Questions on Oracle Grid

Reference: http://www.iselfschooling.com/mcd12_ora10g/Oracle10g_Answers.htm

Q: What is the Oracle 10g Database Grid?
A: Yesterday was Internet and today is Grid. It looks like the technology finds its way to hang on something to grow. Now, there is a committee called the Global Grid Forum (GGF) that is developing standards for Grid computing.

Q: List some of the most important features of the Oracle 10g Grid.
A: The following are some of the most important features that enable Grid computing at the Oracle 10g Database level:

Automatic Storage Management
Portable Clusterware
High-Speed InfiniBand Network Support
Real Application Clusters and automatic workload management
Resource Manager
Oracle Streams
Centralized Management with Enterprise Manager Grid Control
Oracle Database 10g New self-management feature
…

Q: What is OEM 10g?
A: It is Oracle Enterprise Manager with features that are more new. It can automatically alert you to new critical patches. You can use the patch wizard to select an interim patch and see if any of your system requires it. It is integrated with a build-in MetaLink connection.

Q: How do you stop the Oracle Management Server?
A:
# emctl stop oms

Q: How do you start the Oracle Management Server?
A:
# emctl start oms

Q: How do you get the status of the Oracle Management Server?
A: Do the following command:
# emctl status oms

Q: How do you start EM Database Control?
A:
# emctl start dbconsole

Q: How do you stop the EM Database Control?
A:
# emctl stop dbconsole

Q: How do you get the status of the EM Database Control?
A:
# emctl status dbconsole

Q: What is the default port for your Web Browser?
A: The default port is 5500 and you can access it by opening your Web browser and enter the following URL: http://myserver:5500/em