Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions
• Structure

1 Introduction to Grid Control Quick Start Guide

• 1.1 Scope of This Guide
  • 1.1.1 How to Use This Guide with Related Material
• 1.2 About Enterprise Manager

2 Getting Started with Enterprise Manager

• 2.1 Accounts and Roles
  • 2.1.1 Scenario: Accounts and Roles
  • 2.1.2 Creating an Administrator Account
• 2.2 Notifications
  • 2.2.1 Scenario: Notifications
  • 2.2.2 Defining a Notification Schedule
• 2.3 Preferred Credentials
  • 2.3.1 Scenario: Preferred Credentials
  • 2.3.2 Setting Preferred Credentials
• 2.4 Getting Started: Oracle By Example Series

3 System Monitoring

• 3.1 Custom Monitoring
  • 3.1.1 Scenario: Custom Monitoring
  • 3.1.2 How to Customize Monitoring
• 3.2 Managing Alerts and Notifications
  • 3.2.1 Scenario: Managing Alerts and Notifications
  • 3.2.2 How to Manage Alerts and Notifications
• 3.3 System Monitoring: Oracle By Example Series

4 Managing Groups

• 4.1 Types of Groups
  • 4.1.1 Scenario: Types of Groups
  • 4.1.2 Defining a Group
• 4.2 The Group Home Page
  • 4.2.1 Scenario: The Group Home Page
  • 4.2.2 Administering Groups
• 4.3 Managing Groups: Oracle By Example Series

5 Managing Service Levels

• 5.1 System Management
  • 5.1.1 Scenario: System Management
  • 5.1.2 Creating a System
• 5.2 Service Modeling
  • 5.2.1 Scenario: Service Modeling
  • 5.2.2 Defining a Service
  • 5.2.3 Editing a Service-Level Rule
• 5.3 Service Monitoring
  • 5.3.1 Services Dashboard
  • 5.3.2 Service Topology
  • 5.3.3 Reports
  • 5.3.4 Notifications, Alerts, and Baselines
• 5.4 Problem Diagnosis
  • 5.4.1 Scenario: Problem Diagnosis
  • 5.4.2 Running a Root Cause Analysis
• 5.5 Services and Systems: Oracle By Example Series

6 Job System

• 6.1 Jobs
  • 6.1.1 Scenario: Jobs
  • 6.1.2 Scheduling a Multitask Job
• 6.2 Job Activity
  • 6.2.1 Scenario: Job Activity
  • 6.2.2 Monitoring a Job
• 6.3 Job System: Oracle By Example Series

7 Configuration Management

• 7.1 Configuration Information
  • 7.1.1 Scenario: Configuration Information
  • 7.1.2 Collecting Configuration Information
• 7.2 Configuration Comparison
  • 7.2.1 Scenario: Configuration Comparison
  • 7.2.2 Comparing Configuration Information
• 7.3 Policy Management
  • 7.3.1 Scenario: Policy Management
  • 7.3.2 Applying Policies Consistently Across Targets
  • 7.3.3 Improving the Compliance Score
• 7.4 Configuration Management: Oracle By Example Series

8 Provisioning

• 8.1 Patching
  • 8.1.1 Scenario: Patching
  • 8.1.2 Applying a Patch
• 8.2 Cloning
  • 8.2.1 Scenario: Cloning
  • 8.2.2 Cloning an Oracle Clustered Home to Extend It
• 8.3 Images
  • 8.3.1 Scenario: Images
  • 8.3.2 Creating a Default Image
• 8.4 Provisioning
• 8.5 Deployment Procedure Manager
• 8.6 Provisioning: Oracle By Example Series

9 Information Publisher

• 9.1 Report Definitions
  • 9.1.1 Scenario: Report Definitions
  • 9.1.2 Customizing a Report Definition
• 9.2 Report Schedules
  • 9.2.1 Scenario: Report Schedules
  • 9.2.2 Scheduling a Report
• 9.3 Report Publishing
  • 9.3.1 Scenario: Report Publishing
  • 9.3.2 Publishing a Report
• 9.4 Information Publisher: Oracle By Example Series

10 Extending Grid Control

• 10.1 Management Plug-ins
• 10.2 Scenario: Management Plug-ins
• 10.3 Deploying, Adding, and Monitoring a Microsoft SQL Server Management Plug-in
• 10.4 Adding and Monitoring a BEA WebLogic Management Plug-in
• 10.5 Extending Grid Control: Oracle By Example Series

Index