How to Pre-Configure Oracle 11i Diagnostics

This task describes the pre-configuration steps to be performed by the ALM administrator which allow the performance tester to enable and run Oracle 11i diagnostics.

1. Prerequisite

   Make sure that the ERP/CRM mediator is installed and configured. For more information, see How to Add ERP/CRM Mediators.

2. Consider this before connecting to a UNIX server with a remote shell (RSH/RCP) connection

   • Verify that the RSH and RCP daemons are running on the UNIX server.

   • Verify that the UNIX user has permission to run remote shell commands. To check this, type the following at the DOS command prompt:

     rsh <server machine name> -l <UNIX user login name> -n <command>

     Example:

     rsh my_unix -l my_name -n "cd ~;pwd"
     

     Note: You can only use RSH commands that work from the DOS command prompt window.

   • Verify that no output is generated after executing the RSH command.

     Note: You should not generate output from the .login, .profile, and .cshrc files (for example, by echo, or in any other way, including commands that generate output indirectly, such as biff). Where an existing user generates output in the RSH step that cannot be deleted, you should create a new user that does not generate output, and who has permissions to run RSH and RCP commands on the server machine.

3. Enable logging on the Oracle server

   For task details, see How to Enable Logging on the Oracle Server.

4. Set or disable the Oracle server diagnostics password - optional

   To help ALM deal with the Oracle server diagnostics password, you can either set the password in the Vuser script, or you can disable the password request on the server itself. For task details, see How to Set and Disable the Oracle Server Diagnostics Password.