Oracle agent functions


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Oracle agent functions

The Oracle agent monitors the database processes. Oracle agent operations lists the Oracle agent operations. The functions an agent performs are called entry points.

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Oracle agent operations

Agent operation	Description
Online	Starts the Oracle database by using the following `svrmgrl` or `sqlplus` command: startup force pfile=$PFile The default Startup option is STARTUP_FORCE. You can also configure the agent to start the database using different Startup options for Oracle. See Startup options.
Offline	Stops the Oracle database with the specified options by using the following `svrmgrl` or `sqlplus` command: shutdown immediate The default Shutdown option is IMMEDIATE. You can also configure the agent to stop the database using different Shutdown options for Oracle. See Shutdown options.
Monitor	Verifies the status of the Oracle processes. The Oracle agent provides two levels of monitoring: basic and detail. See Monitor options for Oracle agent.
Clean	Forcibly stops the Oracle database by using the following `svrmgrl` or `sqlplus` command: shutdown abort If the process does not respond to the `shutdown` command, the agent scans the process table for processes associated with the configured instance and kills them.
Info	Provides static and dynamic information about the state of the database. See Info entry point.
Action	Performs predefined actions on a resource. See Action entry point.


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