OpenAdmin Tool for Informix (OAT) October 2012
What is OpenAdmin Tool for Informix? OAT is a web-based administration tool for the IBM Informix database server A single OAT installation can administer one or more database servers No additional software is needed on the database server The latest release of OAT works with all Informix server versions V11 and higher Web Server OAT 11.10 11.70 Informix Servers 11.50 11.70 2 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
What are the benefits of OAT? Free GUI tool for monitoring and administering Informix Lowers the learning curve for Informix Visual representational of Informix data Makes administration of multiple instances easy Requires no changes to the database server Open Source Customizable with plug-ins First tool to support new Informix database server features Included as part of the Informix Client SDK 3 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
The OAT Stack Components which are required to run OpenAdmin Tool for Informix 100% Free Installation options Install as part of Informix Client SDK - Automated installation and setup that includes all components needed to run OAT (Apache, PHP, etc.) Or just download the OAT zip file and install into your own web server and PHP installation. Informix Connect or Client SDK PDO OpenAdmin Tool sqlite PHP Web Server Informix PDO Web Server OAT 4 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
How OAT Works OAT is unique in that it accesses the database server using only SQL OAT utilizes three key aspects of the Informix database server 1. System catalog tables in the sysmaster database to retrieve performance and monitoring data 2. SQL Admin API to make configuration changes to the data server 3. Database Scheduler in the sysadmin database to run tasks and gather data through sensors SQL Statement Returned Data 5 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Current OAT Features Graphically monitor, analyze, and administer your Informix database server instances SQL Explorer Performance History Health Center Space Administration Configuration Task Scheduler Session Explorer System Reports Schema Manager Automated Update Statistics Clusters Enterprise Replication Informix Flexible Grid Plug-in Manager And more 6 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
SQL Explorer Query Drill Down functionality to analyze SQL statements 7 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Performance History Graphs Graph performance metrics over time Compare across multiple metrics and compare across multiple database servers. 8 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Storage Management Monitor space usage Administer spaces, chunks, and the storage pool 9 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Space Optimization Compress, repack, shrink, defragment tables Setup schedule to have the database server automatically compress, repack, shrink, and defragment tables based on policies 10 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Configuration Management View and update onconfig parameters, including recommendations 11 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Automated Update Statistics (AUS) Simplify statistics maintenance Automate the collection of statistical and distribution data based on user defined policies 12 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
System Reports Example: Waiting Session Report Shows sessions waiting on locked tables/rows, buffers, and logical logs Drill down for detailed session and lock information 13 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Backups Monitor backups, setup a schedule of regular ontape backups, submit immediate backups. 14 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Clusters Monitor, manage, and administer Informix clusters, including dynamically adding SDS secondaries 15 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
OAT Plug-ins Plug-ins provide the ability to seamlessly add custom functionality to OAT Currently IBM releases 4 plug-ins included with OAT Replication Graphical interface for setting up, monitoring, and administering Enterprise Replication, Grid, and the Connection Manager Schema Manager Manage your database schema TimeSeries Manage Informix TimeSeries data and objects Health Advisor Analyze the state of your Informix database server. Schedule health checks to run at regular intervals a report emailed to the DBA. 16 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Replication Plug-in Monitor your Replication Domain Graphically Shows summary statistics for each server and alerts if thresholds have been exceeded 17 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Replication Plug-in Drill Down details about each server capture, send queue, apply, network, disk, configuration, errors, ATS/RIS info 18 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Replication Plug-in Informix Flexible Grid 19 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Replication Plug-in Informix Flexible Grid Easy setup and administration using wizards 20 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Replication Plug-in Informix Flexible Grid Monitor the status of grid commands. Rerun failures. 21 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Schema Manager Plug-in View and manage your database schema, including databases, tables, and indexes. 22 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Health Advisor Plug-in Run health check reports to analyze the state of your Informix database server. 23 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix
Resources OAT website: http://www.openadmintool.org/ Find download links, release information, demos, and more OAT in the IBM Informix Info Center: http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v117/topic/com.ibm.oat.doc/ids_o at.htm OAT IIUG forum: http://www.iiug.org/forums/oat/ OAT YouTube channel (demos): https://www.youtube.com/user/openadmintoolchannel DeveloperWorks article on building plug-ins for OAT: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/data/library/techarticle/dm-0808vonbargen/ 24 OpenAdmin Tool for Informix