Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide
Preface
This preface describes the purpose and organization of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide. It also illustrates the conventions used in this guide.
The preface contains the following information:
- the intended audience for the guide
- the organization of the guide
Purpose of this Guide
This guide presents a general overview of Oracle Enterprise ManagerTM, which consists of the following:
Note: Information in this guide applies to Enterprise Manager running on the Windows NT 32-bit platforms.
Audience
This guide is written for those who wish to learn the general concepts of Oracle Enterprise Manager.
Knowledge Assumed of the Reader
This guide assumes you are familiar with the administrative tasks you wish to perform. If you are not, refer to the Oracle7 Server documentation set. The Oracle7 Server documentation set contains specific and thorough descriptions of the database administration tasks you can perform with Enterprise Manager tools. In addition, the Oracle7 Server documentation set provides recommendations on how to administer your database optimally.
This guide also assumes that you are familiar with the operation of Microsoft Windows NT. Refer to the Windows NT documentation for your system, if necessary.
How the Oracle Enterprise Manager Concepts Guide Is Organized
This guide is divided into parts and chapters, as described below.
Chapter 1: Overview
Describes the overall organization and features of Enterprise Manager, the console, and the common services.
Chapter 2: Console
Describes the console of Enterprise Manager.
Chapter 3: Jobs and Events
Describes the Job Control and Event Management Systems of Enterprise Manager.
Chapter 4: Integrated Applications
Describes the standard suite of database applications, the optional Performance Pack, and some other integrated applications.
Conventions Used in This Guide
The following sections explain the conventions used in this guide.
Illustrations
Included throughout this guide are illustrations of various Enterprise Manager windows, dialog boxes, and alert boxes. The illustrations show Oracle Enterprise Manager release 1.1 running on Microsoft Windows NT.
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