Preface

Purpose of this Manual

This manual provides probable causes and recommended actions for error messages generated by Oracle Enterprise Manager^TM and its components, including the optional management packs.

Audience

The Oracle Enterprise Manager Messages Manual is written for those who use Oracle Enterprise Manager to perform system administration tasks and who are familiar with the tasks they wish to perform. If you are not familiar with database administration tasks, refer to the Oracle Server documentation set.

If you have not read Part 1 of the Oracle Server Administrator's Guide, it is recommend that you do so. These chapters describe the basic responsibilities of a database administrator.

This manual also assumes that you are familiar with your operating system. If necessary, refer to your operating system documentation.

Note:

For an overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide and the Oracle Enterprise Manager Quick Tour.

How This Manual Is Organized

All error messages documented in this manual contain prefixes consisting of three or more letters and a number, for example:

VNI-2002: File operation error

Error messages in this manual are listed alphabetically by message prefix and numerically by message number within each chapter. Each chapter covers one or more prefix. Messages can be found by searching for them alphabetically in the manual, or by looking in the Index.

Using This Manual

This manual and other Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation are designed to be used closely with the Oracle Server documentation set. While the Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation set explains how to perform database administration tasks using Oracle Enterprise Manager, the Oracle Server documentation set describes the reasons for and the implications of performing these tasks. It is recommended that you refer to the Oracle Server documentation set while using Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Documentation

All Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation is available on the Oracle Enterprise Manager CD in HTML format for viewing with a web browser. In addition to the documentation, extensive on-line help is provided for Oracle Enterprise Manager components.

The following is a list of the Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation:

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Readme provides important notes regarding updates to the software and other late-breaking information.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide explains how to use Oracle Enterprise Manager's console, common services, and database administration tools.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide provides an overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager, its architecture, and components.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Guide explains how to configure and start Oracle Enterprise Manager.

• The Oracle Intelligent Agent User's Guide describes how to use the Oracle Intelligent Agent with Oracle Enterprise Manager.

• The Oracle SNMP Support Reference Guide is intended for third-party developers of SNMP-based management applications. Database administrators who may be familiar with Oracle products, but who may be less familiar with SNMP would also find this guide useful.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Messages Manual describes the Oracle Enterprise Manager error messages and methods for diagnosing them.

Oracle Change Management Pack Documentation

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Change Management Pack Readme provides important notes regarding the Oracle Change Management Pack documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Getting Started with Oracle Change Management Pack manual provides an overview of the concepts and features of the Oracle Change Management Pack application.

• The Installation Guide for Oracle Enterprise Manager with Change Management, Diagnostics, and Tuning Packs provides information about installing Oracle Change Management Pack, including necessary requirements.

Oracle Diagnostics Pack Documentation

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Diagnostics Pack Readme provides important notes regarding the Oracle Diagnostics Pack documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Performance Monitoring and Planning Guide explains how to monitor system performance with Oracle Diagnostics Pack.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Oracle Trace User's Guide explains how to use the Oracle Trace application to capture and use historical data to monitor Oracle databases.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Oracle Trace Developer's Guide explains how to instrument your application with Oracle Trace routines.

• The Installation Guide for Oracle Enterprise Manager with Change Management, Diagnostics, and Tuning Packs provides information about installing Oracle Diagnostics Pack, including necessary requirements.

Oracle Tuning Pack Documentation

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Tuning Pack Readme provides important notes regarding the Tuning Pack documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Tuning With the Oracle Tuning Pack guide provides information about how to tune your system optimally with Oracle Tuning Pack and its components.

• The Installation Guide for Oracle Enterprise Manager with Change Management, Diagnostics, and Tuning Packs provides information about installing Oracle Tuning Pack, including necessary requirements.

Oracle Standard Management Pack Documentation

• The Oracle Standard Management Pack Readme provides important notes regarding the Standard Management Pack documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.

• The Getting Started With the Oracle Standard Management Pack guide provides information about the concepts and features of Oracle Standard Management Pack.

• The Oracle Standard Management Pack Installation provides information about installing Oracle Standard Management Pack, including necessary requirements.

Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications Documentation

• The Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications Readme provides important notes regarding the Management Pack for Oracle Applications documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.

• The Getting Started with Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications guide provides information about the concepts and features of the Management Pack for Oracle Applications.

• The Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications Installation provides information about installing the Management Pack for Oracle Applications, including necessary requirements.

Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Documentation

• The Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Readme provides important notes regarding the Management Pack for SAP R/3 documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.

• The Oracle Enterprise Manager Getting Started with Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 guide provides information about the concepts and features of the Management Pack for SAP R/3.

• The Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Installation provides information about installing the Management Pack for SAP R/3.

In addition to the Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation set, the Oracle Enterprise Manager Quick Tour and extensive on-line help is provided with Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Related Publications

The following publications contain information that you might find helpful:

• For general information about Oracle8i and how it works, see Getting to Know Oracle8i and Oracle8i Concepts.

• For information about administering Oracle8i, see the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide.

• For the procedures for migrating a previous version of Oracle, see Oracle8i Migration.

• For information on Oracle's SQL commands and functions, see Oracle8i SQL Reference.

• For information about utilities bundled with Oracle8i, refer to Oracle8i SQL Reference.

• For information about Oracle messages and codes, refer to Oracle8i Error Messages.

• For information about the Oracle networking system, see your network-specific documentation.

• For information about Oracle8i on Windows NT, see the Oracle8i Installation Guide for Windows NT, the Oracle8i Administrator's Guide for Windows NT, and the Release Notes.

• For information on Oracle Parallel Server, refer to the Oracle8i Parallel Server Setup and Configuration Guide, which provides essential information for preparing Oracle8i for use with Oracle Parallel Server and Oracle Enterprise Manager. The "Introducing Oracle Parallel Server" chapter provides a conceptual and component overview of Oracle Parallel Server. This information will help you prepare and plan your Oracle Parallel Server installation and configuration in an Oracle8i environment.

Oracle Corporation also publishes several files that are available on your distribution media. These files are usually named README, RELNOTE, BUGHST, and RESTRICT and have extensions such as .WRI, .DOC, and .TXT. Read these files to learn about changes to the software and documentation that have not been described in the guides. The exact names and locations of these files may vary depending on your operating system.