6.1.6 ExaWatcher

ExaWatcher collects detailed system statistics on Exadata database servers and storage servers, primarily focused on the operating system and network interfaces.

ExaWatcher runs separately on each server and collects server and network-related data using operating system tools and utilities, such as iostat, vmstat, mpstat, top. It also collects storage server statistics using cellsrvstat. The default collection is quite detailed, with some operating system statistics collected at 5-second intervals.

To extract statistics from ExaWatcher for analysis, you can use the GetExaWatcherResults.sh script. The output from GetExaWatcherResults.sh also include charts for a subset of key statistics.

ExaWatcher is typically used for detailed debugging. Consequently, it is recommended to keep baselines of ExaWatcher data for comparison purposes.