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This chapter describes the purpose and organization of this guide. The following information is discussed:
This guide describes the Oracle Enterprise ManagerTM, Oracle's system management Console, common services, and integrated platform graphical tool. Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEMGR) includes database administration tools (DBA), plus it allows you to:
This guide also describes Oracle Server ManagerTM, the line
mode component of Oracle Enterprise Manager. Information in this guide
applies to Oracle Enterprise Manager running on the Windows NT and Windows
95 32-bit platforms.
While using the Enterprise Manager products, you should refer
to the online help for specific information on the displayed dialog box,
menu, or window. You can display the online help by pressing F1 or selecting
a Help button if present.
For an overview of the Oracle Enterprise Manager system,
see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide.
This guide is written for those who wish to use Oracle Enterprise
Manager to perform system administration tasks.
This guide assumes you are familiar with the administrative
tasks you wish to perform. If you are not, refer to the Oracle server
documentation set. The Oracle server documentation set contains
specific and thorough descriptions of the database administration tasks
you can perform with Enterprise Manager tools. In addition, the Oracle
server documentation set provides recommendations on how to administer
your database optimally. If you have not yet read the introductory chapters
of the Oracle server administrator's guide, we recommend that you do so.
These chapters describe the specific responsibilities of a database administrator.
This guide also assumes that you are familiar with the operation
of Microsoft Windows. Refer to the Windows documentation for your system,
if necessary.
This guide is divided into parts and chapters, as described
below.
Chapter 1, "Overview of Oracle
Enterprise Manager"
This chapter describes the overall organization and features
of Enterprise Manager and the Console.
This chapter explains how to use the Navigator component
of Enterprise Manager.
This chapter explains how to use the Map component of Enterprise
Manager.
This chapter explains how to use the Job Scheduling component
of Enterprise Manager.
This chapter explains how to use the Event Management component
of Enterprise Manager.
Chapter 6, "Agents and Communication
Daemon"
This chapter discusses the Intelligent Agents, the Communication
Daemon, and the Daemon Manager.
Chapter 7, "Overview of the Database
Tools"
This chapter introduces the Database Tools. It also describes
the user interface elements used in the Database Tools.
Chapter 8, "Managing Database
Storage"
This chapter explains how to use the Storage Manager to manage
the datafiles, tablespaces, and rollback segments in your database.
Chapter 9, "Managing Database
Security"
This chapter describes how to use the Security Manager to
manage users, roles, and profiles.
Chapter 10, "Managing Instances
and Sessions"
This chapter describes how to use the Instance Manager to
start up or shut down your database, and examine the values of the initialization
parameters used to start up the instance. It also describes how to manage
in-doubt transactions and users' sessions.
Chapter 11, "Managing Schema
Objects"
This chapter describes how to use the Schema Manager to examine
and modify various objects in your database.
Chapter 12, "Managing Backup
and Recovery"
This chapter describes the database Backup Manager.
Chapter 13, "Using the SQL Worksheet"
This chapter describes how to use the SQL Worksheet.
Chapter 14, "Managing and Moving
Data"
This chapter describes how to manage and move Oracle database
data with the Import, Export, and Load functions.
Chapter 15, "Managing Software
Distribution"
This chapter describes how to use the Software Manager to
distribute software packages in the network system.
Appendix A, "Using Server Manager
in Line Mode"
This appendix describes how to use Server Manager in line
mode.
Appendix B, "DBA Command Reference"
This appendix describes the DBA commands available in the
SQL Worksheet and in Server Manager Line Mode.
Appendix C, "Compatibility with
SQL*DBA"
This appendix describes the differences in functionality
and behavior between Server Manager/Line Mode and SQL*DBA.
The Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide
has been designed to be used closely with the Oracle Server documentation
set. While this guide describes how to use Enterprise Manager to perform
database administration tasks, the Oracle Server documentation set
describes the reasons for and the implications of performing these tasks.
Consequently, you should refer to the Oracle Server documentation set while
using Enterprise Manager to perform your administrative tasks.
Before using Enterprise Manager, you should read Chapter
1, "Overview of Oracle Enterprise Manager". After reading the chapter,
you may choose to proceed directly to those chapters that are relevant
to the tasks you plan to perform using Enterprise Manager.
Before using the database administration tools, you should
read Chapter 7, "Overview of the Database Tools".
This chapter provides an overview of the organization and user interface
elements of the tools.
While using the Enterprise Manager products, you should refer
to the online help for specific information on the displayed dialog box,
menu, or window. You can display the online help by pressing F1 or selecting
a Help button if present.
For an overview of the Enterprise Manager system, see the
Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide.
The following sections explain the conventions used in this
guide.
This guide contains code examples. Note that the text of examples appears in a different font than the text of the guide. This is an example of a SELECT statement:
SELECT * FROM emp
Examples in this guide follow these case conventions:
Special text is provided to alert you to particular information
within the body of this guide and within other manuals.
This indicates important information related to Enterprise
Manager.
Where necessary, this refers you to your operating system-specific
Oracle documentation for additional information.
This highlights information that is important when performing
the described task.
This signifies suggestions and practical hints that can be
helpful when using Enterprise Manager.
This indicates information that you should be aware of before
you perform the action described in the current section.
The Oracle Enterprise Manager product documentation includes the following:
The guides are available on the Oracle Enterprise Manager
CD in HTML format for viewing with a web browser. In addition to the Enterprise
Manager documentation, extensive online help is provided for Oracle Enterprise
Manager components.
The Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide refers to important information in the related publications. Depending on the version of the Oracle database, you would refer to the Oracle7 or Oracle8 documentation. The related books referred to in this guide are listed below:
Oracle Corporation also publishes several files that are
available on your distribution media. These files are usually named README,
RELNOTE, BUGHST, and RESTRICT and have extensions such as .WRI, .DOC, and
.TXT. Read these files to learn about changes to the software or documentation
that has not been described in the guides. The exact names and locations
of the files mentioned above may vary, depending on your operating system.
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