Preface
This section describes the purpose and organization of this guide: Getting Started with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack. Specifically, it covers the following topics:
Purpose of This Guide
This guide provides an overview of the Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Oracle E-business Management tools, Oracle Trace Data Viewer, and Oracle TopSessions charts and their features. As the guide describes how to use these applications provided with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack, it also introduces you to key concepts and terminology.
Audience
This guide is written for those who wish to use Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Oracle TopSessions charts, Oracle E-business Tools, Oracle and Trace Data Viewer included in the Oracle Diagnostics Pack.
This guide assumes that you are familiar with the Oracle Enterprise Manager console and base applications. If you are not, please read the Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide and the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide.
How This Guide Is Organized
This guide is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, "Overview"
Provides an overview of the Oracle Diagnostics Pack and its features.
Chapter 2, "Post-Installation Configuration"
Provides lists of steps to consider after the installation of the Oracle Diagnostics Pack has taken place.
Chapter 3, "Introduction to Oracle Performance Manager"
Provides an overview of the Oracle Performance Manager application and its features.
Chapter 4, "Introduction to Oracle Capacity Planner"
Provides an overview of the Oracle Capacity Planner application and its features.
Chapter 5, "Oracle e-Business Management Tools"
Provides an overview of the Oracle e-Business Management Tools, a set of applications that enable centralized management of the complete e-Business infrastructure.
Chapter 6, "Using Oracle TopSessions"
Provides an overview of the Oracle TopSessions chart and its features.
Chapter 7, "Using Oracle Trace Data Viewer"
Provides and overview of the Data Viewer application and its features.
Appendix A, "Using Advanced Event Tests Effectively"
Provides several case studies demonstrating how the Oracle Event Tests provided with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack can help database administrators simplify daily administration tasks.
How to Use This Guide
This guide should be read in its entirety to provide you with an overview of Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Oracle TopSessions charts, and the Trace Data Viewer included in the Oracle Diagnostics Pack, so that you are familiar with the tasks that the applications can perform. The online help provides more information about the applications in the Oracle Diagnostics Pack.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Pack Information
The Oracle Enterprise Manager product family includes six packs: Oracle Change Management Pack, Oracle Diagnostics Pack, Oracle Tuning Pack, Oracle Standard Management Pack, Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3, and Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications. Each pack is fully integrated into the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console framework.
Oracle Change Management Pack
- Includes Baseline Viewer, Change Manager, DB Alter, Create Baseline, Compare Database Objects, DB Propagate, DB Quick Change, Find Database Objects, and Plan Editor.
- Tracks metadata changes in databases.
- Eliminates errors and loss of data when upgrading databases to support new applications.
- Analyzes the impact and complex dependencies associated with application change and automatically performs database upgrades.
- Allows you to find the database objects that match a set of search criteria that you specify.
- Initiates change with easy-to-use wizards that teach systematic steps necessary to upgrade databases.
Oracle Diagnostics Pack
- Includes Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Oracle Trace Data Viewer, Oracle E-business Tools, and Oracle TopSessions charts.
- Monitors, diagnoses, and maintains the stability of databases, operating systems, and applications. Both historical and real-time analyses are used to automatically avoid problems before they occur.
- Provides powerful capacity planning features that enable users to easily plan and track future system resource requirements.
Oracle Tuning Pack
- Includes Oracle SQL Analyze, Oracle Expert, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Reorg Wizard, and the Tablespace Map.
- Optimizes system performance by identifying and tuning major database and application bottlenecks such as inefficient SQL, poor data structures, and improper use of system resources.
- Discovers tuning opportunities and automatically generates the analysis and required changes to tune the system. Inherent in the product are powerful teaching tools that help DBAs learn to tune the system as they work.
- Helps increase developers and DBAs productivity.
Oracle Standard Management Pack
- Includes Baseline Viewer, Change Manager, Create Baseline, Compare Database Objects, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Oracle Performance Manager, and Oracle TopSessions charts.
- Monitors and diagnoses problems, tunes high impact indexes, and tracks and compares changes in your Oracle environment.
Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3
- Includes Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, and Oracle Event Tests that are specific to monitoring your SAP R/3 environment.
- Monitors, diagnoses, and maintains the health of a SAP R/3 system. Both historical and real-time analysis are used to automatically avoid problems before they occur.
- Provides powerful capacity planning features that enable users to easily plan and track future system resource requirements.
Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications
- Includes Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant, and Oracle Applications Event Tests.
- Enables you to monitor all aspects of your system, including databases and concurrent managers.
- Enables the monitoring, diagnosing, and capacity planning of the Oracle Applications environment.
Related Publications
For further details about the information provided in this manual, see the following manuals in the Oracle Server documentation set:
Oracle Enterprise Manager Documentation
Getting Started with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack is one of several Oracle Enterprise Manager documents.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Documentation
Oracle Management Pack Installation Documentation
- The Oracle 9i Installation Guide Release 9.0.1 for UNIX Systems provides important information for installing the Oracle Enterprise Manager console and the management packs. This manual also contains information such as hardware and software requirements, installable components, and deinstallation procedures. The Oracle 9i Installation Guide Release 9.0.1 for UNIX Systems is located on the Oracle9i Online Generic Documentation CD-ROM, Release 1 (9.0.1) or you can get a free download from the Oracle Documentation Center at docs.oracle.com.
Oracle Change Management Pack Documentation
Oracle Diagnostics Pack Documentation
- The Getting Started with the Oracle Diagnostics Pack provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, Oracle Data Viewer, and the Oracle TopSessions charts.
- You can access online information about the Database Cartridge classes, charts, and data items by viewing an HTML version of this information. The start page for this help system can be found on your system in
Oracle_Home/doc/em/dbcart_webhelp/dba.htm.
You can access the start page by choosing
Start->Programs->Oracle-oem22->Diagnostics Pack->Database Charts - Help.
Oracle Tuning Pack Documentation
- Database Tuning with the Oracle Tuning Pack provides an overview of the concepts and features of each of the applications included in the Oracle Tuning Pack. The applications include Oracle SQL Analyze, Oracle Expert, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Reorg Wizard, Tablespace Map, Outline Management, and the Outline Editor. A description of how these applications can work together to tune an Oracle database is also provided.
Oracle Standard Management Pack Documentation
- The Getting Started with the Oracle Standard Management Pack manual provides an overview of the concepts and features of Baseline Viewer, Change Manager, Create Baseline, Compare Database Objects, Oracle Data Viewer, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Oracle Performance Manager, and Oracle TopSessions charts.
Oracle Management Pack for SAP/R3 Documentation
- Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Readme provides important notes regarding Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 online documentation, updates to the software, and other late-breaking information.
- Getting Started with Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Performance Manager and Oracle Capacity Planner. It also describes Oracle Event Tests that are provided with the Oracle Management Pack for SAP/R3.
- The Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3 Installation Guide provides important information for installing the Oracle Management Pack for SAP R/3. This manual also contains information such as hardware and software requirements, installable components, and deinstallation procedures.
Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications Documentation
- Getting Started with Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Applications provides an overview of the concepts and features of Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Capacity Planner, and Concurrent Processing Tuning Assistant. It also describes Oracle Applications Event Tests and Jobs that are specific to monitoring your Oracle Applications environment.
How to Find Oracle Documentation Online
To download free release notes or installation documentation, please visit the Oracle Documentation Center at:
http://docs.oracle.com/
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http://oraclestore.oracle.com/
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