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Oracle® Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation and Basic Configuration
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Release 3 (10.2.0.3.0)
Part Number B40103-01
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List of Examples
List of Figures
List of Tables
Title and Copyright Information
Preface
Intended Audience
Documentation Accessibility
Related Documents
Conventions
What's New
Multiple Oracle Home Installations
Resuming an Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation
Out-of-Box Secure Grid Environment
Automated Startup Scripts (UNIX Only)
Automated Secure Shell (SSH) Setup During Push Install
Oracle Configuration Manager
Enhanced Installer Screens
Part I Preinstallation
1
Preinstallation Requirements
Planning Your Installation
Enterprise Manager Components Overview
Enterprise Manager - Topology
Preinstallation Considerations for Enterprise Manager
Licensing Information
Oracle Directory
Multiple Oracle Home Support
Preinstallation Requirements for Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager Hardware Requirements
Recommended CPU and Memory Allocation
Temporary Disk Space Requirements on HP-UX
Temporary Disk Space Requirements on IBM AIX
Considering Resource Allocation
Enterprise Manager Platform and Target Certification Requirements
Operating System Certifications
Required Packages and 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
Network Requirements
Prerequisite Checks
Running the Prerequisite Check in Standalone Mode
2
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 Must I Log In as Root During Installation (UNIX Only)?
Running root.sh During Installation (UNIX Only)
Starting Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
Enterprise Manager Configuration Plug-in (EMCP)
Part II Enterprise Manager Installation
3
Installing Enterprise Manager
Accessing the Installation Software
Installing from a Remote DVD Drive (UNIX Only)
Setting the Mount Point for the DVD-ROM on Linux
Setting the Mount Point for the DVD-ROM on AIX
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
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
Executing the runConfig Tool from the Command Line
Options You Can Specify to Execute runConfig
ORACLE_HOME
ACTION
MODE
COMPONENT_XML
RESPONSE_FILE
INV_PTR_LOC
RERUN
Typical Usage of the runConfig.sh
runConfig Log Files
Executing the configToolFailedCommands Script (UNIX Only)
Deinstallation of Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Additional Deinstallation Steps for Windows Operating Systems
Remove Entries in Windows Registry
Clean Up Environment Settings
Delete Software and Start Menu Icons
4
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
Setting Up Proxy Configuration for the Management Agent
Assigning Custom Ports (Static Ports Feature)
Formats for the Staticports.ini File
Error Conditions that Cause the Installer to Resort to Default Ports
5
Prerequisites for Installing Enterprise Manager on Oracle RAC
Preinstallation Requirements
Configure Oracle Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS)
Certification for Agents on Oracle Real Application Clusters (Oracle RAC)
Additional Software Requirements for Agent Installation on Clusters
Oracle Clusterware/Vendor Clusterware
Preinstallation Tasks for Oracle Real Application Clusters
6
Deploying the Management Agent
Management Agent Installation/Deployment Options
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
Preinstallation 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
Cluster Installation
Script Details
Customizing the agentDownload Script
Downloading 10.2.0.3.0 Agent Installation Software for Different Platforms
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Postinstallation Configuration Tasks
Running root.sh to Complete the Installation Process (UNIX Only)
Checking Database Settings
UNDO Tablespace and Temporary Tablespace
Archive Logging
Ensure the Database is Not in QUIESCE Mode
Accessing the Oracle
MetaLink
Web Site
Accessing Management Packs
Impact of Management Packs on Targets
Optional Configurations
Specifying the OracleMetaLink Credentials
Setting Up Proxy Configuration for the Management Service
Configuring Database and ASM Targets for Monitoring
Agent Reconfiguration and Rediscovery
Rediscover and Reconfigure Targets on Standalone Agents
Reconfiguring a Standalone Agent to an Oracle RAC Agent
Reconfiguring an Existing RAC Agent
Rediscovering Targets on a Oracle RAC Agent
8
Deploying Cluster Agent
Installing the Agent on a Release 9.2 Cluster
Installing a Standalone Agent on a Release 9.2 Cluster Node
Installing a Standalone Agent Using the agentDownload Script
Installing a Standalone Agent Using the Agent Deploy Application
Installing a Standalone Agent Using Oracle Universal Installer
Installing a Cluster Agent on a Release 9.2 Cluster
Installing a Cluster Agent Using the agentDownload Script
Installing a Cluster Agent Using the Agent Deploy Application
Installing a Cluster Agent Using the Interactive Installer
Installing the Agent on Oracle Clusterware
Installing a Standalone Agent on Oracle Clusterware
Installing a Standalone Agent Using agentDownload Script
Installing a Standalone Agent Using the Agent Deploy Application
Installing a Standalone Agent Using Oracle Universal Installer
Installing a Cluster Agent on Oracle Clusterware
Installing a Cluster Agent Using the agentDownload Script
Installing a Cluster Agent Using the Agent Deploy Application
Installing a Cluster Agent Using Oracle Universal Installer
Installing Oracle RAC Agent on Windows
9
Management Agent Cloning
Part III Postinstallation Configuration
10
Getting Started with Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager's Ready-To-Use 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 Function
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
Shut Down Enterprise Manager Before Upgrade
Check for Symbolic Links
Customizations and User Permissions
Recompile EMD_MAINTENANCE for Manually Upgraded Databases
Verify Inventory.xml for Oracle Home Path
Select an Agent that Is Not Secure
Shut Down Database Listener (UNIX Only)
Impact on Firewall Ports and Software Load Balancers
Manual Configuration to Be Performed For Upgrade
Tasks to be Performed Before Upgrading from 10.1.0.4 to 10.2.0.1 or 10.2.0.2
Tasks to be Performed For Upgrading from 10.1.0.4 to 10.2.0.1 or 10.2.0.2
Tasks to be Performed Before Upgrading from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.2 or 10.2.0.3.0
Tasks to be Performed For Upgrading from 10.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.2 or 10.2.0.3.0
Upgrade Scenarios
Upgrading Oracle Management Service that Is Installed Using a New Database
Upgrading Management Service that Is Installed Using an Existing Database
Upgrading the Oracle Management Service
Upgrading the Management Agent
Upgrading 10.1.0.4 Agents that Monitor User-Defined Metrics
Enterprise Manager Upgrade
Enterprise Manager Upgrade Using Oracle Universal Installer
Upgrade Logs
Post-Upgrade Configuration
Enterprise Manager Grid Control Upgrade Diagnostics
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
A
Troubleshooting Enterprise Manager
Installation Issues
Installation Fails with an Abnormal Termination
PERL Environment Variable is Forced on the environment During an Enterprise Manager 10
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R2 (10.2.0.2) Installation
Management Agent Installation Fails
Prerequisite Check Fails with Directories Not Empty Error During Retry
Agent Deployment on Linux Oracle RAC 10.2 Cluster Fails
SSH User Equivalence Verification Fails During Agent Installation
SSH Setup Fails with "Invalid Port Number" Error
sshConnectivity.sh Script Fails
Troubleshooting the "command cygrunsrv not found" Error.
SSH Setup Verification Fails with "Read from socket failed: Connection reset by peer." Error
SSHD Service Fails to Start
Timezone Prerequisite Check Fails
OMS Version Is Not Displayed
Discrepancy Between Agent and Repository URL Protocols
Last Successful Upload Does Not Have a Time Stamp
emctl status Log File is Empty
Configuration Issues
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 Deployment Fails
Oracle Management Service Configuration Fails
Oracle Management Service Fails While Deploying Enterprise Manager AgentPush Application
In 'Enterprise Manager with new Database' Install, Oracle Management Service Configuration Fails While Unlocking Passwords
Dropping of Repository Hangs If SYSMAN Sessions are Active
If Oracle Management Service Configuration is Retried, oracle.sysman.emSDK.svlt.ConsoleServerHost and oracle.sysman.emSDK.svlt.ConsoleServerName in emoms.properties are Swapped and There is an Extra Underscore in ConsoleServerHost
Enterprise Manager Upgrade and Recovery Issues
Agent Upgrade Issues
Agent Does Not Start Up After Upgrade
Missing Directories When Upgrading Agent from 10.1.0.5 to 10.2.0.1
Enterprise Manager Recovery
Steps to Follow for Agent Recovery
Steps to Follow for OMS Recovery
Steps to Re-create the Repository
Repository Creation Fails
Collection Errors After Upgrade
Oracle Management Service Upgrade Issues
OMS Upgrade Stops at OracleAS Upgrade Assistant 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
ias_admin Password Is Set To welcome1 After Upgrade
Oracle Management Service Upgrade Fails If Older Listener Is Running On A Port Other Than 1521
Network Issues
Incorrect Format For Entries In /etc/hosts File
Enterprise Manager Installation on Computers With Multiple Addresses
Agent Configuration Fails on A Non-Network Computer
Loopback Adapter On Windows and Related Known Issues
Other Installation and Configuration Issues
Storage Data Has Metric Collection Errors
Cannot Add Systems to Grid Environment from the Grid Control Console
Error During Deinstallation of Grid Control Targets
Need More Help
B
Platform-Specific Package and Kernel Requirements
Package Requirements
Required Packages on Linux
Required Packages on Solaris
Checking for 32-Bit and 64-Bit Application Support
Required Patches
Checking for Patches
Required Packages on HP-UX
Required Packages on AIX
To Verify Whether the Filesets Are Installed and Committed
Verify Whether or Not APAR is Installed
Kernel Parameter Requirements
Kernel Parameter Requirements on Linux
Kernel Parameter Requirements on Solaris
View and Change Kernel Parameter Values on Solaris 8 and 9
View and Change Kernel Parameter Values on Solaris 10
Kernel Parameter Requirements on HP-UX
View and Change Kernel Parameter Values
Configure Shell Limits and System Configuration Parameters on AIX
Configuring Shell Limits
Specifying System Configuration Parameters
C
Agent Deploy Application - Installation Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Check Platform-Specific Package Requirements for Agent Installation
Set Up SSH (Secure Shell) User Equivalence
Setting Up SSH User Equivalence Using sshConnectivity.sh
Setting Up SSH on UNIX Using sshUserSetup.sh
Setting Up SSH Server (SSHD) on Microsoft Windows
Setting Up SSH on Microsoft WIndows Using sshUserSetupNT.sh
Setting Up the Timezone Variable on Remote Hosts
Dropping SSH Connection
Checking if SSH Connection is Removed
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
Commands and Arguments Executed to Run Agent Deploy Plugins
Sample Properties Files
D
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
E
Enterprise Manager Firewall Port Requirements
F
Installation and Configuration Log File Locations
Enterprise Manager Grid Control Installation Log Files
Configuration Logs
Installation Logs
Repository and Secure Logs
Repository Log Location
Secure Log Location
Agent Deploy Log Files
G
Oracle Reserved Words
List of Oracle Reserved Words
Index