Oracle Database Appliance Validation Command Overview

Use the oakcli validate command and options to validate the status of Oracle Database Appliance.

You must run the oakcli validate command as the root user.

Syntax

The command oakcli validate uses the following syntax, where checklist is a single check or a comma-delimited list of checks, and output_file is the name that you designate for a validation output file:

oakcli validate -h 
oakcli validate [-V | -l | -h]
oakcli validate [-v] [-f output_file] [-a | -d | -c checklist] [-v patch_version]

Parameters

Option	Purpose
`-a`	Run all system checks, including `DiskCalibration`. Oracle recommends that you use this command to validate system readiness before deployment. Do not run `oakcli validate` with this option on a busy production system, because the `DiskCalibration` system check can cause performance degradation.
`-c` `checklist`	Run the validation checks for the items identified in `checklist`, a comma-delimited list. Use this parameter to check either a single item or subset of items.
`-d`	Run only the default checks. The default checks are `NetworkComponents`, `OSDiskStorage`, `SharedStorage`, and `SystemComponents.`
`-f` `output_file`	Send output to a file with a fully qualified file name, `output_file`, instead of to the screen (`stdout`).
`-h`	Display the online help.
`-l`	List the items that can be checked (and their descriptions).
`-v`	Show verbose output (must be used with a parameter that generates a validation report).
`-V`	Display the version of oakValidation.
`-ver` `patch_version`	Report any reasons for not being able to patch Oracle Database Appliance with the patch named in `patch_version`.

VALIDATE Options

Command	Purpose
`-c asr`	Validate Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR) components based on the Oracle ASR configuration file and Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager (Oracle ILOM) sensor data.
`-c DiskCalibration`	Preinstallation check for the storage disk performance using `/opt/oracle/oak/bin/orion` Do not run this check after you have deployed Oracle software on Oracle Database Appliance, because running the `DiskCalibration` command on a deployed system creates performance issues. Use the default check option (`oakcli validate -d`) if you do not want to perform a system check for disk calibration.
`-c NetworkComponents`	Validate public and private network hardware connections.
`-c OSDiskStorage`	Validate the operating system disks, and file system information.
`-c ospatch`	Validate that the system can complete an upgrade successfully using the named patch.
`-c SharedStorage`	Validate shared storage and multipathing information.
`-c StorageTopology`	Validate the storage shelf connectivity.
`-c SystemComponents`	Validate system components, based on Oracle ILOM sensor data readings.