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Oracle® Enterprise Manager Lifecycle Management Administrator's Guide
12c Release 2 (12.1.0.2)
Part Number E27046-08
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Title and Copyright Information
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Part I Overview and Setup Details
1
Introduction to Lifecycle Management
Overview of the New Lifecycle Management Solutions
Information Map
2
Setting Up Your Infrastructure
Getting Started
Setting Up Oracle Software Library
Setting Up Credentials
Setting Up Named Credentials
Setting Up Privileged Credentials
Configuring Privilege Delegation Settings
Using Privilege Delegation
Setting up Privilege Delegation
Creating Privilege Delegation Templates
Testing Privilege Delegation Settings
Saving Preferred Credentials
Saving Preferred Credentials for Hosts and Oracle Homes
Saving Preferred Credentials to Access My Oracle Support
Creating Enterprise Manager User Accounts
Overview of User Accounts
Creating Designer User Account
Creating Operator User Account
Setting Up My Oracle Support
(Additional)
Configuring Self-Update
(Additional) Setting Up E-mail Notifications
Part II Discovery
3
Discovering Software Deployments
Discovering Hosts and Targets Automatically
Discovering Hosts and Targets Manually
Part III Database Provisioning
4
Overview of Database Provisioning
Overview of Database Provisioning Feature
Supported Targets and Deployment Procedures for Database Provisioning
Setting Up Database Provisioning
Meeting Basic Infrastructure and Host Requirements
Understanding Administrator Privileges for Provisioning Database
Prerequisites for Designers
Prerequisites for Operators
Creating Provisioning Profiles
Creating Installation Media
Creating Database Templates
Uploading Database Templates to Software Library
Creating Database Provisioning Entities
Creating an Oracle Database Clone from a Reference Home
Creating an Oracle Database Clone from an External Storage
Creating an Oracle Clusterware Clone from a Reference Home
Creating an Oracle Clusterware Clone from an External Storage
Downloading Cluster Verification Utility
5
Provisioning Oracle Databases
Getting Started
Oracle Database Topology
Provisioning and Creating Oracle Databases
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Databases with Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Database Software Only
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
6
Provisioning Oracle Grid Infrastructure for Oracle Databases
Getting Started
Provisioning Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Databases with Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database Software Only
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
7
Provisioning Oracle Grid Infrastructure for Oracle Real Application Clusters Databases
Getting Started
Oracle Real Application Clusters Database Topology
Provisioning Grid Infrastructure with Oracle Real Application Clusters Database and Configuring Database with Oracle Automatic Storage Management
Prerequisites
Procedure
Requirements for Grid Infrastructure Software Location Path
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters Database with File System on an Existing Cluster
Prerequisites
Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters Database with File System on a New Cluster
Prerequisites
Procedure
8
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters One (Oracle RAC One) Node Databases
Getting Started
Deployment Procedures
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node Databases
Prerequisites
Procedure
9
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters for 10g and 11g
Getting Started
Core Components Deployed
Cloning a Running Oracle Real Application Clusters
Prerequisites
Cloning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters Using Gold Image
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Real Application Clusters Using Archived Software Binaries
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Sample Cluster Configuration File
10
Extending Oracle Real Application Clusters
Getting Started
Extending Oracle Real Application Clusters
Prerequisites
Procedure
11
Deleting or Scaling Down Oracle Real Application Clusters
Getting Started
Core Components Deleted
Deleting the Entire Oracle RAC
Prerequisites
Procedure
Scaling Down Oracle RAC by Deleting Some of Its Nodes
Prerequisites
Procedure
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Provisioning Oracle Database Replay Client
Getting Started
Cloning a Running Oracle Database Replay Client
Prerequisites
Cloning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Database Replay Client Using Gold Image
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Provisioning Oracle Database Replay Client Using Installation Binaries
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
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Creating Databases
Getting Started
Creating Oracle Database
Prerequisites for Creating Oracle Database
Procedure for Creating Oracle Database
Creating Oracle Real Application Clusters Database
Prerequisites for Creating Oracle Real Application Clusters Database
Procedure for Creating Oracle Real Application Clusters Database
Creating Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node Database
Prerequisites for Creating Oracle RAC One Node Database
Procedure for Creating Oracle Real Application Clusters One Node Database
Part IV Database Upgrade
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Upgrading Databases
Getting Started
Supported Releases
Deployment Procedure
Upgrading Multiple Oracle Database Instances at a Time (Mass Upgrade)
Prerequisites
Upgrade Procedure
Upgrading One Oracle Database or One Oracle RAC Database Instance at a Time
Prerequisites
Upgrade Procedure
Part V Middleware Provisioning
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Provisioning WebLogic Domains and Middleware Homes
Getting Started
Middleware Provisioning Deployment Procedures
Supported Releases
Prerequisites for Designers and Operators
Prerequisites for Designers
Prerequisites for Operators
Additional Prerequisites on Windows
Creating Software Library Components
Creating a WebLogic Domain Provisioning Profile
Creating an Oracle Middleware Home Gold Image
Cloning from an Existing Installation
Cloning a WebLogic Domain from an Existing Installation
Prerequisites
Deployment Procedure
Cloning a Middleware Home from an Existing Installation
Prerequisites
Deployment Procedure
Cloning from a Profile or a Middleware Home Gold Image
Cloning from a WebLogic Domain Provisioning Profile
Prerequisites
Deployment Procedure
Cloning from an Oracle Middleware Home Gold Image
Prerequisites
Deployment Procedure
Post Deployment Configuration
Customizing the Deployment Procedure
Creating an Oracle Virtual Server Component
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Scaling Up / Scaling Out WebLogic Domains
About Scaling Up / Scaling Out WebLogic Domains
Prerequisites for Designers and Operators
Prerequisites for Designers
Prerequisites for Operators
Additional Prerequisites on Windows
Prerequisites for the Deployment Procedure
Running the Scale Up / Scale Out Middleware Deployment Procedure
Middleware Provisioning and Scale Up / Scale Out Best Practices
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Deploying / Redeploying / Undeploying Java EE Applications
Deploying, Undeploying, or Redeploying Java EE Applications
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Creating a Java EE Application Component
Java EE Applications Deployment Procedure
Deploying a Java EE Application
Redeploying a Java EE Application
Undeploying a Java EE Application
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Provisioning Coherence Nodes and Clusters
Getting Started
Supported Releases
Deploying Coherence Nodes and Clusters
Prerequisites
Creating a Coherence Component
Deployment Procedure
Adding a Coherence Node
Sample Scripts
Troubleshooting
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Provisioning SOA Artifacts and Composites
Understanding SOA Artifacts Provisioning
Getting Started
Deployment Procedures, Supported Releases, and Core Components Deployed
Provisioning SOA Artifacts
Provisioning from a Reference Installation
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Provisioning SOA Artifacts from Gold Image
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Deploying SOA Composites
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
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Provisioning Oracle Service Bus Resources
Getting Started
Deployment Procedure
Supported Releases
Provisioning Oracle Service Bus Resources from Oracle Service Bus Domain
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
Understanding Export Modes
Provisioning Oracle Service Bus Resources from Oracle Software Library
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
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Provisioning Oracle BPEL Processes
Getting Started
Deployment Procedure
Supported Releases
Provisioning Oracle BPEL Processes
Prerequisites
Provisioning Procedure
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Provisioning Oracle Application Server
Getting Started
Deployment Procedures, Supported Releases, and Core Components Deployed
Provisioning Oracle Application Server 10g Release 1 (10.1.3)
Cloning a Running Oracle Application Server Instance
Cloning from an Existing Cluster, Scaling Up the Existing Cluster, and Using the Same Internet Directory
Provisioning from an Existing Cluster and Creating a New Cluster Without Internet Directory
Provisioning from an Existing Cluster and Creating a New Cluster With Internet Directory
Provisioning a Gold Image of the Oracle Application Server
Provisioning and Creating a New Cluster Without Internet Directory
Provisioning and Creating a New Cluster With Internet Directory
Provisioning and Treating Oracle Application Server as a Standalone Instance Without Internet Directory
Provisioning and Treating Oracle Application Server as a Standalone Instance With Internet Directory
Provisioning Oracle SOA Suite 10g (10.1.3.4 and 10.1.3.5)
Part VI Bare Metal Server Provisioning
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Provisioning Bare Metal Servers
Getting Started with Provisioning Bare Metal Servers
Understanding Bare Metal Provisioning
Overview of the Bare Metal Provisioning Environment
Overview of the Bare Metal Provisioning Process
Supported Releases of Linux
Setting Up Infrastructure for Bare Metal Provisioning
Setting Up Stage Server
Setting Up Boot Server and DHCP Server
Setting Up RPM Repository
Setting UP RHEL 4 RPM Repository
Setting Up Oracle Linux 4 RPM Repository
Setting Up RHEL 5/Oracle Linux 5 RPM Repository
Exposing RPM Repository through HTTP or FTP
Configuring Stage Server
Configuring Boot Server
Configuring DHCP Server
Configuring RPM Repository
Checklist for Boot Server, Stage Server, RPM Repository, and Reference Host
Configuring Software Library
Creating Operating System Component
Creating Disk Layout Component
Creating an Oracle Virtual Server Component
Provisioning Bare Metal Servers
Prerequisites
Procedure
Part VII Patch Management
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Patching Software Deployments
Overview of the New Patch Management Solution
Overview of the Current Patch Management Challenges
Introduction to the New Patch Management Solution
Overview of Patch Plans
Introduction to Patch Plans
Types of Patch Plans
Introduction to Create Plan Wizard
Overview of Patch Templates
Introduction to Patch Templates
Introduction to Edit Template Wizard
Supported Targets, Releases, and Deployment Procedures
Supported Patching Modes
Patching in Online and Offline Mode
Patching in In-Place and Out-of-Place Mode
Patching in Rolling and Parallel Mode
Understanding the Patching Workflow
Setting Up Infrastructure for Patching
Meeting Basic Infrastructure Requirements
Creating Administrators with the Required Roles
Setting Up Infrastructure for Patching in Online Mode (Connected to MOS)
Enabling Online Mode
Setting Up Network Proxy and Realm Configuration Settings
Setting Up Infrastructure for Patching in Offline Mode (Not Connected to MOS)
Enabling Offline Mode
Downloading Enterprise Manager Catalog Zip File From Another Host With Internet Connectivity
Uploading Enterprise Manager Catalog Zip File from your Host With No Internet Connectivity
Creating "Refresh From My Oracle Support" Job
Uploading OPatch Patches to Oracle Software Library
Uploading Patches to Oracle Software Library
Analyzing the Environment and Identifying Whether Your Targets Can Be Patched
Workarounds for Missing Property Errors
Workarounds for Unsupported Configuration Errors
Identifying Patches to Be Applied
(Online) Using Patch Recommendations
(Online) Using Knowledge Articles
(Online) Using Service Requests
(Online) Searching Patches on My Oracle Support
(Offline) Searching Patches in Oracle Software Library
Applying Patches
Creating a Patch Plan
Accessing the Patch Plan
Analyzing, Preparing, and Deploying Patch Plans
Switching Back to the Original Oracle Home After Deploying a Patch Plan
Saving Successfully Analyzed or Deployed Patch Plan As a Patch Template
(Optional) Creating a Patch Plan from a Patch Template and Applying Patches
Patching Oracle Exadata
Exadata Out-Of-Place Patching Of Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle RAC Targets
Diagnosing and Resolving Patching Issues
Diagnosing Patching Issues
Resolving Patching Issues
Rolling Back Patches
Additional Tasks You Can Perform
Viewing or Modifying Patch Template
Saving a Deployed Patch Plan as a Patch Template
Creating a Compliance Standard from a Patch Template
Downloading Patches from Patch Template
Deleting Patch Plan
Deleting Patch Template
Converting Nondeployable Patch Plan to Deployable Patch Plan
Associating Additional Targets to a Patch in a Patch Plan
Resolving Patch Conflicts
Analyzing the Results of Patching Operations
Customizing Patching Deployment Procedure
Patching Primary and Standby Databases Configured with Oracle Data Guard
Overview of Patching Primary and Standby Databases
Patching Primary and Standby Databases
Customizing Patching deployment procedure
Rolling Back Patches
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Patching Linux Hosts
Overview of Patching Linux Hosts
Understanding the Deployment Procedure for Patching Linux Hosts
Supported Linux Releases
Setting Up Infrastructure for Linux Patching
Meeting Prerequisites for Using the Linux Patching Feature
Setting Up the RPM Repository
Prerequisites for Setting Up the RPM Repository
Setting Up the RPM Repository
Setting Up Linux Patching Group for Compliance Reporting
Prerequisites for Setting Up Linux Patching Group
Setting Up a Linux Patching Group
Patching Linux Hosts
About Linux Patching Home Page
Viewing Compliance History
Prerequisites for Viewing Compliance History
Viewing Compliance History
Patching Non-Compliant Packages
Prerequisites for Patching Non-Compliant Packages
Patching Non-Compliant Packages
Rolling Back or Deinstalling Packages
Prerequisites for Deinstalling Packages
Rolling Back or Deinstalling Packages
Registering a Custom Channel
Prerequisites for Registering a Custom Channel
Registering a Custom Channel
Cloning a Channel
Prerequisites for Cloning a Channel
Cloning a Channel
Copying Packages from One Channel to Another
Prerequisites for Copying Packages from One Channel to Another
Copying Packages from One Channel to Another
Adding Custom Packages to a Channel
Prerequisites for Adding Custom Packages to a Channel
Adding Custom Packages to a Channel
Deleting a Channel
Prerequisites for Deleting a Channel
Deleting a Channel
About Configuration File Management
Prerequisites for Managing Configuration File
Creating Configuration File Channel
Uploading Configuration Files
Prerequisites for Uploading Configuration Files
Uploading Configuration Files
Importing Configuration Files
Prerequisites for Importing Configuration Files
Importing Configuration Files
Deploying Configuration Files
Prerequisites for Deploying Configuration Files
Deploying Configuration Files
Deleting Configuration File Channels
Prerequisites for Deleting Configuration File Channels
Deleting Configuration File Channels
Part VIII Configuration, Compliance, and Change Management
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Managing Configuration Information
Overview of Configuration Management
Overview of Configuration Searches
Managing Configuration Searches
Setting Up a Search
Reviewing Search Scenarios
Overview of Configuration Browser
Viewing Configuration Data
Working with Saved Configurations
Working with Inventory and Usage Details
Overview of Configuration History
Accessing Configuration History
Working with Configuration History
Searching History
Annotating Configuration Changes
Scheduling a History Search and Creating a Notification List
Saving History to a File
Viewing History Job Activity
Overview of Comparisons and Templates
About Comparison Templates
Working with Comparison Templates
Creating or Editing a Comparison Template
Managing Comparison Templates
Specifying Rules
Creating a Value Constraint Rule
Creating a Matching Rule
Creating an Ignore Rule
About Rules Expression and Syntax
Understanding Rules by Example
Matching Rule Examples
Ignore Rule Examples
About Comparisons
Understanding the Comparison Wizard
Selecting a Configuration to Compare Against
Selecting Configurations to Compare
Selecting a Template to Use in the Comparison
Mapping Members in a System Comparison
Scheduling the Comparison and Creating a Notification List
Reviewing the Comparison Parameters and Submitting the Job
Working with Comparison Results
About Comparisons and Job Activity
About System Comparison Results
About Standard Target Comparison Results
Synchronizing Configuration Files
Overview of Custom Configurations and Collections
Working with Custom Configurations
Creating or Editing a Custom Configuration
Using the Files & Commands Tab
Using the SQL Tab
Setting Up Credentials
Setting Up Rules
Managing Custom Configurations
About Custom Configurations and Versioning
About Custom Configurations and Privileges
About Custom Configurations and Deployment
Deploying and Undeploying Custom Configurations
Editing a Deployment
Viewing a Configuration Collection
Extending Configuration Data Collections
Extending Existing Target Collections
Adding New Target Data Collections
Using Custom Configurations as Blueprints
Overview of Parsers
Managing Parsers
About XML Parsers
About the Default XML Parser
About the Generic XML Parser
XML Parser Examples
About Format-Specific Parsers
Database Query Parser Parameters
Directory Parser Parameters
E-Business Suite Parser Parameters
Galaxy CFG Parser Parameters
MQ-Series Parser Parameters
Siebel Parser Parameters
Unix Installed Patches Parser Parameters
Unix Recursive Directory List Parser Parameters
About Columnar Parsers
Columnar Parser Parameters
About Properties Parsers
Basic Properties Parser Parameters
Advanced Properties Parser Parameters
Advanced Properties Parser Constructs
Using Parsed Files and Rules
Sample XML File Parsing and Rule Application
Sample Non-XML File Parsing and Rule Application
Sample SQL Query Parsing and Rule Application
Overview of Client Configurations
About Client System Analyzer in Cloud Control
Deploying Client System Analyzer Independently
Overview of Relationships
Overview of Configuration Topology Viewer
About Configuration Topology Viewer
Examples of Using Topology
Viewing a Configuration Topology
Determining System Component Structure
Determining General Status of Target's Configuration Health
Getting Configuration Health/Compliance Score of a Target
Analyzing a Problem and Viewing a Specific Issue in Detail
About Dependency Analysis
About Impact Analysis
Creating a Custom Topology View
Deleting a Custom Topology View
Excluding Relationships from a Custom Topology View
Including Relationships to a Target in a Custom Topology View
Creating a Relationship to a Target
Deleting a Relationship from a Target
Controlling the Appearance of Information on a Configuration Topology Graph
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Managing Compliance
Overview of Compliance
Terminology Used in Compliance
Accessing the Compliance Features
Privileges and Roles Needed to Use the Compliance Features
Evaluating Compliance
Accessing Compliance Statistics
Using the Compliance Dashboard Effectively
Viewing Compliance Summary Information
Viewing Target Compliance Evaluation Results
Viewing Compliance Framework Evaluation Results
Investigating Compliance Violations and Evaluation Results
Investigating Violations of Repository Compliance Standard Rules and Targets Causing Violations
Viewing All the Violations Reported for Your Enterprise
Examples of Viewing Violations
Investigating Evaluation Errors
Analyzing Compliance Reports
Overview of Compliance Score and Importance
Compliance Score of a Compliance Standard Rule -Target
Real-time Monitoring Rule Compliance Score
Compliance Score of a Compliance Standard for a Target
Compliance Framework Compliance Score
Parent Node Compliance Score
Investigating Real-time Observations
Viewing Observations
Viewing Observations By Systems
Viewing Observations By Compliance Framework
Viewing Observations By Search
Viewing Details of an Incident
Operations on Observations During Compliance Evaluation
Manually Setting an Observation As Authorized Or Not Authorized
Notifying a User When an Observation Occurs
Notifying a User When an Authorized Observation Occurs
Configuring Compliance Management
About Compliance Frameworks
Operations on Compliance Frameworks
Creating a Compliance Framework
Creating Like a Compliance Framework
Editing a Compliance Framework
Deleting a Compliance Framework
Exporting a Compliance Framework
Importing a Compliance Framework
Browsing Compliance Frameworks
Searching Compliance Frameworks
Browsing Compliance Framework Evaluation Results
Searching Compliance Framework Evaluation Results
Browsing Compliance Framework Errors
Searching Compliance Framework Errors
Verifying Database Targets Are Compliant with Compliance Frameworks
About Compliance Standards
Operations on Compliance Standards
Creating a Compliance Standard
Creating Like a Compliance Standard
Editing a Compliance Standard
Deleting a Compliance Standard
Exporting a Compliance Standard
Importing a Compliance Standard
Browsing Compliance Standards
Searching Compliance Standards
Browsing Compliance Standard Evaluation Results
Searching Compliance Standard Evaluation Results
Browsing Compliance Standard Errors
Searching Compliance Standard Errors
Associating a Compliance Standard with Targets
Viewing Real-time Monitoring Compliance Standard Warnings
Enabling Security Metrics
Considerations When Creating Compliance Standards
About Compliance Standard Rule Folders
Creating Rule Folders
Managing Rule Folders in a Compliance Standard
About Compliance Standard Rules
Operations on Compliance Standards Rules
Creating a Repository Compliance Standard Rule
Creating a WebLogic Server Signature Compliance Standard Rule
Creating a Real-time Monitoring Compliance Standard Rule
Creating Like a Compliance Standard Rule
Editing a Compliance Standard Rule
Deleting a Compliance Standard Rule
Exporting a Compliance Standard Rule
Importing a Compliance Standard Rule
Browsing Compliance Standard Rules
Searching Compliance Standard Rules
Compliance Standard Rules Provided by Oracle
Real-time Monitoring Facets
About Real-time Monitoring Facets
Facet Entity Types
Facet Patterns
Operations on Facets
Viewing the Facet Library
Creating and Editing Facets
Creating and Editing Facet Folders
Deleting a Facet
Using Create Like to Create a New Facet
Importing and Exporting Facets
Changing Base Facet Attributes Not Yet Used In a Rule
Example of Creating Repository Rule Based on Custom Configuration Collections
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Managing Database Configuration Changes
Overview of Change Management for Databases
Overview of Schema Baselines
Overview of Scope Specification
Capturing a Schema Baseline Version
Working With A Schema Baseline Version
Working With Multiple Schema Baseline Versions
Exporting and Importing Schema Baselines
Creating Directory Objects for Export and Import
Overview of Schema Comparisons
Defining Schema Comparisons
Working with Schema Comparison Versions
Overview of Schema Synchronizations
Defining Schema Synchronizations
Creating a Synchronization Definition from a Comparison
Working with Schema Synchronization Versions
The Schema Synchronization Cycle
Creating Additional Synchronization Versions
Overview of Change Plans
Working with Change Plans
Creating a Change Plan
Creating and Applying a Change Plan From a Schema Comparison
Using External Clients to Create and Access Change Plans in Cloud Control
Submitting Schema Change Plans From SQL Developer Interface
Overview of Data Comparison
Requirements for Data Comparisons
Comparing Data and Viewing Results
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Additional Setup for Real-time Monitoring
Overview of Real-Time Monitoring
Overview of Resource Consumption Considerations
OS File Monitoring Archiving
OS File Read Monitoring
Creating Facets That Have Very Broad Coverage
Cloud Control Repository Sizing
Configuring Monitoring Credentials
Preparing To Monitor Linux Hosts
OS File Monitoring
Debugging Kernel Module Or Other File Monitoring Issues
Preparing To Monitor Windows Hosts
Verifying Auditing Is Configured Properly
Subinacl External Requirements
Preparing To Monitor Solaris Hosts
Enabling BSM Auditing
Using Solaris Versions 9 and 10
Using Solaris 11
Managing Audit Log Files
Preparing to Monitor AIX Hosts
Installation Prerequisite for AIX 5.3
Administering AIX Auditing
Verifying AIX System Log Files for the OS User Monitoring Module
Preparing To Monitor the Oracle Database
Setting Auditing User Privileges
Specifying Audit Options
Setting Up Change Request Management Integration
BMC Remedy Action Request System 7.1 Integration
Remedy Installation and Customization
Overview of the Repository Views Related to Real-time Monitoring Features
Modifying Data Retention Periods
Real-time Monitoring Supported Platforms
OS User Monitoring
OS Process Monitoring
OS File Monitoring
OS Windows Registry Monitoring
OS Windows Active Directory User Monitoring
OS Windows Active Directory Computer Monitoring
OS Windows Active Directory Group Monitoring
Oracle Database Table Monitoring
Oracle Database View Monitoring
Oracle Database Materialized View Monitoring
Oracle Database Index Monitoring
Oracle Database Sequence Monitoring
Oracle Database Procedure Monitoring
Oracle Database Function Monitoring
Oracle Database Package Monitoring
Oracle Database Library Monitoring
Oracle Database Trigger Monitoring
Oracle Database Tablespace Monitoring
Oracle Database Cluster Monitoring
Oracle Database Link Monitoring
Oracle Database Dimension Monitoring
Oracle Database Profile Monitoring
Oracle Database Public Link Monitoring
Oracle Database Public Synonym Monitoring
Oracle Database Synonym Monitoring
Oracle Database Type Monitoring
Oracle Database Role Monitoring
Oracle Database User Monitoring
Oracle Database SQL Query Statement Monitoring
Part IX Oracle Site Guard
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Using Oracle Site Guard
New Features of Oracle Site Guard in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12
c
Release 2
User Interface for Creating Oracle Site Guard Configuration
Preferred Credential Support
Re-Order Execution Order
Important Notes Before You Begin
Overview of Oracle Site Guard
Benefits of Oracle Site Guard
Oracle Site Guard Operations
Site Representation in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
Terminology Used in Oracle Site Guard
Using Oracle Site Guard: Task Overview
Task Overview
Task Roadmap
Installing Oracle Site Guard
Prerequisites for Configuring Oracle Fusion Middleware Products for Oracle Site Guard
Discovering Targets on the Primary Site and the Standby Site
Creating Generic Systems for the Primary and Standby Sites
Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console to Create a Generic System
Using EMCLI Commands to Create a Generic System
Creating Credentials
Configuring the Software Library
Configuring Oracle Site Guard
Configuring Sites Using Generic Systems
Configuring Sites Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Configuring Sites Using EMCLI Commands
Associating Credentials
Associating Credentials Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Associating Credentials Using EMCLI Commands
Associating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts
Associating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Associating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts Using EMCLI Commands
Associating Storage Scripts
Associating Storage Scripts Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Associating Storage Scripts Using EMCLI Commands
Executing Oracle Site Guard Operations
Creating an Operation Plan
Updating an Operation Plan
Running Precheck Utility
Submitting an Operation Plan
Monitoring an Operation Plan
Error Management Framework
Error Modes
Stop Error Mode
Continue Error Mode
Updating Error Modes in an Operation Plan
Retrying a Failed Operation
Managing a Site Using Oracle Site Guard
Stopping a Site
Starting a Site
Performing Site Switchover
Performing Site Failover
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Example Scenario: Using Oracle Site Guard
Task 1: Setting Up Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Deployment
Task 2: Discovering Targets for the Primary Site and the Standby Site
Task 3: Creating Production and Standby Systems for Oracle Business Intelligence
Task 4: Creating Credentials
Task 5: Configuring the Software Library
Task 6: Creating Oracle Site Guard Configuration
Associating Oracle Business Intelligence Sites Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Associating Oracle Business Intelligence Sites Using EMCLI Commands
Task 7: Associating Credentials for Site
Associating Credentials for Oracle Business Intelligence Sites Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Associating Credentials for Oracle Business Intelligence Sites Using EMCLI Commands
Task 8: Creating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts
Creating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts for Start or Stop Operations
Creating Pre-Scripts and Post-Scripts for Switchover or Failover Operations
Task 9: Associating Storage Scripts
Associating Storage Scripts for Oracle Business Intelligence Sites Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control Console
Associating Storage Scripts for Oracle Business Intelligence Sites Using EMCLI Commands
Task 10: Creating Operation Plans
Task 11: Starting BISystem1
Task 12: Stopping BISystem1
Task 13: Running the Oracle Site Guard Pre-Check Utility
Task 14: Performing Site Switchover
Task 15: Performing Site Failover
Part X Deployment Procedures
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About Deployment Procedures
Overview of the Procedure Management Solution
Overview of the Provisioning Page
Comparison Between the Existing Design and the New Design for Procedure Instance Execution Page
Overview of the New Procedure Instance Execution Page
Granting Roles and Privileges to Administrators
Granting Roles and Privileges to Administrators on the Deployment Procedure
Granting Roles and Privileges to Administrators on Software Library
Components of a Procedure
Target List
Procedure Variables
Phases and Steps
Creating, Saving, and Launching User Defined Deployment Procedure (UDDP)
Step 1: Creating User Defined Deployment Procedure
Step 2: Saving and Launching User Defined Deployment Procedure with Default Inputs
Saving and Launching the Deployment Procedure with Lock Down
Step 3: Launching and Running the Saved User Defined Deployment Procedure
Step 4: Tracking the Submitted User Defined Deployment Procedure
Managing Deployment Procedures
Viewing, Editing, Deleting a Procedures
Editing and Saving Permissions of a Procedures
Tracking the Procedure Execution and Status of Deployment Procedures
Executing Procedure Instance Tasks
Investigating a Failed Step for a Single or a Set of Targets
Retrying a Failed Step
Creating an Incident
Viewing the Execution Time of a Deployment Procedure
Searching for a Step
Filtering the Failed Steps
Downloading a Step Output
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Customizing Deployment Procedures
Understanding Customization Types
Customizing a Deployment Procedure
Adding Phases or Steps
Adding Rolling or Parallel Phase
Adding Job Step
Adding Directive Step
Adding Component Step
Adding File Transfer Step
Adding Host Command Step
Adding Manual Step
Adding Target Lists
Adding Procedure Variables
Deleting Phases or Steps
Enabling or Disabling Phases or Steps
Editing a Custom Deployment Procedure
Changing Error Handling Modes
Setting Up E-Mail Notifications
Configuring an Outgoing Mail (SMTP)) Server Within Enterprise Manager
Providing the Administrator Enterprise Manager E-mail and Password
Copying Customized Provisioning Entities from One Enterprise Manager Site to Another
Customizing Directive WorkFlow Example
Creating and Uploading Copy of a Default Directive
Customizing Deployment Procedure to Use the New Directive
Running the Customized Deployment Procedure
Part XI Additional Information
A
Using Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface
Overview
Prerequisites
Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface Verbs
Provisioning EM CLI Verbs
New Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface Verbs
Obsolete Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface Verbs
Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface Verbs for Running Procedures
Patching EM CLI Verbs
Software Library EM CLI Verbs
Provisioning Using EM CLI
Creating the Properties File to Submit a Deployment Procedure
Using Properties File from an Existing Execution of a Deployment Procedure
Launching a Procedure using an Existing Saved Procedure
Saving a Procedure Configuration of a Procedure
Updating the Procedure Configuration of a Procedure
Patching Using EM CLI
Before You Begin
Patching Using EM CLI
Creating a New Properties File for Patching Targets
Using the Properties File of an Existing Patch Plan to Patch the targets
WorkFlow Examples Using EM CLI Commands
Provisioning Oracle Database Software
Provisioning Oracle WebLogic Server
Provisioning User Defined Deployment Procedure
Prerequisites
Adding Steps and Phases to User Defined Deployment Procedure Using GUI
Using EM CLI commands to Run an Instance of the Procedure
Patching WebLogic Server Target
Creating a New Generic Component by Associating a Zip File
Step 1: Identifying the Parent Folder in Software Library
Step 2: Creating a Genetic Component Entity
Step 3: Associating a Zip File to the Generic Component
Step 4: Verifying the Newly Created Entity
Limitations of Using Enterprise Manager Command Line Interface
B
Checking Host Readiness
Setting Up User Accounts
Configuring SSH
Shell Limits
Root Setup (Privilege Delegation)
Environment Settings
Kernel Requirements
Node Time Requirements
Package Requirements
Memory and Disk Space Requirements
Network & IP Address Requirements
Storage Requirements
Installation Directories and Oracle Inventory
C
Using emctl partool Utility
Overview of Provisioning Archive Files
Overview of emctl partool Utility
Checking Oracle Software Library
Exporting Deployment Procedures
Obtaining Deployment Procedure's GUID
Creating PAR File
Importing PAR Files
Importing Using Command Line Interface
Importing Specific PAR File
Importing All PAR Files
Importing Using Cloud Control Console
D
Understanding PXE Booting and Kickstart Technology
About PXE Booting and Kickstart Technology
Subnet Provisioning Usecases
E
Troubleshooting Issues
Troubleshooting Database Provisioning Issues
Grid Infrastructure Root Script Failure
SUDO Error During Deployment Procedure Execution
Prerequisites Checks Failure
Oracle Automatic Storage Management (Oracle ASM) Disk Creation Failure
Oracle ASM Disk Permissions Error
Specifying a Custom Temporary Directory for Database Provisioning
Incident Creation When Deployment Procedure Fails
Reading Remote Log Files
Retrying Failed Jobs
Troubleshooting Patching Issues
Oracle Software Library Configuration Issues
Error Occurs While Staging a File
Error Occurs While Uploading a Patch Set
OPatch Update Job Fails When Duplicate Directories Are Found in the Software Library
My Oracle Support Connectivity Issues
Error Occurs While Testing the Proxy Server That Supports Only Digest Authentication
Host and Oracle Home Credential Issues
Cannot Create Log Files When You Set Privileged Credentials as Normal Oracle Home Credentials
Collection Issues
Missing Details in Plan Wizard
Cannot Add Targets to a Patch Plan
Patch Recommendation Issues
Patch Recommendations Do Not Appear After Installing Oracle Management Agent on Oracle Exadata Targets
Patch Plan Issues
Patch Plan Becomes Nondeployable and Fails
Instances Not to Be Migrated Are Also Shown as Impacted Targets for Migration
Cluster ASM and Its Instances Do Not Appear as Impacted Targets While Patching a Clusterware Target
Recovering from a Partially Prepared Plan
Error #1009 Appears in the Create Plan Wizard While Creating or Editing a Patch Plan
Analysis Succeeds But the Deploy Button is Disabled
Patch Plan Fails When Patch Plan Name Exceeds 64 Bytes
Out-of-Place Patching Fails for 11.2.0.3 Exadata Clusterware
Patch Plan Analysis Issues
Patch Plan Remains in Analysis State Even After the Deployment Procedure Ends
Patch Plan Analysis Fails When the Host's Node Name Property Is Missing
Link to Show Detailed Progress on the Analysis Is Not Actionable
Raising Service Requests When You Are Unable to Resolve Analysis Failure Issues
User Account and Role Issues
Out-of-Place Patching Errors Out If Patch Designers and Patch Operators Do Not Have the Required Privileges
Troubleshooting Linux Patching Issues
Troubleshooting Linux Provisioning Issues
Troubleshooting Oracle Site Guard Issues
Operation Plan Failure
Switchover or Failover Operations Failure
Precheck Failure
Oracle WebLogic Server Failure
Database Failure
Frequently Asked Questions on Linux Provisioning
Refreshing Configurations
Refreshing Host Configuration
Refreshing Oracle Home Configuration
Reviewing Log Files
OMS-Related Log Files
Management Agent-Related Log Files
Advanced Options
On the OMS Side
On the Management Agent Side
F
Oracle Site Guard Command-Line Interface Reference
add_siteguard_script_hosts
create_operation_plan
create_siteguard_configuration
create_siteguard_credential_association
create_siteguard_script
delete_operation_plan
delete_siteguard_configuration
delete_siteguard_credential_association
delete_siteguard_script
delete_siteguard_script_hosts
get_operation_plan_details
get_operation_plans
get_siteguard_configuration
get_siteguard_credential_association
get_siteguard_script_hosts
get_siteguard_scripts
run_prechecks
submit_operation_plan
update_operation_plan
update_siteguard_configuration
update_siteguard_credential_association
update_siteguard_script
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