Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Conventions

1 Deployment Overview

• 1.1 Oracle Exadata Database Machine Supported Hardware and Software
  • 1.1.1 Supported Component Versions
  • 1.1.2 Supported Operating Systems
  • 1.1.3 Oracle Exadata Database Machine Hardware Not Supported
• 1.2 Oracle Exadata Plug-in Deployment Prerequisites
  • 1.2.1 Create a Database Server ILOM Service Processor User
  • 1.2.2 Verify Software Versions
  • 1.2.3 Verify Names Resolution
  • 1.2.4 Verify Firewall Configuration
• 1.3 User Roles
• 1.4 Install Enterprise Manager Agent
  • 1.4.1 Agent Installation Prerequisite - Solaris 11 Only
  • 1.4.2 Install Oracle Database and Oracle Exadata Plug-ins Using the Automated Kit
  • 1.4.3 Install Enterprise Manager Agent Using the Push Method
    • 1.4.3.1 Installing Oracle Management Agent in Silent Mode Option
  • 1.4.4 Manually Deploy Exadata Plug-in

2 Exadata Database Machine Discovery

• 2.1 Prerequisites for Guided Discovery
  • 2.1.1 Discovery Precheck Script
  • 2.1.2 Manual Verification
• 2.2 Automatic Discovery Process

3 Post-Discovery Configuration and Verification

• 3.1 Set Up Compute Node Agent to Receive SNMP Notification
• 3.2 Configure Storage Cell SNMP for Enterprise Manager Monitoring
  • 3.2.1 Check Current SNMP Configuration
  • 3.2.2 Configure SNMP Values Using cellcli
  • 3.2.3 Configure SNMP Values Using dcli (optional)
  • 3.2.4 Verify SSH Connectivity
  • 3.2.5 Remove a Subscription
• 3.3 Configure and Verify SNMP for InfiniBand Switch Targets
  • 3.3.1 Set Up SNMP for InfiniBand Switch Targets Using Enterprise Manager
• 3.4 Configure the Compute Node ILOM SNMP for Enterprise Manager Monitoring
• 3.5 Verify Configuration for Oracle ILOM Server
• 3.6 Set Up SNMP for Cisco Ethernet Switch Targets
  • 3.6.1 Verify the Cisco Ethernet Switch SNMP Configuration
• 3.7 Set Up SNMP for Power Distribution Unit (PDU) Targets
  • 3.7.1 Verify the PDU SNMP Configuration
• 3.8 Set Up SNMP for KVM Targets
  • 3.8.1 Verify the KVM SNMP Configuration (Base SNMP Configuration)
  • 3.8.2 Verify the KVM SNMP Configuration (SNMP Forwarding to Agent)
• 3.9 Oracle Exadata Database Machine Dashboard Creation

4 Oracle Exadata Database Machine Administration

• 4.1 Creating Roles to Manage the Plug-in
• 4.2 View Exadata Database Machine Topology
  • 4.2.1 Drilling Down to Individual Targets
  • 4.2.2 Viewing Critical Hardware Information for the Database Machine
  • 4.2.3 Viewing DB Machine Alerts
  • 4.2.4 Remove Database Machine Target
• 4.3 Exadata Cell Management
  • 4.3.1 Cell Administration
  • 4.3.2 Access Exadata Cell Metrics/Alert Settings
  • 4.3.3 Delete an Exadata Cell
• 4.4 InfiniBand Network Management
  • 4.4.1 InfiniBand Metrics
  • 4.4.2 Setting Up Alerts

5 Troubleshooting

• 5.1 Establish SSH Connectivity
• 5.2 Discovery Troubleshooting
  • 5.2.1 Compute Node Error Message
  • 5.2.2 Cell is not Discovered
  • 5.2.3 Compute Node or InfiniBand Switch is not Discovered
  • 5.2.4 InfiniBand Network Performance Page Shows No Data
  • 5.2.5 ILOM, PDU, KVM, or Cisco Switch is not Discovered
  • 5.2.6 Target Does not Appear in Selected Targets Page
  • 5.2.7 Target is Down or Metric Collection Error After Discovery
  • 5.2.8 Troubleshooting the Exadata Database Machine Schematic File
• 5.3 Exadata Database Machine Management Troubleshooting
• 5.4 Exadata Derived Association Rules