Re: Oracle performance tools required (please)

Or you can also check out http://www.SoftTreeTech.com They have a few oracle tools as well. Something called Oracle Monitor Suite and another that is called dbTools, that has OMS in it plus a ton of other tools. And for the price it's not bad either.

Donald Schoenecker wrote:

> You should take a look at CentralWatch by Indura.
> www.indurasoft.com
>
> It runs a series of scans on the database and then generates reports of the
> type that you are looking for. Still priced based on the number of
> instances, but at a much lower level.
>
> Don
>
> ---------------
> Norman Dunbar <ndunbar_at_lynxfinancialsystems.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:94690301E74BD311B7F800805FEAD70AA3AB07_at_apps.lynx-fsc.co.uk...
> > Hi fellow DBAs, Oracle users and lurkers !
> >
> > I have been tasked with finding out and budgeting for a tool or tools
> > that will allow us to manage our various Oracle instances in a GUI type
> > manner.
> > We need/desire the ability to see how the database is performing, how
> > table space is being used etc etc - normal daily DBA stuff in other
> > words.
> >
> > I know about Oracle's own Enterprise Manager, however, since the move to
> > Java, this has become unusable (sorry Oracle) due to speed on a par with
> >
> > plate techtonics. Bring back the previous versions and lose Java.
> >
> > For further info, we have the following :
> >
> > 5 different HP-UX servers of assorted pedigree, running HP-UX 10:20 or
> > 11:00. Oracle versions in use are 7.3.4 and 8.0.5.1 (soon to include
> > 8.1.6)
> > 1 Digital Alpha running what used to be called Digital Unix 4.0 and
> > Oracle 8.0.5.1.
> > 1 Digital Alpha running Open VMS version 7 and Oracle 8.0.5.1.
> > 1 NT box running NT4 and Oracle 7.3.4.
> >
> > We have around 50 different instances in total and would like to be able
> > to monitor most of them.
> >
> > Any helpful suggestions, web site addresses etc ?
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help.
> >
> > Regards, Norman.
> >
> > PS. Quest's Instance monitor is very good, but with 50 instances, it has
> > been priced out of consideration !
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --------
> > Norman Dunbar EMail: NDunbar_at_LynxFinancialSystems.co.uk
> > Technical Consultant Phone: 0113 289 6265
> > Lynx Financial Systems Ltd. Fax: 0113 201 7265
> > URL: http://www.LynxFinancialSystems.com
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >

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