Recently, I had the chance to install the SQL Server Plug-in for Oracle Entreprise Management Grid Control 11g to monitor a SQL Server instance based on a windows host. Our client, who monitors these Oracle databases via OEM Grid Control 11g, wanted to use the same tool to also monitor SQL Server databases.

In this blog posting, I will describe how to install the 11g agent on a Windows host and how to import as well as use the SQL Server plug-in on Grid Control 11g.

Installation Agent 11g on windows host

First, we have to download the 11g agent here. Note that we have to use a 64 bit platform.

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Unzip this file on the Windows host, for example in c:temp.

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Create a one-time registration password on the grid for our Windows host.
Go to Grid Control 11g, open the Setup menu and Registration Passwords

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Click on Add Registration Password

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Enter a password, confirm it, enter a description, select the type One-time, enter the expiration date of today and click OK

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We will use this password to establish a secure connection to the OMS in the additional_agent.rsp file just below.

Now go to C:Temp where we have unzipped our 11g agent and open c:Windows_X64_Grid_Control_agent_download_11_1_0_1_0windows_x64responseadditional_agent.rsp file to modify it as follow – then save and close it:

####################################################################

## copyright (c) 1999, 2010 Oracle. All rights reserved.         ##

##                                                               ##

## Specify values for the variables listed below to customize     ##

## your installation.                                             ##

##                                                               ##

## Each variable is associated with a comment. The comment       ##

## identifies the variable type.                                 ##

##                                                               ##

## Please specify the values in the following format:             ##

##                                                                ##

##         Type         Example                                   ##

##         String       “Sample Value”                           ##

##         Boolean     True or False                             ##

##        Number       1000                                     ##

##         StringList   {“String value 1″,”String Value 2”}       ##

##                                                               ##

## The values that are given as need to be       ##

## specified for a silent installation to be successful.         ##

##                                                               ##

##                                                               ##

## This response file is generated by Oracle Software             ##

## Packager.                                                     ##

###################################################################

 

RESPONSEFILE_VERSION=2.2.1.0.0

 

#################################################################################

#Inputs for Oracle Configuration Manager

#################################################################################

#——————————————————————————-

#SECURITY_UPDATES_VIA_MYORACLESUPPORT: Whether security updates are reqi-

#       uired via My Oracle Support

#DECLINE_SECURITY_UPDATES: Whether security updates should be declined.

#MYORACLESUPPORT_USERNAME & MYORACLESUPPORT_PASSWORD: User name and passw-

#       ord for My Oracle Support access, these will be effected only when SECU-

#       RITY_UPDATES_VIA_MYORACLESUPPORT=true

#COLLECTOR_SUPPORTHUB_URL: If there is not direct connection and Support

#       hub is deployed. Need to specify that URL.

#——————————————————————————-

SECURITY_UPDATES_VIA_MYORACLESUPPORT=FALSE

DECLINE_SECURITY_UPDATES=TRUE

MYORACLESUPPORT_USERNAME=

MYORACLESUPPORT_PASSWORD=

COLLECTOR_SUPPORTHUB_URL=

 

################################################################################

#PARAMETERS FOR SOFTWARE UPDATES

################################################################################

#——————————————————————————-

#INSTALL_UPDATES_SELECTION:

# Option 1. If you want to skip the software updates, provide

#     INSTALL_UPDATES_SELECTION=”skip”

# Option 2. If you have already downloaded the updates then provide

#     INSTALL_UPDATES_SELECTION=”staged”

# If you choose the Option 2 then make sure you also provide STAGE_LOCATION.

#STAGE_LOCATION: Stage location for software updates. It will be effected

#       only when INSTALL_UPDATES_SELECTION is set to “staged”

#——————————————————————————-

INSTALL_UPDATES_SELECTION=”skip”

STAGE_LOCATION=

 

################################################################################

#PROXY DETAILS FOR SECURITY UPDATES/ SOFTWARE UPDATES

################################################################################

#——————————————————————————-

#PROXY_USER: User name for proxy access.

#PROXY_PWD: Password for proxy access.

#PROXY_HOST: Server providing proxy access.

#PROXY_PORT: Port for proxy access.

#——————————————————————————

PROXY_USER=

PROXY_PWD=

PROXY_HOST=

PROXY_PORT=

 

################################################################################

#Various inputs required for Installation and Configuration

################################################################################

#——————————————————————————-

#ORACLE_AGENT_HOME_LOCATION: The location of oracle agent home.

#Agent home “agent11g” would be created under the directory specified by

#ORACLE_AGENT_HOME_LOCATION.

#——————————————————————————-

ORACLE_AGENT_HOME_LOCATION=c:oracleagent11g

 

#——————————————————————————-

#DEINSTALL_LIST: List of components to be deinstalled during a

#     deinstall session.The following choices are available. The value should

#     contain only one of these choices.The choices are of the form

#     Internal Name, Version : External name. Please use the internal name and

#     version while specifying the value.

#   oracle.sysman.top.agent, 10.2.0.0.0 : Oracle Management Agent 10.2.0.0.0

#   oracle.sysman.top.em_seed, 10.2.0.0.0 : Oracle Enterprise Manager Repository Database 10.2.0.0.0

#   oracle.sysman.top.oms, 10.2.0.0.0 : Oracle Enterprise Manager Grid Console 10.2.0.0.0

#——————————————————————————-

DEINSTALL_LIST={“oracle.sysman.top.agent”,”11.1.0.1.0″}

 

#——————————————————————————-

#b_silentInstall: The user should not change this value

#CLUSTER_NODES: This variable represents the cluster node names

#       selected by the user for installation.

#——————————————————————————-

b_silentInstall=true

#CLUSTER_NODES=

 

#——————————————————————————-

#TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT: The top level component to be installed in the

#     current session.Value should contain only one of the following available

#     choices.The choices are of the form Internal Name, Version : External name.

#     Please use the internal name and version while specifying the value.

#   oracle.sysman.top.agent, 10.3.0.0.0 : Oracle Management Agent 10.3.0.0.0

#   Example: TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT = {“oracle.sysman.top.agent”,”10.3.0.0.0″}

#——————————————————————————-

TOPLEVEL_COMPONENT={“oracle.sysman.top.agent”,”11.1.0.1.0″}

 

#——————————————————————————-

#SELECTED_LANGUAGES: Languages in which the components will be installed.

#     The following choices are available. The value should contain only one of

#     these choices.The choices are of the form Internal Name : External name.

#     Please use the internal name while specifying the value.

#   en,   : English

#   de,   : German

#   es,   : Latin American Spanish

#   es_MX,   : Mexican Spanish

#   es_ES,   : Spanish

#   fr,   : French

#   fr_CA,   : Canadian French

#   it,   : Italian

#   iw,   : Hebrew

#   ja,   : Japanese

#   ko,   : Korean

#   pt_BR,   : Brazilian Portuguese

#   zh_CN,   : Simplified Chinese

#   zh_TW,   : Traditional Chinese

#Example: SELECTED_LANGUAGES = {“en”}

#——————————————————————————-

SELECTED_LANGUAGES={“en”}

 

#——————————————————————————-

#COMPONENT_LANGUAGES: Languages in which the components will be installed.

#     The following choices are available. The value should contain only one of

#     these choices.The choices are of the form Internal Name : External name.

#     Please use the internal name while specifying the value.

#   en,   : English

#   de,   : German

#   es,   : Latin American Spanish

#   es_MX,   : Mexican Spanish

#   es_ES,   : Spanish

#   fr,   : French

#   fr_CA,   : Canadian French

#   it,   : Italian

#   iw,   : Hebrew

#   ja,   : Japanese

#   ko,   : Korean

#   pt_BR,   : Brazilian Portuguese

#   zh_CN,   : Simplified Chinese

#   zh_TW,   : Traditional Chinese

#Example: COMPONENT_LANGUAGES = {“en”}

#——————————————————————————-

COMPONENT_LANGUAGES={“en”}

 

#——————————————————————————-

#OMS_HOST: OMS host info required to connect to OMS

#OMS_PORT: OMS port info required to connect to OMS

#AGENT_REGISTRATION_PASSWORD: Agent Registration Password needed to

#     establish a secure connection to the OMS.

#——————————————————————————-

OMS_HOST=vmtestoraem1.it.dbi-services.com

OMS_PORT=7799

AGENT_REGISTRATION_PASSWORD=manager1

 

#——————————————————————————-

#s_agentSrvcName: Sets the agent Service Name and this variable can be

#     used to overrite the agent service name calculated by the install. This is

#     required for only Windows.

#     Example:

#     s_agentSrvcName   = “Oracleagent11gAgent”     ; default value

#     s_agentSrvcName = “GridAgent”                 ; User specified value

#——————————————————————————-

#s_agentSrvcName=””

 

####################################################################################

#Please Don’t change the values of these variables

####################################################################################

#——————————————————————————-

#FROM_LOCATION: Complete path to the products.xml.

#b_upgrade: “whether it is Upgrade or not”

#EM_INSTALL_TYPE: install type

#——————————————————————————-

FROM_LOCATION=”C:/Temp/Windows_X64_Grid_Control_agent_download_11_1_0_1_0/windows_x64/agent/stage/products.xml”

b_upgrade=false

EM_INSTALL_TYPE=”AGENT”

Now, open a windows command prompt as administrator and go to C:TempWindows_X64_Grid_Control_agent_download_11_1_0_1_0windows_x64ouiDisk1 and execute “setup.exe -silent -responseFile C:TempWindows_X64_Grid_Control_agent_download_11_1_0_1_0windows_x64responseadditional_agent.rsp”

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The installation is processing…

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When the screen disappears, the installation is finished. To see if the installation completes successfully, go to c:oracleagent11gagent11gbin and execute the command “emctl status agent”.
If you want stop or restart the agent, you can use this command: “emctl stop agent” or “emctl start agent”.

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The installation is done, the agent is running!

Installation of SQL Server plug-in on Grid control 11g

First, download the plug-in by clicking here.
Go to Grid Control 11g and open the Setup menu:

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Go to Management Plug-ins

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Click the Import button

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And select the file we have downloaded before and click Open:

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Click the button “List Archive”:

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Select the Microsoft_sqlserver_database plug-in and click OK:

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The plug-in is ready to be deployed:

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Before deployment go to Preferences menu, preferred credentials:

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Click on the “Set credentials” icon of the agent:

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For our new host, enter the host username and his password and click apply:

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The credentials have been applied:

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Now go back to Setup, Management Plug-ins, select the Microsoft_sqlserver_database plug-ins and click on the Deploy button:

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Click on Add agents, and do a search for Agent on the new screen. Select the new SQL Server Host and click on the button Select:

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Click Next:

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Click Finish:

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Deployment complete!

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Add an instance to an SQL Server host

Now, we will add an SQL Server instance to our new SQL Server host.

Click on Setup:

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Click on Agents

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Click on the new SQL Server host:

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On the dropdown list, select “Microsoft SQL Server” and click Go:

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Now, you have to enter:

  • JDBC URL: jdbc:sqlserver://vmtestsqlwin03.it.dbi-services.com:1433 (take care to fix the port for named instance)
  • JDBC Driver: com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver
  • Database username(for instance connection): sa or Admistrator or login with sysadmin right
  • Password: username password
  • Connect Using Windows Integrated Authentication (Yes/No): no
  • Role: sysadmin

Click on the button “Test connection”:

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Click on the button OK:

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A new instance has been added to the SQL Server host:

Conclusion

We are now able to monitor the Microsoft SQL Server instance and the databases.

Enjoy!

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