1 Introduction to the Oracle Database Appliance Plug-in

The Oracle Database Appliance plug-in enables you to monitor Oracle Database Appliance targets using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

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Oracle Database Appliance Plug-in Monitoring Features

The plug-in provides seamless integration with supported Oracle Database Appliance software so that you can receive information about any Oracle Database Appliance target.

Monitoring features include:

  • Monitoring of the Oracle Database Appliance as an Oracle Enterprise Manager target

  • Monitoring a dynamic group of Oracle Database Appliance systems using customizable tags

  • Monitoring Oracle Database Appliance hardware and software components (Database, ILOM, HOST, virtual machines, Hypervisor, and ASM), as a group under an Oracle Database Appliance target.

Oracle Database Appliance Plug-in Target Discovery Features

The target discovery process is streamlined and simplified with the Oracle Database Appliance plug-in.

Features include:

  • Custom discovery process which collects credentials, discovers and validates configurations, and gives you the ability to group Oracle Database Appliance systems during discovery

  • Discovery process checks for updates and critical configuration requirements, and prevents discovered targets from being rediscovered

  • Credential validation and named credential support

  • Ability to apply a custom name to the Oracle Database Appliance target

Oracle Database Appliance Plug-in Supported Hardware and Software

View the Oracle Database Appliance configurations supported with the Oracle Database Appliance plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control.

To upgrade to Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13.2, you must upgrade the plug-in to version 13.2.2.1.0.

Oracle Appliance Manager DCS (odacli) is supported beginning with Oracle Database Appliance 12.2.1.3.0:

  • Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA, X7-2S, X7-2M bare metal platforms

  • Oracle Database Appliance X6-2S, X6-2M, and X6-2L bare metal platforms

Oracle Appliance Manager OAK (oakcli) is supported beginning with Oracle Database Appliance 12.2.1.3.0:

  • Oracle Database Appliance X7-2-HA virtualized platforms

  • Oracle Database Appliance X6-2-HA bare metal and virtualized platforms

  • Oracle Database Appliance X5-2, X4-2, X3-2, and V1 bare metal and virtualized platforms

Table 1-1 Supported Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Releases for Oracle Database Appliance

Enterprise Manager Plug-in Release Enterprise Manager Version Hardware Model Minimum Oracle Database Appliance Version
12.1.0.1.0 12.1 X5-2, X4-2, X3-2, and V1 12.1.0.4
13.1.1.1.0 13.1 X5-2, X4-2, X3-2, and V1 12.1.2.5.0
13.2.1.1.0 13.2 X5-2, X4-2, X3-2, and V1 12.1.2.7.0
13.2.2.1.0 13.2 X5-2, X4-2, X3-2, and V1 12.1.2.7.0
13.2.2.1.0 13.2 X6-2S, X6-2M, X6-2L, X6-2-HA, X7-2S, X7-2M, X7-2-HA 12.2.1.3