The document outlines the four main steps to set up database monitoring in Enterprise Manager 12c: 1) set up administration groups hierarchy, 2) create template collections, 3) associate template collections to administration groups, and 4) synchronize targets with selected items. Specific steps include creating administration groups, templates, and template collections, and associating them together for monitoring of database targets.

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The four main steps are as below to setup Database Monitoring:
Step 1: Setup the Administration Groups HierarchyStep 1: Setup the Administration Groups HierarchyStep 1: Setup the Administration Groups HierarchyStep 1: Setup the Administration Groups Hierarchy
Step 2: Create Template CollectionsStep 2: Create Template CollectionsStep 2: Create Template CollectionsStep 2: Create Template Collections
Step 3: Associate Template Collections to Administration GroupsStep 3: Associate Template Collections to Administration GroupsStep 3: Associate Template Collections to Administration GroupsStep 3: Associate Template Collections to Administration Groups
Step 4: Synchronize the targets with theStep 4: Synchronize the targets with theStep 4: Synchronize the targets with theStep 4: Synchronize the targets with the selected itemsselected itemsselected itemsselected items
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Click on Targets Groups
Create Administration Group

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Then click on “Cost Center” for Hierarchy Levels and “+Add” button for
Hierarchy Nodes: Cost Center
Select the value from “Available Values” to “Selected Values” and click OK
button. You first need to add values to additional fields before getting into
Available Values
Click ‘OK’

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We need to define specific Target Properties like ‘Cost Center’, ‘Line of
Business’, ‘Lifecycle Phase’ during setting up an Administration Group in
related Administration Hierarchy.
The Target will be assigned automatically to the appropriate Group in the
Hierarchy after assigning a specific ‘Line of Business’.
Select Hierarchy tab, Put value for Cost Center

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Click on “+Add” and select Lifecycle Status:

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Click OK

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Click on Enterprise ->Monitoring ->Monitoring Template
Click Create button
Select “Target Type” radio button
Select Category and Type and then click “Continue” button
Next Page: Set values for General values

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Click on “Metric Thresholds” and modify different Metric settings based on
business requirements and click “OK” button
Check the Template is created

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Assign Template to Template CollectionAssign Template to Template CollectionAssign Template to Template CollectionAssign Template to Template Collection
Click on Enterprise ->Monitoring -> Template Collection
Next page click Create button

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Assign a name (Ex: ORA_DEV_TEMPLATE_COLLECTION) and Click “+Add” Button
Next page Select the appropriate template. If there are many then “Filter” them
as below. Then select the arrow button to select

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Click “Save” button
Click on Template Name” to get all the “Monitoring Templates” for this
“Template Collection”

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Click on Setup ->Add Target ->Administration Groups
Click on “Associations” tab
Click on “Associate Template Collection” and choose from there

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Select “Select” -> click “continue”
Install Agent to the Target database servers. When finished then:
Check the “Auto Discovery Results” for promoting to monitor:
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Click on Targets on Hosts tab
Click “Promote”
Select the ‘target Name’ and click on “Promote”
Pass value for “Monitor Password” and select Target Group”
Click Next

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Click “Save”

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You can also go the properties section as below:
Click on target Name [Ex:pidev20]

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Click on Properties
Click Edit button

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Click OK button
Now database is under specific Lifecycle (Ex: Mission Critical)
Done !!!!!!!