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7 Service Management

Enterprise Manager offers the following management packs for Service Management:

The following sections in this chapter describe the licensed features and links for these packs.

Service Level Management Pack

The Service Level Management (SLM) Pack offers a rich monitoring solution that helps IT organizations achieve high availability and performance, and optimized service levels for their business services. SLM actively monitors and reports on the availability and performance of services, including end-user business functions, Web applications, and infrastructure components. Using service tests or synthetic transactions executed from remote user locations (beacons), businesses can monitor services from the end-users' perspectives and the services' correlation to the underlying IT infrastructure. In addition, the Service Level Management Pack assesses the business impact of any service problem or failure, and indicates whether service level goals have been met.

The Service Level Management Pack was introduced with Enterprise Manager version 10g release 2. A subset of functionality in the Service Level Management Pack was previously included as part of the Diagnostics Pack for Application Server license. Customers who had licensed the Diagnostics Pack for Application Server 10g release 1 are entitled to use the following specific functionality without licensing the Service Level Management Pack 10g release 2:

Note:

Any and all methods of accessing pack functionality — whether through the Enterprise Manager Console, Desktop Widgets, command-line APIs, or direct access to the underlying data — require the Pack license.

Tip:

Integrate the Service Level Management pack with the Oracle Enterprise Manager Diagnostics Pack for Oracle Middleware for complete end-to-end Service Level Management.

Features

The Service Level Management Pack includes the features shown in Table 7–1.

Table 7-1 Feature Highlights of Service Level Management Pack

Feature Benefit

Service modeling

Model critical business functions based on a wide range of supported protocols.

Complete service monitoring

Monitor service availability, performance, usage, and service level compliance.

Beacons

Measure availability and performance from representative key user locations.


Service Level Management Pack Licensed Links

The following information describes the Enterprise Manager links that require licensing of the Service Level Management Pack. This information does not include feature links that may contain information derived from the creation of tests and beacons, but are considered part of the Service Level Management Pack. The list that follows assumes that you begin from the main Grid Control Home page.

Services Links

Licensed services links consist of configuration pages and monitoring pages.

  • For configuration pages, from the Enterprise Manager Home page, go to the Targets tab and then select the Services sub-tab:

    • On the Services page, select Generic Service from the Add drop-down, then click Go to add the service. Select Service Test from the drop-down list on the Availability page of the Create Service wizard. Defining a service's availability based on the execution of a service test is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Services page, select Generic Service from the Add drop-down, then click Go to add the service. The Beacons page of the Create Generic Service wizard is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Services page, click any Name link (except for Aggregate Service) in the table. On the Service page that appears, select the Monitoring Configuration sub-tab. The Service Tests and Beacons link on the Monitoring Configuration page is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Monitoring Configuration page, select Availability Definition. Select Service Test from the drop-down list on the Availability Definition page. Defining a service's availability based on the execution of a service test is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Services page, click either the Name link of a Generic Service or Forms Application in the table. On the Service page that appears, select the Monitoring Configuration sub-tab. On the Monitoring Configuration page, the Enable Forms Transaction Monitoring link is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • For monitoring pages, from the Enterprise Manager Home page, go to the Targets tab and then select the Services sub-tab:

    • Click a service Name link in the table to go to the Service Home page. The Test Performance sub-tab and Black Out button are licensed features of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Service Home page, click the Test Performance sub-tab. All links and controls on this page are licensed as part of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • The following Related Links are also part of the Service Level Management Pack:

    • Alert History

    • Blackouts

    • Metric Baselines

    • Past Changes

    • Pending Changes (where applicable)

Web Applications Links

Licensed services links consist of configuration pages and monitoring pages.

  • For configuration pages, from the Enterprise Manager Home page, go to the Targets tab and then select the Web Applications sub-tab:

    • On the Web Applications page, click Add to add a service. Select Service Test from the drop down-menu on the Availability page of the Create Web Application wizard. Defining a Web application's availability based on the execution of a service test is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Web Applications page, click Add to add a service. The Beacons page of the Create Web Application wizard is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Web Applications page, click any Name link, then select the Monitoring Configuration sub-tab. The Service Tests and Beacons link in the Generic Tasks section of the Monitoring Configuration page is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Monitoring Configuration page, select Availability Definition from the Generic Tasks section. The Service Test choice from the drop-down list on the Availability Definition page is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • For monitoring pages, from the Enterprise Manager Home page, go to the Targets tab and then select the Web Applications sub-tab:

    • On the Web Applications page, click a Web application Name link in the table to go to the Web Application Home page. The Test Performance link and Black Out button are licensed features of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • The following Related Links are also part of the Service Level Management Pack:

    • Alert History

    • Blackouts

    • Metric Baselines

    • Past Changes

    • Pending Changes (where applicable)

Forms Application Links

Licensed services links consist of configuration pages and monitoring pages.

  • For configuration pages, from the Enterprise Manager Home page, go to the Targets tab and then select the Services sub-tab:

    • On the Services page, select Forms Application from the drop-down list and click Go. Select Service Test from the drop down-menu on the Availability page of the Create Forms Application wizard. Defining a form application's availability based on the execution of a service test is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Services page, select Forms Application from the drop-down list and click Go. The Beacons page of the Create Web Application wizard is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Services page, click any Forms Application Name link, then select the Monitoring Configuration sub-tab. The Service Tests and Beacons link in the Generic Tasks section of the Monitoring Configuration page is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

    • On the Monitoring Configuration page, select Availability Definition from the Generic Tasks section. The Service Test choice from the drop-down list on the Availability Definition page is a licensed feature of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • For monitoring pages, from the Enterprise Manager Home page, go to the Targets tab and then select the Services sub-tab:

    • On the Services page, click a Forms Application Name link in the table to go to the Forms Application Home page. The Test Performance link and Black Out button are licensed features of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • The following Related Links are also part of the Service Level Management Pack:

    • Alert History

    • Blackouts

    • Metric Baselines

    • Past Changes

    • Pending Changes (where applicable)

Licensed Command Line Interface (CLI) Verbs

The following Enterprise Manager CLI verbs are licensed as part of the Service Level Management Pack.

  • add_beacon

  • apply_template_tests

  • assign_test_to_target

  • delete_test

  • disable_test

  • enable_test

  • extract_template

  • remove_beacon

  • set_availability

  • set_key_beacons_and_tests

  • sync_beacon

Real User Experience Insight

Oracle Real User Experience Insight (RUEI) enables enterprises to maximize the value of their business-critical applications by delivering insight into real end-user experiences. It can help identify lost revenue from frustrated users, reduce support costs by lowering call center volumes, accelerate problem resolution of poorly performing applications, and help businesses adapt to changing needs by providing insight into business trends and user preferences. It integrates performance analysis and usage analysis into a single offering, enabling business and IT stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of their application users' experience.

Capabilities

Oracle Real User Experience uniquely captures a complete picture of the end-user experience and behavior, including:

Oracle RUEI's passive monitoring capability is built using state-of-the-art Network Protocol Analysis technology, which does not require any modification, changes, or instrumentation of the application. Its passive monitoring approach allows enterprises to deploy in production, without requiring costly test/QA environment validations.

Features

Oracle RUEI offers the following features:

After licensing Real User Experience Insight, you can also license the following Accelerators to gain out-of-the-box monitoring support for specified Oracle applications and additional features as indicated below.

Note:

Any and all methods of accessing pack functionality — whether through the Enterprise Manager Console, Desktop Widgets, command-line APIs, or direct access to the underlying data — require the Pack license.

Real User Experience Insight Accelerator for E-Business Suite

Oracle Real User Experience Insight offers optional packages for each supported Oracle architecture. Upon installation, these enable Oracle Real User Experience Insight to automatically "see" every EBS page. Oracle Real User Experience Insight's self-discovery capabilities can monitor applications regardless of the customization level, installed components, or size. Additionally, because Oracle Real User Experience Insight uses EBS-specific templates to selectively record the significant user events that will produce actionable insight, the reported monitoring quality is maximized.

Features

  • Automatically discovers Oracle E-Business Suite modules running both an OA and JTT framework, as well as Oracle Forms applications running in Servlet mode.

  • Provides out-of-box translation and reporting of error messages in the user's window.

  • Enables application manager to set up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to critical packaged applications.

  • Enables specification and monitoring of real-user business transactions.

Real User Experience Insight Accelerator for Siebel

Oracle Real User Experience Insight Accelerator for Siebel provides an out-of-the-box real-user monitoring solution for Siebel applications that automatically discovers Siebel applications and translates network objects to business functions, thereby allowing measurement and monitoring of real-user transactions — from clicks to views into business transactions.

Each individual user action is automatically matched to the correct screen, applet, or view to provide contextual analyses. This state-of-the-art monitoring solution captures and reports all functional errors, discovers end-user performance issues, and discovers Siebel application issues. Application managers can set up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and report views of interest of their critical packaged applications.

Features

  • Provides an out-of-the-box real-user monitoring solution for Siebel applications.

  • Provies out-of-box translation and reporting of error messages in the user's window.

  • Enables application managers to set up KPIs for critical packaged applications.

  • Enables specification and monitoring of real-user business transactions.

Real User Experience Insight Accelerator for PeopleSoft

Oracle Real User Experience Insight Accelerator for PeopleSoft provides an out-of-the-box real-user monitoring solution for PeopleSoft. It automatically discovers PeopleSoft applications and translates network objects into manageable business services and functions. It provides a method for IT operators and managers at all business levels to easily measure and monitor real-user transactions — literally from clicks to views and business transactions.

This accelerator supports real-user monitoring of PeopleSoft application components. Each individual user action is automatically matched to the correlating PeopleSoft node, site, or view to provide detailed and rich contextual analyses. This state-of-the-art monitoring solution captures and reports all functional errors, discovers end-user performance issues, and identifies application issues specific to PeopleSoft applications. Application managers can set up Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and report views of interest to their critical packaged applications to gain a complete understanding of their usage, and automatically be alerted in case of KPI events.

Features

  • Provides an out-of-the-box real-user monitoring solution for PeopleSoft applications.

  • Provides out-of-box translation and reporting of error messages in the user's window.

  • Enables application managers to set up KPIs for critical packaged applications.

  • Enables specification and monitoring of real-user business transactions.

Licensed Links

All of the pages in Oracle Real User Experience Insight are licensed features of Real User Experience Insight and the accelerators.