1 General Maintenance Information

This chapter contains topics about general maintenance of Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

Note:

• All procedures in this chapter are applicable to Oracle Exadata and Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack.
• For ease of reading, the name "Oracle Exadata Rack" is used when information refers to both Oracle Exadata and Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack.

• Overview of Roles and Responsibilities
  You should determine which individuals or groups are responsible for resolving any issue that arises.
• Powering On and Off Oracle Exadata Rack
  This section contains the procedures for powering on and off the components of an Oracle Exadata Rack.
• Using Auto Service Request to Manage Hardware Faults
  Auto Service Request (ASR) is designed to automatically open service requests when specific Oracle Exadata Rack hardware faults occur.
• Monitoring the System Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
  
• Monitoring the System Using Oracle Configuration Manager
  Oracle Configuration Manager collects configuration information and uploads it to the Oracle repository.
• Changing Component Passwords
  The passwords for the components can be changed after initial configuration.
• Determining the Server Model
  Use the exadata.img.hw command to determine the model of the cell or database server.
• Monitoring Ambient Temperature of Servers
  
• Configuring Password Expiration for Users Accessing the Server Remotely
  You can configure DBSERVER attributes to expire user passwords.
• State of Storage Server and Database Servers During Configuration Changes
  Before a change to a configuration, determine if the database and storage servers need to be offline or online.
• Rescue Plan
  
• Using ExaWatcher to Monitor System Performance
  ExaWatcher automatically collects performance data on Oracle Exadata database servers and storage servers.
• Oracle Exadata System Health Checking with Oracle Exachk
  Oracle Exachk provides a lightweight and non-intrusive health check framework for the full stack of Oracle Exadata software and hardware components.