Creating an Oracle Host | v5.3 and above

There are some scenarios where you may need to create a representation of a computer where an Oracle database resides. This article describes how to create an Oracle Host and its configuration.

Such situations may include business continuity scenarios where the host having an Oracle Database is not available for inventory by AssetStudio for Oracle. Thankfully, there is built-in capability to allow to cater for these circumstances to ensure you are able to accurately represent your infrastructure within AssetStudio.

Once an Oracle host is created, it can be associated to the relevant Oracle Database within AssetStudio.

Basic Details

To create an Oracle Host, go to Oracle Inventory > Hosts . This page shows all the computers that require an Oracle license. This is determined by where Oracle software was discovered. You can read more about Oracle hosts here .

The Oracle hosts data grid is used to focus on some key aspects important for Oracle Database licensing. Normal automated AssetStudio discovery and inventory processes will automatically populate this data grid. In the event you need to manually create an Oracle host, click the New button and the dialogue below will be shown.

Enter the name of the host, its description and the other attributes of the host. The number of users are not modifiable on this screen and are used to show how many users would be in scope of licensing, as defined by other features of AssetStudio for Oracle.

Selecting the Processor Type

AssetStudio will automatically maintain a list of processor types it has found as it performs inventory of Oracle software. This is a focused list of processor types as it will only include those processors on Oracle hosts and not every processor type across your entire estate.

If the processor type you require is not within the list, you can create it beforehand by referring to this article . Click the Add New button, select the relevant processor type and enter the number of processors and cores for your new Oracle Host.

Use the setting for Max Server Socket Capacity to to reflect the number of physical sockets (into which a processor would be inserted) the host has. This may be more than the number of processors, but obviously, cannot be any less.

Click Save to save the Oracle host details and it will now appear on the data grid with a blue dot next to its name indicating it is a user defined Oracle host and not one created automatically by AssetStudio for Oracle.

Now you have created an Oracle host, it will be available to associate with an Oracle Databases.