H165894:  ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER ONLY SEE DATABASES AS INDIVIDUAL


 SYMPTOM:

 When running the Oracle Enterprise Manager Console, database
 instances on each node in the cluster can be discovered. The
 discovered databases are displayed as individual databases on
 each node and not displayed as a parallel database.

 PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

 - The system is a Netfinity 7000 M-10 server, Type 8680,
 any supported Model configured with Oracle Parallel Server.

 Note: Supported configurations are listed at the following URL:

      http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/compat/clustering/matrix.shtml
      look for "Oracle Parallel Server"

 - The system is configured with the following option:

      IBM Netfinity Cluster Enabler Software

 - NOS affected:

 Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 4 applied.

 FIX:

 Apply Oracle patchset 8.0.5.1.a

 For instructions on how to access the patchset, see the
 instructions under "WORKAROUND" below.

 WORKAROUND:

 This is a known problem that has been fixed by Oracle in
 patchset 8.0.5.1.a. This patchset is required to run the IBM
 Netfinity Cluster Enabler Software. The patchset can be
 downloaded by Oracle customers from Oracle's "Metalink" support
 web site at the following URL:

      http://www.oracle.com/support

 From there, you can click on the Metalink web link. To
 access Metalink, you must have a Customer Support ID number
 from Oracle and log on to the Metalink site with a userid and
 password.

 Once at the Metalink web page, click on "Downloads". Then
 select "Product = Parallel Server Option" and "Platform = MS
 Windows NT", and click on "Go".
 Download the "ops8051_patch" file and the "readme.txt" file
 which contains further information about the patch.

 Note: The specific information on these web pages is maintained
 by Oracle and is subject to change.

 DETAILS:

 The problem is in the Oracle program CONFOPS.TCL. Patchset
 8.0.5.a.1 has a new version of this program that corrects the
 problem.

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DATE: February 17, 1999