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• Events: Database events are processed by the Oracle Enterprise
Manager and alerts are generated when specified error thresholds
are reached. Monitor events as required and respond to alerts as
appropriate. See “Event monitoring” on page 23.
• Alert logs and trace files: When an Oracle process detects an
internal error, it dumps information about the error into a trace file.
Each Database Module also has an alert file. The alert file is a
chronological log of messages and errors, such as all internal
errors, block corruption errors, and deadlock errors. See “Alert log
and trace file monitoring” on page 35.
• Tablespaces: Nortel Networks recommends that you regularly
monitor tablespaces and ensure that they do not run out of disk
space.
To monitor tablespace sizes and disk space usage or set thresholds
for generating alert logs and trace files, use either the System
Management Console (Oracle Monitor Application) or the OEM
Console.
• Reports: The OEM Console can generate reports about
configuration, status, events, and backup jobs as required. See
“Reports” on page 37.
• Oracle Monitoring Application: See “Tools and utilities” on
page 10.
Failover
Failover occurs when an application identifies a problem with the
primary database. During a failover, applications begin using the
secondary database. Because the two databases are replicated, they
contain consistent data and the query information is automatically
supplied from the secondary database. See “Fault management” on
page 17.
Security
The Database Module uses Oracle database technology to ensure
confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. The Database Module
is also protected by user authentication and network firewalls
configured in a network architecture.
For additional information, see MCP Basics and “Security” on page 95.
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