Re: How many OMSs?

That is how I recall the RMAN part as well.

On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 09:21 <niall.litchfield_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Bobby
>
> I don't think you are quite correct on the included DB licensing.
> https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E63000_01/OEMLI/introduction.htm#OEMLI113
> makes it clear that RAC (and DR) require licensing. All you get "free" is a
> single instance DB. My reading is that the RMAN catalog can be hosted in
> the same repository DB without additional license liability but I'd host
> that elsewhere anyway :)
>
> On Wed, Sep 1, 2021 at 3:47 PM Bobby Curtis <curtisbl_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) consists of the Oracle Management
>> Repository (OMR) and the Oracle Management Server (OMS). The base products
>> of OEM (OMR + OMS) are free (last time I looked at licensing) as long as
>> you use it for monitoring only. This means you can build three different
>> environments without issue.
>>
>>
>>
>> The OMR (Oracle Database) is free to use within the OEM scope as long as
>> it is only used for monitoring (SYSMAN). This means it can be SI or RAC,
>> depending on your monitoring requirements (number of targets). If the
>> database is used for anything else like RMAN catalog, etc.. then you have
>> to pay the Oracle licenses for the RDBMS.
>>
>>
>>
>> The OMS (weblogic) follows the same rules as the OMR.
>>
>>
>>
>> Where you start to see license cost is with the management packs. Each
>> management pack is a cost and is driven by the products you want to
>> monitor. Will you need license for each environment (test, dev, prod);
>> that is really up to you. You should always license production for sure,
>> but Oracle reps will want you to license dev and test as well. Again, the
>> management packs are where the license cost is with OEM.
>>
>>
>>
>> If Oracle says something else, I’ll be curious to know when it changes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>>
>> Bobby L. Curtis, MBA
>>
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>>
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>> *From: *"oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org" <oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org>
>> on behalf of Chris Johnson <chriszjohnson_at_outlook.com>
>> *Reply-To: *"chriszjohnson_at_outlook.com" <chriszjohnson_at_outlook.com>
>> *Date: *Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 10:40 AM
>> *To: *"oracle-l_at_freelists.org" <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
>> *Subject: *How many OMSs?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello All,
>>
>>
>>
>> Quick question. Assuming we are properly licensed with the OEM packs
>> then can I create three OEM installations?
>>
>>
>>
>> One for dev, one for test, and one for prod...type of setup.
>>
>>
>>
>> The licensing doc keeps talking about the packs and the DB repo but I
>> can't seem to find anything that speaks to the OMS specifically.
>>
>>
>>
>> No response from Oracle Rep yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> TIA.
>>
>>
>>
>> ChrisJ
>>
>
>
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