4 Collecting Diagnostic Data and Triaging, Diagnosing, and Resolving Issues

Use Oracle Trace File Analyzer to collect comprehensive diagnostic data that saves your time and money.

This chapter describes how to use Oracle Trace File Analyzer Collector and contains the following sections:

• Understanding Oracle Trace File Analyzer
  Oracle Trace File Analyzer Collector and Oracle Trace File Analyzer simplify collecting diagnostic data and resolving issues.
• Getting Started with Oracle Trace File Analyzer
  This section introduces you to installing and configuring Oracle Trace File Analyzer.
• Automatically Collecting Diagnostic Data Using the Oracle Trace File Analyzer Collector
  Manage Oracle Trace File Analyzer Collector daemon, diagnostic collections, and the collection repository.
• Analyzing the Problems Identified
  Use the tfactl command to perform further analysis against the database when you have identified a problem and you need more information.
• Manually Collecting Diagnostic Data
  This section explains how to manually collect diagnostic data.
• Analyzing and Searching Recent Log Entries
  Use the tfactl analyze command to analyze and search recent log entries.
• Managing Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure Diagnostic Data
  This section enables you to manage Oracle Database and Oracle Grid Infrastructure diagnostic data and disk usage snapshots.
• Upgrading Oracle Trace File Analyzer Collector by Applying a Patch Set Update
  Always upgrade to the latest version whenever possible to include bug fixes, new features, and optimizations.
• Troubleshooting Oracle Trace File Analyzer
  Enable specific trace levels when reproducing a problem to obtain sufficient diagnostics.