The base installation of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c includes several features free of charge with the purchase of any Oracle software license or Support contract.
The following items are included as part of framework features of Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c:
Users of Standard Edition and Enterprise Edition databases can use the Base Framework features and the Base Database Management Features. The following items are included as part of base database management features of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c:
Base Database Management Feature | Description |
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Initiate an Advisor operation for various database management tasks, such as Segment Advisor, Memory Advisor. Some Advisors may be licensed under Packs. |
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Configure and manage movement of data between databases using features such streams, replication, data pump. |
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View error history reported in the database alert log. Manage and diagnose critical errors reported using Support Workbench. Package errors and associated trace files into incidents for reporting on My Oracle Support. |
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Manage all components of Oracle Grid Infrastructure including Automatic Storage Management (ASM) and Clusterware (including Cluster Ready Services (CRS). |
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Configure and manage database backups, initiate recovery actions, configure flashback. View and configure standby databases. Analyze high availability configuration against Maximum Availability Architecture. |
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Manage multi-dimensional data such as OLAP, semi-structured data such as XML, and unstructured data such as text. |
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Manage database objects such as tables, indexes, views, materialized views. Manage PL/SQL and Java-based database programs such as triggers, procedures, functions. View and manage database initialization parameters. |
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Manage optimizer statistics and SQL plans. Some capabilities under SQL Plan Control may be licensed under Packs. |
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My Oracle Support Critical Patch Recommendations. |
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Create PDB from seed, plug PDB from unplugged PDB and unplug PDB (single target operations only using non-customized deployment procedure). |
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Manage the distribution of operating system resources by defining and assigning resource plans to consumer groups within the database. |
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Manage automated jobs maintained by Oracle Database and Oracle Enterprise Manager including Automatic Maintenance Tasks. |
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Manage database users, roles, profiles, configure Virtual Private Database (VPN) policies. Certain database security pages are licensed under the corresponding database security option, for example, Database Vault, Audit Vault. |
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View SQL execution history, execute ad hoc SQL using Run SQL or SQL Worksheet. |
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Manage control files, tablespaces, datafiles, log files, automatic undo management. |
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View critical errors captured in the Automatic Diagnostic Repository, create incidents from errors to report to My Oracle Support. |
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My Oracle Support Upgrade Planner. |
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Define and configure workspaces to maintain different versions of table row values in different workspaces. |
The following items are included as part of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Middleware management:
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Only the target home page itself is unlicensed. All links including metric links to look at historical metrics are part of the appropriate middleware management pack and require a license.
Base Middleware Management Feature | Description |
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Discovery of Oracle Fusion Middleware Farm/WebLogic Domain |
Allow for discovery of Oracle WebLogic Domains and Oracle Fusion Middleware Farms (includes discovery of Fusion Middleware components deployed to the domains as well). |
Drilldowns to Administration Consoles |
Provide links for launching and accessing administration consoles such as the Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control console, Oracle GlassFish Server Administration Console, and Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console. |
Fusion Middleware targets home pages (Exception is JVM and JVM Pool target home pages; these two home pages are part of a management pack and require a license.) |
View target home pages including, but not limited to the following target types:
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Ability to start, stop, restart Oracle Fusion Middleware related components. |
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Refresh or Rediscovery of Oracle Fusion Middleware Farm/WebLogic Domain |
Refresh or rediscover Oracle Fusion Middleware Farm/WebLogic Domain and its members - either manually or automatically with a predefined job. |
Automatic collection of diagnostic data when critical errors occur in WebLogic Server and SOA Infrastructure components. Data can then be quickly and easily packaged and sent to Oracle Support to reduce problem resolution time. |
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Schedule and track the execution of WLST commands from the Cloud Control console. |
Engineered Systems Management components include:
The following pages are included as part of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Exadata management:
Exadata Management Feature | Description |
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Note: these regions are licensed by the Oracle Diagnostics Pack:
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Overview – status, switches, firmware version, Schematic explaining the port status, Node status, List of alerts, incidents. Note: these regions are licensed by the Oracle Diagnostics Pack:
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Summary, Job Activity, list of alerts |
The following items are included as part of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c Exalogic management:
Exalogic Management Feature | Description |
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Basic monitoring |
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The following items are included as part of Enterprise manager cloud control Private Cloud Appliance management:
Private Cloud Appliance Feature | Description |
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IaaS Self Service Portal |
Includes deployment of Operating System only templates or assemblies. Note: Provisioning templates or assemblies containing Oracle software such as Database or WebLogic Server requires the relevant Cloud and Lifecycle packs. |
Chargeback |
Chargeback for host only metrics (CPU, Memory and Storage etc). |
Rack Monitoring |
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The following items are included as part of Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 13c server and virtualization management. This also includes Oracle Virtual Machine with the Private Cloud Appliance.
Server, Storage, and Virtualization Features | Description |
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Administration |
Provide remote administration capabilities for hosts. |
Metering and Chargeback for guest virtual machines (VMs) and hosts. Note: If you have not purchased a license for Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database or Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware, you should grant access to the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database to the Enterprise Manager Repository database to obtain access to Chargeback for VM Guest and Host targets. |
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Provide hardware and software configuration data collection. |
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Determine optimal server consolidation scenarios by leveraging data collected by Cloud Control against business and technical constraints. |
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Configure Oracle VM Server for SPARC controlling or service domain attributes and monitor resource consumption. Manipulate vdisk allocation to VMs post-creation. |
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Provide for real-time changing of allocated resources using Oracle Solaris Container and Oracle VM Server for SPARC technology. |
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Maintain the child-to-parent relationship between the service processor, hypervisor, global zone, control domain, and virtual machine. |
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Provide automated host patching and integration with an Unbreakable Linux network (ULN). |
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View historical workload trends for Oracle Solaris Zones against one another on a central graph. |
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Monitor of Cloud Control component services, such as jobs and notifications. |
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Provide default templates for the creation of Oracle VM Server for SPARC controlling domain configuration. Ensure compatibility between embedded hypervisor components in the firmware and the bare metal OS layers above. |
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Maintain ISO and Oracle Solaris Flash Archive (FLAR) images for both physical and virtual provisioning. |
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Provide ready access to Home, Self-Service, Request Dashboard pages through the Infrastructure Cloud menu. |
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Create new metrics to monitor conditions specific to customer environments. Note: Metric Extensions are available free of charge only for the host target and not for other targets. |
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Provide monitoring attributes for issues associated with Oracle VM Server for SPARC and Oracle Solaris Container environments. |
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Provide network topology in VM creation wizards that result in more redundant configurations based on IP multi-pathing and VLAN tagging. |
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Notification on events and incidents for infrastructure targets (hosts, storage, VMs). |
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Provide full life-cycle management, including discovery, create, delete, configure, boot, shutdown, and monitor. |
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Configure global zone resource allocation and monitor resource consumption. |
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Facilitate "update on attach" actions as zones are migrated around to different global zones. |
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Deploy Oracle VM server software to bare-metal servers and create Guest VMs using operating system ISOs or using the PXE mode. |
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Oracle VM management including Oracle VM manager and self-service console (IaaS Self Service Portal) |
Manage and monitor Virtual Machines, hypervisors, storage and network environment." |
Disaster Recovery via Site Guard to automate complete site failover of Oracle Virtual Machine. Note: Available for non-Oracle software running on Oracle Virtual Machine only. For Oracle software, usage of Site Guard requires licenses for either WebLogic Server Management Pack Enterprise Edition or Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database. |
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Provide full life-cycle management, including discovery, create, delete, configure, boot, shutdown, and monitor. |
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Provide real-time and historical performance monitoring. |
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Construct T-series server group and manage the network configuration and shared storage, auto-balance the workload, and view historical aggregations of performance metrics. |
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Automatically facilitate the use of Oracle ZFS Storage Appliances in the Oracle Solaris Container and Oracle VM Server for SPARC environments. |
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Manage storage assets more effectively. |
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Use M-series dynamic hardware domains, T-series Oracle VM Server for SPARC, and Oracle Solaris Zones, and create complex operational plans. |
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center provides the most comprehensive management across Oracle servers, storage, network devices, operating systems, and Oracle Solaris virtualization technologies while dramatically improving the efficiency of IT operations with its integrated life-cycle management and built-in automation. Ops Center is the best solution on the market today for Oracle infrastructure management.
Ops Center provides full life-cycle management of virtual guests, including resource management and mobility orchestration. It helps customers streamline operations and reduce downtime. Ops Center provides an end-to-end management solution for both physical and virtual systems. From Oracle Solaris Zones to Oracle VM Server for SPARC, Ops Center offers the right combination of granular control and workload abstraction for a complete hardware and software solution.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center includes the following features:
Enterprise Manager Ops Center Feature | Description |
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Provide alert correlation and aggregation. Open a Service Request with My Oracle Support. |
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Manage distributed assets from the same console. Provide new hardware asset reporting down to the field replaceable unit (FRU) part number. |
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Track software and configuration changes made with Ops Center through easily read reports. |
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Automate Kickstart, Jumpstart, YAST, and DHCP configuration for the remote light-out provisioning of servers. Create profiles to capture finish scripts and customization. |
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Provide integration between Enterprise Manager Cloud Control and Ops Center. Discover targets and view alarm information. View hardware, OS, and virtualization information. |
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Create in-depth workflow plans by nesting server provisioning tasks into a comprehensive string of events. |
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Provide reporting capabilities to schedule tests against target nodes, point-in-time comparisons, operational policies, or self-made software profiles. |
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Provide choice to remain connected to Oracle to receive knowledge transfer automation and protection, or to run in disconnected mode from Oracle. |
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View historical and real-time energy consumption of individual servers or groups of servers in both Watt (W) and KwH in terms of cost. View CPU utilization, temperature, and fan RPM trending. |
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Minimize downtime originating from software life cycles activities. |
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Automatically download firmware for servers and storage appliances, including Service Processor, RAID HBA cards, and drive firmware. |
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Provide hardware monitoring across the Oracle T-series, M-series, X-series, Network Appliances, and Storage Appliances. Provide integration with Oracle Solaris FMA. |
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Provide a view of past trends in monitored performance attributes. |
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Create provisioning plans that control the configuration of dynamic hardware domains. |
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Provide integration to My Oracle Support. Automatically open service requests and validate assets. View service request status updates. |
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Discover, map, and view Oracle 10GBe and Infiniband Switches, NEMs, and HBA devices from the server point of view. |
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Set alarm thresholds on any attribute in the product and house them in a monitoring profile that can be provisioned across multiple boxes. Allow for ad-hoc actions and scripts to be run and their output captured. |
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Discover an Oracle Solaris Cluster environment provide full coverage of Oracle Solaris Cluster software in the Ops Center knowledge repository. |
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Discover Oracle Sun ZFS Storage Appliances properly in the topology and provide a view of configuration and service information of the device. |
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Provide Oracle Solaris and Linux OS performance monitoring, both real-time status of attributes and historical charting. |
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Provide pre-OS installation and RAID device configuration. |
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Provide roles that control a user's access, which can be granted universally or for specific groups of assets. |
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Provide comprehensive Windows patching integration with Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager. |