which of them does every node connect to?

How is the enqueue server's port normally derived, and which parameter carries the instance number it is based on?

You need the enqueue server on a port outside the 32<instance number> range and notice enque/table_size looks small. What do the enqueue parameters let you do?

Why does the database have to be running before you can use the Config Tool to view or change AS Java start parameters?

In the Config Tool's cluster-data tree, how are the settings for applications, managers, services and log configuration organized?

At what point in an instance's lifecycle are you allowed to change its parameters with the Config Tool?

What problem does Zero Administration, introduced in AS Java release 7.10, aim to solve and how?

How can you save and later restore customer configuration changes without doing a full database backup and restore?

Why should the Configuration Wizard be used only for initial configuration of an application and not during running operation?

How does the configuration template concept keep customer settings safe when SAP ships new default settings in a Support Package?

What happens to a change made at Custom Global level when you switch from the active template to a different template?

Who activates the product-specific Template Default settings on an AS Java, and why do two systems running different products get different defaults?

If a parameter has both a Template Custom value and an Instance Custom value, which one takes effect for that instance?

Which values does AS Java dynamic configuration evaluate at runtime, and where in the Config Tool can you view them?

An admin says a value should live 'in the Instance Profile,' but the profile file on disk has no such parameter name. What is the confusion?

Which AS Java configuration areas can be maintained online instead of only through the (offline) Config Tool?

Why can an incorrect dynamic formula for the number of server processes stop the whole system from starting?

Which profile parameters set the message server's internal communication port and its HTTP port, and why does the HTTP port matter?

What do runtime filter rules in the Config Tool control, and what starting point does an admin usually tune from?