Oracle released six new system monitoring plug-ins, according to a SearchOracle.com article. ', moreInfo : 'Read the article to learn which systems these plug-ins are for. ' }, { text : 'In the chapter Deploying Applications using Enterprise Manager in the "Oracle Application Server 10g administration handbook" by John Garmany and Don Burleson, which method(s) of deployment do Garmany and Burleson recommend not to use?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) Deployment directly from JDeveloper', 'b.) Both deployment using the Java admin.jar tool and JDeveloper', 'c.) Manual deployment', 'd.) None of the above' ], answer : 2, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '', moreInfo : 'In Deploying applications using Enterprise Manager, Garmany and Burleson say manually deploying an application to 10g, and modifying the appropriate files, is not recommended. Go to the article to read more about another method(using Enterprise Manager) recommended by Oracle.' }, { text : 'When discussing OEM 10g Release 2 in November 2005, what did Jay Rossiter, Oracle\'s now former vice president, describe as the "central deployment of Enterprise Manager"?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) Grid control', 'b.) Bare metal provisioning', 'c.) Java 2 Platform', 'd.) The PeopleSoft Enterprise pack' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '', moreInfo : 'Read more about grid control and the other features of Oracle Enterprise Manager in this 2005 interview with Rossiter. ' }, { text : 'Andrew Wright, director of product management with the Horizon product line at McKesson Corp., says that McKesson has most benefited from OEM\'s:', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) Grid computing feature and its ability to maximize uptime', 'b.) Ability to manage the variability in McKesson\'s customer base', 'c.) Wristband system for keeping track of patients\' medications', 'd.) Upgrade capabilities' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '', moreInfo : 'Wright said that "the biggest (benefit) is in managing the variability of our customer base. OEM is extremely good at acquiring significantly detailed views of all things software and hardware." Read this article to learn more ways OEM helped McKesson and how it can help other organizations.' }, { text : 'True or false? According to SearchOracle expert Brian Peasland, OEM in Oracle 9i supports object types just as fully as SQL*Plus does.', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) True', 'b.) False' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '', moreInfo : 'Read Peasland\'s advice for an alternate method of viewing object types. \n
\nAlso find answers to other OEM-related questions, or ask your own!\n' }, { text : 'Oracle has been shipping Enterprise Manager for approximately how many years?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) 3', 'b.) 5', 'c.) 10', 'd.) 13' ], answer : 3, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Oracle has been shipping Enterprise Manager since 1995.', moreInfo : '' }, { text : 'When deploying applications using OEM on 10g, what is the acronym for the archive in which groups of applications can be deployed together?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) JAR', 'b.) EAR', 'c.) WAR', 'd.) AAR' ], answer : 1, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
EAR stands for Enterprise Archive.', moreInfo : 'As described in this article, the EAR contains all of the JAR, WAR, and other files needed for a particular package. ' }, { text : 'Which of the following is NOT named by Oracle as something covered by the tools in the Oracle Management Pack for Linux? ', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) Server configuration management', 'b.) Server monitoring', 'c.) Server compliance', 'd.) Server administration' ], answer : 2, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
Oracle does not name server compliance as something covered in the Oracle Management Pack for Linux.', moreInfo : 'Read this article to learn more about what is covered in the new Management Pack, released last year.' }, { text : 'According to Adam Hawley, director of product management for Oracle Enterprise Manager, how is the Oracle Management Pack for Linux different from other Linux administration offerings?', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) It doesn\'t require the purchase and integration of multiple tools', 'b.) It\'s free of charge', 'c.) It\'s compatible with Oracle 10g', 'd.) It offers tools that cover Linux operating system patching' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '', moreInfo : 'Hawley states in this article that the Management Pack doesn\'t require the purchase and integration of multiple tools, but rather gives users a real-time, centralized view of Linux environments. Read the article to learn other ways the Management Pack can help you on the job.' }, { text : 'True or false? OEM\'s plug-in for EMC, released last year, is designed to help joint Oracle-EMC customers achieve higher service levels and lower the total cost of managing EMC and Oracle environments.', img : 'http://media.techtarget.com/WhatIs/images/spacer.gif', responses : [ 'a.) True', 'b.) False' ], answer : 0, score : 1, expandedAnswer : '
This is true, and the plug-in is just one of the many Oracle-EMC collaborations since the two companies began working together in 1995.', moreInfo : 'Why has Oracle decided to offer system management capabilities that extend beyond its own technology? Read this SearchOracle.com article for one analyst\'s opinion. ' } ] };