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Oracle® Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation and Basic Configuration
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Multiple Oracle Home Installations
Resuming an Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation
Out-of-Box Secure Grid Environment
Automated Startup Scripts
Enhanced Installer Screens
Part I Pre-Installation
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Pre-Installation Requirements
Planning Your Installation
Enterprise Manager Components Overview
Enterprise Manager - Topology
Pre-Installation Considerations for Enterprise Manager
Licensing Information
Oracle Directory
Multiple Oracle Home Support
Pre-Installation Requirements for Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager Hardware Requirements
Recommended CPU and Memory Allocation for Enterprise Manager Deployments
Considering Resource Allocation
Enterprise Manager Platform and Target Certification Requirements
Operating System Certifications
Required Packages
Required Kernel Parameters
Browser Certifications for the Enterprise Manager Console
Certified Enterprise Manager Targets
Enterprise Manager Software Requirements
Management Repository Software Requirements
Management Service Software Requirements
Prerequisite Checks
Running the Prerequisite Checker in Standalone Mode
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Things to Know Before Installation
Obtaining Software From the Oracle Technology Network
Extracting Software from the Zip Files
Oracle Directory
Installing in an Existing Oracle Home
First-Time Installation of Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Installing Additional Languages
Passwords and Restrictions
Why Do I Need to be Able to Log In as Root at Certain Times During Installation?
Running root.sh During Installation
Setting the Mount Point for the DVD-ROM
Starting the Oracle Universal Installer
Enterprise Manager Configuration Plug-in (EMCP)
Part II Enterprise Manager Installation
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Installing Enterprise Manager
Accessing the Installation Software
Installing From a Remote DVD Drive
Setting the Mount Point for the DVD-ROM
Installing on Remote Computers Using Remote Access Software
Installing From a Hard Drive
Installing From a Remote DVD Drive
Using Oracle Universal Installer
Specifying a Temporary Directory on Linux
Starting the Installer
Enterprise Manager Installation Types
Installing Enterprise Manager 10
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Grid Control Using a New Database
Permissions and Prerequisites
To Install Enterprise Manager Using a New Database
Installing Enterprise Manager 10
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Grid Control Using an Existing Database
Prerequisites
To Install Enterprise Manager Using Existing Database
Installing an Additional Management Service
Prerequisites
To Install an Additional Management Service
Installing a Management Agent
Prerequisites
To Install an Additional Management Agent Using OUI
Deinstallation of Oracle Homes
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Enterprise Manager Silent Installations
Performing Silent Installations
Silent Installation of Enterprise Manager Using a New Database
Silent Installation of Enterprise Manager Using an Existing Database
Silent Installation of an Additional Management Service
Silent Installation of an Additional Management Agent
Assigning Custom Ports (Static Ports feature)
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Deploying the Management Agent
Installing the Management Agent Using Agent Deploy
Agent Deploy Installation Prerequisites
Accessing the Agent Deploy Application
Agent Deploy Installation Types
Fresh Installation of the Management Agent
Installation Using a Shared Agent Home
Concepts and Prerequisites
Performing the Installation
Sharing the Agent Oracle Home Using the nfsagentinstall Script
Pre-Installation Considerations
User Credentials
If Agent is not the First Oracle Product Installation
Performing an NFS Agent Installation
Usage of the nfsagentinstall Script
Deinstalling the NFSAgent
Installing the Agent Using the agentDownload Script
About agentDownload Script
Benefits of the agentDownload Script
Obtaining the agentDownload Script
Using the agentDownload Script
Script Details
Customizing the agentDownload Script
Uploading Agent Installation Software for Different Platforms
Installing the Agent on a Cluster
Installing the Agent on a 9.2 Cluster
Installing a Standalone Agent on a 9.2 Cluster Node
Installing a Cluster Agent on a 9.2 Cluster
Installing the Agent on Oracle Clusterware
Installing a Standalone Agent on Oracle Clusterware
Installing a Cluster Agent on Oracle Clusterware
Cloning the Management Agent
Part III Post Installation Configuration
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Post-Installation Configuration Tasks
Running root.sh to Complete the Installation Process
Checking Database Settings
Accessing the Oracle MetaLink Web Site
Accessing Management Packs
Impact of Management Packs on Targets
Optional Configurations
Specifying the Oracle MetaLink Credentials
Setting Up Proxy Configuration for the Management Service
Setting Up Proxy Configuration for the Management Agent
Configuring Database and ASM Targets for Monitoring
Agent Reconfiguration and Rediscovery
Rediscover/Reconfigure Targets on Standalone Agents
Reconfiguring a Standalone Agent to a RAC Agent
Reconfiguring an Existing RAC Agent
Rediscovering Targets on a RAC Agent
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Getting Started With Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager's Out-of-Box Configuration
Default Super Administrator: SYSMAN
E-mail Notifications
Notification Rules
Automatic Discovery
Troubleshooting Issues Concerning Target Discovery
Using the Enterprise Manager Grid Control Console for the First Time
Enabling or Disabling the Licensed Functionality
Controlling the Management Repository, Service and Agent
Starting the Management Repository Database
Starting and Stopping the Management Service
Starting and Stopping the Management Agent
Starting the Oracle Application Server Console
Accessing Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Unlock the DBSNMP User Account
Set Monitoring Credentials
Setting Monitoring Credentials for Database Targets
Setting Monitoring Credentials for ASM Targets
Part IV Enterprise Manager Upgrade
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Upgrading Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Software Prerequisites
Checks to be Performed Before Starting the Upgrade
Shutdown Enterprise Manager Before Upgrade
Check for Symbolic Links
Customizations and User Permissions
Select an Agent that is Not Secure
Shutdown Existing Database Listener
Upgrade Scenarios
Upgrading Oracle Management Service that is Installed Using a New Database
Upgrading Oracle Management Service that is Installed Using an Existing Database
Upgrading the Oracle Management Service
Upgrading the Management Agent
Upgrading Enterprise Manager
Upgrading Management Agent Using the Agent Deploy Application
Possible Parameters that You Can Specify During Agent Upgrade
Upgrading Management Agent Using agentDownload Script
General System Installation Requirements for Real Application Clusters
Hardware Requirements for Real Application Clusters Setup
Software Requirements for Real Application Clusters Setup
Part V Appendixes
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Troubleshooting Enterprise Manager
Configuration Assistants Fail During Enterprise Manager Installation
Invoking the One-Off Patches Configuration Assistant in Standalone Mode
Invoking the Database Configuration Assistant in Standalone Mode
Invoking the OMS Configuration Assistant in Standalone Mode
Invoking the Agent Configuration Assistant in Standalone Mode
Invoking the OC4J Configuration Assistant in Standalone Mode
Enterprise Manager Upgrade/Recovery
Agent Recovery
OMS Recovery
Recreating the Repository
Dropping the Repository
Creating the Repository
Repository Creation Fails
Collection Errors After Upgrade
The OMS Upgrade Stops
OMS Upgrade Stops at Oracle iAS Upgrade Assistant (iASUA) Failure
OMS Configuration Stops at EMDeploy Failure
OMS Configuration Stops at Repository Schema Failure (RepManager)
Monitoring Agent Does Not Discover Upgraded Targets
CSA Collector is Not Discovered During Agent Upgrade
Enterprise Manager Deployment Fails
To Execute the OC4J Configuration Assistant in Standalone Mode
Installation Fails With an Abnormal Termination
Management Agent Installation Fails
Prerequisite Check Fails With Directories Not Empty Error During Retry
Troubleshooting Typical installation Issues
Timezone Prerequisite Check Fails
OMS Version is Not Displayed
Discrepancy Between Agent and Repository URL Protocols
Last Successful Upload Does Not Have a Timestamp
The emctl status Log File is Empty
SSH User Equivalence Verification Fails During Agent Installation
Agent Deployment on Linux RAC 10.2 Cluster Fails
Agent Does Not Start Up After Upgrade
Sample sshd_config File
Storage Data Has Metric Collection Errors
Cannot Add Systems to Grid Environment from the Grid Control Console
Need More Help
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Management Repository Database Settings
Initialization Parameters
Fixed Initialization Parameter Values
Variable Initialization Parameter Values
Other Database Settings
UNDO Tablespace and Temporary Tablespace
Archive Logging
Ensure the Database is Not in QUIESCE Mode
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Installing Enterprise Manager on Real Application Clusters
Pre-Installation Tasks
Configure Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS)
Additional Software Requirements for Agent Installation on Clusters
Oracle Clusterware/Vendor Clusterware
Pre-Installation Tasks for Real Application Clusters on Linux
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Executing the runConfig Command Line Tool
Options You Can Specify to Execute runConfig
ORACLE_HOME
ACTION
MODE
RESPONSE_FILE
INV_PTR_LOC
RERUN
Typical Usage of the runConfig.sh
runConfig Log Files
Executing the configToolFailedCommands Script
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Agent Deploy Application - Installation Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Set Up SSH (Secure Shell) User Equivalence
sshUserSetup.sh
Setting Up SSH Daemon for the Timezone Variable on Remote Hosts
Validate All Command Locations
Location of Properties File
Location of Installation Logs
Modify Response File for Big IP Host and Port
Verify oraInventory Permissions on Remote Hosts
Verify User Credentials
Prerequisite Checks Executed by Agent Deploy
Prerequisite Checks Executed on the Local Host
Prerequisite Checks Executed on Remote Hosts
Troubleshooting Failed Prerequisite Checks
Prerequisite Check Errors and Resolutions on Local Host
Prerequisite Check Errors and Resolutions on Remote Hosts
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Additional Parameters for Agent Deploy
Additional Parameters Supported by agentDownload Script
Additional Parameters Supported by Oracle Universal Installer
Command Line Variable Usage During Silent Installation
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Assigning Custom Ports
Formats for the Staticports.ini File
Error Conditions that Cause the Installer to Resort to Default Ports
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Oracle Reserved Words
List of Oracle Reserved Words
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Enterprise Manager Java Console
Running Enterprise Manager Java Console
Configuring Change Manager
Creating a Standalone Repository
Database Version Requirements for the Standalone Repository
Create a Tablespace for the Standalone Repository
Create a Database user for Standalone Repository
Starting Change Manager
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