A Oracle Database Appliance Software Configuration Defaults

Oracle Database Appliance software configuration defaults.

• Directory Paths for Oracle Database Appliance
  Locate the storage and mount configuration file paths for Oracle Database Appliance.
• Location of Log Files
  Log files are available for actions performed in the command-line interface and Browser User Interface and are useful when you need to track and debug jobs.
• Oracle Groups and User Configurations for Oracle Database Appliance
  Review the groups and default users when you use the Browser User Interface to deploy the appliance. All passwords are set to the Master password that you define during deployment.

Directory Paths for Oracle Database Appliance

Locate the storage and mount configuration file paths for Oracle Database Appliance.

Directory Paths for Oracle Database Appliance

Oracle homes on Oracle Database Appliance follow Optimal Flexible Architecture guidelines.

Item	Directory Path
Grid home	/u01/app/release-specific_name/gi owner
Grid base	/u01/app/gi owner
Oracle home	/u01/app/rdbms owner/product/rdbms_version/dbhome_home_sequence_number
Oracle base	/u01/app/rdbms owner
Oracle Inventory	/u01/app/oraInventory

Location of Log Files

Log files are available for actions performed in the command-line interface and Browser User Interface and are useful when you need to track and debug jobs.

You can also use the Oracle Appliance Manager Browser User Interface to view job activity, including the tasks that make up the job. The status of each task appears in the Browser User Interface and you can drill down to get greater details.

If you log a Service Request, upload all of the logs in the /opt/oracle/dcs/log directory.

Patching Log Files

All patching-related information is logged in the dcs-agent log in the directory /opt/oracle/dcs/log/.

DCS Agent Log Directories

Agent-specific activities are logged in the dcs-agent log.

The DCS Agent, controller, and command-line interface output appear in the directory /opt/oracle/dcs/log/.

If an error occurs in the command-line interface layer, then the output will show in the /opt/oracle/dcs/log/dcscli.log file first.

Storage Logs

Storage-related activity is logged in the oakd log file.

/opt/oracle/oak/log/hostname/oak/oakd.log

For example, /opt/oracle/oak/log/myhost/oak/oakd.log

Use the odaadmcli manage diagcollect command to collect diagnostic logs for storage components. The files are saved in the oakdiag log file.

/opt/oracle/oak/log/hostname/oakdiag/file name.tar.gz

For example, /opt/oracle/oak/log/myhost/oakdiag/oakStorage-myhost-20161120_2217.tar.gz

Database Logs

Online logs are stored in the /u03/app/db user/redo/ directory.

Oracle Fast Recovery Area (FRA) is located in the /u03/app/db user/fast_recovery_area directory.

Database alert logs are stored in the location $ORACLE_BASE/diag/rdbms/database_unique_name.

Oracle Auto Service Request (Oracle ASR) Log Files

All log files for Oracle ASR are located in the /var/opt/asrmanager/log/ directory.

Oracle Groups and User Configurations for Oracle Database Appliance

Review the groups and default users when you use the Browser User Interface to deploy the appliance. All passwords are set to the Master password that you define during deployment.

Default Operating System Groups and User Configurations

Table A-1 Default Operating System Groups and Users Configuration for Oracle Database Appliance

Groups and Users	Default Value
Oracle Grid Infrastructure installation owner	grid, UID 1001
Oracle Database installation owner	oracle, UID 1000
Oracle Database system administrator	sys
Oracle Database generic administrator	system
Oracle Inventory system privileges group	oinstall, GID 1001
Oracle ASM Administrators system privileges	asmadmin, GID 1004
Oracle ASM Users system privileges	asmdba, GID 1006
Oracle ASM Operator system privileges	asmoper, GID 1005
Oracle Database Administrators system privileges	dba, GID 1003
Oracle Database Operator system privileges	dbaoper, GID 1002

Oracle Groups and User Configurations

You can use the Browser User Interface or the odacli create-appliance command and a JSON file to deploy the appliance. The following configurations are supported:

• 2 Users with 6 groups (operating system role separation)

• Single User with 6 groups (no operating system role separation)

• Single user with 2 groups (no operating system role separation)

You can customize groupname, username, and UID.