ORAchk 2.2.5 – New Tool Features & New Health Checks for the Oracle Stack
- by SamanthaF-Oracle
ORAchk version 2.2.5 is now available for download, new features in 2.2.5:
Running checks for multiple databases in parallel
Ability to schedule multiple automated runs via ORAchk daemon
New "scratch area" for ORAchk temporary files moved from /tmp to a configurable $HOME directory location
System health score calculation now ignores skipped checks
Checks the health of pluggable databases using OS authentication
New report section to report top 10 time consuming checks to be used for optimizing runtime in the future
More readable report output for clusterwide checks
Includes over 50 new Health Checks for the Oracle Stack
Provides a single dashboard to view collections across your entire enterprise using the Collection Manager, now pre-bundled
Expands coverage of pre and post upgrade checks to include standalone databases, with new profile options to run only these checks
Expands to additional product areas in E-Business Suite of Workflow & Oracle Purchasing and in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
ORAchk has replaced the popular RACcheck tool, extending the coverage based on prioritization of top issues reported by users, to proactively scan for known problems within the area of:
Oracle Database
Standalone Database
Grid Infrastructure & RAC
Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) Validation
Upgrade Readiness Validation
Golden Gate
Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
Repository
E-Business Suite
Oracle Payables (R12 only)
Oracle Workflow
Oracle Purchasing (R12 only)
Oracle Sun Systems
Oracle Solaris
ORAchk features:
Proactively scans for the most impactful problems across the various layers of your stack
Streamlines how to investigate and analyze which known issues present a risk to you
Executes lightweight checks in your environment, providing immediate results with no configuration data sent to Oracle
Local reporting capability showing specific problems and their resolutions
Ability to configure email notifications when problems are detected
Provides a single dashboard to view collections across your entire enterprise using the Collection Manager
ORAchk will expand in the future with high impact checks in existing and additional product areas. If you have particular checks or product areas you would like to see covered, please post suggestions in the ORAchk subspace in My Oracle Support Community.
For more details about ORAchk see Document 1268927.2
