Oracle Enterprise Manager. Getting Started with the Oracle Standard Management Pack

This guide provides an overview of the Oracle Standard Management Pack applications and their features. As the guide describes how to use the Oracle Standard Management Pack applications, it also introduces you to key concepts and terminology in the following products: Oracle Performance Manager, Oracle Index Tuning Wizard, Oracle Baseline Viewer, Oracle Change Manager, Oracle Create Baseline, Oracle Compare Database Objects, and Oracle TopSessions charts.

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Table of contents :
Send Us Your Comments……Page 9
Preface……Page 11
1 Overview……Page 19
What’s New in Oracle Standard Management Pack for Release 9i……Page 20
Oracle Index Tuning Wizard……Page 21
Create Baseline……Page 22
Oracle TopSessions……Page 23
Configuring Oracle Intelligent Agent to Collect Data……Page 25
Converting Performance Manager Release 1.5.0 User-Defined Charts……Page 26
Converting Performance Manager Release 1.6.0 User-Defined Charts……Page 27
Obtaining Trace Data for Use in Trace Data Viewer……Page 28
3 Introduction to Oracle Performance Manager……Page 29
Accessing Performance Data Through an Intermediate Host……Page 31
Usage Scenarios for Oracle Performance Manager……Page 32
Starting Oracle Performance Manager from the UNIX Command Line……Page 33
Running Performance Manager in Enterprise Mode……Page 34
Using the Oracle Performance Manager Main Window……Page 35
Connecting to a Discovered Target in Enterprise Mode……Page 36
Viewing Performance Manager Charts……Page 37
Viewing Chart Groups……Page 38
Selecting Collected Data and Data Sources……Page 39
Selecting a Chart Format……Page 40
Selecting Chart Options……Page 41
Drilling Down from One Chart to Another……Page 43
Using the Chart Status Button……Page 44
Displaying Alternate Chart Orientations……Page 46
Saving Your Changes to a Chart……Page 47
Generating a Report for a Chart……Page 48
Stopping a Recording……Page 49
Playing a Recording……Page 50
Creating a User-Defined Chart……Page 51
Modifying the Data Items for a User-Defined Chart……Page 52
Converting Old Performance Manager User-Defined Charts……Page 53
Chart Display Window Menu Shortcut Keys……Page 54
Working With Events and Thresholds in Performance Manager……Page 55
Metrics with Multiple Events and Different Thresholds……Page 58
Registering Events in Performance Manager……Page 59
Viewing Thresholds……Page 60
Refreshing Thresholds……Page 62
Editing Threshold Associations……Page 63
Running Performance Manager in a Browser……Page 64
Viewing Metric and Event Documentation Through a Browser……Page 65
When to Use the Index Tuning Wizard……Page 69
Index Tuning Wizard Interface……Page 70
Index Recommendations……Page 71
Finish……Page 72
New Features for the Change Management Applications……Page 73
Database Objects Supported by the Change Management Applications……Page 75
Understanding Change Management Objects……Page 76
Change Management Applications……Page 77
Overview of Create Baseline……Page 78
Overview of Compare Database Objects……Page 80
Sample Uses for the Change Management Applications……Page 81
Displaying the Contents Page for Help……Page 83
Finding a Particular Type of Help Topic……Page 84
Running Change Manager Connected to an Oracle Management Server or Standalone……Page 87
Changing Your Standalone Change Management Repository……Page 88
Starting Change Manager……Page 89
Using the Change Manager Main Window……Page 90
Starting Change Management Applications from Change Manager……Page 91
Working with Baselines……Page 92
Working with Comparisons……Page 93
Viewing Completed Tasks……Page 94
Exporting and Importing Baselines and Comparisons……Page 95
Overview of Oracle TopSessions……Page 97
Before You Use the Oracle TopSessions Chart……Page 98
Starting TopSessions from the Start Menu……Page 99
Displaying TopSessions in Performance Manager……Page 100
Oracle TopSessions Menu Bar……Page 101
Collection Menu……Page 102
Drilldown Menu……Page 103
Report Chart……Page 104
Historical Data……Page 105
Overview of Session Activity……Page 106
Viewing Details About a Given Session……Page 109
Session Details Page……Page 110
Customizing the Session Information You Display……Page 111
Select Collected Data……Page 112
Creating a Customized TopSessions Collection……Page 113
Options Page……Page 114
Using Environment Variables When Running Change Manager from the Command Line……Page 117
Enabling Tracing and Debugging for Change Management Applications……Page 118
Index……Page 123