Business-Driven IT Management

Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release1 (12.1.0.1)

Installation

Akanksha Sheoran

Product Management

Agenda

• Enterprise Manager 12.1 Binaries� Where to get it from?

� Verify downloaded binaries

� Binaries structure

• What's new in Enterprise Manager 12.1 Install?

• Installation Types and Methods

• Pre- requisites for Enterprise Manager 12.1Install� Hardware and Software pre-requisites

� WLS and Database related pre-requisites

• ORACLE_HOME Structure� OMS oracle home changes

� Agent oracle home changes (core, plugin, sbin)

� oratab entries for each ORACLE_HOME

• Step-by-step Demo of Enterprise Manager 12.1 Install on Linux x86 (32 bit)

• Post Install Verification

• Log Files

• Documentation

Enterprise Manager 12.1 BinariesWhere can I get them?

• Get the EM 12.1 binaries from OTN

• Check the zip file size and checksum $ cksum CloudControl_12.1.0.1.0_linux_1of4.zip

• Verify the binaries are for correct platform <Software_Location>/stage/shiphomeproperties.xml

Enterprise Manager 12.1 BinariesVerify downloaded binaries

<Software_Location>/stage/shiphomeproperties.xml

• Enterprise Manager 12.1 binary size is more than 11g

• Once you unzip all the files in a common location you will find:

o WT.zip

o install

o jdk

o oms

Enterprise Manager 12.1 BinariesBinaries structure

o

o plugins

o response

o runInstaller

o stage

o wls

Note: There is no Doc directory or Agent Binaries in Enterprise Manager 12.1 Download. All the guides are on OTN. Use the Self Update feature to receive the agent binaries for agent deployment

New in Enterprise Manager 12.1 Install Overview – EM 12.1 Install Enhancements

• Installer is User friendly and Intuitive

Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Manager 12.1Manager 12.1Manager 12.1Manager 12.1

Grid Control Grid Control Grid Control Grid Control 11.111.111.111.1

Grid Control Grid Control Grid Control Grid Control 10.2.0.1+10.2.0.510.2.0.1+10.2.0.510.2.0.1+10.2.0.510.2.0.1+10.2.0.5

# of installer screens

6666 13 21 (9 + 12)

# of installer inputs 12121212 30 36 (26 + 10)

• It’s a full release, so no burden of installing a base release and then patching it to the latest version

• Single Installer for WLS (10.3.5) and Enterprise Manager 12.1

• Ability to browse log files from Installer

• Enterprise Manager 12.1 graphical install options:

• Simple configuration

• Advance configuration

New in Enterprise Manager 12.1 Install Overview – EM 12.1 Install Enhancements

• Auto fix by the installer for repository pre-requisite failure

• User friendly error message along with recommendations

• Software only install now happens through Graphical Installer

• Enterprise Manager 12.1 installation will install:

• The Oracle Management Service, Agent and repository (in an existing certified Oracle database)

• WebLogic Server 10.3.5 and JDK 1.6, as well as creating:• WebLogic Server 10.3.5 and JDK 1.6, as well as creating:

– An Oracle Common directory

– A WebLogic domain called GCDomain

– A node manager user account called nodemanager

• Enterprise Manager 12.1 OMS supports Oracle Management Agent 12.1, earlier agents are not supported.

Installation Types and Methods

• Enterprise Manager 12.1 can be installed in:• Graphical

• Silent • In 11g we had <Software_Location>/response/em_using_existing_db.rsp

• In 12.1 we have <Software_Location>/Disk1/response/new_install.rsp

• We have removed 7 parameters from the rsp file :

• EMAIL_NOTIFICATION=<Value Unspecified>EMAIL_ADDRESS=<Value Unspecified>SMTP_SERVER=<Value Unspecified>SMTP_SERVER=<Value Unspecified>SHARED_RECEIVE_DIRECTORY_LOCATION=<Value Unspecified>LOCK_ORACLE_MANAGEMENT_SERVICE=<Value Unspecified>ALLOW_ONLY_SECURE_ACCESS_TO_CONSOLE=<Value Unspecified>COLLECTOR_SUPPORTHUB_URL=<Value Unspecified>

• Software-only installation in Graphical mode (ConfigureGC.sh has OUI interface)

• Software-only installation in Silent mode

• There are changes in the Hardware requirement for EM 12.1 when compared to 11g

Pre- requisites for Enterprise Manager

12.1 InstallHardware and Software pre-requisites

11G EM 12.1

Small configuration Small configuration

Oracle 3GB RAM 1GB Hard Disk + 4GB 7GB Hard DiskOracle Management Service (Single)

3GB RAM 1GB Hard Disk + 6GB WLS home

4GB 7GB Hard Disk

Oracle Management Agent (standalone)

512 MB RAM 850 MB Hard Disk 512 MB RAM 1GB Hard Disk

Oracle Management Repository

2GB RAM 50 GB Hard Disk 2GB RAM 50GB Hard Disk

Refer to Install guide Hardware requirement section for complete details

• Make sure that host where you plan to install the EM 12.1 is a on a certified operating system, Refer install requirement doc

• Make sure that existing database to house the EM 12.1 repository is a certified database, Refer install requirement doc

• Make sure that the user (typically, oracle) that will install EM 12.1 is part of the Oracle inventory group (oinstall), this group owns the Oracle inventory.

• Make sure that you meet all the hardware and software requirements, Refer to Install guide

Pre- requisites for Enterprise Manager 12.1

Install

to Install guide

• Make sure that no Environmental variable are set prior to installation For example, Oracle_Home or Oracle_SID should not be set.

• Make sure that umask is set to 022 in the shell that you invoke the runInstaller

• While installing on hosts having multiple IP addresses, the host name is derived from the ORACLE_HOSTNAME variable that is passed while invoking the installer.For example: ./runInstaller ORACLE_HOSTNAME=host1.foo.com

Pre- requisites for Enterprise Manager

12.1 InstallHardware and Software pre-requisites

System pre-reqs 11g EM 12.1

Checking if Oracle software certified on the current O/S Yes Yes

Checking for required packages installed on the system Yes Yes

Checking whether required GLIBC installed on the system Yes Yes

Checking for sufficient diskspace in TEMP location Yes YesChecking for sufficient diskspace in TEMP location Yes Yes

Checking for sufficient diskspace in Inventory location Yes Yes

Checking whether the software is compatible for current O/S Yes Yes

Checking for sufficient physical memory Yes Yes

Checking for required ulimit value Yes Yes

Checking for the Hostname Yes Yes

Checking for LD_ASSUME_KERNEL environment variable No Yes

Checking for TZ region No Yes

• Supported WLS version =10.3.5 only

• Support only TYPICAL WLS installs

• EM 12.1 installer installs WLS 10.3.5 but you can also provide existing WLS 10.3.5 install for GC domain

• Existing WLS install user and EM 12.1 install user should be same

Pre- requisites for Enterprise Manager

12.1 InstallWLS related pre-requisites

• Existing WLS install user and EM 12.1 install user should be same

• No patches required on top of WLS 10.3.5

• You must not install Cloud Control on an Oracle WebLogic Server instance that already has Oracle SOA Suite 11.1.1.2.0 installed. EM 12.1 and Oracle SOA Suite cannot co-exist because the ORACLE_COMMON property is used by both the Enterprise Manager Administration Server and the SOA Suite Administration Server

• The JDK that gets installed with the installer is 1.6version24

ORACLE_HOME Structure OMS Oracle Home

ORACLE_HOME/bin The bin directory in the Management

Service home contains commands used

to control the components of the Cloud

Control installation.

OMS_INSTANCE_HOME This directory contains configuration files

for OMS home.

OMS_INSTANCE_HOME/sysman The sysman directory in the OMS

instance home contains the system

management files associated with this

Cloud Control installation.

OMS_INSTANCE_HOME/sysman/config The config directory contains

Management Service configuration files.

ORACLE_HOME/log This directory contains log files for the ORACLE_HOME/log This directory contains log files for the

Oracle Management Service. The

repository log files are under

sysman/log/schemamanager. The install

logs are under

ORACLE_HOME/cfgtoollogs. The

operation logs are under

OMS_INSTANCE_HOME/em/EMGC_O

MS1/sysman/log.

ORACLE_HOME/bin The bin directory in the Management

Service home contains commands used

to control the components of the Cloud

Control installation.

ORACLE_HOME Structure Agent Oracle Home

To start or stop an Oracle Management Agent, you use the emctl command located in the bin directory of the AGENT_INSTANCE_HOME/bin

Log files are present in AGENT_INSTANCE_HOME/sysman/log

Oratab entries for each ORACLE_HOME

• From EM 12.1 the OMS and Agent entries will be in /etc/oragchomelist and not in /etc/oratab

• Database entry will be in /etc/oratab• Database entry will be in /etc/oratab

Demo

Installing Enterprise Manager 12.1 on Linux x86 (32 bit)

Demo Flow:Demo Flow:

Step 1. Install Enterprise Manager 12.1Note: The EM 12.1 installer will install the WLS 10.3.5, so that user doesn’t have to manually install it.

Pre-condition:Oracle Database 11.2 is already installed to house the repository

Oracle Confidential

Step 1

• Invoke the runInstaller

• Uncheck the option “I Wish to receive security update” and click Next

Step 2• It is recommended that you search for the updates. Provide the

username/password and click Search for updates

• If there any updates available then apply the updates and click Next

Step 3

• Execute the system specific pre-requisites. Once all of them are successfully click next . Don't ignore any failure or warning

Step 4

• Select Simple Install and provide the Middleware location. Note the EM 12.1 installer will install the WLS10.3.5 in the middleware location provided

Step 5

• Provide the database connection details and click Next

• Installer runs repository specific check

Step 6Installer will throw warning, error if the existing database doesn’t meet the requirements. In EM 12.1 the installer also has the ability to fix some of these error.

Step 7

• Review the Detail and click Next

Post Install

Verify the installation:

a. Navigate to the Oracle home of the OMS and run the following command to see a message that confirms that OMS is up and running.

$<ORACLE_HOME>/bin/emctl status oms

b. Navigate to the Oracle home of the Management Agent and b. Navigate to the Oracle home of the Management Agent and run the following command to see a message that confirms that the Management Agent is up and running.

$<ORACLE_HOME>/bin/emctl status agent

c. Login to the Grid control console through a browser

d. Make sure that all the targets are showing up

Log Files

• Installation Logs

• oraInventory/logs/installActions<timestamp>.log

• <OMS_ORACLE_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/oui/installActions<timestamp>.log

• OMS Config logs files <OMS_ORACLE_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/omsca/*.*

• General Configuration Logs

Installation Type LocationInstallation Type Location

Install a new Enterprise Manager system

<ORACLE_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/cfgfw/* or <ORACLE_HOME>/cfgtoollogs/cfgfw/CfmLogger_<timestamp>.logNote: <ORACLE_HOME> refers to the Oracle home of the OMS

Documentation

• Install guide is the single source of truth.

• Always refer to the Install guide

• You can get the Install guide from:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html#em

Post your queries on Install forum for any help: http://myforums.oracle.com/jive3/forum.jspa;jsessionid=8a01b91e30dc54e9d3d2878542859196b34aadeed060.e3mNb38NcheTe3mMbhiQa38Sb40?forumID=4137&start=0

Installation and Upgrade collateral page on OTNhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/oem/install-upgrade-496677.html