6.1 Introducing Exadata Monitoring Tools and Information Sources

You can monitor Exadata system performance by using various tools and information sources. The following topics introduce and compare the main Exadata performance monitoring tools and information sources:

• Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
  AWR is the integrated performance diagnostic tool built into Oracle Database. AWR includes Exadata storage server configuration, health, and statistics information.
• Database Statistics and Wait Events
  Oracle Database provides performance information in a series of dynamic performance views (also known as V$ views).
• Exadata Metrics
  Exadata metrics are recorded observations of important properties or values relating to the Exadata system software.
• Exadata Alerts
  Alerts draw attention to potential and actual problems and other events of interest to an administrator.
• Real-Time Insight
  You can use the Real-Time Insight feature to enable real-time monitoring of your Exadata systems.
• ExaWatcher
  ExaWatcher collects very detailed system statistics, primarily focused on the operating system and network interfaces.