Preface

This book describes how to set up a Private Cloud, manage and deploy virtualization targets with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Release 5. The preface covers the following:

Audience

This document is intended for administrators who want to setup and manage the cloud infrastructure. It is also intended for Cloud Administrators, Self Service Administrators and Self Service Users.

Supported Plug-ins

The features in this book pertain to the following plug-ins:

Note:

It is recommended that you check the My Oracle Support Note 1549855.1 for the latest patches.
Plug-in Name (My Oracle Support Plug-in Name (Self Update) Version
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud Application 12.1.0.10
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Consolidation Planning and Chargeback

Note: This is an optional plugin.

Oracle Consolidation Planning and Chargeback 12.1.0.7
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Virtualization Oracle Virtualization 12.1.0.7
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Virtualization Infrastructure Oracle Virtual Infrastructure 12.1.0.2
Note: The Oracle Virtual Infrastructure plugin is required for direct monitoring of Xen based systems. See Section 10, "Direct Monitoring of Xen Based Systems".
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Cloud Framework Oracle Cloud Framework 12.1.0.3
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Database Oracle Database 12.1.0.8
Enterprise Manager for Storage Management

Note: This is an optional plugin

Oracle Storage Management Framework 12.1.0.6
Enterprise Manager for Oracle Fusion Middleware Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.1.0.8

Note:

To use the latest updates, you must upgrade all the plugins to the versions listed in the table. For instance, if you upgrade the Oracle Database plugin from 12.1.0.7 to 12.1.0.8, you must upgrade the Oracle Cloud Application plugin from 12.1.0.9 to 12.1.0.10.

Documentation Accessibility

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Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Enterprise Manager documentation set:

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Introduction

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Basic Installation Guide

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide

  • Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide

For the latest releases of these and other Oracle documentation, check the Oracle Technology Network at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/index.html#em

Oracle Enterprise Manager also provides extensive Online Help. Click Help at the top of any Enterprise Manager page to display the online help window.

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

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