I tried monitoring some of my databases with it. The interface was crappy. But management insisted we use it since we pay for it. Eventually, found it much easier to write my own unix scripts and send all alerts and warnings to a file on a server, which is then monitored by Openview.
Raj "Goulet, Dick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> com> cc: Sent by: Subject: RE: HP OpenView [EMAIL PROTECTED] ity.com 06/06/2003 05:29 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L Rachel, We use a product from another vendor for the same reason. It's here, not turned on, works like a pile of ****, but management is happy. As they say, ignorance is bliss!! Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified 8i DBA -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 4:32 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L the hosting company we work with uses it. I don't have specifics but they seem happy with it --- "Thater, William" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dave Bruce scribbled on the wall in glitter crayon: > > > Anyone in the HP/Oracle camp using HP's OpenView and its Smart > > Plug-in for Oracle to monitor databases? > > We are in the beginning stages of implementing. I'd be interested > in > > hearing people's experiences. Thanks. > > well, we tried to use it as the last gig, but never got it to work no > matter > how much tweaking we did. > > -- > Bill "Shrek" Thater Oracle DBA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, > whether > one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me > that, > after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration > of any > scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year. - Albert > Einstein > www.mailfiler.com [DB-H7N11P4] > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Thater, William > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rachel Carmichael INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Goulet, Dick INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).