Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) is often under-utilized. It has some very nice features such as database preinstallation check.
Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) - FAQ (Doc ID 330363.1) Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) - Getting Started (Doc ID 314422.1)
Stay with me and read the entire article – there is a surprise at the end.
RDA changed to a new numbering scheme of . in April 2018. The first release under this scheme is 18.2.
RDA/DA bundle RDA 18.4-20181009 fora Linux x64: p21769913_18418109_Linux-x86-64.zip
Installing RDA:
$ unzip -qo /tmp/p21769913_18418109_Linux-x86-64.zip -d ~/working/dinh/ $ ll total 8 drwxr-xr-x 15 oracle dba 4096 Oct 3 16:01 rda -r--r--r-- 1 oracle dba 3004 Oct 3 16:05 readme.txt $ cd rda/ $ chmod +x rda.sh $ ./rda.sh -cv Loading the file list ... Checking the directory [D_RDA] . ... Checking the directory [D_RDA] engine ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_ADM] model ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] APPS ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] BI ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] CGBU ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] DB ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] EM ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] OFM ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CHK] TEST ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] APPS ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] BI ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] CGBU ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] CLOUD ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] DA ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] DB ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] EM ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] EXPLORER ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] OFM ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] OS ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] PGBU ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] RDA ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] SAMPLE ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_COL] TOOL ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_CSS] . ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_DAT] . ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_DFW] cv0200 ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/Common ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/DB/LOG ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/OFM/OIM ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/OS/INST ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/OS/OS ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/RDA/CONFIG ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/TOOL/ALERT ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] Convert/TOOL/COMPLY ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] IRDA ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] IRDA/CV0200 ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Agent ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Driver ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Handle ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Library ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Limit ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Local ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Object ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Operator ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Request ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/SDCL ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/SDSL ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Target ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Token ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/UI ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Value ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_INC] RDA/Web ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_MSG] charset ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_MSG] desc ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_MSG] en ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_MSG] fr ... Checking the directory [D_RDA_POD] en ... No issues found $
Running RDA:
$ ./rda.sh -T hcve
Processing HCVE tests ...
Available Pre-Installation Rule Sets:
1. Oracle Database 10g R1 (10.1.0) Preinstall (Linux)
2. Oracle Database 10g R2 (10.2.0) Preinstall (Linux)
3. Oracle Database 11g R1 (11.1) Preinstall (Linux)
4. Oracle Database 11g R2 (11.2.0) Preinstall (Linux)
5. Oracle Database 12c R1 (12.1.0) Preinstallation (Linux)
6. Oracle Database 12c R2 (12.2.0) Preinstallation (Linux)
7. Oracle Database 18c (18) Preinstallation (Linux)
8. Oracle Identity and Access Management PreInstall Check: Oracle Identity
and Access Management 11g Release 2 (11.1.2) Linux
9. Oracle JDeveloper PreInstall Check: Oracle JDeveloper 11g Release 2
(11.1.2.4) Linux
10. Oracle JDeveloper PreInstall Check: Oracle JDeveloper 12c (12.1.3)
Linux
11. OAS PreInstall Check: Application Server 10g R2 (10.1.2) Linux
12. OAS PreInstall Check: Application Server 10g R3 (10.1.3) Linux
13. OFM PreInstall Check: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g R1 (11.1.1) Linux
14. OFM PreInstall Check: Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.1.3) Linux
15. OFM PreInstall Check: Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.3.0) Linux
16. Oracle Forms and Reports PreInstall Check: Oracle Forms and Reports 11g
Release 2 (11.1.2) Linux
17. Portal PreInstall Check: Oracle Portal Generic
18. IDM PreInstall Check: Identity Management 10g (10.1.4) Linux
19. BIEE PreInstall Check: Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 11g
(11.1.1) Linux
20. EPM PreInstall Check: Enterprise Performance Management Server (11.1.2)
Generic
21. Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control PreInstall Check: Oracle
Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c Release 4 (12.1.0.4) Linux
22. Oracle E-Business Suite Release 11i (11.5.10) Preinstall (Linux x86 and
x86_64)
23. Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (12.1.1) Preinstall (Linux x86 and
x86_64)
24. Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 (12.2.0) Preinstall (Linux x86_64)
Available Post-Installation Rule Sets:
25. RAC 10G DB and OS Best Practices (Linux)
26. Data Guard Postinstall (Generic)
27. WLS PostInstall Check: WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.x) Generic
28. WLS PostInstall Check: WebLogic Server 12c (12.x) Generic
29. Portal PostInstall Check: Oracle Portal Generic
30. OC4J PostInstall Check: Oracle Containers for J2EE 10g (10.1.x) Generic
31. SOA PostInstall Check: Service-Oriented Architecture 11g and Later
Generic
32. OSB PostInstall Check: Service Bus 11g and Later Generic
33. Oracle Forms 11g Post Installation (Generic)
34. Oracle Enterprise Manager Agent 12c Post Installation (Generic)
35. Oracle Management Server 12c Post Installation (Generic)
36. Network Charging and Control Database Post Installation (Generic)
Enter the HCVE rule set number or 0 to cancel the test
Press Return to accept the default (0)
> 3
Performing HCVE checks ...
Enter value for < Planned ORACLE_HOME location >
>
Enter value for < JDK Home >
>
Test "Oracle Database 11g R1 (11.1) Preinstall (Linux)" executed at 08-Jan-2019 10:32:44
Test Results
~~~~~~~~~~~~
ID NAME RESULT VALUE
====== ==================== ======= ==========================================
A00010 OS Certified? FAILED Not certified [Oracle version]
A00020 User in /etc/passwd? PASSED userOK
A00040 Group in /etc/group? PASSED GroupOK
A00050 Enter ORACLE_HOME RECORD
A00060 ORACLE_HOME Valid? FAILED OHnotvalid
A00070 O_H Permissions OK? SKIPPED Requires valid Oracle home
A00080 oraInventory Permiss FAILED oraInventoryNotOK
A00090 Got Software Tools? PASSED ld_nm_ar_make_found
A00100 Umask Set to 022? PASSED UmaskOK
A00120 Limit Processes? PASSED Adequate
A00130 Limit Descriptors PASSED Adequate
A00140 LDLIBRARYPATH Unset? PASSED UnSet
A00180 JAVA_HOME Unset? PASSED UnSet
A00190 Enter JDK Home RECORD
A00200 JDK Version FAILED JDK home is missing
A00210 Other O_Hs in PATH? PASSED NoneFound
A00220 Other OUI Up? PASSED NoOtherOUI
A00230 Temp Adequate? PASSED TempSpaceOK
A00240 Disk Space? FAILED Requires valid Oracle home
A00250 Swap (in MB) RECORD 18431
A00260 Adequate RAM (in MB) PASSED 257578
A00270 Swap OK? PASSED SwapToRamOK
A00280 Network FAILED Cannot access /sbin/ifconfig
A00290 IP Address RECORD 10.30.27.62
A00300 Domain Name RECORD gain.tcprod.local
A00310 DNS Lookup FAILED Cannot access /usr/bin/nslookup
A00320 /etc/hosts Format PASSED Adequate IPv4 entry
A00330 Kernel Parameters OK FAILED SHMMAXTooSmall
A00380 Tainted Kernel? PASSED NotVerifiable
A00400 ip_local_port_range PASSED RangeOK
A00460 Asianux2 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotAsianux
A00470 Asianux3 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotAsianux
A00480 OL4 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotOL4
A00490 OL5 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotOL5
A00530 RHEL4 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotRedHat
A00540 RHEL5 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotRedHat
A00570 SLES10 RPMs OK? SKIPPED NotSuSE
Result file: output/collect/DB_HCVE_A_DB11R1_lin_res.htm
$
Here’s the surprise – implementing RDA for Oracle GoldenGate Data collection (Doc ID 1362838.1):
./rda.sh -S OGG
This is useful as it will provide the architecture for GoldenGate implementation.
2 Comments. Leave new
Hi Michael,
Good to know rda is evolving day by day. OGG will be of great help for DBAs. I recently used RDA while migrating an ebs database to Solaris SPARC machine. It provides a summarized information and helps dbas know if any pre-requisite was missed. A great help when you are working on OS you are not familiar with before for ex. there are different methods for different operating systems to set kernel parameters.
Hi Maaz,
Please keep in mind this is for when database is running on filesystem.
For HAS/RAC, cluvfy is better suited.
Thanks Michael.