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Techgeeeg_28888
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Jan 24, 2012

Synthetic Monitor for Oracle 12rak

Hi Everyone,

 

I have LTM units running IOS version 11.1.0 and I am using it for multiple services...like Citrix , lyncs, MS Exchange etc, recently I used it for Oracle 12 rak but unlike citrix and MSExchange there are no synthetic monitors for oracle which can take the user name and password and then login to the application at the back end to mark the server as up or down. Has anyone created a synthetic monitor for Oracle setup if yes can you please share.

 

 

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  • Ron_Carovano_75's avatar
    Ron_Carovano_75
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    Jan 24, 2012
    Hi Techgeeeg,

     

     

    I assume you mean Oracle RAC 11g, correct? Or are you referring to Oracle E-Business Suite 12?

     

     

    If you are referring to Oracle RAC 11g, did you see pages 3-5 of the deployment guide?

     

     

    http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/oracle-rac-database-dg.pdf

     

     

    Ron

     

     

    P.S. You meant TMOS, not IOS, correct? :-)
  • Techgeeeg's avatar
    Techgeeeg
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    Jan 24, 2012
    Hi Ron,

     

    Sorry for the confusions I am talking about oral E-business Suite 12 on TMOS version 11.1.0. can you help me out in this. I am talking specifically about the health monitors using synthetic transaction.

     

     

    Regards,

     

  • Ron_Carovano_75's avatar
    Ron_Carovano_75
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    Jan 24, 2012
    This is what is published for E-Business Suite:

     

     

    http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-oracle-ebusiness-suite-dg.pdf
  • Techgeeeg's avatar
    Techgeeeg
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    Jan 24, 2012
    Hi Ron,

     

    Thanks for your reply but the link you have given refers to the older deployment guide of Oracle E-business Suite on F5 LTM. There is a further new deployment guide avaliable on the web now. My query is entirely different, I am asking for the synthetic monitor for the pool member do you know what is synthetic monitors???? can someone help me out in this matter pls...

     

     

    Regards,
  • Ron_Carovano_75's avatar
    Ron_Carovano_75
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    Jan 24, 2012
    Yep, I understand what you are seeking, but unfortunately it is not available in the published deployment guides. That's about as much help as I can offer until someone else chimes in.
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    Techgeeeg
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    Jan 24, 2012
    Thanks Ron for your reply.... I believe F5 should work with Oracle to include this monitor in the Oracle deployment plan as it is the ryt way to monitor the servers and should be available.

     

     

    Regards
  • Chris_Akker_129's avatar
    Chris_Akker_129
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    May 16, 2013

    Yes, that is the typical approach. If checking the login page in insufficient to determine database availability, then you have to go further into the application with a URL that will pass login paramters and that should tell you if the database is up. Your reference to the EBS advanced health check post is a very good example of how to do this:

     

     

    https://devcentral.f5.com/community/group/aft/1172669/asg/63

     

     

    Thanx,

     

    Chris.