Spotlight on Oracle RAC Getting Started Guide

SpotlightonOracleRACGettingStartedGuideVersion2©CopyrightQuestSoftware,Inc.2007.ALLRIGHTSRESERVED.Thisguidecontainsproprietaryinformation,whichisprotectedbycopyright.Thesoftwaredescribedinthisguideisfurnishedunderasoftwarelicenseornondisclosureagreement.Thissoftwaremaybeusedorcopiedonlyinaccordancewiththetermsoftheapplicableagreement.Nopartofthisguidemaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopyingandrecordingforanypurposeotherthanthepurchaser'spersonalusewithoutthewrittenpermissionofQuestSoftware,Inc.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregardingyourpotentialuseofthismaterial,pleasecontact:QuestSoftwareWorldHeadquartersLEGALDept5PolarisWayAlisoViejo,[e-mail]teforregionalandinternationalofficeinformation.TrademarksSpotlightonOracleRAC,SpotlightonOracle,Quest,QuestSoftware,theQuestSoftwarelogo,Aelita,BenchmarkFactory,BigBrother,DataFactory,DeployDirector,ERDisk,Fastlane,Final,Foglight,FunnelWeb,I/Watch,Imceda,InLook,InTrust,ITDad,JClass,JProbe,LeccoTech,LiveReorg,NBSpool,NetBase,PerformaSure,PL/Vision,QuestCentral,RAPS,SharePlex,Sitraka,SmartAlarm,SpeedChangeManager,SpeedCoefficient,SQLFirewall,SQLImpact,SQLLiteSpeed,SQLNavigator,SQLab,SQLabTuner,SQLabXpert,SQLGuardian,SQLProtector,SQLWatch,Stat,Stat!,Toad,T.O.A.D.,TagandFollow,Vintela,VirtualDBA,andXRTaretrademarksandregisteredtrademarksofQuestSoftware,IncintheUnitedStatesofAmericaandothercountries.Othertrademarksandregisteredtrademarksusedinthisguidearepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.DisclaimerTheinformationinthisdocumentisprovidedinconnectionwithQuestproducts.Nolicense,expressorimplied,byestoppelorotherwise,toanyintellectualpropertyrightisgrantedbythisdocumentorinconnectionwiththesaleofQuestproducts.EXCEPTASSETFORTHINQUEST'STERMSANDCONDITIONSASSPECIFIEDINTHELICENSEAGREEMENTFORTHISPRODUCT,QUESTASSUMESNOLIABILITYWHATSOEVERANDDISCLAIMSANYEXPRESS,IMPLIEDORSTATUTORYWARRANTYRELATINGTOITSPRODUCTSINCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTO,THEIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY,FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE,ORNON-INFRINGEMENT.INNOEVENTSHALLQUESTBELIABLEFORANYDIRECT,INDIRECT,CONSEQUENTIAL,PUNITIVE,SPECIALORINCIDENTALDAMAGES(INCLUDING,WITHOUTLIMITATION,DAMAGESFORLOSSOFPROFITS,BUSINESSINTERRUPTIONORLOSSOFINFORMATION)ARISINGOUTOFTHEUSEORINABILITYTOUSETHISDOCUMENT,EVENIFQUESTHASBEENADVISEDOFTHEPOSSIBILITYOFSUCHDAMAGES.Questmakesnorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttotheaccuracyorcompletenessofthecontentsofthisdocumentandreservestherighttomakechangestospecificationsandproductdescriptionsatanytimewithoutnotice.Questdoesnotmakeanycommitmenttoupdatetheinformationcontainedinthisdocument.SpotlightonOracleRACGettingStartedGuideUpdatedJanuary,2007ContentsChapter1Introduction1Howthisguideisorganized1Specialconventionsusedinthisguide2ViewingthisguideinPDFformat3Needmoreinformation?3Chapter2WelcometoSpotlightonOracleRAC5AnoverviewoftheOracleRACarchitecture5AnoverviewofSpotlightonOracleRAC7FeaturesofSpotlight9SpotlightonOracleRACandSpotlightonOracle10Chapter3GettingstartedwithSpotlightonOracleRAC11InstallingSpotlight11StartingSpotlight13CreatinganewSpotlightuser13CreatingaconnectiontoanOracleRACdatabase15ConnectingtoanOracleRACdatabase18Chapter4UsingSpotlightonOracleRAC21TheSpotlighthomepage21Spotlightalarms25Spotlightdrilldowns28ViewingOracleRACinstanceswithSpotlightonOracle30Chapter5TroubleshootingSpotlightonOracleRAC31Networkproblems32Productauthorizationerrors33Connectionproblems34Nochangetothedataflows36iiSpotlightonOracleRACGettingStartedGuideDrilldownproblems36Mainwindowhardtoread37Diskperformancecountersnotenabled37Index391IntroductionThischapterdescribeshowtousethisguide.ItalsoexplainshowtocontactQuestSoftwareandtogettechnicalsupport.InthischapterPageHowthisguideisorganized1Specialconventionsusedinthisguide2ViewingthisguideinPDFformat3Needmoreinformation?3HowthisguideisorganizedForinformationon…SeeChapterThisguideandotherinformationavailable1TheconceptsandfeaturesofSpotlight2Installing,configuringandstartingSpotlight3UsingSpotlight4ProblemswithSpotlight52SpotlightonOracleRACGettingStartedGuideSpecialconventionsusedinthisguideThisguideusesthefollowingtypographicconventions.ExampleDescriptionTheSearchbuttonTheFilecommandBoldtypeisusedfortheliteralnamesofinterfaceobjectsyouusetoperformactions(forexample,toolbarbuttonnames,menunames,iconnames,dialogboxoptions,anddialogboxtitles).FileÆSaveThearrowsymbol(Æ)isusedtoindicateamenupath.Inthisexample,chooseFile,andthenchooseSavefromtheFilemenu.VariableIncodeexamples,italictypeindicatesaplaceholderforinformationthatyouneedtoprovide.PressENTERThenamesofkeyboardkeysappearinsmallcapitalletters.PressALT+F1Aplussign(+)betweenkeynamesindicatesthatkeysaretobepressedincombination.Forexample,ALT+F1meanstoholddowntheALTkeywhilepressingtheF1key.PresstheDOWNARROWkeyDirectionkeysarereferredtobythedirectionofthearrowonthekeytop(LEFT,RIGHT,UPorDOWN).Theterm“arrowkeys”describesthesekeyscollectively.Thisguidealsousesthefollowingsymbols:Note:Additionalinformationfortheuser.UserTip:Tipsa