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Oracle® Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide
12c Release 1 (12.1.0.1)
Part Number E24473-01
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Part I Administration
1
Adding Targets
Configuring Automatic Discovery
Configuring Automatic Discovery of Un-Managed Host Machines Using IP Scan
Configuring Automatic Discovery of Targets On Managed Hosts
Checking For and Promoting Discovered Targets
Manually Adding Targets
Manually Adding Host Targets
Manually Adding Non-Host Targets
2
Incident Management
Overview: Monitoring and Managing Via Incidents
Events
Incidents
Incident Composed of a Single Event
Incident Composed of Multiple Events
Incident Rule Sets
Out-of-Box Rule Sets
Incident Rule Set Types
Rules
Incident Rule Set Guidelines
Event Prioritization
Problems
Incident Manager Console
Moving from Enterprise Manager 10/11g to 12c
Before Working with Incidents
Working with Incidents
Setting Up Incident Views
Using Views to Filter Incidents, Problems, and Events
Responding and Working on a Simple Incident
Suppressing Incidents and Problems
Searching My Oracle Support Knowledge
Open Service Request
Incident Manager - Advanced Tasks
Creating an Incident Manually
Managing Workload Distribution of Incidents
Managing and Automating Incident Workflow
Set Up Tasks to Perform Before Using Incident Rules
Working with Incident Rules
Setting Up the Monitoring Environment by Defining Incident Rules
Creating an Incident Rule
Creating a Rule to Create an Incident
Creating a Rule to Manage Escalation of Incidents
Creating a Rule to Escalate a Problem
Setting Up Automated Notification for Private Rule
Creating a Rule to Receive Notification Regarding Events
Setting Up Escalations
Incident Rules - Advanced Tasks
Setting Up a Rule to Send Different Notifications for Different Severity States of an Event
Creating a Rule to Create a Ticket for Incidents
Creating a Rule to Notify Different Administrators Based on the Event Type
Creating Notification Subscription to Existing Enterprise Rules
Manually Ensuring That There Are No Events That Should Be Incidents
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Notifications
Setting Up Notifications
Setting Up a Mail Server for Notifications
Setting Up Repeat Notifications
Setting Up E-mail for Yourself
Defining E-mail Addresses
Setting Up a Notification Schedule
Subscribe to Receive E-mail for Incident Rules
Setting Up E-mail for Other Administrators
E-mail Customization
E-mail Customization Reference
Extending Notification Beyond E-mail
Custom Notification Methods Using Scripts and SNMP Traps
Adding a Notification Method based on an OS Command or Script
Adding a Notification Method Based on a PL/SQL Procedure
Adding a Notification Method Based on an SNMP Trap
Passing Corrective Action Status Change Information
Passing Corrective Action Execution Status to an OS Command or Script
Passing Corrective Action Execution Status to a PLSQL Procedure
Passing Job Execution Status Information
Passing Job Execution Status to a PL/SQL Procedure
Passing Job Execution Status to an OS Command or Script
Passing User-Defined Target Properties to Notification Methods
Management Information Base (MIB)
About MIBs
Reading the MIB Variable Descriptions
Variable Name
MIB Definition
Troubleshooting Notifications
General Setup
Notification System Errors
Notification System Trace Messages
E-mail Errors
OS Command Errors
SNMP Trap Errors
PL/SQL Errors
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Metric Extensions
What are Metric Extensions?
Metric Extension Lifecycle
Working with Metric Extensions
Administrator Privilege Requirements
Granting Create Metric Extension Privilege
Creating a New Metric Extension
Creating a New Metric Extension (Create Like)
Editing a Metric Extension
Creating the Next Version of an Existing Metric Extension
Importing a Metric Extension
Exporting a Metric Extension
Deleting a Metric Extension
Granting Edit/Full Access to Metric Extensions
Deploying Metric Extensions to a Group of Targets
Updating Older Versions of Metric Extensions Already deployed to a Group of Targets
Adapters
OS Command Adapter - Single Column
OS Command Adapter- Multiple Values
OS Command Adapter - Multiple Columns
SQL Adapter
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) Adapter
JMX Adapter
Converting User-defined Metrics to Metric Extensions
Overview
Commands
Metric Extension Command Line Verbs
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Administration Groups and Template Collections
What is an Administration Group?
Before You Begin
Creating Administration Groups and Template Collections
Developing an Administration Group
Creating an Administration Group
Defining a Hierarchy
Defining Template Collections
Associating Template Collections with Administration Groups
Modifying Administration Groups
Deleting Administration Groups
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Group Management
Introduction to Groups
Managing Groups
Using the Groups Page
Group Home Page
Group Charts Page
Group Members Page
Viewing Group Status History
System Dashboard
Out-of-Box Reports
Redundancy Groups
Privilege Propagating Groups
Creating Privilege Propagating Groups
Using the Group Administration Privilege
Adding Members to Privilege Propagating Groups
Converting Conventional Groups to Privilege Propagating Groups
Administration Groups
Working with Administration Groups
Working With Template Collections
Developing an Administration Group
Creating an Administration Group
Modifying Administration Groups
Editing Administration Group Members
Editing/Configuring the Administration Group
Deleting an Administration Group
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Job System and Corrective Actions
Job System Purpose and Overview
What Are Job Executions and Job Runs?
Operations on Job Executions and Job Runs
Preliminary Considerations
Creating Scripts
Sharing Job Responsibilities
Jobs and Groups
Creating Jobs
Selecting a Job Type
Creating an OS Command Job
Specifying a Single Operation
Specifying a Script
Access Level Rules
Creating a SQL Script Job
Specifying Targets
Options for the Parameters Page
Specifying Host and Database Credentials
Returning Error Codes from SQL Script Jobs
Creating a Multi-task Job
Job Capabilities
Specifying Targets for a Multi-task Job
Adding Tasks to the Job
Analyzing Job Activity
Generating Job Event Criteria
Enabling Events For Job Status and Targetless Jobs
Adding Targets To Generate Events For Job Status
Creating Event Rules For Job Status Change
Creating Job Status Change Event Rules For Jobs
Creating Job Status Change Event Rules For Targets
Creating Corrective Actions
Creating Corrective Actions for Metrics
Creating a Library Corrective Action
Specifying Access to Corrective Actions
Defining or Modifying Access
Access Level Rules
Setting Up Notifications for Corrective Actions
Providing Agent-side Response Actions
Specifying Commands and Scripts
Using Target Properties in Commands
Advanced Usage
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Compliance
Compliance Overview
Terminology Used in Compliance
Accessing the Compliance Features
Privileges and Roles Needed to Use the Compliance Features
Evaluating Compliance
Accessing Compliance Statistics
How to Determine the Compliance Standard Rule Being Violated and the Target Causing the Violation
How to View All the Violations Reported for Your Enterprise
Viewing Compliance Summary Information
Viewing Target Compliance Evaluation Results
Viewing Compliance Framework Evaluation Results
Investigating Compliance Violations and Evaluation Results
Investigating Evaluation Errors
Compliance Audit by a Compliance Auditor
Compliance Reports
Compliance Score and Importance
How Compliance Score of a Compliance Standard Rule-Target Is Calculated
How Compliance Score of a Real-time Monitoring Rule is Calculated
How Compliance Score of a Compliance Standard for a Target Is Calculated
How Compliance Score of a Compliance Framework Is Calculated
How Compliance Score of a Parent Node Is Calculated
Managing Compliance
About Compliance Frameworks
Operations on Compliance Frameworks
Creating a Compliance Framework
Creating Like a Compliance Framework
Editing a Compliance Framework
Deleting a Compliance Framework
Exporting a Compliance Framework
Importing a Compliance Framework
Browsing Compliance Frameworks
Searching Compliance Frameworks
Browsing Compliance Framework Evaluation Results
Searching Compliance Framework Evaluation Results
Browsing Compliance Framework Errors
Searching Compliance Framework Errors
Verifying Database Targets Are Compliant with Compliance Frameworks
About Compliance Standards
Operations on Compliance Standards
Creating a Compliance Standard
Creating Like a Compliance Standard
Editing a Compliance Standard
Deleting a Compliance Standard
Exporting a Compliance Standard
Importing a Compliance Standard
Browsing Compliance Standards
Searching Compliance Standards
Browsing Compliance Standard Evaluation Results
Searching Compliance Standard Evaluation Results
Browsing Compliance Standard Errors
Searching Compliance Standard Errors
Associating a Compliance Standard with Targets
Compliance Standards Provided by Oracle
About Compliance Standard Rule Folders
Creating Rule Folders
Managing Rule Folders in a Compliance Standard
About Compliance Standard Rules
Operations on Compliance Standards Rules
Creating a Compliance Standard Rule
Creating Like a Compliance Standard Rule
Editing a Compliance Standard Rule
Deleting a Compliance Standard Rule
Exporting a Compliance Standard Rule
Importing a Compliance Standard Rule
Browsing Compliance Standard Rules
Searching Compliance Standard Rules
Compliance Standard Rules Provided by Oracle
WebLogic Server Signature Rules
About WLS Signature Rules
Creating a WLS Signature Rule
WLS Signature Rule Example
Real-time Monitoring Facets
About Real-time Monitoring Facets
Facet Entity Types
Facet Patterns
Operations on Facets
Creating and Editing Facets
Deleting a Facet
Using Create Like to Create a New Facet
Importing and Exporting Facets
Changing Base Facet Attributes Not Yet Used In a Rule
Viewing the Facet Library
Operations on Real-time Monitoring Rules
Creating a Real-time Monitoring Rule
Editing a Rule
Viewing Real-time Monitoring Rules
Deleting a Rule
Saving a Development Copy of a Rule Prior to Production
Importing and Exporting Rules
Setting Severity Levels for Rules
Setting Target Criteria For a Rule
Selecting the Types of Actions You Want to Monitor
Using Facets As Filters In Rules
Controlling Observation Bundle Lifetimes
Creating a Facet Inline While Creating a Rule
Real-Time Observations
Viewing Observations
Viewing Observations By Systems
Viewing Observations By Compliance Framework
Viewing Details of an Incident
Viewing a Summary of Observation Bundle Reconciliation Results From Incident Pages
Viewing Observations With Compliance Violations From the Target Search Page
Authorized and Unauthorized Real-Time Observations
Automatically Specifying Whether Real-time Observation Is Authorized
Annotating Change Requests With Observation Details for Authorized Observations
Treating Observation Bundles With Unauthorized Observations As Compliance Violations
Overriding the Automatic Determination of Authorized or Unauthorized For an Observation
Manually Setting an Observation As Authorized Or Not Authorized
Notifying a User When An Observation Occurs Without Change Management Integration
Notifying a User When An Authorized Observation Occurs
Determining Whether Notifications On Unauthorized Observations Have Been Acknowledged, Reassigned, Or Escalated
Operations on Observations
Selecting Observation Attributes to Display When Viewing Observations
Searching Observations By Observation Attributes
Changing Status and Annotating Observations
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Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Mobile
System Requirements
Initial Setup
Connecting the First Time
Login Screen
Manage Settings
What You Can Do in Incident Manager Using Cloud Control Mobile
Working in Cloud Control Mobile
Viewing Incidents and Problems
Changing Views
Performing Actions
Tips and Tricks
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Information Publisher
About Information Publisher
Out-of-Box Report Definitions
Custom Reports
Creating Custom Reports
Report Parameters
Report Elements
Scheduling Reports
Flexible Schedules
Storing and Purging Report Copies
E-mailing Reports
Sharing Reports
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Enterprise Manager Security
About Oracle Enterprise Manager Security
Enterprise Manager Authentication
Repository-Based Authentication
Oracle Access Manager Single Sign-On
Single Sign-On Based Authentication
Registering Enterprise Manager as a Partner Application
Removing Single Sign-On Configuration
Registering Single Sign-On Users as Enterprise Manager Administrators
Bypassing the Single Sign-On Logon Page
Restoring the Default Authentication Method
Enterprise User Security Based Authentication
Registering Enterprise Users as Enterprise Manager Users
Microsoft Active Directory Based Authentication
Configure WebLogic Server Authentication
Manage Active Directory Users with External Roles
Password Management for Active Directory Users
Remove Active Directory Users
Remove Active Directory Authentication
Enterprise Manager Authorization
Authentication Scheme
Classes of Users
Privileges and Roles
Granting Privileges
Configuring Secure Communication (SSL) for Cloud Contro
About Enterprise Manager Framework Security
Enabling Security for the Oracle Management Service
Creating a New Certificate Authority
Viewing the Security Status and OMS Port Information
Configuring Transparent Layer Security
Securing the Oracle Management Agent
Enabling Security with Multiple Management Service Installations
Restricting HTTP Access to the Management Service
Managing Agent Registration Passwords
Using the Cloud Control Console to Manage Agent Registration Passwords
Using emctl to Add a New Agent Registration Password
Configuring the OMS with Server Load Balance
Enabling Security for the Management Repository Database
About Oracle Advanced Security and the sqlnet.ora Configuration File
Configuring the Management Service to Connect to a Secure Management Repository Database
Enabling Oracle Advanced Security for the Management Repository
Enabling Security for a Management Agent Monitoring a Secure Management Repository or Database
Configuring Third Party Certificates
Configuring Third Party Certificate for HTTPS Upload Virtual Host
Configuring Third Party Certificate for HTTPS Console Virtual Host
Accessing Managed Targets
Credential Subsystem
Named Credential
Job Credentials
Monitoring Credentials
Collection Credentials
Preferred Credentials
Managing Credentials Using EMCLI
Setting Up SSH Key-based Host Authentication
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) Support for Hosts
Configuring PAM for RHEL4 Users
Configuring PAM for AIX Users
Sudo and PowerBroker Support
Creating a Privilege Delegation Setting
Cryptographic Support
Configuring the emkey
emctl Commands
emctl status emkey
emctl config emkey -copy_to_credstore
emctl config emkey -copy_to_repos
emctl config emkey -copy_to_file_from_credstore
emctl config emkey -copy_to_file_from_repos
emctl config emkey -copy_to_credstore_from_file
emctl config emkey -copy_to_repos_from_file
emctl config emkey -remove_from_repos
Install and Upgrade Scenarios
Installing the Management Repository
Installing the First Oracle Management Service
Upgrading from 10.2 or 11.1 to 12.1
Recreating the Management Repository
Setting Up the Auditing System for Enterprise Manager
Configuring the Enterprise Manager Audit System
Configuring the Audit Data Export Service
Updating the Audit Settings
Searching the Audit Data
List of Operations Audited
Additional Security Considerations
Changing the SYSMAN and MGMT_VIEW Passwords
Changing the SYSMAN User Password
Changing the MGMT_VIEW User Password
Configuring Beacons to Monitor Web Applications Over HTTPS
Patching Oracle Homes When the User is Locked
Cloning Oracle Homes
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Sizing Your Enterprise Manager Deployment
Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Architecture Overview
Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Sizing and Performance Methodology
Step 1: Choosing a Starting Platform Cloud Control Deployment
Network Topology Considerations
Step 2: Periodically Evaluate the Vital Signs of Your Site
Step 3: Use DBA and Enterprise Manager Tasks To Eliminate Bottlenecks Through Housekeeping
Offline Monthly Tasks
Step 4: Eliminate Bottlenecks Through Tuning
High CPU Utilization
Loader Vital Signs
Rollup Vital Signs
Rollup Process
Job, Notification, and Alert Vital Signs
I/O Vital Signs
The Oracle Enterprise Manager Performance Page
Determining the Optimum Number of Middle Tier OMS Servers
Step 5: Extrapolating Linearly Into the Future for Sizing Requirements
Using Returning Query Safeguards to Improve Performance
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Enterprise Configuration Management
Targets and Configuration Collections
Cloud Control and Configuration Management
Configuration Search
Configuration Comparisons
Configuration Views
Configuration History
Custom Configuration Specifications
Client Configurations
Client System Analyzer in Cloud Control
Client System Analyzer Deployed Independently
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Configuration Comparisons, Templates, and Rules
Comparison Templates
Create or Edit a Comparison Template
Managing Templates
Comparison Wizard
Select a Configuration to Compare Against
Select Configurations to Compare
Select a Template to Use in the Comparison
Map Members in a System Comparison
Schedule the Comparison and Create a Notification List
Review the Comparison Parameters and Submit the Job
Working with Comparison Results
Comparisons and Job Activity
System Comparisons
Single Target Comparisons
Specifying Rules
Rules Expression Reference
Rule Examples
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Custom Configurations, Parsers, and Rules
Manage Custom Configurations
Create or Edit a Custom Configuration
View a Custom Configuration
Enable Facet Synchronization
Export a Custom Configuration
Import a Custom Configuration
Delete a Custom Configuration
Deploy and Undeploy Custom Configurations
About Save, Save As, and Versioning
About Custom Configurations and Privileges
About Parsers
Manage Parsers
XML Parsers
Default XML Parser
WebLogic Attribute-keyed Parser
WebSphere Attribute-keyed Parsers
Generic XML Parser
WebSphere Generic Parser
XML Parser Examples
Format-specific Parsers
Columnar Parsers
Columnar Parser Parameters
Properties Parsers
Basic Properties Parser Parameters
Advanced Properties Parser Parameters
Advanced Properties Parser Constructs
Parsed Files and Rules
Sample XML File Parsing and Rule Application
Sample Non-XML File Parsing and Rule Application
Sample SQL Query Parsing and Rule Application
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Enterprise Manager Diagnosability
Fault Diagnostics Framework
Automatic Diagnostic Workflow
Fault Diagnosability Infrastructure
Automatic Diagnostic Repository
Incident Manager
Support Workbench
Perform Health Checks and Run Diagnostics Kit
Incident Packaging Service (IPS)
Draft Service Request Acknowledgment
Using the Support Workbench to Investigate Problems
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Updating Cloud Control
Using Self Update
What Can Be Updated?
Setting Up Self Update
Setting Up Enterprise Manager Self Update Mode
Assigning Self Update Privileges to Users
Setting Up the Software Library
Setting Up the EMCLI Utility (Optional)
Applying an Update
Applying an Update in Online Mode
Applying an Update in Offline Mode
Acquiring or Updating Management Agent Software
Acquiring Management Agent Software in Online Mode
Acquiring Management Agent Software in Offline Mode
Deploying and Updating Plug-ins
Deploying a Plug-in
Downloading a Plug-in from the Enterprise Manager Store
Importing an External Archive into Enterprise Manager
Deploying a Plug-in to Oracle Management Service (OMS)
Adding Targets for the Plug-in to Monitor
Important Details Regarding Plug-in Deployment
Updating a Plug-in
Downloading the Latest Plug-in Archive from the Oracle Enterprise Manager Store
Upgrading a Plug-in on Oracle Management Service
Upgrading a Plug-in on a Management Agent
Removing a Plug-in
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Patching Enterprise Manager
Overview
Patching OMS and Management Repository
OMS Patches
Repository Patches
Applying OMS and Repository Patches
Patching Enterprise Manager Agents
Management Agent Patches
Patches and Updates Versus My Oracle Support
Automated Agent Patching
Accessing Patches and Updates
Viewing Patch Recommendations
Searching Patches
Applying Agent Patches
Verifying the Applied Agent Patches
Validating Agent Patch Errors
Deinstalling the Applied Agent Patches
Troubleshooting Agent Deployment
Manual Agent Patching
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Configuring Software Library
Overview of Software Library
Users, Roles, and Privileges
Software Library Storage
Upload File Locations
Referenced File Location
Prerequisites for Configuring Software Library
Configuring Software Library Storage Location
Configuring an OMS Shared File System Storage Location
Configuring an OMS Agent Storage Location
Configuring a Referenced Storage Location
Maintaining Software Library
Periodic Maintenance Tasks
Re-Importing Oracle Owned Entity Files
Deleting Software Library Storage Location
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Monitoring Using Web Services and JMX
Overview
Monitoring Using Web Services in Enterprise Manager
Creating Metadata and Default Collection Files
Web Services CLI Command-line Tool Syntax
Web Services Command-line Tool Security
Generating the Files
Monitoring Using WS-Management in Enterprise Manager
Creating Metadata and Default Collection Files
WS-Management CLI Command-line Tool Syntax
Command-line Tool Security
Generating Target Metadata and Collection Files
Monitoring JMX Applications Deployed on Oracle Application Servers (OC4J)
Creating Metadata and Default Collection Files
JMX Command-line Tool Syntax
Generating the Files
Displaying Target Status Information
Monitoring a Standalone JMX-instrumented Java Application or Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Target
Generating Metadata and Default Collection Files
JMX Command-line Tool Syntax
Generating the Files
Using the Metadata and Default Collection Files
Monitoring JMX Applications Deployed on Oracle WebLogic Application Servers
Creating Metadata and Default Collection Files using jmxcli
JMX Command-line Tool Syntax
Generating the Files
Displaying Target Status Information
Using the Metadata and Default Collection Files
Creating a Management Plug-in Archive
Importing a Management Plug-in
Deploying a Management Plug-in
Adding a Target to Management Agent
Adding a Web Services Target - CalculatorService
Adding a WS-Management Target - TrafficLight
Configuring a Standalone Java Application or JVM Target
Adding a Target Instance for a Custom J2EE Application on WebLogic
Monitoring Credential Setup
Viewing Monitored Metrics
Creating JMX Metric Extensions
Using the Enterprise Manager Console
Using the JMXCLI to create a Metric Extension Archive
Surfacing Metrics from a Standalone JVM or Oracle Coherence
Using the Enterprise Manager Console
Using JMXCLI
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Configuring Services
Summary of Service Management Tasks
Setting up the System
Creating a Service
Configuring a Service
Availability Definition
Performance Metrics
Usage Metrics
Business Metrics
Service Tests and Beacons
Creating an ATS Service Test Using OATS Load Script
Configuring the Beacons
Configuring Windows Beacons for Web Transaction (Browser) Playback
Root Cause Analysis Configuration
Getting the Most From Root Cause Analysis
Recording Web Transactions
Monitoring Settings
Configuring Aggregate Services
Setting Up Monitoring Templates
Configuring Service Tests and Beacons
Configuring Service Levels
Defining Service Level Rules
Viewing Service Level Details
Configuring a Service Using the Command Line Interface
Troubleshooting Service Tests
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Identity Management
About Oracle Identity Management
Using Cloud Control for Monitoring Identity Management Targets
Identity and Access Dashboard
Identity Management Component Server Home Page
Configuration Management
Identity Management Systems
Identity Management Services
Monitoring Services
Identity Management Root Cause Analysis
Automated Identity Management Monitoring and Alerts
Diagnosing Identity Management Performance and Availability Problems
Leveraging the Cloud Control Management Framework
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Lifecycle Management
Overview of Lifecycle Management Solutions
Advantages of Using Provisioning and Patching Features
Wide Coverage Across the Stack
Provisioning Operating System
Provisioning Database and Middleware
Upgrading Databases and Software
Patching Database and Middleware Targets
Patching Linux Hosts
Enhanced Linux Patching for ULN
Patching Features
Customizing Deployment Procedures
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Starting and Stopping Enterprise Manager Components
Controlling the Oracle Management Agent
Starting, Stopping, and Checking the Status of the Management Agent on UNIX
Starting and Stopping the Management Agent on Windows
Checking the Status of the Management Agent on Windows
Controlling the Oracle Management Service
Controlling the Management Service on UNIX
Using emctl to Start, Stop, and Check the Status of the Oracle Management Service
Controlling the Management Service on Windows
Controlling Fusion Middleware Control
Guidelines for Starting Multiple Enterprise Manager Components on a Single Host
Starting and Stopping Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control
Starting Cloud Control and All Its Components
Stopping Cloud Control and All Its Components
Additional Management Agent Commands
Uploading and Reloading Data to the Management Repository
Specifying New Target Monitoring Credentials
Listing the Targets on a Managed Host
Controlling Blackouts
Changing the Management Agent Time Zone
Reevaluating Metric Collections
emctl Commands
Using emctl.log File
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Locating and Configuring Enterprise Manager Log Files
Managing Log Files
Viewing Log Files and Their Messages
Searching Log Files
Searching Log Files: Basic Searches
Searching Log Files: Advanced Searches
Downloading Log Files
Locating and Configuring Management Agent Log and Trace Files
About the Management Agent Log and Trace Files
Structure of Agent Log Files
Locating the Management Agent Log and Trace Files
Setting Oracle Management Agent Log Levels
Setting gcagent.log
Setting gcagent_error.log
Setting the Log Level for Individual Classes and Packages
Setting gcagent_mdu.log
Setting the TRACE Level
Locating and Configuring Oracle Management Service Log and Trace Files
About the Oracle Management Service Log and Trace Files
Locating Oracle Management Service Log and Trace Files
Controlling the Size and Number of Oracle Management Service Log and Trace Files
Controlling the Contents of the Oracle Management Service Trace File
Controlling the Oracle WebLogic Server and Oracle HTTP Server Log Files
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Maintaining and Troubleshooting the Management Repository
Management Repository Deployment Guidelines
Management Repository Data Retention Policies
Management Repository Default Aggregation and Purging Policies
Management Repository Default Aggregation and Purging Policies for Other Management Data
Modifying the Default Aggregation and Purging Policies
Modifying Data Retention Policies When Targets Are Deleted
How to Modify the Retention Period of Job History
DBMS_SCHEDULER Troubleshooting
Repository and Sizing Requirements for Fusion Middleware Monitoring in Enterprise Manager Release 12g
ADP Monitoring
JVMD Monitoring
Changing the SYSMAN Password
Dropping and Recreating the Management Repository
Dropping the Management Repository
Recreating the Management Repository
Using the RepManager Script to Create the Management Repository
Using a Connect Descriptor to Identify the Management Repository Database
Troubleshooting Management Repository Creation Errors
Package Body Does Not Exist Error While Creating the Management Repository
Server Connection Hung Error While Creating the Management Repository
General Troubleshooting Techniques for Creating the Management Repository
Cross Platform Enterprise Manager Repository Migration
Common Prerequisites
Methodologies
Cross Platform Transportable Tablespaces
Data Pump
Export/Import
Post Migration Verification
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Maintaining Enterprise Manager
Overview: Managing the Manager
Management Services and Repository
Viewing Enterprise Manager Topology/Charts
Viewing Enterprise Manager Services
Controlling and Configuring Management Agents
Agent Home Page
Controlling a Single Agent
Configuring Single Agents
Controlling Multiple Agents
Configuring Multiple Agents
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Discovering and Managing Exadata Targets and Systems
Automatically Discovering an Oracle Database Machine
Viewing the Topology of an Existing DB Machine Target
Drilling Down to Individual Targets
Viewing Critical Hardware Information for the DB Machine
Viewing DB Machine Alerts
Adding Exadata Components Manually
About Oracle Exadata Storage Server
Using Exadata As a Cloud Control Target
Performing Administration Tasks on Exadata Cells
Performing Administration Tasks on Infiniband Networks
Launching the IORM Performance Page
Viewing an Exadata Cell Configuration
Managing a Single I/O Resource Management Allocation
Accessing Oracle Support Workbench for Exadata Cell
Changing the IORM Mode and Updating the IORM Objective
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Using Active Reports
Using Active Reports to Mail a Report
Using Active Reports to Save a Report
Generating an Active Report from the SQL Details Page
Generating an Active Report from the SQL Performance Analyzer (SPA) Page
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Using Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud
Using the Exalogic Elastic Cloud Discovery Wizard
Displaying and Using the Exalogic Elastic Cloud Home Page and Dashboard
Viewing Application Deployments in Exalogic Elastic Cloud Targets
Viewing Weblogic Domains in Exalogic Elastic Cloud Targets
Viewing Coherence Clusters in Exalogic Elastic Cloud Targets
Viewing Hosts in Exalogic Elastic Cloud Targets
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Installation to Support Real-time Configuration Change Monitoring
Real-Time Monitoring
Resource Consumption Considerations
OS File Monitoring Archiving
OS File Read Monitoring
Creating Facets That Have Very Broad Coverage
Enterprise Manager Repository Sizing
Configuring Monitoring Credentials
Preparing To Monitor Linux Hosts
OS File Monitoring
Debugging Kernel Module Issues
Preparing To Monitor Windows Hosts
Verifying Auditing Is Configured Properly
Subinacl External Requirements
Preparing To Monitor Solaris Hosts
Auditing Users
Audit Logs and Disk Space
Managing Audit Files
Preparing To Monitor the Oracle Database
Setting Auditing User Privileges
Specifying Audit Options
Setting Up Change Request Management Integration
BMC Remedy Action Request System 7.1 Integration
Remedy Installation and Customization
Repository Views Related to Real-time Monitoring Features
Modifying Data Retention Periods
Part II Enterprise Manager High Availability
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Setting Up Enterprise Manager High Availability
Installation Best Practices for Enterprise Manager High Availability
Configuring the Management Agent to Automatically Start on Boot and Restart on Failure
Configuring Restart for the Management Agent
Installing the Management Agent Software on Redundant Storage
Install the Management Service Shared File Areas on Redundant Storage
Managing Multiple Hosts and Deploying a Remote Management Repository
Deploying Cloud Control Components on a Single Host
Installing Multiple OMSs in Active/Active configuration
Configuring the First Management Service for High Availability
Management Service Install Location
Configuring Additional Management Services
Installing a Fresh Additional Management Service According MAA Best Practices
Retrofitting MAA Best Practices on Existing Additional Management Service
Configuring Shared File System Loader
Configuring Software Library
Configuring a Load Balancer
SLB Setup
Enterprise Manager Side Setup
Reconfiguring the Oracle Management Agent
Configuring the Management Agent to Use a New Management Service
Securing the Management Agent
Changing the Management Agent Port
Controlling the Amount of Disk Space Used by the Management Agent
About the Management Agent Watchdog Process
Setting the Management Agent Time Zone
Adding Trust Points to the Management Agent Configuration
Configuring Standby Management Service
Installing the First Standby Management Service
Installing Additional Standby Management Services
Validating Your Installation and Complete the Setup
How to Configure Cloud Control OMS in Active/Passive Environment for High Availability Failover Using Virtual Host Names
Overview and Requirements
Installation and Configuration
Setting Up the Virtual Host Name/Virtual IP Address
Setting Up Shared Storage
Setting Up the Environment
Synchronizing Operating System IDs
Setting Up Shared Inventory
Installing the Software
Windows Specific Configuration Steps
Starting Up Services
Summary
Configuring the Management Repository
Post Management Service - Install Management Repository Configuration
Converting the Enterprise Manager Repository from Single Instance to RAC
Task 1: Provision Oracle Clusterware, Oracle ASM, and Oracle RAC
Task 2: Create a Single-Instance Physical Standby Database on the New Cluster
Task 3: Prepare the Environment Prior to Conversion
Task 4: Convert the Physical Standby Database to an Oracle RAC Database
Task 5: Perform a Switchover and Enable Additional Threads
Configuring Management Service to Management Repository Communication
Configuring Standby Database for the Enterprise Manager Repository
Disaster Recovery
Setup Standby Management Service
Installing the First Standby Management Service
Installing Additional Standby Management Services
Setup Standby Database
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High Availability Solutions
Latest High Availability Information
Defining High Availability
Levels of High Availability
Determining Your High Availability Needs
Comparing Availability Levels
Implementing High Availability Levels
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Configuring Monitoring for Enterprise Manager High Availability
Configuration With Cloud Control
Console Warnings, Alerts, and Notifications
Configure Additional Error Reporting Mechanisms
Component Backup
Troubleshooting
Upload Delay for Monitoring Data
Notification Delay of Target State Change
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Backing Up Enterprise Manager
Backing Up Your Deployment
Repository Backup
Repository Backup
Oracle Management Service Backup
Backing Up the OMS
Agent Backup
Backing Up Agents
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Enterprise Manager Outages
Enterprise Manager Recovery
Repository Recovery
Recovery Scenarios
Full Recovery on the Same Host
Incomplete Recovery on the Same Host
Full Recovery on a Different Host
Incomplete Recovery on a Different Host
Recovering the OMS
OMS Recovery Scenarios
Single OMS, No Server Load Balancer (SLB), OMS Restored on the same Host
Single OMS, No SLB, OMS Restored on a Different Host
Single OMS, No SLB, OMS Restored on a Different Host using the Original Hostname
Multiple OMS, Server Load Balancer, Primary OMS Recovered on the Same Host
Multiple OMS, Server Load Balancer configured, Primary OMS Recovered on a Different Host
Multiple OMS, SLB configured, additional OMS recovered on same or different host
Recovering Agents
Agent Recovery Scenarios
Agent Reinstall Using the Same Port
Agent Restore from Filesystem Backup
Recovering from a Simultaneous OMS-Repository Failure
Collapsed Configuration: Incomplete Repository Recovery, Primary OMS on the Same Host
Distributed Configuration: Incomplete Repository Recovery, Primary OMS and additional OMS on Different Hosts, SLB Configured
Switchover
Failover
Automatic Failover
How to Configure Cloud Control OMS in Active/Passive Environment for High Availability Failover Using Virtual Host Names
Overview and Requirements
Installation and Configuration
Setting Up the Virtual Host Name/Virtual IP Address
Setting Up Shared Storage
Setting Up the Environment
Synchronizing Operating System IDs
Setting Up Shared Inventory
Installing the Software
Windows Specific Configuration Steps
Starting Up Services
Summary
Configuring Targets for Failover in Active/Passive Environments
Target Relocation in Active/Passive Environments
Installation and Configuration
Prerequisites
Configuration Steps
Failover Procedure
Fallback Procedure
EM CLI Parameter Reference
Script Examples
Relocation Script
Start Listener Script
Stop Listener Script
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