Summary
In this chapter, we learnt about diversity in a data center and the challenges posed by such diversity. We introduced Enterprise Manager Grid Control features and its architecture.
Here are the key takeaways from this chapter:
In typical data centers we see different types of hardware, Operating Systems, databases, middleware servers, storage devices, network devices, and so on. Enterprise Manager is a systems management product used to manage such diverse IT entities
Key monitoring features of Enterprise Manager include — centralized management interface, unmanned monitoring, historical data analysis, and so on
Key management features of Enterprise Manager include — configuration management, service level management, scheduling, and so on
Enterprise Manager provides a feature to publish aggregated performance, configuration and inventory data for a data center
Enterprise Manager provides support for a wide range of IT products
Enterprise Manager has an extensibility framework for homegrown applications and products not supported out-of-the-box
Target is one major entity in Enterprise Manager
Enterprise Manager has a multi-tiered distributed architecture
The main components of Enterprise Manager are—Oracle Management Server (OMS), Oracle Management Repository (OMR), and Oracle Management Agent (OMA)
Enterprise Manager Console provides a browser-based interface for all monitoring and management operations
Now that we know the key features of Enterprise Manager Grid Control and know about the main components of Enterprise Manager. It's time to install and start playing with Oracle Enterprise Manager. The next chapter provides details on where to get the latest version of Enterprise Manager software and how to install it.
