Contents

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List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions
• What's Changed

What's New

• New Features and Enhancements for Oracle Exadata Plug-in 13.1.0.1.0

1 Introduction to the Plug-in

• Oracle Exadata Plug-in Features
  • Monitoring and Notification Features
  • Hardware Support Features
  • Exadata Software Support
  • Target Discovery Features
  • Exadata Storage Server Grid Home Page and Server Home Page Features
  • Exadata Performance Page Features
  • Exadata Metrics Features
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Supported Hardware and Software
  • Exadata Database Machine Configuration Support
    • Supported Machine Type
    • Multi-Rack Support
    • Partitioned Support
  • Oracle SuperCluster Support - Exadata Plug-in Release 12.1.0.4.0 and Later
    • Oracle SuperCluster Known Issues
  • Supported Component Versions
  • Supported Operating Systems
  • Oracle Exadata Database Machine Hardware Not Supported

2 Installation and Deployment

• Oracle Exadata Plug-in Deployment Prerequisites
  • Create a Database Server ILOM Service Processor User
  • Verify Software Versions
    • Exadata Storage Server Software
    • ILOM ipmitool
    • InfiniBand Switch
    • PDU Firmware
    • KVM Application
    • Grid Infrastructure/DB Cluster
  • Verify Names Resolution
  • Verify Firewall Configuration
  • Oracle SuperCluster Prerequisites
• User Roles
• Install Enterprise Manager Agent
  • Agent Installation Prerequisite - Solaris 11 Only
  • Install Agents and Set Up Exadata Monitoring Using Automated Kit
  • Install Enterprise Manager Agent Using the Push Method
    • Installing Oracle Management Agent in Silent Mode Option
• Manually Deploy Exadata Plug-in

3 Exadata Database Machine Discovery

• Running the Discovery Precheck Script
  • Secure Storage for Target Monitoring Credentials
  • Download the Discovery Precheck Script
  • Run the Discovery Precheck Script
  • Automatic Verification
  • Manual Verification
• Discovering an Exadata Database Machine
• Discover Oracle SuperCluster as an Exadata Database Machine
• Discovering Grid Infrastructure and RAC
  • Discover Grid Infrastructure (Cluster) Targets
  • Discover Oracle Real Application Clusters Targets
• Switch from Using CellCLI to ExaCLI after Storage Server Locked Down

4 Post-Discovery Configuration and Verification

• Set Up SNMP Trap Forwarding on Compute Node
  • Set Up Compute Node Agent - Linux
  • Set Up Compute Node Agent - Solaris
• Configure Storage Cell SNMP for Enterprise Manager Monitoring
  • Using the ALTER CELL Command
  • Check Current SNMP Configuration
  • Configure SNMP Values Using cellcli
  • Configure SNMP Values Using dcli (optional)
  • Verify SSH Connectivity
  • Remove a Subscription
• Configure and Verify SNMP for InfiniBand Switch Targets
  • Set Up SNMP for InfiniBand Switch Targets Using Enterprise Manager
• Configure the Compute Node ILOM SNMP for Enterprise Manager Monitoring
  • Configure the Compute Node ILOM SNMP for Compute Nodes Running Management Server
  • Configure SNMP Values Using dbmcli
  • Configure SNMP for Oracle SuperCluster
• Verify Configuration for Oracle ILOM Server
• Set Up SNMP for Cisco Ethernet Switch Targets
  • Verify the Cisco Ethernet Switch SNMP Configuration
• Set Up SNMP for Power Distribution Unit (PDU) Targets
  • Verify the PDU SNMP Configuration
• Set Up SNMP for KVM Targets
  • Set Up SNMP in KVM Management Console
  • Verify the KVM SNMP Configuration (Base SNMP Configuration) - Linux
  • Verify the KVM SNMP Configuration (Base SNMP Configuration) - Solaris
  • Verify the KVM SNMP Configuration (SNMP Forwarding to Agent)
• Oracle Exadata Database Machine Dashboard Creation
  • Dashboard Creation for Exadata Database Machine Plug-in Release 12.1.0.3.0 and Later
  • How to Make the Report "Public"
  • Find All Database Machine Reports

5 Oracle Exadata Database Machine Administration

• Creating Roles to Manage the Plug-in
• View Exadata Database Machine Topology
  • Drilling Down to Individual Targets
  • Viewing Critical Hardware Information for the Database Machine
  • Viewing DB Machine Alerts
  • Viewing Metrics
  • Adding Exadata Components Manually
  • Removing an Exadata Database Machine Target
  • Deleting a Component of a Database Machine Target
  • Updating the Exadata Database Machine Schematic Diagram
    • Drop a Component from the Exadata Database Machine Schematic Diagram
    • Add Components to the Exadata Database Machine Schematic Diagram
• Exadata Cell Metrics and Alert Settings
• Exadata Storage Server Management
  • About Exadata Storage Server
  • Using Exadata As a Cloud Control Target
  • Viewing an Exadata Storage Server Configuration
  • Performing Administration Tasks on Exadata Storage Servers
  • Managing the IO Resource
    • Add/Update IORM Configuration
    • The Inter-Database Plan
  • Diagnosing Exadata Cell Alerts
  • Accessing Oracle Support Workbench for Exadata Storage Server
• Managing the InfiniBand Network
  • InfiniBand Metrics
    • Aggregate Sensor
    • Response
    • Switch Configuration
  • Performing Administration Tasks on Infiniband Networks
  • Setting Up Alerts
• Flash Cache Resource Monitoring
• Exadata Database Machine Fault Monitoring
• Monitoring Exadata Database Machine Components
  • Storage Cells
  • InfiniBand Switches
  • Cisco Switch
  • ILOM Targets
  • Power Distribution Units (PDUs)
  • KVM Switch
• Using the Conversion Wizard to Convert 12c Targets to 13c Targets

6 Virtualized Exadata Database Machine

• Integration with Virtualization Infrastructure Plug-in
• Discovering Virtualized Exadata Database Machine
• Post-Discovery Configuration
• Exadata Virtualized Provisioning
  • Creating a Database Cluster
  • Scaling Up a Database Cluster
  • Scaling Down a Database Cluster
  • Deleting a Database Cluster
• Viewing Virtualized Exadata Database Machine
• Resource Utilization Graphs
  • Cluster Placement
  • Database Placement
  • Database CPU Utilization
  • Database Memory Utilization

7 Exadata Metrics

• Accessing Exadata Metrics
• Aggregated Exadata FlashDisk and HardDisk Metric Example
• Exadata Cell Metric Example

8 Troubleshooting the Exadata Plug-in

• Establish SSH Connectivity
• Discovery Troubleshooting
  • Hardware Availability
  • Discovery Failure Diagnosis
  • Cell is not Discovered
  • Compute Node Error Message
  • Compute Node or InfiniBand Switch is not Discovered
  • Compute Node not Managed by Enterprise Manager
  • Extra or Missing Components in the Newly Discovered Exadata Database Machine
  • InfiniBand Network Performance Page Shows No Data
  • ILOM, PDU, KVM, or Cisco Switch is not Discovered
  • Target Does not Appear in Selected Targets Page
  • Target is Down or Metric Collection Error After Discovery
  • Discovery Process Hangs
• Troubleshooting the Exadata Database Machine Schematic File
• Exadata Database Machine Management Troubleshooting
• Exadata Derived Association Rules
• InfiniBand Patch Details Missing
• Oracle Auto Service Request (ASR) Issues
  • Oracle ASR Not Working on Exadata Storage Server
  • No Slots Available Error
• Target Status Issues
• Metric Collection Issues
• Status: Pending Issues
  • Cellsys Targets
  • Database Machine Target or Any Associated Components

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