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Erika Von Bargen May 2012. What’s new in OpenAdmin Tool for Informix?. Agenda. OAT Intro What’s New? Install as part of CSDK New Linux 64-bit port Tech Support Tracking the full command Memory Manager Performance History Improvements Backup Connection Manager TimeSeries Plug-in - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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© 2012 IBM Corporation
What’s new in OpenAdmin Tool for Informix?
Erika Von Bargen
May 2012
© 2012 IBM CorporationWhat’s new in OAT?May 2012
Agenda
OAT Intro
What’s New?– Install as part of CSDK
• New Linux 64-bit port– Tech Support– Tracking the full command– Memory Manager– Performance History Improvements– Backup– Connection Manager– TimeSeries Plug-in– Health Advisor Plug-in
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OAT Introduction
OpenAdmin Tool (OAT) is a web-based console for monitoring and administrating one or more Informix database servers.
Why use OAT?– Graphical user interface– Visual representational of Informix database server information– Remote administration– Administration of multiple instances easily– Requires no changes on the database server– Up-to-date with the newest Informix database server features– Easy to use– Easy to install (comes with CSDK)– Lowers the learning curve for new users– Free– Open Source– Customizable with plug-ins– Interface available in multiple languages
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Automated Installation
Install OAT as part of CSDK 3.70– OpenAdmin Tool (OAT) is no longer a separate download. It is now included in the
Informix Client SDK installer and Informix bundle installer.– Choose ‘custom’ installation and choose OAT and its plug-ins from the feature tree– Available on:
• Linux 32/64• Windows 32• MacOS 64
New native 64-bit port for Linux
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Tech Support
OAT is now an IBM supported product– Included in CSDK 3.70 support
Can now call IBM Tech Support for help with OAT
Continued support through IIUG forum:– http://www.iiug.org/forums/oat/
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Tracking the full SQL Admin API command
Menu: Logs > Admin Command
Previously only the high level command executed was tracked. Now, starting with 11.70.xC2, OAT tracks the entire command including arguments.Before:
After:
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Memory Manager
Menu: Server Administration > Memory Manager
View database server and OS memory usage
Configure automatic low memory management
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Performance History
Menu: Performance Analysis > Performance History
Graph performance metrics over time
Recent improvements:– Two new categories of statistics
• Memory• Virtual processor
– Ability to compare• Multiple database servers• Multiple metrics
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Performance History
Compare statistics on the same server
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Performance History
Compare statistics across servers
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Ontape Backups
Configure and run both manual and automatic backups
Currently only ontape backups are supported in OAT
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Ontape Backups
Backup configuration screen
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Connection Manager
Part of the Replication Plug-in
Menu: Replication > Connection Manager
Connection Manager page recently redone and centralized in OAT
Use the Connection Manager to– monitor and maintain client connections– direct client connection requests to the appropriate server in a connection unit– load and workload balancing among database servers– manage failover on high-availability clusters
Manage 4 types of connection units– Cluster– Replicate set– Grid– Server set
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Connection Manager
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TimeSeries Plug-in
Menu: SQL ToolBox > TimeSeries
View and manage TimeSeries objects in OAT– Containers, Calendars, Virtual Tables
Similar to Schema Manager, but specific to TimeSeries tables and objects
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Health Advisor Plug-in
Menu: Health Center > Health Advisor
Analyzes the state of the Informix database server
Gathers information about the database server, the databases, and the operating system, and creates a report that contains the results and recommendations.
Approximately 50 different items in 5 different categories are checked– Each alarm can be enabled/disabled– Some have thresholds that can be defined– Some have exceptions that can be defined
Execute the Health Advisor reports manually or automatically on a schedule
Reports can be emailed automatically
Create custom profiles allow the alerts to be tailed to a specific environment
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Health Advisor Plug-in
Manage alarms
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Health Advisor Plug-in
Setup schedule and email
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Health Advisor Plug-in
Health Advisor Report
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Resources
OAT website: http://www.openadmintool.org/– Find download links, release information, demos, and more
OAT in the IBM Informix Info Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v117/topic/com.ibm.oat.doc/ids_oat.htm
OAT IIUG forum: http://www.iiug.org/forums/oat/
OAT YouTube channel (demos): https://www.youtube.com/user/OpenAdminToolChannel
DeveloperWorks article on building plug-ins for OAT: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-0808vonbargen/
Contact me (Erika Von Bargen) at [email protected]
