Making the Most of Oracle Support

2. Making the Most of Oracle Support Michigan Oracle User Group Mirella Gazzoni Regional Support Advocate – Global Customer Support mirella.gazzoni@oracle.com

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4. Typical Support User’s Experience System error, problem detected My Oracle Support Simple Search Escalate issue Log Service Request

5. 80% Unrealized ROI

6. Transformation from Break-Fix to Proactive and Preventive Support Proactive Resources • Configure Alerts and Notifications • Configuration Manager & Dashboards • 11 Community-wide resources Efficient Research • Knowledge Browser- Knowledge Base • Remote Diagnostic Agent • 250+ EBusiness Suite Diagnostics • Siebel Upgrade Wizard • PSFT/JDE Change Assistant & Performance Monitor • Configuration Manager with Systems • Service Requests Reactive Support Engagements Diagnostics & Tools

7. Support Investments Tools and utilities designed to help isolate and resolve customer problems quickly • Support Portal • My Oracle Support & My Oracle Support • Support Tools • Tools, Diagnostics, Scripts • Support Resources • Web 2.0 technologies • Plug-Ins and Add-ons • Support Education • Support Assisted Services • Support Best Practices

8. Support PortalMy Oracle Support • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager* • Proactive alerts, notifications and subscriptions • Knowledge Base = 800,000+ solutions • Patches and Product Updates • Communities Forums* • Service Requests • Creation, Reporting, Managing • WebConferencing Support capability (new user test) • Customer-controlled User Administration • Advisor Webcasts • PSFT/JDE • Oracle – Tech, FMW & EBus

9. Support PortalMy Oracle Support • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager*

10. My Oracle Support Configuration Manager What is it? A Support capability that automates configuration information exchange between Oracle and our customers enabling faster resolution and proactive detection of customer issues. My Oracle Support utilizes core configuration management capabilities available from Oracle Enterprise Manager and provides: • The ability to define configurations and organize projects • A view of System details and changes • Create, track, and status Service Requests • Advanced Knowledge Management capabilities • Proactive problem avoidance with HealthChecks • Proactive Product and Security Alerts

11. Knowledge Management Support OCM: The Big Picture My Oracle Support or MetaLink Config View SCM Oracle CCR HTTPS Proxy Server Simple install/ command UI Customer Site

12. What is a system? Systems are named collections of hardware, software, and operating system running on a machine

13. Sample System Data being pulled … • Application Server level • Configuration files • Console configuration • DCM configuration • Deployed applications • General • OPMN configuration • eBusiness Suite • # of active users • Applied patches • Custom forms • Applications system summary • Applications topology • Comprising patches • Component versions • Config version • Custom applications • Profile options registered under custom app. • Custom database objects • Cust. Hooks • Custom message count • Custom objects owned by Apps • Custom request sets • Responsibility count • Custom triggers • Custom value sets – table validated • Custom value sets – other • Custom workflows • Data groups • Database version • End-Dated users • Generic service components parameters • High priority patches not applied • JTF hooks • Localization modules • NSL languages • Other customizations • Application patch levels • Printers • Printer drivers • Profile options • Registered Oracle users • Technology stack inventory (DB) • JServ level • Configuration files • Zones • Database level • Config version • Control files • Data files • Instance information • Feature usage • High water mark • Initialization parameters • Session high water mark • Options • Redo logs • Rollback segments • SGA • Tablespaces • Database users • Statspack configuration • HTTP Server level • Cipher suites • Configuration files • General • Listen addresses • Performance related settings • Virtual hosts • Infrastructure level • Apps web configuration • Apps web configuration files • Context files • Database configuration • Database configuration files • Custom context variables • Environment context variables • Global context variables • Host context variables • Install context variables • Process context variables • System context variables • Technology stack inventory (file system) • Workflow mailer configuration • Workflow mailer configuration files • Host level • Operating system initialized services • Operating system ULIMITs • Hardware • CPUs • IO devices • Network interfaces • Operating system • Component • File system • Modules • OS parameters • Registered software

14. Support PortalMy Oracle Support • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager* • Proactive alerts, notifications and subscriptions • Knowledge Base = 800,000+ solutions • Patches and Product Updates • Communities Forums* • Service Requests • Creation, Reporting, Managing • WebConferencing Support capability (new user test) • Customer-controlled User Administration • Advisor Webcasts • PSFT/JDE • Oracle – Tech, FMW & EBus

15. Settings: Hot Topics

16. Support PortalMy Oracle Support • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager* • Proactive alerts, notifications and subscriptions • Knowledge Base = 800,000+ solutions • Patches and Product Updates • Communities Forums* • Service Requests • Creation, Reporting, Managing • WebConferencing Support capability (new user test) • Customer-controlled User Administration • Advisor Webcasts • PSFT/JDE • Oracle – Tech, FMW & EBus

17. My Oracle Support Overview

18. My Oracle Support – Community

19. Communities OracleUser Groups My Oracle Support Community Customer & Partners OraclePartner Network Oracle Technology Network (OTN) / OSpace Oracle Mix Oracle Wiki Oracle Blogs Community Resources in Web 2.0Connecting People to People not just People to a Portal • My Oracle Support, Communities (formerly Forums)* • OTN Forums • Oracle Wiki • Oracle Blogs • Oracle Podcasts • Oracle Newsletters • Oracle Mix • AskTom • OracleCommunity.net • UserGroups • Knowledge Base, Conf. Paper Archives, Forums, WebEvents, CABs, SIG’s, RUG’s and ER Voting System

20. Support PortalMy Oracle Support • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager* • Proactive alerts, notifications and subscriptions • Knowledge Base = 800,000+ solutions • Patches and Product Updates • Communities Forums* • Service Requests • Creation, Reporting, Managing • WebConferencing Support capability (new user test) • Customer-controlled User Administration • Advisor Webcasts • PSFT/JDE • Oracle – Tech, FMW & EBus

21. Support Tools • Maintenance Wizard • 200+ Oracle Diagnostic Tests • 300+ DBA Scripts • Performance Tuning Tools and Scripts • Change Assistant • Change Impact Analyzer • Performance Monitor • Upgrade Wizard • Application Deployment Manager • Script Checker Utility • Change Assistant • Support Assistant • Performance Monitor • Support Assistant • Net Change Analyzer

22. Support ToolsDBA / Developer Resources & Tools • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager • Dozens of Healthchecks and Patch advisors • 10g &11g Upgrade Companion • Remote Diagnostic Agent (RDA) • 19 pre-built tests and enhanced functions • 300+ DBA script library • Performance Tuning Tools (Unix/Linux only) • LTOM – Lightweight Transaction OnBoard Monitor • OSW – Operating System Watcher • HangFG – Hang File Generator • Stackx – Stack Trace Extraction • PL/SQL Tuning Scripts • PL/SQL Profiler • SQLXPLAIN Plan • TRACANALYZER • Ora-600/7445 Tool

23. Support ToolsEBus DBA / End-User Resources & Tools • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager • Dozens of Healthchecks and Patch advisors • EBusiness Diagnostic Support Pack • 250+ Diagnostics for the EBusiness Applications • Product Setup Diagnostics • Product Activity Diagnostics • Month-End Close Scripts for Financials • US Year End – HR • Data Collection Diagnostics • Maintenance Wizard for EBusiness Upgrades • EBusiness Applications Upgrade Tool • R12 EBusiness Information Center for Best Practices • White Paper • Upgrade Guide • Install Guide

24. Support ToolsEBus DBA / End-User Resources & Tools • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager • Dozens of Healthchecks and Patch advisors

25. System Health – Health Checks and Patch Advice

26. System Health Dashboard

27. Support ToolsEBus DBA / End-User Resources & Tools • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager • Dozens of Healthchecks and Patch advisors • EBusiness Diagnostic Support Pack • 250+ Diagnostics for the EBusiness Applications • Product Setup Diagnostics • Product Activity Diagnostics • Month-End Close Scripts for Financials • US Year End – HR • Data Collection Diagnostics • Maintenance Wizard for EBusiness Upgrades • EBusiness Applications Upgrade Tool • R12 EBusiness Information Center for Best Practices • White Paper • Upgrade Guide • Install Guide

28. Support ToolsPSFT/JDE Resources & Tools • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager • Available for PeopleTools • PSFT Enterprise 8.48+ • JDE EnterpriseOne 8.97+ • Change Assistant • Product maintenance tool for fixes and patches • Both for PSFT and JDE • Performance Monitor • Both for PSFT and JDE • Change Impact Analyzer – PSFT • Setup Manager – PSFT • Support Assistant - JDE

29. Support Education • Oracle University • Oracle By Example • Hundreds of step-by-step Tutorials • Server Tech and BI only* • Oracle Events • Regional • Webcasts – all archived and downloadable • Advisor Webcasts • My Oracle Support schedule and archived for replay • PSFT/JDE • Oracle – Tech, FMW & EBus

30. Support Best Practices • Advisor Webcasts • Oracle My Oracle Support/Metalink – RDBMS, FMW, EBus • Oracle My Oracle Support/Metalink3 – Siebel, Hyperion, PSFT, JDE • My Oracle Support Configuration Manager* • Introduction to My Oracle Support • Working Effectively with Support • Critical Issue Handling and Escalations • Premier Support and Lifecycle Management • Advanced Support Best Practices • Diagnostics for EBusiness Suite • DBA Tools and Diagnostics • PSFT/JDE Change Assistant and more

31. Customer Support Education • Delivery Options: • One-on-One Customer meetings and Webcasts • Support Webcasts – targeting a core Customer audience • Regularly scheduled free Advisor Webcasts • Regional Support Education Workshops • User Groups, SIGs, RUGs, etc. • Contact us: • EMEA: support-training-emea_ww@oracle.com • APAC: support-training_ww@oracle.com • North America: support-training_us@oracle.com • Latin America: support-training_br@oracle.com

32. Global Customer Care Call: 1 800 223 1711 Other Global Support Hot Lines: http://www.oracle.com/support/contact.html • Available to address any non-technical business inquiry or issue, including MetaLink issues • Assists with CSI issues • Facilitates the resolution of Contract and Fiscal Inquiries, as well as Consulting requests • Create Software Upgrade Orders • Locate and Provide Published Information

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