Configure Enterprise Manager Jobs and Email - Exercise

Host Credentials and Notifications in Enterprise Manager 24ai

Objective: Explain how to configure and verify a Windows host job and its email notification in Oracle Enterprise Manager 24ai, in an environment managing supported Oracle AI Database 26ai targets.

This exercise concerns Enterprise Manager job execution and notifications. Oracle Database shared server is a different feature and is not required for this task.

Background and Overview

Your team has an existing Enterprise Manager deployment with a managed Windows training host. Its Management Agent is communicating normally. A dedicated Windows account has been prepared for batch execution. The team wants to confirm that a harmless host command runs under that account and that a test job notification reaches the responsible administrator.

Enterprise Manager and Oracle AI Database have separate version numbers. Use a supported host, agent, plug-in, and database combination. The host job in this exercise does not execute SQL or change the database.

Assume that your administrator has the required target and job privileges. A Super Administrator is available to configure mail delivery. Approved mail settings and test recipients are supplied by your organization. Do not include passwords, tokens, or other secrets in your answer.

Exercise Instructions

Write a numbered configuration and verification plan answering the five tasks below. Console access is optional: if you do not have a training environment, explain the expected evidence without claiming that you performed a live test.

1. Prepare the execution account. Identify where the Windows account must be usable, which batch-logon right it needs, and what other permissions or policy conflicts you would check.
2. Select host credentials. Explain how you would configure preferred host credentials and confirm the credentials actually selected for the job. Explain why console credentials and host credentials serve different purposes.
3. Run and verify a harmless job. Describe creating a one-time Host Command job on the training host that runs whoami and hostname. State where you would inspect status and output, and what those commands should demonstrate.
4. Configure and test mail delivery. Identify the mail configuration location, distinguish the sender from the notification recipient, and explain what the mail-server test proves.
5. Verify a job notification. Describe enabling the relevant job event generation, creating a scoped incident rule for the test job status, and checking actual message delivery. Explain why a successful mail-server test alone does not complete this task.

Scoring: 10-Point Self-Assessment

Each task is worth 2 points. After submitting, compare your plan with the model answer and rubric. This free-text exercise does not calculate a score automatically.

If you perform the optional lab, use a one-time training job and an approved test recipient. A success-status notification can test the route without deliberately breaking a production job. Remove temporary rules and settings after recording your results.

Review the lesson on credentials and email configuration.