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Software Manager Configuration

This chapter discusses configuring the Oracle Software Manager.

Note:

Before you can configure the Oracle Software Manager, the Oracle Enterprise Manager must be installed and configured correctly.

Configuring Software Manager

To configure the Oracle Software Manager, you must perform the following procedures:

• modify Node Up/Down event to accept third party events
• register the event with the nodes you wish to manage with Oracle Software Manager
• set preferred credentials for that node
• refresh hosts

Modifying Oracle Host Up/Down Event

To modify the Oracle Host Up/Down Event to accept third party events:

Step	Action
1	Double-click the Enterprise Manager icon from the Oracle Enterprise Manager program group
2	When the Login Information dialog box appears, enter your username, password, and repository service name.
3	In the Event Management Window, click on the Event Set Library tab.
4	Double-click Oracle Host Up/Down.
5	On the Quick Edit Event Set Oracle Host Up Down page, check Accept Third Party Events.

Registering Host Up/Down Event

Note:

In order for Software Manager to designate a distribution host, the Oracle Intelligent Agent must already be installed and configured. Refer to Chapter 1, "Agent Configuration" and to Chapter 2, "Console Configuration" for further information.

To register Host Up/Down event on distribution hosts:

Step	Action
1	Select Register Event Set from Event.
2	Select Host UpDown as the Set Name.
3	Select a host from the Available Destinations column to add to the Selected Destinations column.
4	Click OK.
5	Click the Registration tab to verify all of the hosts are configured correctly. The hosts should appear under Oracle Host UpDown.
6	After the registration, open Oracle Software Manager by clicking its toolbar icon. You should start the Software Manager console at least once to initialize various state information.

Setting Preferred Credentials

To set the preferred credentials, perform the following steps:

Step	Action
1	In the Oracle Enterprise Manager console, select File/Preferences for the services on the machine where the Intelligent Agent is installed
2	Specify the NT user account that you created as the user preference for the node where the agent is installed.

Refreshing Hosts

To view the software already installed on your managed node, you need to refresh hosts:

Step	Action
1	In Oracle Enterprise Manager, select Create Job from the Jobs menu.
2	In the General Page of the Job Property Sheet, enter Refresh Hosts in the Job Name field.
3	Select Node as the destination type.
4	Select all available hosts.
5	Click the Task tab on the Property Sheet.
6	When the Task Page of the Property Sheet appears, select Refresh Hosts
7	Click the Submit button.
8	From the Job Scheduling Services window, select Job History to view the status of the hosts.

For more information on using Software Manager, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager Administrator's Guide.

Additional Configurations

In addition, the following requirements must be met on the managed nodes in order for the Software Manager to function properly.

• If you are on a NTFS file system, the user who runs jobs must have write permission in the agent directory. This user is set as the "Preferred Credential" for that node. On Windows NT with FAT file systems, permission rights is not a issue.
• To use Oracle Software Manager on UNIX, the $ORACLE_HOME/network/agent must be writable by the dba group.
• For UNIX users only: setting TERM in the login profile is not a requirement. If the TERM value is already set in the login profile, Oracle Software Manager overwrites it with the value VT100 for its purposes.

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