TFA Installation

• Verify current TFA version
• Remove old version of TFA
• Copy the required files
• Install Java
• Install TFA
• Check Status
• Change TFA Logging
• Repeat for all nodes

Upgrade to the latest TFA version to avoid OS findings on port 5000.

TFA collecter-TFA with Database SupportTools Bundle(Doc ID 1513912.1)

Verify current TFA version

As grid

. oraenv(Setup for ASM)

tfactl print version

Example Output:

TFA Version:12.1.2.7.0

If version is lesss that  18.1.1 . Upgrade is required

Remove Old Version of TFA

As root. Determine the owner of TFA.

ls -lt $ORACLE_HOME/tfa/`hostname`

As the current owner of TFA(grid or root)

. oraenv(set to ASM)

cd ${ORACLE_HOME}/tfa/`hostname -s`/tfa_home/bin

./uninstalltfa.sh -local -silent

Copy the required files

These instructions assume the files are copied to /oraworkspace/software

• jre-8ul6l-linux-x64.tar.gz(Java runtime environment)
• TFA-LINUX_v18.1.1.zip(TFA)

As grid

rm -fr /oraworkspace/software/tfa

mkdir /oraworkspace/software/tfa

cd /oraworkspace/software/tfa

wget http://oradbn01/pub/oracle/linux/TFA/jre-8ul6l-linux-x64.tar.gz

wget http://oradbn01/pub/oracle/linux/TFA/TFA-LINUX_v18.1.1.zip

Install JAVA

As root

chmod 775 /oratools

As grid

cd /oratools

tar -xvf /oraworkspace/software/tfa/jre-8ul6l-linux-x64.tar.gz

Install TFA 

As grid

cd /oraworkspace/software/tfa

unzip TFA-LINUX_v18.1.1.zip

As root

mkdir /oratools/tfa

./installTFA-LINUX -tfabase /oratools/tfa -javahome /oratools/jre1.8.0_161 -local

Check Status

As root

. oraenv(Setup for ASM)

tfactl print version

Example output

#tfactl print status

.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.

| Host    | Status of TFA | PID   | Version    | Build ID             | Inventory Staus |

+---------+---------------+-------+------------+-----------------------+----------------+

| oradb1  | RUNNING       | 90585 | 18.1.1.0.0 | 18110020180201015951 | RUNNING         |

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------'

Change TFA logging 

Proceed with this setup only after Inventory status is "COMPLETE" with error if any other value (eg RUNNING)

As root create following directory on all nodes

. oraenv(Set to ASM)

mkdir /oratrace/tfalogs

tfactl set repositorydir=/oratrace/tfalogs

Example output:

tfactl set repositorydir=/oratrace/tfalogs

The minimum recommended repository size is 10 GB.

Do you wish to continue with current repository size ?[Y/y/N/n]Y

Successfully changed repository .

.-----------------------------------------------------------.

| Repository Parameter          | Value                     |

+-----------------------------------------------------------+

| Old Location                  | /ortools/tfa/repository   |

| New Location                  | /oratrace/tfalogs         |

| Current Maximum Size (MB)     | 3566                      |

| Current Size (MB)             | 0                         |

| Staus                         | OPEN                      |

'-----------------------------------------------------------'

Validate the Repository Directory Change

As root

.-----------------------------------------------------------.

|                          oradb01                          |

+------------------------------+----------------------------+

| Location                     | /oratrace/logs             |

| Maximum Size(MB)             | 3566                       |

| Current Size(MB)             | 0                          |

| Free Size(MB)                | 3566                       |

|Staus                         | OPEN                       |

'------------------------------+----------------------------'   

Repeat for all nodes

            

For RAC, repeat the above steps on all nodes of the RAC (Copy Files,Install JAVA, Install TFA,Check Status, Change TFA Logging)