PFM - RM for Oracle enables you to collect performance data, such as statistical information on the current Oracle session on the host being monitored.

Note:

In a Linux environment, PFM - RM for Oracle supports UTF-8 and GB18030. In a Windows environment, PFM - RM for Oracle supports SJIS (for Japanese Windows) and GB18030 (for Simplified-Chinese Windows).

With PFM - RM for Oracle, you can use the collected performance data as follows:

• To graphically display the operating status of Oracle
  By using PFM - Web Console, you can process and display performance data in a graphical format called a report. A report facilitates the analysis of the Oracle operating status.
  There are two types of reports:
  
  • Real-time reports
    A real-time report indicates the current status of an Oracle system being monitored. It is used primarily to check the current status of the system and to detect problems in the system. To display real-time reports, PFM - RM for Oracle uses current performance data that has just been collected.
    
  • Historical reports
    A historical report indicates the status of an Oracle system being monitored from a selected point of time in the past to the present. It is used primarily to analyze trends in the system. To display a historical report, the system uses performance data that has been stored in a database for PFM - RM for Oracle.
    
• As criteria for determining whether a problem has occurred
  You can set PFM - RM for Oracle to take some action (such as notifying the user) if collected performance data indicates an abnormal condition.