Using the Exalytics System console, you can do the following tasks:
To access the Exalytics System dashboard, from the Targets menu, select Exalytics. On the Systems page, select the Exalytics System that you want to access.
The Exalytics System Dashboard contains a Hardware tab and a Software tab.
The Hardware tab displays the status information of the Exalytics System hardware, that includes CPU and Memory Utilization, Hardware Overview that displays the ILOM details of the machine(s).
The Hardware tab also displays an Incidents and Problems section that shows alerts for targets that have problems. The table also displays the status of the target, the severity of the problem, the escalation level, and the time when the target was last updated.
The Software tab displays status information including alerts and key performance metrics of the following Fusion Middleware targets that are managed and monitored by the Exalytics System:
WebLogic domains
Oracle BI Foundation 11g
Oracle TimesTen (in-memory database)
Hosts
Note:
These targets are not automatically discovered during an Exalytics discovery process. You need to discover them separately in order for them to be displayed in the dashboard.
By default, the table for each Fusion Middleware component displays the name of the component, the type, the status, incidents, the host the component is running on, and the port. You can add more columns by clicking View, selecting Columns and then choosing the options that you want displayed as columns in the table.
You can view detailed information about the Exalytics System from the Exalytics System menu, such as performance summary, alert history, target incidents, members topology, routing topology, and job activity. You can also perform management and administrative tasks such as refreshing the system, removing the system, granting target access privileges, and administering target blackouts.
Using the Enterprise Manager Exalytics System console, you can perform the following generic performance tasks:
To view the performance summary of the Exalytics system, follow these steps:
To view the alert history of an Exalytics system, from the Exalytics System menu displayed on the Exalytics system home page, select Monitoring, then select Alert History.
The Alert History page provides details about target metrics, such as the periods when a particular metric was beyond its critical threshold value, the periods when the metric could not be calculated, and so on. These details help you plan corrective measures for metric-related problems, before any severe damage or prolonged downtime can occur.
The Alert History page contains the following elements:
Table 4-1 Target Alert History
Element | Description |
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Metric |
Parameter related to the performance of the target. |
History |
Condition of the metric at various times. The condition can have the values Critical, Warning, Clear, and No Data. |
To view the incidents related to the target, from the Exalytics System menu displayed on the target home page, select Monitoring, then select Incident Manager.
The Incident Manager page provides details about the various events, related to the target, that negatively impact any hardware or software component running on the Exalytics system. These events require user action. The details provided by this section, such as the incident summary, severity, target, target type, and so on, are essential for troubleshooting.
To view the members topology of an Exalytics system, follow these steps:
On this page, you can perform the following tasks:
To view a configuration topic, from the View list, select any of the following:
Uses
This view helps you determine the targets that the selected target depends on. If a target is having problems, this view can be useful in helping you determine whether its problems have been caused by another target it depends on.
Used By
This view shows you the targets that depend on the selected target. This can be useful, for example, if you are planning on shutting down the target and need to know what other targets will be affected
System Members
This view shows the members of the system.
Custom views that have been defined by end users.
Note:
The Uses, Used By, and System Members views are out-of-box topology views. They cannot be modified.
A topology diagram is an interactive diagram showing Enterprise Manager targets and their statuses, incidents, and other target information, as well as the relationships between targets.
To view the Exalytics Routing Topology page, do the following:
The Routing Topology page displays middleware targets in a single topology diagram, allowing you to see dependencies among targets and the impact of component failures.
You can use this page to visualize which software components are communicating with each other, and which hardware components they are using in order to understand the system. You can learn which components of a system are impacted by a problem with another component.
The topology graph expresses the relationships between the targets of the Exalytics system. The targets are annotated to indicate status and incidents. Tool tips show additional information about entities and relationships. You can pan and zoom the graph, as in popular map programs, and also expand and collapse desired areas of the graph. The graph can be filtered to show only desired nodes.
To view the past, currently running, and scheduled jobs related to a target, follow these steps:
Use the Job Activity page to search for a particular job and retrieve job details such as the owner, status, scheduled start time, and so on. You can also use the Job Activity page to perform target job administration tasks, such as creating, editing, suspending, and resuming a job.
You can perform the following administration tasks on a target of an Exalytics system:
To manage the access privileges for a target, follow these steps:
Use the Access page to set target privileges for roles and administrators. The available privileges are View, Operator, and Full.
View only allows you to view the target in the console, whereas Operator allows you to view targets, and perform all administrative actions except deleting targets. Full allows you to view targets, and perform all administrative actions.
Blackouts suspend data collection on a monitored target and are useful when you want to perform scheduled maintenance tasks on monitored targets.
To administer the blackouts for a target, follow these steps:
Use the Blackouts page to search for existing target blackouts, edit existing blackouts, define new blackouts, and stop blackouts. You can also create and stop blackouts using the Exalytics System menu. To create or stop a blackout, from the Exalytics System menu, select Control, then select Create Blackout or End Blackout, respectively.
To remove an Exalytics machine target from an Exalytics System, do the following: