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6 Installing Enterprise Manager System

This chapter describes how you can install a new Enterprise Manager system while utilizing an existing, certified Oracle Database to store Oracle Management Repository (Management Repository). In particular, this section covers the following:

Overview

You can install Enterprise Manager Cloud Control with either simple or advanced configuration.

Simple Installs with typical, default configuration. As the name suggests, it is simple and quick — you are prompted to enter only the administrator password and the database connection details.

While the database connection details are used for connecting to your existing, certified Oracle Database, the administrator password is used as a common password for SYSMAN user account, WebLogic user account, node manager user account, and also for authenticating new Oracle Management Agents that join the Enterprise Manager system.

The rest of the installation comes with default settings and preferences that Oracle believes you will need for a complete Enterprise Manager system.

This option is meant for administrators who do not worry about the granular control of the installer and want to install the Enterprise Manager System quickly.
Advanced Installs with custom or advanced configuration, and is more flexible — you are prompted to enter WebLogic Server details, database connection details, data file locations for tablespaces, a password for creating the SYSMAN user account, and also customize ports according to your environment.

As part of a new Enterprise Manager system, the installation wizard does the following:

By default, the following are the contents of the middleware home for this type of installation:

<middleware_home>
    |_____wlserver_10.3
    |_____jdk16
    |_____oms
    |_____plugins
         |_____oracle.sysman.db.oms.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
         |_____oracle.sysman.emas.oms.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
         |_____oracle.sysman.mos.oms.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
    |_____agent
         |_____plugins
               |_____oracle.sysman.db.agent.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
               |_____oracle.sysman.db.discovery.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
               |_____oracle.sysman.emas.agent.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
               |_____oracle.sysman.emas.discovery.plugin_12.1.0.1.0
         |_____core
               |_____12.1.0.1.0
         |_____agent_inst
         |_____sbin
         |_____agentimage.properties
    |_____gc_inst
    |_____Oracle_WT
    |_____oracle_common
    |_____utils
    |_____logs
    |_____modules
    |_____user_project
    |_____ocm.rsp
    |_____registry.dat
    |_____domain-registry.xml
    |_____registry.xml

Before You Begin

Before you begin, keep these points in mind:

Prerequisites

Table 6-1 lists the prerequisites you must meet before installing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

Table 6-1 Prerequisites for Installing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control

Requirement Description

Hardware Requirements

Ensure that you meet the hard disk space and physical memory requirements as described in Chapter 2.

Operating System Requirements

Ensure that you install Enterprise Manager Cloud Control only on certified operating systems as mentioned in the Enterprise Manager Certification Matrix available on My Oracle Support.

To access this matrix, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to My Oracle Support, and click the Certifications tab.

  2. On the Certifications page, in the Certification Search region, from the Product list, select Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

  3. From the Release list, select 12.1.0.1.0, and click Search.

Note: If you use Oracle Solaris 10, then ensure that you have update 9 or higher installed. To verify whether it is installed, run the following command:

cat /etc/release

You should see the output similar to the following. Here, s10s_u6 indicates that update 6 is already installed.

Solaris 10 10/08 s10s_u6wos_07b SPARC

Package Requirements

Ensure that you install all the operating system-specific packages as described in Chapter 3.

Operating System Groups and Users Requirements

Ensure that you create the required operating system groups and users as described in Chapter 4.

Unique Host Name and Static IP Address Requirements

Ensure that you check the network configuration to verify that the host on which you are installing resolves to a unique host name and a static IP address that are visible to other hosts in the network.

Note: You must use only a static IP address. If you use a dynamic IP address, the installation will fail.

Temporary Directory Space Requirements

Ensure that you allocate 400 MB of space for a temporary directory where the executables can be copied.

By default, the temporary directory location set to the environment variable TMP or TEMP is honored. If both are set, then TEMP is honored. If none of them are set, then the following default values are honored: /tmp on UNIX hosts and c:\Temp on Microsoft Windows hosts.

Central Inventory Requirements

Ensure that you allocate 100 MB of space for the central inventory directory.

Also ensure that the central inventory directory is not on a shared file system. If it is already on a shared file system, then switch over to a non-shared file system by following the instructions outlined in My Oracle Support note 1092645.1.

UMASK Value Requirements

Ensure that you set the default file mode creation mask (umask) to 022 in the shell startup file.

For example:

  • Bash Shell

    $ . ./.bash_profile

  • Bourne or Korn Shell

    $ . ./.profile

  • C Shell

    % source ./.login

File Descriptor Requirements

Ensure that you set the file descriptor to a minimum of 4096.

To verify the current value set to the file descriptors, run the following command:

/bin/sh -c "ulimit -n"

If the current value is not 4096 or greater, then as a root user, update the /etc/security/limits.conf file with the following entries:

<UID> soft nofile 4096

<UID> hard nofile 4096

Existing Database Version Requirements

Ensure that the existing database is a certified database as mentioned in the Enterprise Manager Certification Matrix available on My Oracle Support.

To access this matrix, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to My Oracle Support, and click the Certifications tab.

  2. On the Certifications page, in the Certification Search region, from the Product list, select Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

  3. From the Release list, select 12.1.0.1.0, and click Search.

Important:

  • Ensure that the database is patched with all the Patch Set Updates (PSU) or Critical Patch Updates (CPU) released for that release. Also ensure that you apply the patches

  • If you use Oracle Database 11g Release 2 (11.2.0.1), then ensure that you apply the patches for bugs 10014178 and 8799099.

  • If you use Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.7), then ensure that you apply Patch Set Update 2 and the patches for bugs 8644757 and 7525072.

Host File Requirements

Ensure that the host name specified in the /etc/hosts file is unique, and ensure that it maps to the correct IP address of that host. Otherwise, the installation can fail on the product-specific prerequisite check page.

The following is the recommended format of the /etc/hosts file:

<ip> <fully_qualified_host_name> <short_host_name>

For example,

141.81.5.71 host1.foo.com host1

According to RFC 952, the following are the assumptions: A name (Net, Host, Gateway, or Domain name) is a text string up to 24 characters drawn from the alphabet (A-Z), digits (0-9), minus sign (-), and period (.). Note that periods are only allowed when they serve to delimit components of domain style names. No blank or space characters are permitted as part of a name. No distinction is made between upper and lower case. The first character must be an alpha character.

Also, if DNS server is configured in your environment, then you should be able to use DNS to resolve the name of the host on which you want to install the OMS.

For example, all these commands must return the same output:

nslookup host1

nslookup host1.foo.com

nslookup 141.81.5.71

Installing User Requirements

Ensure that you meet the following requirements:

  • (For UNIX only) The installation must NOT be run by a root user.

  • (For Microsoft Windows only) User must be part of the ORA-DBA group and have administrator permissions.

  • (For Microsoft Windows only) User must belong to the DBA group, and have permissions to perform the following: Act as part of the operating system, Create a token object, Log on as a batch job, and Adjust memory quotas for a process.

    To verify whether the install user has these rights, from the Start menu, click Settings and then select Control Panel. From the Control Panel window, select Administrative Tools, and from the Administrative Tools window, select Local Security Settings. In the Local Security Settings window, from the tree structure, expand Local Policies, and then expand User Rights Assignment.

Permission Requirements

  • Ensure that you have write permission in the middleware home and the Oracle Management Service Instance Base location.

  • Ensure that you have write permission in the temporary directory where the executables will be copied. For example, /tmp or c:\Temp.

  • Ensure that you have write permission in the location where you want to create the Central Inventory (oraInventory) if it does not already exist. If the Central Inventory already exists, then ensure that you have write permission in the inventory directory.

  • Ensure that the user who installed the existing Oracle Database has write permission in the data file locations where the data files for the new tablespaces will be copied.

    These tablespaces and data files are created while configuring Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. While installing with simple configuration ( Installing with Simple Configuration), the installer automatically honors the default locations so you are not prompted for them. However, while installing with custom configuration ( Installing with Advanced Configuration), the installer prompts you to validate or enter the locations explicitly.

Central Inventory Location Requirements

Ensure that the Central Inventory (oraInventory) is not in a shared location. When you use the /etc/oraInst.loc file, ensure that the inventory location specified there is not pointing to a shared location. If it is, change it to a non-shared location.

Proximity Requirements

Ensure that the host on which the OMS is being installed and the host on which the Management Repository is being configured are located in close proximity to each other. Ideally, the round trip network latency between the two should be less than 1 millisecond.

Port Requirements

Ensure that the ports you assign (within the given range) to the following components are free and available:

  • Admin Server HTTP SSL Port = 7101 - 7200

  • Enterprise Manager Upload HTTP Port = 4889 - 4898

  • Enterprise Manager Upload HTTP SSL Port = 1159, 4899 - 4908

  • Enterprise Manager Central Console HTTP Port = 7788 - 7798

  • Enterprise Manager Central Console HTTP SSL Port = 7799 - 7809

  • Oracle Management Agent Port = 3872, 1830 - 1849

To verify if a port is free, run the following command:

netstat -anp | grep <port no>

Internet Connection Requirements

Oracle recommends that the host from where you are running the installer have a connection to the Internet so that the configuration information can be automatically collected and uploaded to My Oracle Support.

Installation Procedure

This section describes the following:

Installing with Simple Configuration

To install Enterprise Manager Cloud Control with simple configuration, follow these steps:

  1. Invoke the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Installation Wizard

    Invoke the installation wizard as a user who belongs to the oinstall group you created following the instructions in Chapter 4.

    <Software_Location>/runInstaller

    In this command, <Software_Location> is either the DVD location or the location where you have downloaded the software kit.

  2. Enter My Oracle Support Details

    My Oracle Support Screen

    (Optional) On the My Oracle Support Details screen, enter your My Oracle Support credentials to enable Oracle Configuration Manager. If you do not want to enable Oracle Configuration Manager now, go to Step (3).

    If the host from where you are running the installation wizard does not have a connection to the Internet, then enter only the e-mail address and leave the other fields blank. After you complete the installation, manually collect the configuration information and upload it to My Oracle Support.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Install Software Updates

    Install Software Updates

    On the Software Updates screen, select one of the following sources from where the software updates can be installed while the installation of the Enterprise Manager system is in progress. If you do not want to apply them now, then select Skip.

    • (Recommended) Select Search for Updates, and then, select Local Directory if you have already manually downloaded the software updates to an accessible local or remote location. Enter the location where the updates are available, and click Search for Updates. To search the computer and select the location, click Browse. Once the search results appear with patch numbers and their details, click the patch number to view the ReadMe associated with that patch.

      • If the updates have been downloaded to the default location, then select or enter the full path to the scratch path location. For example, if the scratch path location is /scratch/OracleHomes and if the software updates are available in /scratch/OracleHomes/Updates, then enter /scratch/OracleHomes/Updates.

      • If the software updates have been downloaded to a custom location, then select or enter the full path to the custom location. For example, if the custom location is /home/john and if the software updates are available in /home/john/Updates, then enter /home/john/Updates.

    • Select Search for Updates, and then, select My Oracle Support if you want the installer to connect to My Oracle Support and automatically download the updates from there.

      Enter the My Oracle Support account user name and password, and click Search for Updates. Once the search results appear with patch numbers and their details, click the patch number to view the ReadMe associated with that patch

    Note:

    If you choose to skip installing the software updates during installation by not providing the My Oracle Support credentials, you can always register the credentials later using the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console and view the recommended security patches. To do so, log in to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, and from the Setup menu, select My Oracle Support, and then, click Set Credentials. On the My Oracle Support Preferred Credentials page, enter the credentials and click Apply.

  5. Click Next.

    If Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is the first Oracle product you are installing on the host that is running on UNIX operating system, then the Oracle Inventory screen appears. For details, see step (6). Otherwise, the Check Prerequisites screen appears. For details, see step (8).

    If Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is the first Oracle product you are installing on the host that is running on Microsoft Windows operating system, then the Oracle Inventory screen does not appear. On Microsoft Windows, the following is the default inventory directory:

    <system drive>\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory

  6. Enter Oracle Inventory Details

    On the Oracle Inventory screen, do the following. You will see this screen only if this turns out to be your first ever installation of an Oracle product on the host.

    1. Enter the full path to a directory where the inventory files and directories can be placed.

      Note:

      • The central inventory location you enter must NOT be on a shared file system. If it is already on a shared file system, then switch over to a non-shared file system by following the instructions outlined in My Oracle Support note 1092645.1

      • If this is the first Oracle product on the host, then the default central inventory location is <home directory>/oraInventory. However, if you already have some Oracle products on the host, then the central inventory location can be found in the oraInst.loc file. The oraInst.loc file is located in the /etc directory for Linux and AIX, and in the /var/opt/oracle directory for Solaris, HP-UX, and Tru64.

    2. Select the appropriate operating system group name that will own the Oracle inventory directories. The group that you select must have write permissions on the Oracle Inventory directories.

  7. Click Next.

  8. Check Prerequisites

    Check Prerequisites

    On the Prerequisite Checks screen, check the status of the prerequisite checks run by the installation wizard, and verify whether your environment meets all the minimum requirements for a successful installation.

    The installation wizard runs the prerequisite checks automatically when you come to this screen. It checks for the required operating system patches, operating system packages, and so on.

    The status of the prerequisite check can be either Warning, Failed, or Succeeded.

    • If some checks result in Warning or Failed status, then investigate and correct the problems before you proceed with the installation. The screen provides details on why the prerequisites failed and how you can resolve them. After you correct the problems, return to this screen and click Rerun to check the prerequisites again.

      If you prefer to hide the successful checks and view only the ones with Warning or Failed status, then click Hide Successful Checks.

    • Although Oracle recommends you to investigate and correct the problems, if you are compelled to proceed without resolving them, then select Ignore to ignore the warnings and failures.

      However, all package requirements must be met or fixed before proceeding any further. Otherwise, the installation might fail.

  9. Click Next.

  10. Select Installation Type

    Install Types Screen

    On the Install Types screen, do the following:

    1. Select Create a New Enterprise Manager System, and then, select Simple.

    2. Validate or enter the middleware home.

      Note:

      • If you have Oracle WebLogic Server and Java Development Kit already installed, then ensure that they are of the supported releases—Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5) and JDK 1.6 v24+. If you have the supported releases, the installer automatically detects them and displays the absolute path to the middleware home where they are installed. In this case, validate the middleware home. If the location is incorrect, then enter the path to the correct location. Ensure that the middleware home you select or enter is a middleware home that does not have any Oracle homes for Oracle Management Service and Oracle Management Agent.

      • If you do not have Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5) and JDK 1.6 v24+, then the installer automatically installs them for you while installing the Enterprise Manager system. In this case, enter the absolute path to a directory where you want to have them installed. For example, /oracle/software/. Ensure that the directory you enter does not contain any files or subdirectories.

      • If you manually install Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5), then follow the guidelines outlined in Before You Begin.

  11. Click Next.

  12. Enter Configuration Details

    Configuration Details

    On the Configuration Details screen, do the following:

    1. Enter an administrator password, which can be used as a common password for configuring the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

      Note:

      Ensure that your password contains at least 8 characters without any spaces, begins with a letter, and includes at least one numeric value.

      The administrator password is used as a common password for SYSMAN user account, WebLogic user account, node manager user account, and also for authenticating new Oracle Management Agents that join the Enterprise Manager system.

    2. Enter the fully qualified name of the host where the existing database resides, the database's listener port and its service name or system ID (SID), and the SYS user account's password.

      The installer uses this information to connect to the existing, certified Oracle Database for creating the SYSMAN schema. SYSMAN schema holds most of the relational data used in managing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

      Note:

      If any repository-related prerequisite check fails, see Appendix A to manually run the prerequisite check.

  13. Click Next.

    Note:

    • If you are connecting to an Oracle RAC database, and if you have specified the virtual IP address of one of its nodes, then the installation wizard prompts you with a Connection String dialog and requests you to update the connection string with information about the other nodes that are part of the cluster. Update the connection string and click OK. If you want to test the connection, click Test Connection.

    • If you see an error stating that the connection to the database failed with ORA-01017 invalid user name/password, then follow these steps to resolve the issue:

      (1) Verify that SYS password provided is valid.

      (2) Verify that the database initialization parameter REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE is set to Shared or Exclusive.

      (3) Verify that password file with the file name orapw<SID> exists in the <ORACLE_HOME>/dbs directory of the database home. If it does not, create a password file using the ORAPWD command.

  14. Review and Install

    On the Review screen, review the details you provided for the selected installation type.

    • If you want to change the details, click Back repeatedly until you reach the screen where you want to make the changes.

    • After you verify the details, if you are satisfied, click Install to begin the installation process.

  15. On the Install Progress screen, view the overall progress (in percentage) of the installation and the status of each of the configuration assistants. Configuration assistants are run for configuring the installed components of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

    Note:

    • If a configuration assistant fails, the installer stops and none of the subsequent configuration assistants are run. Resolve the issue and rerun the configuration assistant.

      For more information, see the appendix on troubleshooting tips in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide.

    • If you accidently exit the installer before clicking Retry, then do NOT restart the installer to reach the same screen; instead, invoke the runConfig.sh script from the OMS home to rerun the Configuration Assistant in silent mode. For Microsoft Windows platforms, invoke runConfig.bat script.

      $<OMS_HOME>/oui/bin/runConfig.sh ORACLE_HOME=<absolute_path_to_OMS_home> MODE=perform ACTION=configure COMPONENT_XML={encap_oms.1_0_0_0_0.xml}

  16. Once the software binaries are copied and configured, you are prompted to run the allroot.sh script, and the oraInstRoot.sh script if this is the first Oracle product installation on the host. Open another window, log in as root, and manually run the scripts.

    If you are installing on Microsoft Windows operating system, then you will NOT be prompted to run this script.

  17. On the Finish screen, you should see information pertaining to the installation of Enterprise Manager. Review the information and click Close to exit the installation wizard.

    For more information about this installation, refer to the following file in the OMS home:

    $<OMS_HOME>/install/setupinfo.txt

Note:

If the installation fails for some reason, review the log files available in the following locations of the OMS home:

  • $oraInventory/logs/installActions<timestamp>.log

  • $oraInventory/logs/emdbprereqs/LATEST

  • $<OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/oui/installActions<timestamp>.log

  • $<OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/cfgfw/CfmLogger_<timestamp>.log

  • Configuration Assistant-Related Log Files:

    The OMS Configuration Assistant-related log files are available at:

    $<OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/omsca/*.*

    The Repository Configuration Assistant-related log files are available at:

    $<OMS_HOME>/sysman/log/schemamanager

Installing with Advanced Configuration

To install Enterprise Manager Cloud Control with advanced configuration, follow these steps:

  1. Invoke the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Installation Wizard

    Invoke the installation wizard as a user who belongs to the oinstall group you created following the instructions in Chapter 4.

    <Software_Location>/runInstaller

    In this command, <Software_Location> is either the DVD location or the location where you have downloaded the software kit.

    Note:

    For information about the additional, advanced options you can pass while invoking the installer, refer to Advanced Installer Options. To make yourself aware of some installation-related known issues, see Limitations.

  2. Enter My Oracle Support Details

    My Oracle Support Screen

    (Optional) On the My Oracle Support Details screen, enter your My Oracle Support credentials to enable Oracle Configuration Manager. If you do not want to enable Oracle Configuration Manager now, go to Step (3).

    If the host from where you are running the installation wizard does not have a connection to the Internet, then enter only the e-mail address and leave the other fields blank. After you complete the installation, manually collect the configuration information and upload it to My Oracle Support.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Install Software Updates

    Install Software Updates

    On the Software Updates screen, select one of the following sources from where the software updates can be installed while the installation of the Enterprise Manager system is in progress. If you do not want to apply them now, then select Skip.

    • (Recommended) Select Search for Updates, and then, select Local Directory if you have already manually downloaded the software updates to an accessible local or remote location.

      Enter the location where the updates are available, and click Search for Updates. To search the computer and select the location, click Browse. Once the search results appear with patch numbers and their details, click the patch number to view the ReadMe associated with that patch.

      • If the updates have been downloaded to the default location, then select or enter the full path to the scratch path location. For example, if the scratch path location is /scratch/OracleHomes and if the software updates are available in /scratch/OracleHomes/Updates, then enter /scratch/OracleHomes/Updates.

      • If the software updates have been downloaded to a custom location, then select or enter the full path to the custom location. For example, if the custom location is /home/john and if the software updates are available in /home/john/Updates, then enter /home/john/Updates.

    • Select Search for Updates, and then, select My Oracle Support if you want the installer to connect to My Oracle Support and automatically download the updates from there.

      Enter the My Oracle Support account user name and password, and click Search for Updates. Once the search results appear with patch numbers and their details, click the patch number to view the ReadMe associated with that patch

    Note:

    If you choose to skip installing the software updates during installation by not providing the My Oracle Support credentials, you can always register the credentials later using the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console and view the recommended security patches. To do so, in Cloud Control, from the Setup menu, select Security, and then, click Preferred Credentials. On the Preferred Credentials page, click Set MOS Credentials and register the credentials.

  5. Click Next.

    If Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is the first Oracle product you are installing on the host that is running on UNIX operating system, then the Oracle Inventory screen appears. For details, see step (6). Otherwise, the Check Prerequisites screen appears. For details, see step (8).

    If Enterprise Manager Cloud Control is the first Oracle product you are installing on the host that is running on Microsoft Windows operating system, then the Oracle Inventory screen does not appear. On Microsoft Windows, the following is the default inventory directory:

    <system drive>\Program Files\Oracle\Inventory

  6. Enter Oracle Inventory Details

    On the Oracle Inventory screen, do the following. You will see this screen only if this turns out to be your first ever installation of an Oracle product on the host.

    1. Enter the full path to a directory where the inventory files and directories can be placed.

      Note:

      • The central inventory location you enter must NOT be on a shared file system. If it is already on a shared file system, then switch over to a non-shared file system by following the instructions outlined in My Oracle Support note 1092645.1

      • If this is the first Oracle product on the host, then the default central inventory location is <home directory>/oraInventory. However, if you already have some Oracle products on the host, then the central inventory location can be found in the oraInst.loc file. The oraInst.loc file is located in the /etc directory for Linux and AIX, and in the /var/opt/oracle directory for Solaris, HP-UX, and Tru64.

    2. Select the appropriate operating system group name that will own the Oracle inventory directories. The group that you select must have write permissions on the Oracle Inventory directories.

  7. Click Next.

  8. Check Prerequisites

    Check Prerequisites

    On the Prerequisite Checks screen, check the status of the prerequisite checks run by the installation wizard, and verify whether your environment meets all the minimum requirements for a successful installation.

    The installation wizard runs the prerequisite checks automatically when you come to this screen. It checks for the required operating system patches, operating system packages, and so on.

    The status of the prerequisite check can be either Warning, Failed, or Succeeded.

    If some checks result in Warning or Failed status, then investigate and correct the problems before you proceed with the installation. The screen provides details on why the prerequisites failed and how you can resolve them. After you correct the problems, return to this screen and click Rerun to check the prerequisites again.

    If you prefer to hide the successful checks and view only the ones with Warning or Failed status, then click Hide Successful Checks.

    Note:

    You can choose to ignore the checks with Warning status by clicking Ignore. However, all package requirements must be met or fixed before proceeding any further.

  9. Click Next.

  10. Select Installation Type

    Install Types Screen

    On the Install Types screen, do the following:

    1. Select Create a New Enterprise Manager System, and then, select Advanced.

    2. Validate or enter the middleware home.

      Note:

      • If you have Oracle WebLogic Server and Java Development Kit already installed, then ensure that they are of the supported releases—Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5) and JDK 1.6 v24+. If you have the supported releases, the installer automatically detects them and displays the absolute path to the middleware home where they are installed. In this case, validate the middleware home. If the location is incorrect, then enter the path to the correct location. Ensure that the middleware home you select or enter is a middleware home that does not have any Oracle homes for Oracle Management Service and Oracle Management Agent.

      • If you do not have Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5) and JDK 1.6 v24+, then the installer automatically installs them for you while installing the Enterprise Manager system. In this case, enter the absolute path to a directory where you want to have them installed. For example, /oracle/software/. Ensure that the directory you enter does not contain any files or subdirectories.

      • If you manually install Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.5), then follow the guidelines outlined in Before You Begin.

  11. Click Next.

  12. Select Plug-Ins

    Select Plug-Ins Screen

    On the Select Plug-Ins screen, select the optional plug-ins you want to install from the software kit (DVD, downloaded software) while installing the Enterprise Manager system. The screen lists the mandatory plug-ins as well as the optional plug-ins. The grayed rows indicate the mandatory plug-ins that will be installed.

    Note:

    During installation, if you want to install a plug-in that is not available in the software kit, then refer to Advanced Installer Options for the point that describes how you can install additional plug-ins.

  13. Click Next.

  14. Enter WebLogic Server Configuration Details

    WebLogic Server Configuration Details screen

    On the WebLogic Server Configuration Details screen, enter the credentials for the WebLogic Server user account and the Node Manager user account, and validate the path to the Oracle Management Service instance base location.

    Note:

    Ensure that your password contains at least 8 characters without any spaces, begins with a letter, and includes at least one numeric value.

    By default, the WebLogic Domain name is GCDomain, and the Node Manager name is nodemanager. These are non-editable fields. The installer uses this information for creating Oracle WebLogic Domain and other associated components such as the admin server, the managed server, and the node manager. A Node Manager enables you to start, shut down, or restart an Oracle WebLogic Server instance remotely, and is recommended for applications with high availability requirements.

  15. Click Next.

  16. Enter Database Connection Details

    Database Connection Details Screen

    On the Database Connection Details screen, enter the fully qualified name of the host where your existing, certified Oracle Database resides, its listener port and its service name or system ID (SID), and the SYS user account's password.

    The installer uses this information to connect to the existing, certified Oracle Database for creating the SYSMAN schema. SYSMAN schema holds most of the relational data used in managing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

    Note:

    If any repository-related prerequisite check fails, see Appendix A to manually run the prerequisite check.

  17. Click Next.

    Note:

    • If you are connecting to an Oracle RAC database, and if you have specified the virtual IP address of one of its nodes, then the installation wizard prompts you with a Connection String dialog and requests you to update the connection string with information about the other nodes that are part of the cluster. Update the connection string and click OK. If you want to test the connection, click Test Connection.

    • If you see an error stating that the connection to the database failed with ORA-01017 invalid user name/password, then follow these steps to resolve the issue:

      (1) Verify that SYS password provided is valid.

      (2) Verify that the database initialization parameter REMOTE_LOGIN_PASSWORDFILE is set to Shared or Exclusive.

      (3) Verify that password file with the file name orapw<SID> exists in the <ORACLE_HOME>/dbs directory of the database home. If it does not, create a password file using the ORAPWD command.

  18. Enter Repository Configuration Details

    Repository Configuration Details Screen

    On the Repository Configuration Details screen, do the following:

    1. For SYSMAN Password, enter a password for creating the SYSMAN user account. The SYSMAN user account is used for creating the SYSMAN schema, which holds most of the relational data used in managing Enterprise Manager Cloud Control. SYSMAN is also the super administrator for Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

      Note:

      Ensure that your password contains at least 8 characters without any spaces, begins with a letter, and includes at least one numeric value.

    2. For Registration Password, enter a password for registering the new Management Agents that join the Enterprise Manager system.

      Note:

      Ensure that your password contains at least 8 characters without any spaces, begins with a letter, and includes at least one numeric value.

    3. For Management Tablespace, enter the full path to the location where the data file for management tablespace (mgmt.dbf) can be stored. The installer uses this information for storing data about the monitored targets, their metrics, and so on. Ensure that the specified path leads up to the file name.

      For example, /u01/oracle/prod/oradata/mgmt.dbf

    4. For Configuration Data Tablespace, enter the full path to the location where the data file for configuration data tablespace (mgmt_ecm_depot1.dbf) can be stored. This is required for storing configuration information collected from the monitored targets. Ensure that the specified path leads up to the file name.

      For example, /u01/oracle/prod/oradata/mgmt_ecm_depot1.dbf

    5. For JVM Diagnostics Data Tablespace, enter the full path to a location where the data file for JVM Diagnostics data tablespace (mgmt_ad4j.dbf) can be stored. Ensure that the specified path leads up to the file name. Enterprise Manager Cloud Control requires this data file to store monitoring data related to JVM Diagnostics and Application Dependency Performance (ADP).

      For example, /u01/oracle/prod/oradata/mgmt_ad4j.dbf

    Note:

    If you are configuring the Management Repository on a database that uses Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) for storage, then when you enter the data file location, only the disk group is used for creating the tablespaces. For example, if you specify +DATA/a.dbf, then only +DATA is used for creating the tablespaces on Oracle ASM, and the exact location of the data file on the disk group is decided by Oracle Managed Files.

  19. Click Next.

  20. Customize Ports

    Port Configuration Details Screen

    On the Port Configuration Details screen, customize the ports to be used for various components.

    Note:

    If all the ports on this screen appear as -1, then it indicates that the installer is unable to bind the ports on the host. To resolve this issue, exit the installer, verify the host name and the IP configuration of this host (ensure that the IP address of the host is not being used by another host), restart the installer, and try again.

    You can enter a free custom port that is either within or outside the port range recommended by Oracle.

    To verify if a port is free, run the following command:

    netstat -anp | grep <port no>

    However, the custom port must be greater than 1024 and lesser than 65535. Alternatively, if you already have the ports predefined in a staticports.ini file and if you want to use those ports, then click Import staticports.ini File and select the file.

    Note:

    If the staticports.ini file is passed during installation, then by default, the ports defined in the staticports.ini file are displayed. Otherwise, the first available port from the recommended range is displayed.

  21. Click Next.

  22. Review and Install

    On the Review screen, review the details you provided for the selected installation type.

    • If you want to change the details, click Back repeatedly until you reach the screen where you want to make the changes.

    • After you verify the details, if you are satisfied, click Install to begin the installation process.

  23. On the Install Progress screen, view the overall progress (in percentage) of the installation and the status of each of the Configuration Assistants. Configuration Assistants are run for configuring the installed components of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

    Note:

    • If a configuration assistant fails, the installer stops and none of the subsequent configuration assistants are run. Resolve the issue and rerun the configuration assistant.

      For more information, see the appendix on troubleshooting tips in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide.

    • If you accidently exit the installer before clicking Retry, then do NOT restart the installer to reach the same screen; instead, invoke the runConfig.sh script from the OMS home to rerun the Configuration Assistant in silent mode. For Microsoft Windows platforms, invoke runConfig.bat script.

      $<OMS_HOME>/oui/bin/runConfig.sh ORACLE_HOME=<absolute_path_to_OMS_home> MODE=perform ACTION=configure COMPONENT_XML={encap_oms.1_0_0_0_0.xml}

  24. Once the software binaries are copied and configured, you are prompted to run the allroot.sh script, and the oraInstRoot.sh script if this is the first Oracle product installation on the host. Open another window, log in as root, and manually run the scripts.

    If you are installing on Microsoft Windows operating system, then you will NOT be prompted to run this script. You will directly reach the Finish screen as described in Step (25).

  25. On the Finish screen, you should see information pertaining to the installation of Enterprise Manager. Review the information and click Close to exit the installation wizard.

    For more information about this installation, refer to the following file available in the OMS home:

    $<OMS_HOME>/install/setupinfo.txt

Note:

If the installation fails for some reason, review the log files available in the following locations of the OMS home:

  • $oraInventory/logs/installActions<timestamp>.log

  • $oraInventory/logs/emdbprereqs/LATEST

  • $<OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/oui/installActions<timestamp>.log

  • $<OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/cfgfw/CfmLogger_<timestamp>.log

  • Configuration Assistant-Related Log Files:

    The OMS Configuration Assistant-related log files are available at:

    $<OMS_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/omsca/*.*

    The Repository Configuration Assistant-related log files are available at:

    $<OMS_HOME>/sysman/log/schemamanager

Advanced Installer Options

The following are some additional, advanced options you can pass while invoking the installer:

  • By default, GCDomain is the default name used for creating the WebLogic Domain. To override this and use a custom WebLogic Domain name, invoke the installer with the WLS_DOMAIN_NAME option, and enter a unique custom name.

    For example, if you want to use the custom name EMDomain, then run the following command:

    ./runInstaller WLS_DOMAIN_NAME=EMDomain

  • By default, a Provisioning Advisor Framework (PAF) staging directory is created for copying the Software Library entities related to the deployment procedures. By default, this location is the scratch path location (/tmp). The location is used only for provisioning activities—entities are copied for a deployment procedure, and then, deleted once the deployment procedure ends.

    If you want to override this location with a custom location, then invoke the installer with the EM_STAGE_DIR option, and enter a unique custom location.

    For example,

    ./runInstaller EM_STAGE_DIR=/home/john/software/oracle/pafdir

  • During installation, if you want to install some plug-ins that are not in the software kit (DVD, downloaded software), then follow these steps:

    1. Manually download the plug-ins from the Enterprise Manager download page on OTN, and store them in an accessible location:

      http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/grid-control/downloads/index.html

    2. Invoke the installer with the following option, and pass the location where the plug-ins you want to install are available:

      ./runInstaller -pluginLocation <absolute_path_to_plugin_software_location>

      This displays a list of plug-ins available in the software kit (DVD, downloaded software) as well as the plug-ins available in this custom location. You can choose the ones you want to install.

  • After the installation ends successfully, the OMS and the Management Agent start automatically. If you do not want them to start automatically, then invoke the installer with START_OMS and b_startAgent options, and set them to TRUE or FALSE depending on what you want to control.

    For example, if you do not want the Management Agent to start automatically, then run the following command:

    ./runInstaller START_OMS=TRUE b_startAgent=FALSE

    To understand the limitations involved with this advanced option, see Limitations.

  • While installing on hosts having multiple IP addresses, the host name is derived from the ORACLE_HOSTNAME variable that is passed while invoking the installer. Ensure that the host name you enter does not have underscores.

    For example:

    ./runInstaller ORACLE_HOSTNAME=host1.foo.com

Limitations

When you use START_OMS and b_startAgent as advanced options to control the way the OMS and the Management Agent start up automatically, sometimes the Management Agent and the host on which it was installed do not appear as targets in the Cloud Control console.

Table 6-2 lists the different combinations of these advanced options, and describes the workaround to be followed for each combination:

Table 6-2 Advanced Options and Workarounds

Advanced Option Workaround

START_OMS=FALSE

b_startAgent=FALSE

  1. Start the OMS:

    $<OMS_HOME>/bin/emctl start oms

  2. Secure the Management Agent:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl secure agent

  3. Start the Management Agent:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl start agent

  4. Add the targets:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl config agent addinternaltargets

  5. Upload the targets:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl upload agent

  6. Manually configure the EMCLI tool in the $<ORACLE_HOME>/bin directory. To do so, refer to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface Guide.

START_OMS=TRUE

b_startAgent=FALSE

  1. Secure the Management Agent:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl secure agent

  2. Start the Management Agent:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl start agent

  3. Add the targets:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl config agent addinternaltargets

  4. Upload the targets:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl upload agent

START_OMS=FALSE

b_startAgent=TRUE

  1. Start the OMS:

    $<OMS_HOME>/bin/emctl start oms

  2. Secure the Management Agent:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl secure agent

  3. Add the targets:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl config agent addinternaltargets

  4. Upload the targets:

    $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl upload agent

  5. Manually configure the EMCLI tool in the $<ORACLE_HOME>/bin directory. To do so, refer to the Oracle Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface Guide.

After You Install

After you install, do the following:

  1. (Only for UNIX Operating Systems) If you did not run the allroot.sh script when the installer prompted you to do so, then run them manually now:

    • If this is the first Oracle product you just installed on the host, then run the oraInstroot.sh script from the inventory location specified in the oraInst.loc file that is available in the Management Agent home.

      For example, if the inventory location specified in the oraInst.loc file is $HOME/oraInventory, then run the following command:

      $HOME/oraInventory/oraInstRoot.sh

      Note:

      If you are not a root user, then use SUDO to change to a root user. For example, run the following command:

      /usr/local/bin/sudo $HOME/oraInventory/oraInstRoot.sh

    • Run the allroot.sh script from the OMS home:

      $<OMS_HOME>/allroot.sh

      Note:

      If you are not a root user, then use SUDO to change to a root user. For example, run the following command:

      /usr/local/bin/sudo $<OMS_HOME>/allroot.sh

  2. Verify the installation:

    1. Navigate to the OMS home and run the following command to see a message that confirms that OMS is up and running.

      $<OMS_HOME>/bin/emctl status oms

    2. Navigate to the Management Agent home and run the following command to see a message that confirms that the Management Agent is up and running.

      $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl status agent

    3. Navigate to the Management Agent home and run the following command to see a message that confirms that EMD upload completed successfully.

      $<AGENT_HOME>/bin/emctl upload agent

    Note:

    By default, you can access Enterprise Manager Cloud Control only using the HTTPS protocol. If you want to use the HTTP protocol, then unlock it by running the following command from the OMS home:

    emctl secure unlock -console

  3. Verify if all the plug-ins were installed successfully. To do so, access the following log file from the Management Agent home, and search for the sentence WARN:Plugin configuration has failed.

    $<AGENT_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/cfgfw/CfmLogger-<timestamp>.log

    If you find the sentence, resolve the issue by running the AgentPluginDeploy.pl script from the Management Agent home.

    $<MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0/perl/bin/perl <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0/bin/AgentPluginDeploy.pl -oracleHome <MIDDLEWARE_HOME>/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0 -agentDir <AGENT_BASE_DIR> -pluginIdsInfoFile <AGENT_BASE_DIR>/plugins.txt -action configure -emStateDir <AGENT_INSTANCE_HOME>

    For example,

    /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0/perl/bin/perl /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0/bin/AgentPluginDeploy.pl -oracleHome /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0/ -agentDir /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent -pluginIdsInfoFile /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent/core/12.1.0.1.0/sysman/install/plugins.txt -action configure -emStateDir /u01/app/Oracle/Middleware/agent/agent_inst

  4. (Optional) If the repository prerequisites had failed, and if you had manually run the EM Prerequisite Kit and taken corrective actions to meet the repository requirements, then run the utility again to reset the repository settings to what it had originally:

    /install/requisites/bin/emprereqkit -executionType install -prerequisiteXMLLoc <prereq_xml_location> -connectString <connect_string> -dbUser SYS -dbPassword <db_password> -reposUser sysman -reposPassword <repo_user_password> -dbRole sysdba -runPrerequisites -runPostCorrectiveActions -useHistory

    Note:

    If you had run the installation wizard and let the installation wizard take corrective actions to correct the repository settings, and if you had exited the wizard without completing the installation process, then remember that the repository settings might not reset to their original values because you abruptly ended the installation. In this case, before invoking the installation wizard again, run this command to manually reset the values.

  5. By default, the following targets get automatically discovered and monitored in the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console:

    • Oracle WebLogic Domain (for example, GCDomain)

    • Oracle WebLogic AdminServer

    • Oracle WebLogic Server

    • Oracle Web Tier

    • Application deployments, one for the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console and one for the platform background services.

    • Oracle Management Service

    • Oracle Management Repository

    • Oracle Management Agent

    • The host on which you installed Enterprise Manager Cloud Control

    However, the other targets running on that host and other hosts do not get automatically discovered and monitored. To monitor the other targets, you need to add them to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control either using the Auto Discovery Results page, the Add Targets Manually page, or the discovery wizards offered for the targets you want to monitor.

    For information about discovering targets in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control, refer to the chapter on adding targets in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide.

  6. Configure your proxy server as described in .

  7. (Optional) If you want to connect to another Management Repository, then shut down the OMS, run the following command, and then restart the OMS.

    emctl config oms -store_repos_details (-repos_host <host> -repos_port <port> -repos_sid <sid> | -repos_conndesc <connect descriptor>) -repos_user <username> [-repos_pwd <pwd>] [-no_check_db]

    Note:

    On Linux, you need to double escape the connect descriptor using single and double quotes. However, on Microsoft Windows, you need not.

    For example, on Linux:

    emctl config oms -store_repos_details -repos_host myreposhost.mydomain.com -repos_port 12345 -repos_sid mydb -repos_conndesc '"(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=myreposhost.mydomain.com)(PORT=12345))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=mydb)))"' -repos_user sysman

    For example, on Microsoft Windows:

    emctl config oms -store_repos_details -repos_host myreposhost.mydomain.com -repos_port 12345 -repos_sid mydb -repos_conndesc (DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=myreposhost.mydomain.com)(PORT=12345))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=mydb))) -repos_user sysman

  8. (Optional) If you want to change the SYSMAN password, then shut down the OMS, run the following command, and then restart the OMS.

    emctl config oms -change_repos_pwd

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