Oracle Enterprise Manager Installation Guide
Starting Oracle Enterprise Manager
To start the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console, double-click its icon in the Oracle Enterprise Manager group of Windows Program Manager. When you start Enterprise Manager, the copyright window and the Login Information dialog box appears. Use the login box to connect to the Oracle database where your Enterprise Manager repository is stored. See "Login Information" ![[*]](jump.gif)
for a description of the Login Information dialog box.
Note: Only one instance of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console can be run on a machine. However, you can run multiple instances of the DBA tools.
Note: You should not log on to the Console repository multiple times with the same username. A warning displays if you attempt this and you are using the same repository. You should only ignore the warning if the previous Console session was aborted or a machine was disconnected. The intelligent agents use the unique username when tracking jobs and events. The username is associated with the Console location when creating a return address for notifications. When a username is logged in multiple times, agent notifications are sent to most recent login.
Oracle Enterprise Manager Daemon
The communication daemon is started automatically by the Oracle Enterprise Manager. It can be also be launched by double-clicking its icon in the Enterprise Manager group but this is generally not necessary.
If you start Oracle Enterprise Manager and a message displays informing you that the communication daemon cannot listen on the assigned port, you must run the Daemon Manager to change the port number. To change the port setting:
1. Double-click on the Daemon Manager icon in the Oracle program group.
Note: When Oracle Enterprise Manager is not running, you can only change the parameter settings.
2. Click on Configuration Parameters in the Daemon Manager tree on the left side of the screen.
3. Double-click on the TCP/IP Port parameter in the multi-column list on the right side of the screen.
4. Enter a valid port number.
5. Click the Set button. The change takes effect the next time Oracle Enterprise Manager is run.
6. Select Exit from the File Manager to exit Daemon Manager.
Starting Enterprise Manager Tools
You can launch the Enterprise Manager tools as separate applications or through the Console.
Launching Tools Separately
To launch a tool separately, Enter the information in the Login Information dialog box to connect to the database that you want to administer.
Launching Tools Through the Console
After the Console has started, you can launch Oracle Enterprise Manager tools, such as Security Manager, with the Console Tools menu or launch palette. Usually, you select a database in the Navigator tree or Map window before choosing a tool.
When you select a database before launching a tool, you are connected to the database according to the preferred credentials that have been set up for the database or the credentials you used to log on to the Console. If connection to the database fails for any reason, the Login Information dialog box displays. See "Login Information" for a description of the Login Information dialog box.
To launch a tool through the Console, you can:
- Select the database you want to administer in the Navigator tree or in the Map window, then choose the application in the Console Tools menu or in the launch palette.
- Select the database you want to administer in the Navigator tree, then choose the application from the Related Tools menu of the right-mouse (context-sensitive) menu.
- Choose the application in the Console Tools menu or in the launch palette, then enter connect information in the Login Information dialog box.
Optional Methods for Starting Enterprise Manager
You can start the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console and tools with several other methods. These are described in the following sections using the Console application as an example.
Starting with Windows File Manager
To start the Enterprise Manager Console using the Windows File Manager:
1. Double-click on the File Manager icon in the Windows Main group.
2. Open the directory where the Enterprise Manager program (VOC.EXE) is located. For example, if the default destination was used during the installation, open the C:\ORANT\BIN directory.
3. Select the Enterprise Manager program name (VOC.EXE) from the list of file names.
4. Choose Run from the File Manager File menu. The Enterprise Manager program name (VOC.EXE) displays in the Command Line box.
5. Press the Enter key or click the OK button to start Enterprise Manager.
Note: You can bypass steps 4 and 5 by double-clicking on the Enterprise Manager program name in the directory listing.
Starting with Windows Program Manager
To start the Enterprise Manager Console using the Windows Program Manager:
1. Choose Run from the Program Manager File menu.
2. Click on the Browse button and locate the directory where the Enterprise Manager program (VOC.EXE) is located. For example, if the default destination was used during the installation, open the C:\ORANT\BIN directory.
3. Select the Enterprise Manager program name (VOC.EXE) from the list of file names, then click on the OK button. The Enterprise Manager program name (VOC.EXE) displays in the Command Line box.
4. Click the OK button to start Enterprise Manager.
Starting from the Windows MS-DOS Prompt
To start the Enterprise Manager Console from the MS-DOS prompt:
1. Double-click on the MS-DOS Prompt icon in the Windows Main group. .
2. At the MS-DOS prompt, enter the Enterprise Manager executable filename (VOC) and press Enter.
Note: If the MS-DOS PATH variable does not include the directory where the Enterprise Manager program (VOC.EXE) is located, you need to change to that directory before starting Enterprise Manager. For example, if the default destination was used during the installation, enter CD C:\ORANT\BIN at the MS-DOS prompt.