Database Reference
In-Depth Information
In addition to the deployment via the Self Service portal, cloud users can also use Oracle Enterprise Manager
command-line APIs for deploying applications or application assemblies.
Monitoring the Cloud
After the cloud infrastructure is built and applications are deployed in it, you need to monitor the applications and
underlying cloud infrastructure during ongoing operation. Oracle Enterprise Manager helps enterprises monitor
complete cloud stacks, from applications to the storage disk, as shown in Figure
5-11
.
Figure 5-11.
Complete cloud stack monitoring by Oracle Enterprise Manager
Applications and the underlying infrastructure need to be monitored at different levels and by different cloud
roles that we discussed earlier. Table
5-1
summarizes monitoring tasks performed by various users of Oracle
Enterprise Manager.
Table 5-1.
User Roles and Their Monitoring Tasks
Roles
Monitoring Tasks
Cloud admin
Monitor cloud requests
Monitor the health of the overall cloud service
Monitor patch
Track compliance
Self-service admin
Monitor application SLAs
Monitor business transactions and metrics
Monitor end-user experience
Self-service user
Monitor own requests
Monitor own apps, VMs, databases
Monitor quota, chargeback, etc.
