Summary

In this chapter, we introduced the OEM product family as a tool that is a pre-requisite to effectively monitor and manage the IT infrastructure grid within the enterprise. This was followed by a brief overview of the Database Control, Fusion Middleware Control, and Grid Control flavors of the OEM. We saw that Grid Control is a step above the other two flavors and provides the wider enterprise view on a single canvas. We also covered the high level architecture and the main components of the OEM Grid Control.

This chapter also covered key terminologies relevant in the context of OEM Grid Control such as target models, availability, performance metrics, and alerts. We then moved to the composite target models that are supported exclusively by the Grid Control flavor of OEM. This chapter also provided a brief overview of various composite targets such as groups, systems, and service targets. We also saw the active and passive modeling capabilities within the service targets. A subsequent discussion on the various service target models and the service level management features followed.

In the next chapter, we will cover the group and system target models extensively. This will include a detailed description of the various steps involved in creating and configuring these target models. The chapter will also provide a comprehensive account of the monitoring capabilities of the group and system targets. Understanding this will be a key step towards leveraging the OEM Grid Control in modeling the business services provided by the IT infrastructure.