Oracle Enterprise Manager

Grid Control ReadMe for Microsoft Windows x86 (Windows 32-bit)

11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
May 2010
This document contains the following sections:
1. Introduction
2. Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control Release 1
3. Upgrading an existing Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release (10.
1.0.x) or (10.2.0.x) to Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid
Control Release 1
4. Installing a fresh Oracle Management Agent 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
5. Upgrading any existing Oracle Management Agent Release 1 (10.1.0.x) or Releas
e 2 (10.2.0.x) or higher to Oracle Management Agent 11g
Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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1. Introduction
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This document provides information about installing and upgrading Oracle Enterpr
ise Manager 10g Grid Control and Oracle Management Agent
10g for the following cases:
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# | Pre-Upgrade Release
| Post-Upgrade Release
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1 | Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release 10.1.0.x and(or) 10.2.0.x
| 11.1.0.1.0
2 | Management Agent 10.1.0.x and(or) 10.2.0.x
| 11.1.0.1.0

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1.1 Download Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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Download the GridControl_11.1.0.1.0_<platform>.zip installation archive from the
following location
http://www.oracle.com/technology/software/products/oem/index.html
Note: Note: If the software is available in multiple ZIP files, then the format
is GridControl_11.1.0.0_<platform>_<n>of<n>.zip, where the first occurrence of <
n> indicates the ZIP file number and the second occurrence of <n> indicates the
total number of ZIP files available for download
Refer to the section"Procuring Enterprise Manager Grid Control Software" of Ente
rprise Manager Grid Control Advanced Installation and
Configuration Guide to know more about how to get the software, verify file size
, verify platform etc from the following link :
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
This URL takes you to the Enterprise Manager documentation library page, and thi
s URL may appear in many parts of the Readme. Access this
URL to reach the library page, and from the table, click View Library. On the fo
llowing page, click the Documentation tab, and then click
the name of the document you want to access.
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1.2 Enter the following command to extract the installation files:
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$ unzip GridControl_11.1.0.1.0_<platform>.zip
NOTE: <platform name> will be depending on the platform for which you are instal
ling.
This zip can be used for:
- Upgrading Oracle Management Service Release 2 (10.2.0.4) or higher to Oracle M
anagement Service 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
- Upgrading Oracle Management Repository (sysman schema)
- Upgrading default Oracle Management Agent on the host where OMS is running.
NOTE: This will not upgrade the database in which the Management Repository (sys
man schema) resides.
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2. Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control Release 1
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Enterprise Manager 11g Grid Control Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0) is a full release it
allows you to install fresh 11.1.0.1.0 Grid Control in your
existing environment without having any previous release of Grid Control install
ed in your environment.
For instruction on how to install Grid Control 11.1.0.1.0 in your environment re
fer to the Chapter "Installing Enterprise Manager System"
of Enterprise Manager Grid Control Basic Installation Guide available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
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3. Upgrading an existing Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release (10.
1.0.x) or (10.2.0.x) to Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid
Control Release 1
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3.1 Upgrading Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release (10.1.0.x) to 1
1g Grid Control Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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If you are on Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release (10.1.0.x) then
its a 3 steps process to get to the latest version of Grid Control Release 11.1
.0.1.0
Step 1: Upgrade your existing Grid Control Release 10.1.0.x. to base release ver
sion 10.2.0.x. (10.2.0.3.0 is base release for for Linux x86-64 (64 bit)). Follo
w the instructions from Chapter "Upgrading Enterprise Manager Grid Control" of t
he Enterprise Manager Grid Control 10g release 2 Installation and Basic Configur
ation Guide available at-
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html

Step 2: Enterprise Manager 11.1.0.1.0 supports direct upgrade of your existing i
nstallations of versions 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5. Now apply 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5 pa
tch set to the upgraded 10.2.0.x version of the Grid Control. Follow the patchse
t application
instructions from the respective Release Notes available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
For Example,
If you are on Grid Control release 1 (10.1.0.4) on Linux x64 (32 bit) then first
you have to upgrade to Grid Control release 2 (10.2.1.0) and then apply the 10.
2.0.4 /10.2.0.5 patchset.
Step 3: Upgrade your Grid Control 10.2.0.4 or higher release to 11.1.0.1.0 versi
on. Follow the steps from the Chapter "Upgrading to
Enterprise Manager 11g" of Enterprise Manager Grid Control Basic Installation Gu
ide available at:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
3.2 Upgrading Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release (10.2.0.x) to 1
1g Grid Control Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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If you are on Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Release (10.2.0.x) then
its a 2 steps process to get to the latest version of
Grid Control Release 11.1.0.1.0
Enterprise Manager 11.1 supports direct upgrade of your existing installations o
f versions 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5. If you are any other 10.2.0.X release then you
will have to first upgrade to 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5. Please see the release notes
and certification matrix available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
Refer Certification Doc Id 412431.1 from: https://support.oracle.com/CSP/ui/flas
h.html
Step 1: Note that this step is optional and only required if your Enterprise Ma
nager installation has a version lower than 10.2.0.4. Apply 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5
patch set to your existing Grid Control Release 10.2.0.x. Follow the patchset a
pplication instructions
from the respective Release Notes available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
Step 2: Once you are on 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5 version then you can directly upgra
de to 11.1.0.1.0 version.. Follow the steps from the
Chapter "Upgrading to Enterprise Manager 11g" of Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Basic Installation Guide available at:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
For Example,
If you are on Grid Control release 2 (10.2.0.1) on Linux x64 then first you appl
y 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5 patchset to this Grid Control
release and then upgrade to 11.1.0.1.0 release.
If you are on Grid Control release 3 (10.2.0.3) on Hp-ux Itanium then first appl
y 10.2.0.4 or 10.2.0.5 patchset to this Grid Control
release and then upgrade to 11.1.0.1.0 release.
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4. Installing a fresh Oracle Management Agent 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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Refer to the section "Installing Oracle Management Agent Using Agent Deployment
Wizard" of Enterprise Manager Grid Control Basic Installation Guide to know how
to install agent using Agent Deployment wizard from Grid Control console.
Refer to Part "Installing in Graphical Mode" of Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Advanced Installation and Configuration Guide to know about
various Agent installation methods, available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
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5. Upgrading any existing Oracle Management Agent Release 1 (10.1.0.x) or Releas
e 2 (10.2.0.x) or higher to Oracle Management Agent 11g
Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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5.1 Upgrading Oracle Management Agent Release 1 (10.1.0.x) to Oracle Management
Agent 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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If your Additional Management Agent version is 10.1.0.x and you want to upgrade
it to 11.1.0.1.0 version then:
Step 1: You have to first upgrade your Management Agent to version 10.2.0.4/10.2
.0.5.
Step 2: Then upgrade it to version 11.1.0.1.0
Refer to the Chapter Upgrading Oracle Management Agent Using Agent Upgrade Wizard
" of Enterprise Manager Grid Control Advanced Installation and Configuration Gu
ide for instructions, available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html
5.2 Upgrading Oracle Management Agent Release 2 (10.2.0.x) to Oracle Management
Agent 11g Release 1 (11.1.0.1.0)
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If you have Additional Management Agent version 10.2.0.3 or lower and want to up
grade it to 11.1.0.1.0 version then:
Step 1: Apply 10.2.0.4 /10.2.0.5 patchset to the Management Agent. Follow the st
eps from the section "Upgrading Management Agent" of the
respective version of Release note.
Step 2: Upgrade 10.2.0.4/10.2.0.5 version of Management Agent to 11.1.0.1.0. Fol
low the steps from the Chapter Upgrading Oracle Management
Agent Using Agent Upgrade Wizard" of Enterprise Manager Grid Control Advanced In
stallation and Configuration Guide available here:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/oem.html