1 General Maintenance Information
This chapter contains topics about general maintenance of Oracle Exadata Database Machine.
Note:
- All procedures in this chapter are applicable to Oracle Exadata and Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack.
- For ease of reading, the name "Oracle Exadata Rack" is used when information refers to both Oracle Exadata and Oracle Exadata Storage Expansion Rack.
- Overview of Roles and Responsibilities
You should determine which individuals or groups are responsible for resolving any issue that arises. - Powering On and Off Oracle Exadata Rack
This section contains the procedures for powering on and off the components of an Oracle Exadata Rack. - Using Auto Service Request to Manage Hardware Faults
Auto Service Request (ASR) is designed to automatically open service requests when specific Oracle Exadata Rack hardware faults occur. - Monitoring the System Using Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
- Monitoring the System Using Oracle Configuration Manager
Oracle Configuration Manager collects configuration information and uploads it to the Oracle repository. - Changing Component Passwords
The passwords for the components can be changed after initial configuration. - Determining the Server Model
Use theexadata.img.hwcommand to determine the model of the cell or database server. - Monitoring Ambient Temperature of Servers
- Replacing a Disk Controller Battery Backup Unit
- Overview of the dbmsrv Service
- Configuring Password Expiration for Users Accessing the Server Remotely
You can configureDBSERVERattributes to expire user passwords. - State of Storage Server and Database Servers During Configuration Changes
Before a change to a configuration, determine if the database and storage servers need to be offline or online. - Rescue Plan
- Using ExaWatcher Charts to Monitor Oracle Exadata Performance
ExaWatcher is a utility that collects performance data on the storage servers and database servers of an Exadata system. The data collected includes operating system statistics, such as iostat, cell statistics (cellsrvstat), and network statistics. - Oracle Exadata System Health Checking with Oracle Exachk
Oracle Exachk provides a lightweight and non-intrusive health check framework for the full stack of Oracle Exadata software and hardware components.