About Oracle Explorer

What is Oracle Explorer?

Oracle Explorer is a data collection tool. The tool comprises shell scripts and a few binary executables.

What architecture or machines does Oracle Explorer run on?

Oracle Explorer currently runs on Solaris SPARC and Solaris x86 architectures.

What's changed since the last version of Oracle Explorer?

See the CHANGES file in the explorer_install_dir/doc directory, which describes all the changes since the last release of Oracle Explorer.

What scripts and commands does Oracle Explorer run?

This varies from version to version. Most of the scripts that Oracle Explorer runs are located in the explorer_install_dir/tools/ directory. You can get a list of all the collected files and executed commands if you specify the following option on the command line:

-l path_to_log_file

The resulting file contains the list of all files and commands collected by each Oracle Explorer module. For more information, see Chapter 3, Oracle Explorer Commands, in Oracle Explorer User’s Guide.

Does Oracle Explorer support command-line arguments?

Yes. Oracle Explorer supports many command-line arguments. To find out what arguments the current version of Oracle Explorer supports, consult the man page:

man -M explorer_install_dir/man explorer

More information is available in the README.man file, which is located at:

explorer_install_dir/doc