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19 Managing and Monitoring OracleAS Reports Services

Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, included with Oracle Application Server, provides managing and monitoring services for OracleAS Reports Services.

This chapter describes how to configure the Reports Server for Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, and how to navigate to the Reports Server pages to enable you to manage and monitor OracleAS Reports Services using Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g. It includes the following main sections:


Note:

The Reports Server pages in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g include context-sensitive online Help topics that provide information about the items that appear on each page. Click the Help link on each page to display the corresponding help topic.


See Also:

For more information on Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, refer to the Oracle Application Server Administrator's Guide, available on the Oracle Application Server documentation CD.

19.1 Configuring the Reports Server for Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g

Reports Servers are automatically configured in Oracle Process Manager and Notification Server (OPMN) and registered with Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g during installation of Oracle Application Server. If you add any Reports Servers after installing Oracle Application Server, you must register the new server(s) in:

19.2 Navigating to the Reports Server Home Page

This section describes how to display the Reports Server Home page in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g:

19.2.1 Navigating to the Reports Server Home Page in the Application Server Control

You can display the Reports Server Home page in a variety of ways. The following steps describe the procedure to display the Reports Server Home page from the Application Server Control:

  1. Launch the Application Server Control. For more information on how to launch the console, refer to your Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g documentation.

  2. The console opens on the Farm page as shown in Figure 19-1, which displays the available Oracle Application Server instances.

    Figure 19-1 Farm Page in Application Server Control

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    Description of "Figure 19-1 Farm Page in Application Server Control"

  3. Click the Oracle Application Server instance that contains the Reports Server you want to view. This link takes you to the Home page for that instance as shown in Figure 19-2.

    Figure 19-2 Oracle Application Server Home Page in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g

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    Description of "Figure 19-2 Oracle Application Server Home Page in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g"

  4. Choose the Reports Server you wish to view from the list of components. This link takes you to the Reports Server Home page, which should look similar to Figure 19-3.

    Figure 19-3 Reports Server Home Page in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g

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    Description of "Figure 19-3 Reports Server Home Page in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g"

19.2.2 Navigating to the Reports Server Home Page in the Grid Control

You can display the Reports Server Home page in a variety of ways. The following steps describe the procedure to display the Reports Server Home page from the Grid Control:

  1. Launch the Grid Control. For more information on how to launch the console, refer to your Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g documentation. The console should look similar to Figure 19-4. The Home page provides a high-level view of your entire enterprise.

    Figure 19-4 Grid Control Console

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    Description of "Figure 19-4 Grid Control Console"

  2. Click the Targets tab.

  3. Click the Application Servers subtab. It should look similar to Figure 19-5.

    Figure 19-5 Grid Control Console, Targets, Application Servers Tab

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    Description of "Figure 19-5 Grid Control Console, Targets, Application Servers Tab"

  4. Click the Oracle Application Server instance that contains the Reports Server you want to view. The page should look similar to Figure 19-6.

    Figure 19-6 Grid Control Console, Application Server Page

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    Description of "Figure 19-6 Grid Control Console, Application Server Page"

  5. The Reports Server should appear in the list of components for that Oracle Application Server instance. Click it. This link takes you to the Reports Server Home page. It should look similar to Figure 19-3.

19.3 Managing and Monitoring Reports Servers

To manage and monitor Reports Servers in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g, refer to the step-by-step procedures in the online Help.

To access the online Help in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g:

  1. On any Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g page, click the Help link to display the online Help.

  2. In the online Help window:

    • If you are using the Application Server Control, click the Contents link.

    • If you are using the Grid Control, click the Help Contents link.

  3. On the Contents tab, click Managing OracleAS Reports Services to display the online Help topics pertinent to Reports Servers.

Application Server Control

Expand Using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Application Server Control to Manage OracleAS Reports Services to display the following topics:

Grid Control

Expand Using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control to Monitor OracleAS Reports Services to display the following topics:


Note:

In addition to the task online Help topics, the Reports Server pages in Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g include context-sensitive online Help topics that provide information about the items that appear on each page. Click the Help link on each page to display the corresponding help topic.