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Monitoring the Single Sign-On Server

This chapter explains how to access the GUI tool Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and use it to monitor the Single Sign-On server.

The chapter covers the following topics:

• Accessing the Single Sign-On Monitoring Pages

• Interpreting and Using the Home Page

• Interpreting and Using the Details of Login Failures Page

Accessing the Single Sign-On Monitoring Pages

The Single Sign-On Monitoring interface consists of two pages: The home page and the Details of Login Failures page. The first provides general information about server load and user activity. The second provides a login failure profile for a particular user.

To access the home page for Single Sign-On monitoring:

1. Go to the OracleiAS home page by entering a URL of the following form:

   http://host:port/emd/console/targets
   

   where host is the name of the computer on which the iAS instance resides, and port is the port number of the iAS server.

2. From the Application Servers list on the Oracle9iAS home page, choose the appropriate iAS instance.

3. From the System Components list for the instance that you chose in Step 2, select the Single Sign-On server for that instance.

Interpreting and Using the Home Page

The Home page displays the following metrics under the General heading:

• Total logins

• Number of successful logins

• Number of failed logins

• Number of login failures per user

The statistics displayed are for the previous 24 hours.

In addition, the home page provides information about the location and status of the Single Sign-On server and the database where the Single Sign-On schema resides. This information can be found under the General heading. Table 7-1 lists and defines the fields that appear under this heading.

Table 7-1 Single Sign-On Server: Location and Status

Field	Description
Database	The connect string for the iAS database
Http Server	The name of the HTTP server where the Single Sign-On server resides.
Current Status	How long the Single Sign-On server has been up or down. A green check mark means that the server is up, a read arrow that the server is down.

To view IP addresses and associated failure times for a particular user, the administrator selects a name from the Login Failures During the Last 24 Hours table. He then selects the associated link under the Failures heading. Table 7-2 lists and defines the fields that appear in the Login Failures During the Last 24 Hours table.

Table 7-2 Login Failures During the Last 24 Hours Table

Field	Description
Username	The user trying to log in
Failures	The number of login failures a user has logged during the previous 24 hours. Select this link to view details about each login failure.
Status	The number of login failures in the last 24 hours has reached or is approaching a critical level. This field shows one of three values: Green check mark--below the warning threshold Warning--At or above the warning threshold, but below the critical threshold Critical--Above the critical threshold

Interpreting and Using the Details of Login Failures Page

The Details of Login Failures table displays login failure times and associated IP addresses for a particular user. The statistics displayed are for the previous 24 hours.

See Also: For more information about Oracle Enterprise Manager, see Oracle9i Application Server Administrator's Guide