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Oracle Database Monitoring

Usage, availability and health of Oracle databases under continuous observation, so that potential problems are known before they hit the system.

Practical support for DBAs

Oracle is one of the best-known and most widely used database management systems. It belongs to the RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) family, the systems based on the relational model, and is used by most business applications: managing it well starts with in-depth performance monitoring.

To support DBAs, Sentinet³ provides the Sentinet³ Oracle Pattern, a comprehensive package of checks that analyses system usage, availability and health. Monitoring is continuous and flags potential problems before they hit the system.

At a glance
PatternSentinet³ Oracle Pattern
ScopeServer, database performance
Sentinet³ overview with numerical indicators on hosts and services, status charts and rankings of weak points
Overview: indicators, charts and operational status of hosts and services.
What it checks

The Pattern’s checks

The Pattern includes 19 checks. Each has configurable thresholds and generates a notification when values exceed them.

Server

CheckWhat it verifies
ReachabilityThe server responds on the network
CPUPercentage of CPU utilisation
MemoryMemory usage
DiskFree disk space

Database performance

CheckWhat it verifies
Backup FileWhether backup is active or not
Buffer Pool Block SizeBlock size of the buffer pool
Cpu ParsingPercentage of CPU spent on parsing
Cpu RecursivePercentage of CPU spent on recursive calls
Bg Elapsed TimeTime spent in background processes
Free Shared PoolFree memory in the shared pool
Free SgaFree memory in the System Global Area
Ts SizeFree space in the tablespace
Ts StatusTablespace status and its free space
UsersListList of database users
User StateUsers connected to the database
DB SizeDatabase size
Shutdown Pending StateWhether a shutdown is pending
Long QueryWhether long-running queries are present
Last AnalyzedDate of the last analysis run on the database
Why it matters

Like having a virtual DBA at your side

  • Prevention: continuous monitoring reports potential problems before they hit the system.
  • Best practice: the information gathered helps eliminate weak points, improve replication and optimise performance.

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