agentless procedure

[tallal85]

Hi community,

My client wants to inventory 8i/9i databases on redhat servers, except he doesn't want to use the agent, but he wants to use the beacon.
my questions :
- do I have to create a unix account and a sysdba account on the redhat servers? or just a sysdba account
-Do you have to install the oracle client application to make the inventory?
-What is the type of account that must be selected for the inventory on the passwordstore : “Account on Oracle database” or “Oracle listener”

Thank you.

Regards,

Othmane TALLAL

[rmiller1]

Hi Othmane,

Performing agentless inventory of databases is possible of course, and can be configured to provide the results you need.

Your question asks some of the important considerations when performing this inventory, but I would suggest you take the time to review the subject in our documentation called "Gathering FlexNet Inventory" - available on docs.flexera.com.

There is a section here: https://docs.flexera.com/FlexNetManagerSuite2020R2/EN/GatherFNInv/index.html#SysRef/FlexNetInventoryAgent/topics/ZFA-ChapIntro.html this will be useful.

HTH

[ChrisG]

First of all, be aware that gathering inventory from Oracle Database 8i can only be done by a beacon (aka "direct collection of Oracle inventory") - this old Oracle Database version doesn't provide the interfaces required for the agent to be able to gather Oracle Database inventory. With newer Oracle Database versions, using the agent to gather inventory is generally easier to do and typically gives more reliable results.

In relation to the specific questions noted:

• See the following page for guidance on credentials required for direct collection of Oracle inventory: Credentials for Direct Collection of Oracle Inventory
• The Oracle OLE DB Provider (32-bit) version 10.2.0.3 or later prerequisite noted in the FlexNet Manager Suite System Requirements must be installed on the beacon in order to perform direct collection of Oracle inventory.