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Oracle® Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Getting Started with Oracle Fusion Middleware Management
12c Release 2 (12.1.0.2)
Part Number E24215-03
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Title and Copyright Information
Preface
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Conventions
Part I Managing Oracle Fusion Middleware
1
Introduction to Middleware Management
Middleware Management with Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
Fusion Middleware Control Versus Cloud Control
Managing Fusion Middleware with Fusion Middleware Control
Key Oracle Fusion Middleware Management Features
2
Discovering Middleware Targets
Enabling Automatic Discovery of Fusion Middleware Targets
Discovering Targets Manually
Discovering a WebLogic 9.x or 10.x Domain Using Cloud Control
Discovering Multiple WebLogic Domains Using EM CLI
Discovering New or Modified Domain Members
Enabling Automatic Discovery of New Domain Members
Manually Checking for New or Modified Domain Members
Removing Targets
3
Managing Middleware Targets
Middleware Targets in Enterprise Manager
Oracle Fusion Middleware Components
Oracle Application Server Components
Non-Oracle Middleware Components
Monitoring Middleware Targets
Target Home Page
Out-of-box Metrics
Analyzing Historical Performance
Setting Metric Thresholds for Alert Notifications
Monitoring Templates
Managing and Creating Blackouts
Extend Monitoring for Applications Deployed to WebLogic Server
Request Monitoring
Defining and Managing Transactions Being Monitored
Diagnosing Performance Problems
Using Home Pages to Diagnose Performance Issues
Middleware Diagnostics Advisor
Diagnostics Snapshots
Administering Middleware Targets
Process Control
Lifecycle Management
Managing Configurations
Compliance Management
Patch Management
Provisioning
Cloning from Test to Production Environments
Scaling Out Domains
Deploying / Undeploying Java EE Applications
Managing Service Levels
Service Dashboard
Job System
Log File Rotation
Log File Viewer
Topology Viewer
Support Workbench
4
Testing Application Load and Performance
Introduction to Application Replay
Testing Against Real-World Application Workloads
Capturing Application Workload Using RUEI
Synchronized vs. Non-Synchronized Replay
Prerequisites and Considerations
Using RUEI to Capture Application Workloads
Configuring Required User Privileges in Enterprise Manager
Using Synchronization
Setting up the Test System Database
Restarting the Database and Application Stack
Setting up the Capture Directory
Understanding the Capture and Replay Process
Creating Application Workload Captures
Monitoring the Capture Process
Replaying Application Workload Captures
Preparing to Replay Workload Captures
Understanding Replays and Replay Tasks
Resolving References to External Systems
Remapping URLs
Substituting Sensitive Data
Replaying Workload Captures
Analyzing Replay Results
Troubleshooting
5
Monitoring Business Applications
The Oracle Approach to the APM Challenge
Introduction to Business Applications
MyBank: An Example Business Application
Prerequisites and Considerations
Using RUEI to Monitor Business Applications
Using BTM to Monitor Business Applications
Registering RUEI/BTM Systems
Creating Business Applications
Monitoring Business Applications
Monitoring RUEI Components
RUEI - Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Region
RUEI - Top User and Application Violations Region
RUEI - Top Executed User Requests Region
RUEI - Top Users Region
Real User Session Diagnostics
Working with the RUEI Session Diagnostics Facility
Getting Started
Customizing Session Diagnostics Reporting
Exporting Full Session Information
Exporting Session Pages to Microsoft Excel
Monitoring KPI and SLA Alert Reporting
Monitoring BTM Transactions
Working Within Business Transaction Manager
Summary Information
Analyzing Transaction Information
Viewing Alerts
Viewing Transaction Instances
Viewing Message Logs
Viewing Service Level Agreement Compliance
Viewing Policies Applied to Transactions
Viewing Transaction Profile Information
Viewing Transaction Conditions
Viewing Transaction Properties
Part II Monitoring Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud
6
Monitoring Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud
Prerequisites to Discovering Oracle Exalogic Elastic Cloud
Importing Ops Center Certificate to the Oracle Management Agent Keystore
Critical Prerequisites For OVMM Discovery
ZFS Plug-in and Oracle VM Manager Registration Preconfiguration Steps
Using the Exalogic Elastic Cloud Discovery Wizard
Upgrading Exalogic System Targets to the Version 12.1.0.3 Fusion Middleware Model
Displaying and Using the Exalogic Elastic Cloud Dashboard
Refreshing the Exalogic Elastic Cloud
Monitoring the Hardware Components of Exalogic Elastic Cloud
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
Visualizing Relationships Between Exalogic Software and Hardware Components
Analyzing the Impact of Component Failures
Configuring Exalogic Oracle Engineered System Healthchecks
Part III Monitoring WebLogic Domain
7
Monitoring WebLogic Domains
Updating the Agent Truststore
Importing a Demo WebLogic Server Root CA Certificate.
Importing a Custom Root CA Certificate
Changing the Default AgentTrust.jks Password Using Keytool
Collecting JVM Performance Metrics for WebLogic Servers
Setting the PlatformMBeanServerUsed Attribute
Activating Platform MBeans on WebLogicServer 9.x to 10.3.2 versions
Part IV Managing Oracle SOA
8
Overview of Oracle SOA Management
9
Discovering and Monitoring Oracle BPEL Process Manager
Supported Versions
Understanding the Discovery Mechanism
Understanding the Discovery Process
Setting Up Oracle Software Library
Discovering BPEL Process Manager
Deployed to Oracle Application Server
Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server
Discovering Oracle WebLogic Managed Server
Deployed to Oracle WebLogic Managed Server
Deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server
Discovering IBM WebSphere Application Server
Deployed to IBM WebSphere Application Server
Configuring BPEL Process Manager
Specifying Details for Monitoring BPEL Process Manager
Registering BPEL Process Manager Credentials and Host Credentials
Troubleshooting BPEL Process Managers
Discovery Errors on Target Details Page
Discovery Errors on Review Page
Discovery Errors on Review Page
Display Errors on Processes Page
No Credentials Specified for Monitoring BPEL Process Manager
Retrieving the OPMN Port
javax.naming.NameNotFoundException Error
javax.naming.NamingException Error
javax.naming.NoInitialContextException Error
Error While Creating BPEL Infrastructure Services
Metric Collection Errors for BPEL Process Manager Partner Link Metrics
Agent Monitoring Metric Errors
10
Discovering and Monitoring Oracle Service Bus
Supported Versions
Understanding the Discovery Mechanism
Understanding the Discovery Process
Downloading One-Off Patches
Discovering Oracle Service Bus
Discovering OSB Deployed to WLS Not Monitored by Enterprise Manager
Discovering OSB Deployed to WLS Monitored by Enterprise Manager
Enabling Management Packs
Monitoring Oracle Service Bus in Cloud Control
Enabling Monitoring for OSB Services
Generating Oracle Service Bus Reports Using BI Publisher
Troubleshooting Oracle Service Bus
Required Patches Missing
System and Service
SOAP Test
11
Discovering and Monitoring the SOA Suite
New Features in This Release
Supported Versions
Understanding the Discovery Process
Discovering the SOA Suite
Discovering the SOA Suite Using a Remote Agent
Post Discovery Steps
Configuring Instance Tracing
Viewing Application Dependency and Performance (ADP) Metrics
Setting Up and Using SOA Instance Tracing
Generating SOA Reports Using Information Publisher
Dehydration Store Monitoring
Enabling Monitoring of the SOA Dehydration Store
Viewing the SOA Dehydration Store Data
Service Topology
UDDI Publishing
Generating SOA Reports Using BI Publisher
Provisioning SOA Artifacts and Composites
Support Workbench
Troubleshooting
Discovery
Monitoring
Instance Tracing
Faults
Application Dependency and Performance Integration
Information Publisher Reports
BI Publisher Reports
Systems and Services
BPEL Recovery
SOA License Issue
Dehydration Store Issue
Part V Managing Oracle Business Intelligence
12
Discovering and Monitoring Oracle Business Intelligence Instance and Oracle Essbase
Overview of Oracle Business Intelligence Targets You Can Monitor
Oracle Business Intelligence Instance
Oracle Essbase
Understanding the Monitoring Process
Discovering Oracle Business Intelligence Instance and Oracle Essbase Targets
Discovering Targets of an Undiscovered WebLogic Domain
Discovering New or Modified Targets of a Discovered WebLogic Domain
Monitoring Oracle Business Intelligence Instance and Essbase Targets
Performing General Monitoring Tasks
Viewing Target General and Availability Summary
Viewing Target Status and Availability History
Viewing Target Performance or Resource Usage
Viewing Target Metrics
Viewing or Editing Target Metric and Collection Settings
Viewing Target Metric Collection Errors
Viewing Target Health
Viewing Target Alert History
Viewing Target Incidents
Viewing Target Logs
Viewing Target Configuration and Configuration File
Viewing Target Job Activity
Viewing Target Compliance
Performing Target-Specific Monitoring Tasks
Viewing Oracle Business Intelligence Dashboard Reports
Viewing Oracle Business Intelligence Scheduler Reports
Viewing Oracle Business Intelligence Instance Key Metrics
Viewing Oracle Business Intelligence Essbase Applications Summary
Viewing Oracle Business Intelligence Essbase Application Data Storage Details
Administering Oracle Business Intelligence Instance and Essbase Targets
Performing General Administration Tasks
Starting, Stopping, or Restarting the Target
Administering Target Access Privileges
Administering Target Blackouts
Viewing Target Monitoring Configuration
Performing Target-Specific Administration Tasks
Viewing Oracle Business Intelligence Component Failovers
Editing Oracle Business Intelligence Monitoring Credentials
Part VI Using JVM Diagnostics
13
Introduction to JVM Diagnostics
Overview
Java Activity Monitoring and Diagnostics with Low Overhead
In-depth Visibility of JVM Activity
Real Time Transaction Tracing
Cross-Tier Correlation with Oracle Databases
Memory Leak Detection and Analysis
JVM Pooling
Real-time and Historical Diagnostics
New Features in this Release
Supported Platforms and JVMs
User Roles
14
Using JVM Diagnostics
Installing JVM Diagnostics
Monitoring a Standalone JVM
Setting Up JVM Diagnostics
Viewing Registered JVMs and Managers
Configuring JVM Pools
Updating Pool Thresholds
Setting the Monitoring Status
Downloading the JVM Diagnostics Components
Registering the Database Target
Accessing the JVM Diagnostics Pages
Managing JVM Pools
Viewing the JVM Pool Home Page
Viewing the JVM Pool Performance Diagnostics Page
Viewing the JVM Pool Live Thread Analysis Page
Managing JVMs
Viewing the JVM Home Page
Viewing the JVM Performance Diagnostics Page
Viewing the JVM Diagnostics Performance Summary
Viewing the JVM Live Time Thread Analysis Page
Cross Tier Analysis
JVM Diagnostics - Oracle Real Application Cluster Drill-Down
Viewing the JVM Live Heap Analysis Page
Viewing the Thread Snapshots
Uploading Thread Snapshots
Analyzing Heap Snapshots
Viewing the Available Heap Snapshots
Viewing Heap Usage by Roots
Top 40 Objects
Heap Object Information
Comparing Heap Snapshots
Taking a Heap Snapshot
Taking A Heap Snapshot Only
Taking a Heap Snapshot And Loading Into Repository
Tracing Active Threads
Uploading Trace Diagnostics Images
Viewing the Available Traces
Analyzing Trace Diagnostic Images
JVM Offline Diagnostics
Creating a Diagnostic Snapshot
Using the Diagnostic Snapshots Page
Analyzing a Diagnostic Snapshot
Viewing a Diagnostic Snapshot
Viewing JVM Diagnostics Threshold Violations
15
Troubleshooting JVM Diagnostics
Cross Tier Functionality Errors
Trace Errors
Deployment Script Execution Errors
LoadHeap Errors
Errors on JVM Diagnostics UI Pages
Frequently Asked Questions
Location of the JVM Diagnostics Logs
JVM Diagnostics Manager Status
JVM Diagnostics Agent Status
Monitoring Status
Running the create_jvm_diagnostic_db_user.sh Script
Usage of the Try Changing Threads Parameter
Significance of Optimization Levels
Custom Provisioning Agent Deployment
Log Manager Level
Repository Space Requirements
Part VII Managing Oracle Coherence
16
Getting Started with Management Pack for Oracle Coherence
About Coherence Management
New Features
Understanding the Discovery Mechanism
Starting a JMX Management Node
Starting a JMX Management Node Using Shell
Starting a JMX Management Node Using WebLogic Console
Starting Other Nodes
Verifying the JMX Management Node Configuration
Using JVM Diagnostics with Coherence
Discovering Coherence Targets
Corrective Actions
Refreshing a Cluster
Enabling the Management Pack
17
Monitoring a Coherence Cluster
Cluster Level Pages
Cluster Level Home Page
General
Graphs
Cluster Management
Services
Applications
Metric and Host Alerts
Cluster Level Operations
Cluster Level Node Performance Page
Cluster Level Cache Performance Page
Cluster Level Connection Performance Page
Cluster Level Administration Page
Detailed Pages
Node Home Page
Cache Home Page
Connection Manager Home Page
Performance Pages
Cache Performance Details Page
Connection Manager Performance Page
Connection Performance Page
Service Performance Page
Administration Pages
Log File Monitoring
Cache Data Management
View Explain Plan
View Trace
Reap Session Support
Push Replication Pattern
Transactional Cache Support
Integration with JVM Diagnostics
Viewing Performance Summary
Viewing Configuration Topology
Troubleshooting Coherence
Best Practices
Part VIII Using Identity Management
18
Getting Started with Identity Management
Benefits of the Using Identity Management Pack
Features of the Identity Management Pack
New Features for this Release
Monitoring Oracle Identity Management Components in Enterprise Manager
19
Prerequisites for Discovering Identity Management Targets
System Requirements
Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12
c
Release 2
Prerequisites for Discovering Identity Management Targets in Enterprise Manager
20
Discovering and Configuring Identity Management Targets
Discovering Identity Management Targets
Discovering Oracle Access Manager Access Server 10.1.4.2 and 10.1.4.3.0
Discovering Oracle Access Manager Identity Server 10.1.4.2 and 10.1.4.3.0
Discovering Oracle Identity Federation Server 10.1.4.2 and 10.1.4.3.0
Discovering Oracle Identity Manager Server 9.1.0.1
Discovering Oracle Identity Management Suite 10.1.4.2 and 10.1.4.3.0
Discovering Identity Management 11g
Discovering Oracle Directory Server Enterprise Edition 6.x, 7.x, 11g
Collecting User Statistics for Oracle Internet Directory
Creating Identity Management Elements
Creating Identity and Access System
Creating Generic Service or Web Application Targets for Identity Management
Creating a Service Dashboard Report
Part IX Using Application Dependency and Performance
21
Introduction to Application Dependency and Performance
Overview
Managing Complex Java EE, SOA, OSB, and Portal Applications
Delivering a Service-Oriented View Across Environments
Avoiding Involvement from Java EE, SOA, OSB, Portal, and Application Experts
Eliminating Repetitive Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Manual Processes
ADP Solution
Architecture
ADP Java Agents
ADP Manager
ADP Manager and High Availability
ADP User Interface
22
Exploring Application Dependency and Performance
Exploring the User Interface
Accessing ADP
General ADP UI Elements
Drill Down in Operational Dashboard
Time Frame
Display Interval
Time Frame
Interval Context
Turning Off Time Frame Limitation
Graphs and Data Items
Custom Metrics
Functional View
Topology View
Architecture View
Accessing the Architecture View
Metric Types
Exploring the Monitoring Tab
Monitoring ADP Entities
Monitoring SOA Suite 11
g
Performance
Monitoring OSB Performance
Monitoring Java EE Application Performance
Monitoring ADF Application Performance
WebLogic
Monitoring WebLogic Portal Performance
Adding WebLogic Domain To Be Monitored By Existing ADP Manager
Removing a WebLogic Domain From Monitoring
Oracle WebLogic Portals
Desktops
Portlet Drill Down
Pageflow Viewer
Books
Pages
Portlets
Oracle BPEL Processes
Delay Analysis View
Metadata View
Partner Links View
Partner Link Type Role View
Partner Link Bindings View
Modeled Entities View
Topology View
Node Hierarchy
Oracle ESB
Service Details View
Service Parent Details View
Service Definition View
Service Operations View
Operation Routing Rules View
Oracle WebCenter
ADF Task Flows
JSF Pages
Portlets
Monitoring WebCenter Performance
Processes
Node Hierarchy
Persistent Containers
Instrumentation
Web Services
Pageflows
Services
HTTP
EJBs
JDBCs
WSRP Producers
WSRP Summary
WSRP Topology
Display Portal Desktop
Integration
Health
Performance
Channels
Subscribers
Applications
Services
Dependencies
Deployments
Workshop Projects
Web Applications
Stateless Beans
Stateful Beans
Entity Beans
Message Driven Beans
Oracle WebLogic Resources
Oracle Resources
Custom Metrics
Status
Service Component Architecture (SCA)
Components
Exploring the Configuration Tab
Database Configuration
Resource Configuration
Service Level Objective Configuration
Creating a New SLO
Defining SLO Parameters
SLO Blackout Configuration
Creating and Maintaining SLO Blackouts
Propagating Threshold Violation Events
Event Integration
Custom Metric Configuration
Exploring the Registration Tab
Using RMI Configuration for Managers
Adding a New Manager (RMI Configuration)
Editing a Previously Configured Manager (RMI Configuration)
Removing or Disabling a Previously Configured Manager
23
Exporting Data
Data Export Modes
Export to File
Export to Database
Aggregation Export to File
ADP Export Configuration
ADP Periodic Export Configuration
Manual Execution of Metric Export
export.xml File
Example of Exported Data for WebLogic
24
ADP Methodology
ADP Methodology Activities
Mapping Business SLAs to Performance SLOs
Specifying Target Performance Characteristics
Improving Performance
Characterizing Baseline Performance
Identifying Performance Bottlenecks
Removing Performance Bottlenecks
Setting SLOs on Key Metrics
Mapping Business SLAs to Performance SLOs
Characterizing Baseline Performance
Identifying Performance Bottlenecks
Determining System Level Performance
Setting SLOs on Key Metrics
Conclusion
25
Troubleshooting Application Dependency and Performance
Can I Erase the darchive Directory?
How Do I Undeploy the Agent?
A
ADP Configuration Directories and Files
Configuration Directories
Directory Structure
Config Directory
Deploy Directory
Acsera.properties File
Log Files Management
Multi-Domain Monitoring Configuration
ADP RMI Port Assignment
ADP Aggregation and Data Life Time Configuration
Aggregating Incoming Metrics On the Fly
Listing Applications to Be Monitored or Excluded From Monitoring
Firewall Mitigation (for Internal RMI Ports)
SLO Dampening
UrlMap.properties
B
Support Matrix for Application Dependency and Performance
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