How To Fix SDBALM156 - Data collector A (highest runtime frequency)

SDBALM156 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: SDBALM - SAP DB and liveCache Alert Monitoring

• Message number: 156

• Message text: Data collector A (highest runtime frequency)

Description
Preset runtime interval: 5 minutes (300 seconds)
Collects and reports the data for the following nodes of the liveCache/
SAP DB alert monitoring tree, if they are visible:

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

Properties,,-- State,,-- Current State
,,,,-- Update Possible
,,,,-- Last Stop
,,,,-- Last Restart
,,,,-- Last Checkpoint
Space Management,,-- Data Area,,-- Total Data Space
,,,,-- Free Data Space
,,,,-- Used Data Space
,,-- Log Area,,-- Total Log Space
,,,,-- Free Log Space
,,,,-- Used Log Space
,,,,-- Log Writing
,,,,-- Autosave Log
,,,,-- Last Log Page Number
,,,,-- Last Log I/O Sequence Number
Performance,,-- User Tasks,,-- Connect Wait
,,-- Monitor,,-- OMS Memory Analysis
,,,,-- Database Trace
Health,,-- Bad Indexes,,-- Number of Bad Indexes
,,,,,,
Collectors and Internals ,,-- Collectors,,-- Data Collection
,,,,-- Collector A
,,-- Internals,,-- Last Restart
,,,,-- Last Check Shutdown

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

SDBALM156 - Details

• The SAP error message SDBALM156, which refers to "Data collector A (highest runtime frequency)," typically indicates an issue related to the data collection process in the SAP system, particularly in the context of database performance monitoring and analysis.
  
  Cause:
  The error message SDBALM156 usually arises due to one of the following reasons:
  
  High Runtime Frequency: The data collector is configured to run at a very high frequency, which may lead to performance issues or excessive resource consumption.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be misconfigurations in the data collector settings, leading to inefficient data collection.
  System Performance: The underlying system may be experiencing performance bottlenecks, causing the data collector to exceed its expected runtime.
  Database Load: High load on the database can also lead to longer execution times for data collection tasks.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the SDBALM156 error, consider the following steps:
  
  
  Adjust Data Collector Frequency:
  
  Review the configuration of the data collector and adjust the runtime frequency to a more reasonable