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Security - Users > Current
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Security - Users > Information
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Security - Groups
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Properties files (.plist)
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System Logs > syslog events
Mac OS X Collection Results
Mac OS X data is displayed in VCM and is available for several management actions.
The displayed data is only as current as the last time you collected the data.
Option Description
Console Displays dashboards and reports based on collected data. You use the Console to view
data relevant to day-to-day operations, troubleshooting, and analysis.
The displayed data is based on the collected Mac OS X data types. See the online help for a
list of currently collected data types.
To view the dashboards, click Console and select Dashboards > UNIX.
To view the summary reports, click Console and select UNIX tab > Operating System >
Machines > General. You can view the data in a summary report or data grid format.
Reports Runs pre-configured VCM reports or create custom reports. Reports are run against
currently collected data. Depending on the volume or complexity of the data requested in
a report, it may take time to generate the report. Refer to the online help for information
about scheduling and disseminating reports.
To use the reporting options, click Reports and select Machine Group Reports > UNIX.
Compliance Determines if the collected data from target machines meets specified compliance values,
and allows you to run compliance remediation actions.
To run a compliance check, click Compliance and select Machine Group Compliance and
follow the steps described in the online help to create rule groups, rules, filters, and
templates.
Patching Assesses target machines to determine if the machines have the most current patches. If
the patches are not yet installed, you can install the latest patches on the target machines.
To assess and patch machines, select Patching, and then select your target operating
system.
Discover, Configure, and Collect Oracle Data from UNIX Machines
To manage your Oracle instances, you must discover or add the instances, modify the configuration
values, and collect management view data from the instances.
An Oracle instance consists of shared memory structures and background processes that run the Oracle
database. When you use VCM to collect Oracle management view data from multiple instances, you can
run compliance and reports to ensure that all your instances are configured as expected.
Prerequisites
Add, license, and install the Agent on the Oracle instance host Solaris machines. See "Discover, License, and
Install UNIX/Linux Machines" on page 111.
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