170 Appendix C. Probes
C.9.1. Oracle::Active Sessions
The Oracle::Active Sessions probe monitors an Oracle instance and collects the following metrics:
• Active Sessions — The number of active sessions based on the value of
V$PARAMETER.PROCESSES.
• Available Sessions — The percentage of active sessions based on the value of
V$PARAMETER.PROCESSES.
Field Value
Oracle SID*
Oracle Username*
Oracle Password*
Oracle Port* 1521
Timeout* 30
Critical Maximum Active Sessions
Warning Maximum Active Sessions
Critical Maximum Available Sessions Used
Warning Maximum Available Sessions Used
Table C-48. Oracle::Active Sessions settings
C.9.2. Oracle::Availability
The Oracle::Availability probe determines the availability of the database from the RHN Satellite
Server.
Field Value
Oracle SID*
Oracle Username*
Oracle Password*
Oracle Port* 1521
Timeout* 30
Table C-49. Oracle::Availability settings
C.9.3. Oracle::Blocking Sessions
The Oracle::Blocking Sessions probe monitors an Oracle instance and collects the following metric:
• Blocking Sessions — The number of sessions preventing other sessions from committing changes
to the Oracle database, as determined by the required Time Blocking value provided by you. Only
those sessions that have been blocking for this duration, which is measured in seconds, will be
counted as blocking sessions.
