Oracle Enteprise Manager Cloud Control 12c - Setting Up Metrics and Monitoring (Top 10 Features for DBAs v1.1)
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The document outlines the setup and monitoring of metrics in Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c for database administrators, detailing a five-step process including adding targets, creating metrics, and establishing incident rules. It highlights the top ten database features, such as database lifecycle management, real-time database operations, and corrective actions. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of effective monitoring and the ability to create custom metrics to enhance database performance and oversight.
Oracle Enteprise Manager Cloud Control 12c - Setting Up Metrics and Monitoring (Top 10 Features for DBAs v1.1)
- 1. Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c (Setting up Metrics and Monitoring) Top 10 Features for DBAs Prepared by: Leighton L. Nelson
- 3. About Me
- 4. Agenda ■ Setting up Metrics and Monitoring ▪ What, Why, How ▪ Five step process ■ Top 10 Database Features ▪ Database Lifecycle Management ▪ Real-Time Database Operations ▪ EMCLI ▪ ASH Analytics ▪ Backup & Recovery ▪ Metric Extensions ▪ Compare Period and Real-Time ADDM ▪ Corrective Actions ▪ DBaaS ▪ AWR Data Warehouse
- 5. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring WHY DO WE MONITOR?
- 6. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring
- 7. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring WHAT SHOULD WE MONITOR? <insert list here>
- 8. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring HOW DO WE MONITOR?
- 9. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring
- 10. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring INSTALL OEM 12C
- 11. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring 1. Add Targets • Deploy EM Agent to Hosts • Promote Targets 2. Add Metrics and Metric Extensions • Set Thresholds • Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons 3. AdministraLon Groups • Automate sePng of metrics and incident rule sets 4. Create Incident Rules/Rule sets • Availability Rules • Metric Rules 5. Job Library • Automate everything
- 12. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring 1. Add Targets • Deploy EM Agent to Hosts • Promote Targets 2. Add Metrics and Metric Extensions • Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons 3. AdministraLon Groups • Automate sePng of metrics and incident rule sets 4. Create Incident Rules/Rule sets • Availability Rules • Metric Rules 5. Job Library • Automate everything
- 13. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring 1. Add Targets • Deploy EM Agent to Hosts • Promote Targets 2. Add Metrics and Metric Extensions • Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons 3. AdministraLon Groups • Automate sePng of metrics and incident rule sets 4. Create Incident Rules/Rule sets • Availability Rules • Metric Rules 5. Job Library • Automate everything
- 14. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring Metric Thresholds
- 15. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons !
- 16. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring 1. Add Targets • Deploy EM Agent to Hosts • Promote Targets 2. Add Metrics and Metric Extensions • Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons 3. AdministraLon Groups • Automate sePng of metrics and incident rule sets 4. Create Incident Rules/Rule sets • Availability Rules • Metric Rules 5. Job Library • Automate everything
- 17. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring AdministraLon Groups
- 18. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring 1. Add Targets • Deploy EM Agent to Hosts • Promote Targets 2. Add Metrics and Metric Extensions • Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons 3. AdministraLon Groups • Automate sePng of metrics and incident rule sets 4. Create Incident Rules/Rule sets • Availability Rules • Metric Rules 5. Job Library • Automate everything
- 19. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring Create Incident Rules/Rule sets
- 20. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring 1. Add Targets • Deploy EM Agent to Hosts • Promote Targets 2. Add Metrics and Metric Extensions • Monitoring Templates and Template CollecLons 3. AdministraLon Groups • Automate sePng of metrics and incident rule sets 4. Create Incident Rules/Rule sets • Availability Rules • Metric Rules 5. Job Library • Automate everything
- 21. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring
- 22. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring • Create central administrator to own Incident Rule Sets, Templates and Jobs • OEM_ADMIN • Test Incident Rule Sets periodically • Create Like or Use Private Rule Sets • Use the Metric threshold test • Use CorrecLve AcLons • Incident Manager • Extend monitoring • Storage Plug-‐ins • EM Extensibility Exchange • Automate rouLne tasks using EMCLI
- 23. Setting up Metrics and Monitoring
- 24. Top 10 Features for DBAs
- 25. 1/ Database Lifecycle Management ■ Database Patching & Updates ▪ Patch Types — PSU — CPU — One-offs — Opatch ▪ Manual patching — Time consuming — Complex — Risky — Requires downtime
- 26. 1/ Database Lifecycle Management ■ Database Upgrades ▪ Upgrades can be scary — Pre-requisites — Backups — Down-time — Cross-fingers
- 27. 1/ Database Lifecycle Management ■ Database Patching & Updates ▪ Use Patch Plans ▪ Out of Place Patching support ▪ Integrates with MOS
- 28. 1/ Database Lifecycle Management
- 29. 1/ Database Lifecycle Management ■ Database Patching & Updates ▪ 5 Step Process to patch many DBs — Patch Description — Select the patches to apply and the targets — Deployment options — Patch Validation & Analysis — Review and Deploy ▪ More automation with EMCLI — emcli submit_patch_plan
- 30. 2/ Real-Time Database Operations Monitoring ■ Simple Statements ▪ SQL Monitoring ▪ PL/SQL Monitoring ■ Composite Database Operations ▪ Enabled by default when STATISTICS_LEVEL=TYPICAL/ALL ■ Define DB Operation ▪ DBMS_SQL_MONITOR.BEGIN_OPERATION ▪ DBMS_SQL_MONITOR.END_OPERATION
- 31. 2/ Real-Time Database Operations Monitoring ■ SQL Monitoring
- 32. 3/ EM Command Line Interface ■ Turbo charges EM! ■ Enables Script Automation ■ Install from OEM Console ■ Standard or Advanced with Scripting Option
- 33. 3/ EM Command Line Interface
- 34. 3/ EM Command Line Interface • emcli help • emcli verb help
- 35. 4/ ASH Analytics ■ Multi-dimensional view of ASH data ■ DB-Time Analysis ■ Top Activity + ▪ Resize sample window ▪ More dimensions ▪ Load map tree
- 36. 4/ ASH Analytics
- 37. 5/ Backup & Recovery When I ask the sysadmins, “The backups are making it to tape, right?” -DBA Reactions
- 38. 5/ Backup & Recovery ■ RMAN Backup ▪ Target-based RMAN backup — Wizard-driven interface — Oracle-Suggested or Customized Backup ▪ Job System based RMAN backup — Use existing RMAN scripts ▪ Group Backups using deployment procedure — Backup multiple databases, homes and filesystems in a single operation
- 39. 5/ Backup & Recovery
- 40. 6/ Corrective Actions ■ Resolve Incidents, Automagically! ■ Automate routine administrative tasks ■ Triggered in response to metric alerts ■ Runs on the target on which alerts are triggered ■ Agent-side response actions can execute single commands or scripts on host
- 41. 7/ Automatic Database Diagnostics Monitor ADDM Compare Period ADDM “Why is the database slower today than yesterday?” Compares database activity over two periods of time
- 42. 7/ Automatic Database Diagnostics Monitor ADDM ■ Real-Time ADDM ▪ Analyzes hung or very slow DB ▪ Finds sources of contention ▪ Performs DB Time Analysis ▪ Uses 2 connection modes — Normal JDBC connection — Latch-less connection ▪ Enhanced Real-Time ADDM (DB 12c)
- 43. 7/ Automatic Database Diagnostics Monitor ADDM Real-time ADDM Active Reports
- 44. 8/ Database-as-a-Service ■ Schema-as-a-Service ■ DBCA Template ■ RMAN Backup ■ Snap Clone ▪ Storage Agnostic (ZFS) ▪ Vendor Specific (NetApp, Oracle ZFSSA, EMC) ■ Pluggable Databases (12c)
- 45. 8/ Database-as-a-Service ■ Database-as-a-Service
- 46. 8/ Database-as-a-Service ■ Database-as-a-Service
- 47. 9/ Metric Extensions Not satisfied with out-of-the-box metrics? BYOM… …Build Your Own Metrics
- 49. 9/ Metric Extensions • Many out-‐of-‐the box metrics available • If there isn’t you can create your own • Create using adapters • SQL • PL/SQL • Shell Scripts • Useful for re-‐using exisLng scripts
- 50. 9/ Metric Extensions Example • Flash Recovery Area (FRA) being used • Archived Used (%) doesn’t trigger • Recovery Area (%) Used not modifiable • Warning 85% • CriLcal 97% • Create new FRA Used (%) Metric • See New EM12c Extensibility Exchange for examples
- 51. 10/ AWR Warehouse (AWRW) ■ Used for consolidation of AWR from multiple databases ■ Provides long term historical information for AWR ■ Data is moved from source to targets system via ETL jobs ■ Retention period can be modified ■ See MOS note 1907335.1 for patches and requirements
- 52. 10/ AWR Warehouse (AWRW)
- 53. 10/ AWR Warehouse (AWRW)
- 54. Summary Questions? EM 12c Rocks!!!
- 56. Contact Information h)p://blogs.griddba.com linkedin.com/pub/leighton-‐nelson/4/6b8/a7a @leight0nn [email protected]