Contents

List of Examples

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Terminology
• Conventions

Part I Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware

1 Introduction to Middleware Management

• Middleware Management in Enterprise Manager
• Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control to Manage the Oracle Fusion Middleware Environment
• Oracle Fusion Middleware Control versus Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
  • Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware with Fusion Middleware Control
  • Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware with Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control

2 Discovering Middleware Targets

• Discovering a WebLogic 9.x or 10.x Domain Via Grid Control
• Discovering a WebLogic Server 7.x or 8.x Domain Via Grid Control
• Discovering Multiple WebLogic Domains Via EMCLI
• Enabling Automatic Discovery of New Domain Members

3 Monitoring Middleware Targets

• Monitoring Middleware Targets in Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
  • Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
  • Oracle Application Server Components
  • Non-Oracle Middleware Components
• Out-of-Box Monitoring of Middleware Targets
  • Target Home Page
  • Out-of-box Metrics
  • Analyzing Historical Performance
  • Setting Metric Thresholds for Alert Notifications
  • Monitoring Templates
  • Managing and Creating Blackouts
  • Extend Monitoring for Applications Deployed to WebLogic Server
  • Request Monitoring
    • Defining and Managing Transactions Being Monitored
• Diagnosing Performance Problems
  • Using Home Pages to Diagnose Performance Issues
• Administering Middleware Targets
  • Process Control
  • Creating WebLogic Domain Groups
• Managing Configurations
  • Policy Violations
• Managing Service Levels
• Automating Operations
  • Job System
    • Log File Rotation
  • Operations Automation
    • Cloning from Test to Production Environments
    • Scaling Out Domains

Part II Managing Oracle SOA

4 Overview of Oracle SOA Management Pack Enterprise Edition

5 Discovering and Monitoring Oracle BPEL Process Manager

• Supported Versions
• Understanding the Discovery Mechanism
• Understanding the Discovery Process
• Setting Up Oracle Software Library
• Downloading One-Off Patches
• Discovering BPEL Process Manager
  • Discovering BPEL Process Manager Deployed to Oracle Application Server
  • Discovering BPEL Process Manager Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server
    • Discovering Oracle WebLogic Managed Server
    • Discovering BPEL Process Manager Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server
  • Discovering BPEL Process Manager Deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server
    • Discovering IBM WebSphere Application Server
    • Discovering BPEL Process Manager Deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server
• Configuring BPEL Process Manager
  • Specifying Details for Monitoring BPEL Process Manager
  • Adding BPEL JAR Files To Agent CLASSPATH
  • Registering BPEL Process Manager Credentials and Host Credentials
• Troubleshooting
  • 404 Not Found Errors
  • Discovery Errors on Target Details Page (Adding BPEL Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server)
  • Discovery Errors on Review Page (Adding BPEL Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server)
  • Discovery Errors on Review Page (Adding BPEL Deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server)
  • Display Errors on Processes Page
    • No Credentials Specified for Monitoring BPEL Process Manager
    • Required BPEL JAR Files Not Added To Agent CLASSPATH
  • Retrieving the OPMN Port
  • java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError Error
  • javax.naming.NameNotFoundException Error
  • javax.naming.NamingException Error
  • javax.naming.NoInitialContextException Error
  • Error While Creating BPEL Infrastructure Services
  • Metric Collection Errors for BPEL Process Manager Partner Link Metrics

6 Discovering and Monitoring Oracle Service Bus

• Supported Versions
• Understanding the Discovery Mechanism
• Understanding the Discovery Process
• Downloading One-Off Patches
• Discovering Oracle Service Bus
  • Discovering OSB Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server That Is Not Monitored in Grid Control
  • Discovering OSB Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server That Is Already Monitored in Grid Control
• Enabling Management Packs
• Troubleshooting
  • Required Patches Missing
  • System and Service

7 Discovering and Monitoring SOA Suite 11g

• New Features in This Release
• Supported Versions
• Understanding the Discovery Process
• Discovering SOA Suite 11g
  • Discovering the SOA Suite 11g Using a Remote Agent
• Post Discovery Steps
  • Configuring Instance Tracing
  • Viewing Application Dependency and Performance (ADP) Metrics
• Creating Reports
• Provisioning SOA Artifacts and Composites
• Troubleshooting
  • Discovery
  • Monitoring
  • Instance Tracing
  • Faults
  • Application Dependency and Performance Integration
  • Reports
  • Systems and Services
  • BPEL Recovery

Part III Installing and Configuring Performance Management Components

8 Installing and Configuring Performance Management Components

9 Configuring JVM Diagnostics

• JVM Diagnostics Architecture
• Prerequisites
• Deploying the JVM Diagnostics Manager
  • Running the DeployAD4Jmanager.sh Script
  • Deploying the JVM Diagnostics Agent on 64-bit JVMs
• Scaling Out by Deploying Multiple JVM Diagnostics Managers
• Deploying the JVM Diagnostics Agent
  • Automated Deployment Procedure
  • Manual Deployment Procedure
    • Installing the JVM Diagnostics Agent on Standalone Java Applications
    • Customizing the JVM Diagnostics Agent
• Undeploying the JVM Diagnostics Agent
• Deploying the Database Agent
• Creating a Special Repository User for Loading JVM Diagnostics Heaps

10 Installing and Configuring Application Dependency and Performance

• Quick Steps for Installing and Configuring the ADP Manager
• Pre-Installation Requirements
  • Environment Considerations
    • Access and Connectivity
    • ADP Database
  • Clustering and Application Domains
    • WebLogic Clustering
  • Statistics and Privileges To Obtain From Various Administrators
    • Database Administrator
    • WebLogic Administrator
    • WebSphere Administrator
    • OC4J Administrator
• Installation Process
  • Installing ADP - Windows Installation
  • Installing ADP - Solaris, Linux, and AIX Installations
  • Setting Up ADP Data Repository
  • Deploying ADP Components
    • Configuring ADP
    • Deploying ADP Agents on the WebLogic Platform
    • Deploying ADP Agents on the WebSphere Platform
    • Running Multiple ADP Instances
  • Installing and Configuring ADP Data Repository
    • Configuring Oracle DBMS for ADP
    • Configuring MySQL DBMS for ADP
  • Backing Up the ADP Database
• Post-Installation Requirements
  • IBM WebSphere Post-Deployment Requirements
    • Configuring ADP for WebSphere Application Server 6.1 Secured Connections
    • Configuring WebSphere 5.1 for Secure Connectivity
  • Configuring Oracle SOA Suite for Secure Connectivity
  • Configuring Oracle WebLogic Server or Oracle WebLogic Portal (WLP) for Secure Connectivity
  • Importing a Certificate into the Manager's Keystore
  • Configuring the ADP Agent When WebLogic Is Installed As a Windows Service

11 Configuring Request Monitoring

• Request Monitoring Architecture
• Prerequisites
• Configuring Request Monitoring

Part IV JVM Diagnostics

12 Introduction to JVM Diagnostics

• Overview
  • Java Activity Monitoring and Diagnostics with Low Overhead
  • In-depth Visibility of JVM Activity
  • Real Time Transaction Tracing
  • Cross-Tier Correlation with Oracle Databases
  • Memory Leak Detection and Analysis
  • JVM Pooling
  • Real-time and Historical Diagnostics
• New Features in this Release
  • One-off Patch Enhancements
• Supported Platforms and JVMs
• User Roles

13 Using JVM Diagnostics

• Accessing the JVM Diagnostics Pages
• Viewing the Domain (Pool) Summary and Details Pages
• Viewing the Domain (Pool) Real Time Thread Analysis Page
• Viewing the JVM Summary and Details Pages
• Viewing the JVM Real Time Thread Analysis Page
• Viewing the JVM Real Time Memory Analysis Page
• Using the Setup Pages
  • Console Setup Page
  • JVM Pool Info
    • Updating a JVM Pool
    • Update Pool Thresholds
  • Databases Page
  • JVMs and Managers Page
  • Monitoring
  • Trace Files Page
  • Download Agent Page
    • Downloading the Java Agent
• Analyzing the JVM Heaps
  • All Heaps Page
  • Heap Usage Page
  • Heap Usage by Roots
  • Top 40 Objects Page
  • Heap Object Information Page
  • Compare Heaps Page
• Using the Database Pages
• Tracing JVM Threads
  • Traces Active Threads Page
  • Trace Summary Page
  • Available Threads Page
  • Thread Summary Page

14 Troubleshooting JVM Diagnostics

• Agent Automated Deployment Errors
  • DeployAd4jAgentOnTarget Step Errors
  • CreateTempDir Step Errors
  • Active State Error
• Secure Communication Errors
• Cross Tier Functionality Errors
• Trace Errors
• Deployment Script Execution Errors
  • Deployment on 64-bit JVMs
  • JVM Diagnostics Manager Automated Deployment
• LoadHeap Errors
• Errors on JVM Diagnostics UI Pages
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Location of the JVM Diagnostics Logs
  • JVM Diagnostics Manager Status
  • JVM Diagnostics Agent Status
  • Monitoring Status
  • Running the create_jvm_diagnostic_db_user.sh Script
  • Usage of the Try Changing Threads Parameter
  • Significance of Optimization Levels
  • Manually Deploying the JVM Diagnostics Agent
  • Log Manager Level
  • Repository Space Requirements

Part V Using Application Dependency and Performance

15 Introduction to Application Dependency and Performance

• Overview
  • Managing Complex Java EE, SOA, and Portal Applications
  • Delivering a Service-Oriented View Across Environments
  • Avoiding Involvement from Java EE, SOA, Portal, and Application Experts
  • Eliminating Repetitive Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Manual Processes
  • ADP Solution
• Architecture
  • ADP Java Agents
  • ADP Manager
    • ADP Manager and High Availability
  • ADP Database
  • ADP User Interface

16 Exploring Application Dependency and Performance

• Exploring the User Interface
  • Accessing ADP
  • General ADP UI Elements
  • Drill Down in Operational Dashboard
  • Configuring Service Level Objectives (SLOs)
    • Create New SLO
    • Defining SLO Parameters
  • Configuring SLO Blackouts
  • Time Frame
  • Display Interval
    • Time Frame
    • Interval Context
    • Turning Off Time Frame Limitation
  • Graphs and Data Items
  • Right-Click Operations on Tables and Graphs
  • Comparative View
  • Save as PDF
  • Easy Scroller
  • Zoom In and Zoom Out Toolbar
  • Custom Metrics
  • Functional View
  • Topology View
  • Architecture View
    • Accessing the Architecture View
  • Metric Types
• Exploring the Monitoring Tab
  • Oracle WebLogic Portals
    • Desktops
    • Portlet Drill Down
    • Pageflow Viewer
    • Books
    • Pages
    • Portlets
  • WebSphere Portals
    • Virtual Portals
    • Pages
    • Portlets
  • Oracle BPEL Processes
    • Delay Analysis View
    • Metadata View
    • Partner Links View
    • Partner Link Type Role View
    • Partner Link Bindings View
    • Modeled Entities View
    • Topology View
    • Node Hierarchy
  • Oracle ESB
    • Service Details View
    • Service Parent Details View
    • Service Definition View
    • Service Operations View
    • Operation Routing Rules View
  • Oracle WebCenter
    • ADF Task Flows
    • JSF Pages
    • Portlets
  • Processes
    • Node Hierarchy
    • Persistent Containers
    • Instrumentation
  • Web Services
  • Pageflows
  • Services
    • HTTP
    • EJBs
    • JDBCs
  • WSRP Producers
    • WSRP Summary
    • WSRP Topology
    • Display Portal Desktop
  • Integration
    • Health
    • Performance
    • Channels
    • Subscribers
  • Applications
    • Services
    • Dependencies
    • Deployments
    • Workshop Projects
    • Web Applications
    • Stateless Beans
    • Stateful Beans
    • Entity Beans
    • Message Driven Beans
  • Oracle WebLogic Resources
  • WebSphere Resources
  • Oracle Resources
  • Custom Metrics
  • CAMM Node
  • Service Component Architecture (SCA)
    • Components
• Exploring the Configuration Tab
  • Database Configuration
  • Resource Configuration
  • Service Level Objective Configuration
    • Service Level Objectives Configuration
  • SLO Blackout Configuration
  • Action Configuration
  • Custom Metric Configuration
• Exploring the Registration Tab
  • Adding a New Manager (RMI Configuration)
  • Editing a Previously Configured Manager (RMI Configuration)
  • Removing or Disabling a Previously Configured Manager

17 Performance Analytics

• Entity Performance Ranking
• Performance Characterization
  • Multi-Point Performance/Load Regression
  • Performance/Load Scattergram
  • Time-Based Performance Distribution
  • Performance Histogram
  • Time-Based Performance Trend
• Memory Leak Detection
• Drill Down - Bottleneck Analysis
• Drill Out - Impact Analysis

18 Exporting Data

• Data Export Modes
  • Export to File
  • Export to Database
  • Aggregation Export to File
• ADP Export Configuration
  • ADP Periodic Export Configuration
  • Manual Execution of Metric Export
  • export.xml File
• Example of Exported Data for WebLogic

19 ADP Methodology

• ADP Methodology Activities
  • Map Business SLAs to Performance SLOs
  • Specify Target Performance Characteristics
  • Performance Improvement Process
    • Characterize Baseline Performance
    • Identify Performance Bottlenecks
    • Remove Performance Bottlenecks
    • Set SLOs on Key Metrics
• Map Business SLAs to Performance SLOs
• Characterize Baseline Performance
• Identify Performance Bottlenecks
  • System Level Performance
• Set SLOs on Key Metrics
• Conclusion

20 Frequently Asked Questions About ADP

• How Many Resources Can Be Added to the ADP Manager?
• Can I Erase the darchive Directory?
• How Do I Undeploy the Agent?

A Configuration Directories and Files

• Configuration Directories
  • Directory Structure
  • Config Directory
  • BIN Directory
  • Deploy Directory
  • apache-tomcat-5.5.20 Directory
• Acsera.properties File
  • Log Files Management
  • Multi-Domain Monitoring Configuration
  • ADP RMI Port Assignment
  • ADP Aggregation and Data Life Time Configuration
  • Aggregating Incoming Metrics On the Fly
  • Configuring List of Applications To Be Monitored or Excluded From Monitoring
  • Firewall Mitigation (for Internal RMI Ports)
  • SLO Dampening
• UrlMap.properties

B Support Matrix for Application Dependency and Performance

• Standalone ADP Manager System Requirements
• ADP Manager Platform Support

Index