Preconfiguration Tasks

Here are the preconfiguration tasks that you must complete in Oracle Enterprise Manager to manage Exadata Exascale.

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Create a Named Credential for Control Server Credentials

  1. From the Setup menu, select Security, and then select Named Credentials.
  2. On the Named Credentials page, click Create.
  3. On the Create Credentials page, in the General Properties section:
    1. Enter a unique credential name, and provide a description.
    2. Select Oracle Exadata Exascale from the Authenticating Target Type drop-down menu.
    3. Select REST Key Credentials from the Credential Type drop-down menu.
  4. In the Credential Properties section, specify the user name and private key that grant the necessary privileges for management operations.
  5. Click Save to apply your changes.

For more information on Named Credentials, see Named Credentials in Oracle Enterprise Manager Security Guide.

Create a Named Credential for Host Server Credentials

  1. From the Setup menu, select Security, and then select Named Credentials.
  2. On the Named Credentials page, click Create.
  3. On the Create Credentials page, in the General Properties section:
    1. Enter a unique credential name, and provide a description.
    2. Select Host from the Authenticating Target Type drop-down menu.
    3. Select the appropriate credential type for the agent host from the Credential Type drop-down menu. For example, Host Credentials.
  4. In the Credential Properties section, specify the required credential attributes. For example, specify the user name and password for the agent host, if using Host Credentials.
  5. Click Save to apply your changes.

For more information on Named Credentials, see Named Credentials in Oracle Enterprise Manager Security Guide.

Grant Required Privileges

The following privileges must be granted to an Oracle Enterprise Manager user to execute the Deployment Procedure:

  • Connect to EM Repository and retrieve the DP GUID by running the following SQL query:
    select family_guid from EM_PAF_LATEST_PROCEDURES  where procedure_display_name = 'Execute Exascale Command';
  • Grant the FULL_DP privilege to the user, for example, EMUSER_ADMIN, using the DP GUID obtained in the previous step. Use the following EMCLI command, replacing <DP_GUID> with the retrieved value:
    emcli grant_privs -name="EMUSER_ADMIN"  -privilege="FULL_DP;<DP_GUID>"

For more information on the EMCLI grant_privs command, see grant_privs in Oracle Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface.