Re: Oracle Database Installation Information

Archit wrote:
> Hi,
> I have been tasked with developing an application that would be
> responsible for discovering information about Oracle database
> instance(s) that exist in a given environment. I am talking about an
> app that when launched, would go into some sort of a discover mode (on
> say specific machines based on IP addresses) and pull up information
> about Oracle instances on them.
> I am totally clueless as to how I should be tackling this problem. I
> would greatly appreciate someone pointing me towards an Oracle API
> wgich I can query to get information on an Oracle instance. The
> language I will be using and all the other good stuff is still fluid. I
> am at an analysis stage right now.
> Thanx in advance.
> Best,
> -Archit
>

The Oracle Agent can do that, but then again: when no software runs, how are you going to find out?
Oracle's Enterprise Manager has such a mode, and uses the Intelligent Agent.

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Regards,
Frank van Bortel