This hands-on guide shows Oracle administrators how to build a robust Grid Control infrastructure through practical, jargon-free instruction and real-world examples. This infrastructure allows you to efficiently manage all of your systems. You will learn to install, configure, and maintain both Oracle and non-Oracle Grid Control products and optimize system availability and performance.
Introduction
Part I: Install Grid Control
Chapter 1. Overview of the Grid Control Architecture
Chapter 2. Grid Control Preinstallation
Chapter 3. Grid Control Installation
Chapter 4. Grid Control Post Installation
Chapter 5. Preinstall Standalone Management Agents
Chapter 6. Install Management Agents via Agent Deploy
Chapter 7. Install Management Agents Locally
Chapter 8. Install Grid Control Clients
Chapter 9. EM Login and Component Control
Part II: Configure and Maintain Grid Control
Chapter 10. General Console Configuration
Chapter 11. Configure Target Monitoring
Chapter 12. Configure Group and Service Monitoring
Chapter 13. Tune Metrics and Policies
Chapter 14. Backup and Recovery of Grid Control
Chapter 15. Configure Grid Control for High Availability and Disaster Recovery
Chapter 16. Securing Grid Control Data Transfer
Chapter 17. Maintain and Tune Grid Control
Appendix A: Agent Subsystems
Appendix B: Certification and Platform-Specific Installation Requirements
Appendix C: Configure and Tune a Database for the Management Repository
Appendix D: Set Up SSH User Equivalence
Appendix E: Configure Grid Control Automatic Startup
Appendix F: RMAN Scripts from Oracle--Suggested Backup Strategy in Grid Control
Appendix G. Configuring OAS Using Oracle Net Manager
Appendix H: Tools for Grid Control Performance Metrics
Appendix I: How to Install the Grid Control Security Certificate in Your Browser
Index