1 Microsoft .NET Framework Plug-in Overview and Prerequisites

This chapter provides an overview description of the Oracle system monitoring plug-in for Microsoft .NET Framework and summarizes the prerequisites required before configuration.

Microsoft .NET Framework is a component of the Microsoft Windows operating system used to build and run Windows-based applications. The following topics are presented:

1.1 Microsoft .NET Framework Plug-in Overview

The System Monitoring plug-in for Microsoft .NET Framework extends Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to add support for managing the Microsoft .NET Framework. By deploying the plug-in within your Cloud Control environment, you gain the following management features for Microsoft .NET Framework:

  • Monitor availability and receive Microsoft .NET Framework Server data for the following performance areas:

    • .NET CLR Memory

    • .NET CLR Networking

    • .NET CLR Locks and Threads

    • .NET CLR Exceptions

  • Perform trend analysis on collected performance information.

  • Receive e-mail and/or page notification concerning potential problems surrounding availability, performance, and/or configuration data.

  • Gain access to rich out-of-box reports.

  • Support monitoring by a remote Agent. For remote monitoring, the Agent does not need to be on the same computer as the .NET Framework.

1.2 Supported Versions

This plug-in supports the following versions of products:

  • Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1 or higher

  • Oracle Management Agent 13c Release 1 or higher for Microsoft Windows

  • Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.x, 2.0.x, 3.0.x, 3.5.x, and 4.0 running on supported Microsoft Windows Server (see note below):

Note:

For details on which editions (such as Enterprise, Standard, and so forth) and versions of Windows operating systems that this Microsoft product is supported to run on, refer to the Microsoft website and/or documentation.

1.3 Microsoft .NET Framework Plug-in Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met before you can deploy the plug-in:

  1. Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.x, 2.0.x, 3.0.x, 3.5.x, or 4.0 is installed.
  2. The following components of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Release 1 or higher are installed:
    • Oracle Management Service with Oracle Management Repository
    • Oracle Management Agent for Windows

      Note:

      You can install the Agent on the same computer as .NET Framework (referred to as local Agent monitoring), or you can install the Agent on a different computer from .NET Framework (referred to as remote Agent monitoring).

  3. Ensure that the Windows Management Instrumentation Service is up and running.
  4. For remote Agent monitoring, a remote Agent must be properly configured. See Configuring a Remote Agent for the procedure.
  5. User privileges for the Job system of Enterprise Manager. For the procedure, refer to "Setting Credentials for the Job System to Work with Enterprise Manager" in Database Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows: 
    http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E11882_01/install.112/e47798/postcfg.htm#NTDBI2823

    This guide is listed in the Installing and Upgrading section of the Oracle Database Documentation Library at:

    http://www.oracle.com/pls/db112/homepage

    Note:

    If you do not assign the correct privileges for users, the deployment will fail.

1.4 Downloading the Plug-in

You can download plug-ins in online or offline mode. Online mode refers to an environment where you have Internet connectivity, and can download the plug-in directly through Enterprise Manager from My Oracle Support. Offline mode refers to an environment where you do not have Internet connectivity, or where the plug-in is not available from My Oracle Support.

See the Managing Plug-ins chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for details on downloading the plug-in in either mode.

1.5 Deploying the Plug-in

You can deploy the plug-in to an Oracle Management Service instance using the Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console, or using the EM Command Line Interface (EMCLI). While the console enables you to deploy one plug-in at a time, the command line interface mode enables you to deploy multiple plug-ins at a time, thus saving plug-in deployment time and downtime, if applicable.

See the Managing Plug-ins chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for instructions on deploying the plug-in.

1.6 Upgrading the Plug-in

The Self Update feature allows you to expand Enterprise Manager's capabilities by updating Enterprise Manager components whenever new or updated features become available. Updated plug-ins are made available via the Enterprise Manager Store, an external site that is periodically checked by Enterprise Manager Cloud Control to obtain information about updates ready for download. See the Updating Cloud Control chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for steps to update the plug-in.

1.7 Undeploying the Plug-in

See the Managing Plug-ins chapter in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Administrator's Guide for steps to undeploy the plug-in.