Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration Guide
Release 2.2
Part Number A85247-01

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Preface

1 Introducing Oracle Enterprise Manager

Oracle Enterprise Manager's Architecture

Basic Terminology

What is a repository?

What is a repository user?

What is an administrative user?

What is a Console?

What is an Oracle Management Server?

What is the Oracle Intelligent Agent?

What is service discovery?

What is a Managed Node?

What is a Managed Service/Managed Target?

What are preferred credentials?

Oracle Enterprise Manager System and Hardware Requirements

Oracle Enterprise Manager Release 2.2 Certification

Overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager Configuration

Configuring Oracle Enterprise Manager Quickly (Quick Start)

Configuring Oracle Enterprise Manager for a Large Enterprise

Upgrading Your Oracle Enterprise Manager Framework and Management Packs

Migrating Your Repository

2 Creating a Release 2.2 Repository

Creating a New Release 2.2 Repository

Starting the Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant

Step 1 "Configuration Operation"

Step 2 "Select Database for Repository"

Step 3 "Repository Login Information"

Step 4 "Select Repository User Tablespaces"

Step 5 "Create Repository Summary"

Step 6 "Configuration Assistant Progress Window"

Recommended init.ora Settings for the Repository Database

3 Controlling the Management Server

Starting the Management Server

Starting the Management Server On Windows NT or Windows 2000

Starting the Management Server On UNIX

Checking the Status of the Management Server

Stopping the Management Server

Tuning the Management Server

Setting the Ping Interval

Setting the Maximum Connections Out

Setting the Maximum Connections In

Setting the Management Server Retry Interval

4 Adding Additional Management Servers

Installing an Additional Management Server

Setting Up an Additional Management Server

Step 1 "Configuration Operation"

Step 2 "Configuration Parameters"

Step 3 "Modify Configuration Parameters"

5 Starting and Stopping the Intelligent Agent

Starting and Stopping the Oracle Intelligent Agent on Windows NT or Windows 2000

Starting the Intelligent Agent on Windows NT or Windows 2000

Stopping the Intelligent Agent on Windows NT or Windows 2000

Verify Intelligent Agent is Running on Windows NT or Windows 2000

Starting, Stopping, and Verifying the Status from the Command Prompt

Starting and Stopping the Oracle Intelligent Agent on UNIX

6 Setting Up the Console

Starting the Enterprise Manager Console

Discovering Services

Creating Administrator Accounts

Running Oracle Enterprise Manager from a Web Browser

Setting Up the Event System

Setting Up the Job System

Creating a Windows NT or Windows 2000 User Account for Running Jobs

Creating a New Windows NT or Windows 2000 User Account

Assigning Privileges to an Existing Windows NT or Windows 2000 User Account

Configuring a Windows NT or Windows 2000 Domain User as Your Intelligent Agent User

Setting Up Preferred Credentials for Managed Services

Configuring and Starting the Paging Service

Setting Up Paging

Adding a Paging Server

Adding Paging Carrier

Specifying Paging Notification Preferences

Other Paging Server Operations

Removing a Paging Server

Viewing Information on Paging Server

Pinging a Paging Server

Querying Status of the Paging Service

Stopping the Paging Service

Removing a Paging Carrier

Editing a Paging Carrier

Viewing Information about a Paging Carrier

Testing a Paging Carrier

Setting Up Email and Paging Notification

Setting Up the SMTP Gateway

Setting Up Email and Paging Notifications

Paging Status Codes for Numeric Pages

Email/Paging Message Body Definition

Configuring the Console If Using a Dialup Line to Connect to the Management Server

Configuring a Remote Database for Backup or SYSDBA Administration

Server Side (Windows NT or Windows 2000)

Server Side (UNIX)

Setting the Format of Dates

7 Migrating a Release 1.x Repository to a Release 2.2 Repository

Important Notes

Phases of Migration

How the Differences Between Release 1.x and Release 2.2 Impact Migration

Preparing for Repository Migration

Create New Release 2.2 Administrators

Refresh All Services in the Release 1.x Console

Shut Down the Release 1.x Console and the Release 2.2 Management Server

Check the Information Currently in the Release 1.x Repository

Back Up the Existing Release 1.x Repository

Migrating the Repository Using the Migration Assistant

Step 1 "Introduction"

Step 2 "Component Selection"

Step 3 "Source Repository Login"

Step 4 "Target Repository Login"

Step 5 "Administrator Data"

Work in Progress

Deleting and Deregistering All Active Jobs and Events from the Release 1.x Console

Confirming a Successful Migration

Backing out of a Migration

Release 1.x Objects Reference

Release 1.x Objects Which Will Migrate to Release 2.2

Release 1.x Objects Which Need to be Re-created

Release 1.x Objects Which No Longer Exist

8 Setting Up DBA Studio

DBA Studio in Standalone or Oracle Management Server (OMS) Mode

Direct Connection to Databases

Connection through the Oracle Management Server

Setting Up DBA Studio in Standalone Mode

Starting DBA Studio in Standalone Mode

Adding Databases to the Tree in DBA Studio Standalone Mode

Connecting to a Database in DBA Studio Standalone Mode

Editing Local Preferred Credentials in DBA Studio Standalone Mode

Setting Up DBA Studio in OMS Mode

Setting Up DBA Studio to Connect to a Management Server

Starting DBA Studio in OMS Mode

Connecting to a Database in DBA Studio OMS Mode

Other DBA Studio Procedures

Accessing the Quick Tour in DBA Studio

Connecting to the Database As a Different User

Viewing Which Role You Are Connected As In DBA Studio

Removing a Database from Tree in DBA Studio Standalone Mode

Removing a Database from the Navigator in OMS Mode

Adding Databases to the Navigator Tree For DBA Studio OMS Mode

Changing from OMS Mode to Standalone Mode

Changing from Standalone Mode to OMS Mode

Connecting to JServer

Giving Non-DBA Users Access to DBA Studio Against a 7.3.4 Database

A Directory Structure

Directory Structure of Oracle Enterprise Manager Release 2.2

Directory Structure for $ORACLE_HOME\sysman

Other Important Directories

B Configuration Assistant Operations

Upgrade a Release 2.0 or 2.1 Repository to a Release 2.2 Repository

Step 1 "Configuration Operation"

Step 2 "Select Database for Repository"

Step 3 "Select Repository"

Step 4 "Repository Login Information"

Step 5 "Upgrade Repository Summary"

Step 6 "Configuration Assistant Progress"

Drop an Existing Repository

Step 1 "Configuration Operation"

Step 2 "Select Database for Repository"

Step 3 "Select Repository"

Step 4 "Select Drop Repository Options"

Step 5 "Drop Repository Summary"

Step 6 "Configuration Assistant Progress"

Edit Configuration Parameters

Step 1 "Configuration Operation"

Step 2 "Configuration Parameters"

Step 3 "Modify Configuration Parameters"

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C Upgrading the Intelligent Agent and Data Gatherer

Upgrading the Intelligent Agent

Agent Upgrade Guidelines for Enterprise Manager Version 2

Migrating Enterprise Manager Jobs/Events from an 8.1.5 or 8.1.6 Agent to an 8.1.7 Agent

Upgrading From a Previous Version of the Data Gatherer

D Troubleshooting

Reporting Problems to Oracle Support

Oracle Technical Support

Setting Up Logging and Tracing

Tracing and Logging for the Management Server

Logging and Tracing Properties

Management Server Logs

Tracing for the Client

Tracing for the Web Browser

Tracing for Paging

Troubleshooting the Management Server

Management Server May Not Run Correctly from a Non-Default Oracle Home

Management Server Does Not Start

Windows NT Event Log

OEMCTRL Batch File

Error Messages When Starting the Management Server

Changing Your Management Server for Client Access

Troubleshooting the Paging Service

Page Notification Fails

Troubleshooting the Web Browser

Resetting the Password

Troubleshooting the Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant

Enterprise Manager Configuration Assistant Errors

Repository Database Default Tablespace Does Not Contain Enough Free Space

Creating an OEM_REPOSITORY Tablespace if One Does Not Exist

Creating Another Tablespace

Increasing the Size of an Existing Tablespace

Database Parameters Not Large Enough for Repository Operation

Changing the Permissions on the omsconfig.properties File

Determining the SGA Size

Troubleshooting Job Notifications

E Repository Sizing

F Configuring the Webserver and Directory Mapping

Apache 1.3.9 or Higher on Unix

Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0

G Keyboard Shortcuts

Index

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