9.3.1 Running Oracle Trace File Analyzer Administration Commands

You need root access to tfactl, or sudo access to run all administration commands.

Table 9-44 Basic tfactl commands

Command	Description
tfactl start	Starts the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon on the local node.
tfactl stop	Stops the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon on the local node.
tfactl enable	Enables automatic restart of the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon after a failure or system reboot.
tfactl disable	Stops any running Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon and disables automatic restart.
tfactl uninstall	Removes Oracle Trace File Analyzer from the local node.
tfactl syncnodes	Generates and copies Oracle Trace File Analyzer certificates from one Oracle Trace File Analyzer node to other nodes.
tfactl restrictprotocol	Restricts the use of certain protocols.
tfactl status	Checks the status of an Oracle Trace File Analyzer process. The output is same as tfactl print status.

• tfactl access
  Use the tfactl access command to enable non-root users to have controlled access to Oracle Trace File Analyzer, and to run diagnostic collections.
• tfactl availability
  Use the tfactl availability command to enable or disable resources for Availability Score, and to search a specific data type in the telemetry cache.
• tfactl blackout
  Use the tfactl blackout command to suppress diagnostic collections at a more granular level. By default, blackout will be in effect for 24 hours.
• tfactl cell
  Use the tfactl cell command to print or modify various storage cell configuration.
• tfactl checkupload
  Use the tfactl checkupload command to validate the configured upload parameters.
• tfactl dbcheck
  Use the tfactl dbcheck command to collect diagnostic data from the Oracle Exadata machine to identify issues with operating system, file system, memory, and I/O system.
• tfactl diagnosetfa
  Use the tfactl diagnosetfa command to collect Oracle Trace File Analyzer diagnostic data from the local node to identify issues with Oracle Trace File Analyzer.
• tfactl disable
  Use the tfactl disable command to prevent the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon from restarting.
• tfactl enable
  Use the tfactl enable command to enable automatic restart of the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon after a failure or system reboot.
• tfactl get
  Use the tfactl get command to view the details of various Oracle Trace File Analyzer configuration settings.
• tfactl floodcontrol
  Use the tfactl floodcontrol command to limit or stop Oracle Trace File Analyzer collecting the same events in a given frame of time.
• tfactl getresourcelimit
  Use the tfactl getresourcelimit command to fetch details of Oracle Trace File Analyzer CPU and memory usage limitations.
• tfactl getupload
  Use the tfactl getupload command to fetch the details of configured upload parameters.
• tfactl host
  Use the tfactl host command to add hosts to, or remove hosts from the Oracle Trace File Analyzer configuration.
• tfactl insight
  Use the tfactl insight command to generate AHF Insights report from across nodes in the AHF cluster.
• tfactl index
  Use the tfactl index command to index events.
• tfactl print
  Use the tfactl print command to print information from the Berkeley DB (BDB).
• tfactl print inventory
  Use the tfactl print inventory command delete file metadata.
• tfactl print syncstatus
  Use the tfactl print syncstatus command to get the sync status of TFA on all cluster nodes.
• tfactl purgeindex
  Use the tfactl purgeindex command to index events.
• tfactl purgeinventory
  Use the tfactl purgeinventory command delete file metadata.
• tfactl queryindex
  Use the tfactl queryindex command to view stored events.
• tfactl rediscover
  Use the tfactl rediscover command to discover new components and update inventory.
• tfactl refreshconfig
  Use the tfactl refreshconfig command to refresh and list Oracle Trace File Analyzer cron jobs.
• tfactl refreshconfig modifycron
  Use the tfactl refreshconfig modifycron command to modify the Oracle Trace File Analyzer cron entry.
• tfactl restrictprotocol
  Use the tfactl restrictprotocol command to restrict certain protocols.
• tfactl sendmail
  Use the tfactl sendmail command to send a test email to verify SMTP configuration.
• tfactl set
  Use the tfactl set command to enable or disable, or modify various Oracle Trace File Analyzer functions.
• tfactl setresourcelimit
  Use the tfactl setresourcelimit command to restrict the CPU and memory usage of Oracle Trace File Analyzer.
• tfactl setupload
  Use the tfactl setupload command to set upload parameters.
• tfactl showrepo
  Use the tfactl showrepo command to get the repository locations of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework components.
• tfactl start
  Use the tfactl start command to start the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon on the local node, and also to start the desired support tool.
• tfactl startahf
  Use the tfactl startahf command to start the scheduler for Oracle Autonomous Health Framework components.
• tfactl status
  Use the tfactl status command to check the run status of Oracle Trace File Analyzer.
• tfactl statusahf
  Use the tfactl statusahf command to check the shceduler status for Oracle Autonomous Health Framework components.
• tfactl stop
  Use the tfactl stop command to stop the Oracle Trace File Analyzer daemon on the local node, and also to stop the desired support tool.
• tfactl stopahf
  Use the tfactl stopahf command to stop the scheduler for Oracle Autonomous Health Framework components.
• tfactl syncnodes
  Use the tfactl syncnodes command to generate and copy Oracle Trace File Analyzer certificates to other Oracle Trace File Analyzer nodes.
• tfactl uninstall
  Use the tfactl uninstall command to uninstall Oracle Autonomous Health Framework.
• tfactl upload
  Use the tfactl upload command to upload collections or files on demand.
• tfactl unsetresourcelimit
  Use the tfactl unsetresourcelimit command to unset the limitations set on Oracle Trace File Analyzer CPU and memory usage.
• tfactl unsetupload
  Use the tfactl unsetupload command to unset the configured upload parameters.
• tfactl version
  Use the tfactl version command to check the version of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework components.