Oracle agent functions

The Oracle agent monitors the database processes.

Table: Oracle agent operations lists the Oracle agent operations.

Table: 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.

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.

Monitor

Verifies the status of the Oracle processes. The Oracle agent provides two levels of monitoring: basic and detail.

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, then the agent does the following:

  • Scans the process table for the processes that are associated with the configured instance

  • Kills the processes that are associated with the configured instance

Info

Provides the static and dynamic information about the state of the database.

Action

Performs the predefined actions on a resource.

More Information

Startup and shutdown options

Startup and shutdown options

Monitor options for Oracle agent

Info entry point

Action entry point