Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documentation
• Conventions

1 What's New in OPMN?

• 1.1 Integration with Oracle Instance
• 1.2 Support with Oracle WebLogic Server

2 Oracle Process Manager and Notification Overview

• 2.1 What is OPMN?
• 2.2 How OPMN Works
  • 2.2.1 Oracle Notification Server
  • 2.2.2 Oracle Process Manager
  • 2.2.3 PM Modules
• 2.3 What System Components Does OPMN Manage?
  • 2.3.1 Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console

3 The opmn.xml File

• 3.1 opmn.xml
• 3.2 Automatic Restart
• 3.3 OPMN Log Files
• 3.4 Security
• 3.5 IPv6 Support

4 opmnctl Commands

• 4.1 opmnctl
  • 4.1.1 opmnctl Syntax
• 4.2 opmnctl Command Quick Reference
• 4.3 opmnctl Detailed Command Description
  • 4.3.1 Command Definitions
    • 4.3.1.1 Scope
    • 4.3.1.2 Attributes
    • 4.3.1.3 Verbose
  • 4.3.2 Server Control Commands
    • 4.3.2.1 Server Control Commands on Microsoft Windows
    • 4.3.2.2 opmnctl start
    • 4.3.2.3 opmnctl startall
    • 4.3.2.4 opmnctl stopall
    • 4.3.2.5 opmnctl shutdown
    • 4.3.2.6 opmnctl reload
  • 4.3.3 Process Control Commands
    • 4.3.3.1 opmnctl startproc, opmnctl restartproc and opmnctl stopproc
    • 4.3.3.2 Progressive Request Reports
    • 4.3.3.3 Sequential Requests
  • 4.3.4 Provisioning Commands
    • 4.3.4.1 General Syntax
    • 4.3.4.2 Alternative Syntax for Provisioning Commands
    • 4.3.4.3 Common Arguments
    • 4.3.4.4 Commands
  • 4.3.5 Status Commands
    • 4.3.5.1 opmnctl status
    • 4.3.5.2 opmnctl metric
    • 4.3.5.3 opmnctl dmsdump
    • 4.3.5.4 opmnctl ping
    • 4.3.5.5 opmnctl set
    • 4.3.5.6 opmnctl query
  • 4.3.6 Help Commands
    • 4.3.6.1 opmnctl help
    • 4.3.6.2 opmnctl usage
    • 4.3.6.3 opmnctl validate

5 Using OPMN

• 5.1 Starting OPMN
• 5.2 Starting and Stopping All System Components
• 5.3 Starting and Stopping a System Component
• 5.4 Starting and Stopping all System Components of the Same Type

6 opmn.xml Common Configuration

• 6.1 Example of opmn.xml Elements and Attributes
  • 6.1.1 Global Definitions and Syntax
• 6.2 opmn.xml Element and Attribute Descriptions

A Configuring Custom Process

• A.1 Custom Process Module Configuration
• A.2 Custom Process Minimum Configuration
• A.3 Custom Process Complete Configuration
  • A.3.1 Ping
• A.4 Custom Process Attribute Descriptions

B OPMN Troubleshooting

• B.1 Problems and Solutions
  • B.1.1 System Process Does Not Start
  • B.1.2 Determining if System Processes are Dying or Unresponsive
  • B.1.3 opmnctl Command Execution Times Out
  • B.1.4 System Component Automatically Restarted by OPMN
  • B.1.5 Unexpected opmnctl start Behavior
  • B.1.6 Disabled Element in the opmn.xml File
  • B.1.7 Unable to Start OHS
  • B.1.8 Unable to Stop Component
  • B.1.9 globalInitNLS Error
  • B.1.10 OPMN Start Up Consumes CPU Processing Capability
  • B.1.11 Error Messages During Start-up of OPMN
  • B.1.12 Increasing Size of opmn.log File
  • B.1.13 Cleanup of Oracle Instance or Component If It is in a Bad State
  • B.1.14 Path Arguments Containing Quotation Marks on Windows Operating Systems
• B.2 Diagnosing OPMN Problems
  • B.2.1 OPMN log Files
    • B.2.1.1 opmn.log and debug.log File Rotation
    • B.2.1.2 Process Console log File Rotation
  • B.2.2 opmnctl debug
  • B.2.3 Oracle Enterprise Manager Fusion Middleware Control Console
  • B.2.4 Troubleshooting with Event Scripts
  • B.2.5 opmn.xml Environment Variables
• B.3 Need More Help?

Index