Oracle Parallel Server Management User's Guide
Release 1.5
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Preface

Oracle Parallel Server version 8.0.4 can be managed using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console 1.5.

This preface describes the purpose and organization of the Oracle Parallel Server Management User's Guide.

This preface discusses the following topics:
Topic 

Purpose of this Guide 

Intended Audience 

Knowledge Assumed of the Reader 

How this Guide is Organized 

Documentation Set 

Related Publications 

Contacting Oracle Worldwide Customer Support Services 

Conventions Used in this Guide 

 

Purpose of this Guide

The Oracle Parallel Server Management User's Guide explains how to start up, shut down, and monitor the activity of your Oracle Parallel Server (OPS) using the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console. Oracle Enterprise Manager is Oracle's graphical administration and networking tool for distributed database environments.

This guide describes only those features of Enterprise Manager which pertain to managing Oracle Parallel Server. For a complete description of the functionality and basic components provided by Enterprise Manager, refer to the Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation set.

Intended Audience

This guide is written for Oracle Enterprise Manager users, such as database administrators (DBAs) or system administrators, who maintain parallel servers in their network. System management tasks are performed on the Enterprise Manager Console running the Microsoft Windows NT® or Microsoft Windows 95® operating system.

Knowledge Assumed of the Reader

This guide assumes that you are familiar with the administrative tasks you want to perform on your Oracle8 Server. If you are not, refer to the Oracle8 Server documentation set which contains thorough descriptions of the database administration tasks you can perform with the Oracle Enterprise Manager tools. In addition, the Oracle8 Server documentation provides recommendations on how to administer your database optimally.

If you have not yet read the introductory chapters of the Oracle8 Server Administrator's Guide or the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide, we recommend that you do so. These chapters describe the specific responsibilities of a database administrator and the basic operation of the Oracle Enterprise Manager.

This guide also assumes that you are familiar with the operation of either the Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT operating system. Refer to the documentation for your operating system, if necessary.

How this Guide is Organized

The Oracle Parallel Server Management User's Guide is comprised of the following chapters:

Chapter 1, "Overview of Oracle Parallel Server Management"

Lists the software requirements and provides an overview of the Oracle Parallel Server features, Oracle Parallel Servers, parallel server instances, and Oracle Parallel Server Management (OPSM).

Chapter 2, "Oracle Parallel Server Management Operations"

Describes how to specify user preferences for parallel server nodes and databases which is required for startup and shutdown of parallel servers and parallel server instances. This chapter also describes how to create jobs and events for parallel servers and parallel server instances.

Chapter 3, "Monitoring Oracle Parallel Server Performance"

Describes the Performance Manager statistics and charts that you can display from the Enterprise Manager Console to monitor the activity of the Oracle Parallel Servers on your network.

Appendix A, "OPS Performance Monitoring for Oracle Parallel Server"

Describes the installation and operations of OPS performance monitoring on both Oracle7 and Oracle8 database.

Appendix B, "Enterprise Manager Error Messages for Oracle Parallel Server"

Lists the error messages pertaining to parallel servers that can be returned by Oracle Enterprise Manager. Possible causes and solutions are listed for the errors that may occur.

Documentation Set

The Oracle Parallel Server Management 1.5 documentation set includes the following publications:

Related Publications

For more information about Oracle Enterprise Manager 1.5, refer to the following publications:

For information about Oracle8 Server, refer to the following publications:

Ordering Related Documentation

To order related documentation, call the appropriate number listed below:

Shipping Inquiries

For shipping inquiries, product exchanges, or returns, call the appropriate number listed below:

Contacting Oracle Worldwide Customer Support Services

Please copy this page and distribute it within your organization as necessary.

Oracle Worldwide Customer Support Services can be reached at the following numbers (the hours are specified in your support contract):

Please prepare the following information before you call:

Your CSI number (if applicable) or complete contact details, including any special project information.
The release levels of the Oracle Server and associated products (for example, Oracle8 Server release 8.0.4 and Oracle Enterprise Manager release 1.5).
Operating system name and release level, including patches and packages.
Details of error codes, numbers, and descriptions associated with the problem.
A full description of the issue, including:
  • What happened? For example, the command used and result obtained.
  • When did it happen? For example, time of day, or after a particular command, or after an operating system or Oracle upgrade.
  • Where did it happen? For example, on a particular system, or within a particular procedure or table.
  • What is the extent of the problem? For example, is your production system unavailable, or is the impact less severe? Is the problem getting worse?

Keep in mind what did not happen, as well as what did happen.

Copies of any trace files, core dumps, or log files recorded near the time of the incident.

For installation-related problems, please have the following information available:

Listings of the contents of the ORACLE_HOME directory, and any staging area, if applicable.
Contents of the installation log files in the $ORACLE_HOME/orainst directory: install.log, sql.log, make.log, and os.log.

For more information, contact http://www.oracle.com/support.

Conventions Used in this Guide

Command syntax is shown in monospace font in this guide. The following conventions apply to command syntax:

monospace 

Monospace type indicates commands, directory names, pathnames, and filenames. 

backslash \ 

A backslash indicates a command that is too long to fit on a single line. Enter the line as printed (with a backslash) or enter it as a single line without a backslash. 

dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ 

count=10000 

braces { } 

Braces indicate required items. .DEFINE {macro1} 

brackets [ ] 

Brackets indicate optional items: cvtcrt termname [outfile] 

Note that brackets have a different meaning when used in regular text. 

ellipses ... 

Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items. 

CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN 

italics 

Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: library_name 

vertical line | 

A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets. 

SIZE filesize [K|M] 

 




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