How to Test the Tablespace Space Used (%)" Metric Alert for a Database Instance or Cluster Database Instance in Enterprise Manager 12c (Doc ID 1541511.1)

Last updated on SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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Goal

This article will be useful for troubleshooting:

Metric alert for Database Instance "Tablespace Space Used (%)"  in Enterprise Manager 12c

Sometimes it is necessary to simulate a metric alert in Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c, to check whether the metric alert condition is detected. 
Sometimes this is necessary when testing with incident rules/email notification.
Sometimes it is necessary to ascertain whether there's a general problem with the agents subscription to the databases server generated alert system.  

When testing alerts its useful to trigger a new alert, because for example, if new incident rules have been created, they will not trigger for an alert which is already active.

Note that this is *not* applicable to Enterprise Manager 12.1.0.4 and higher versions.  

For Enterprise Manager 12.1.0.4 see:

<Note:1927636.1> "EM 12c, EM 13c: Testing and Troubleshooting the 'Tablespace Space Full (%)' metric in Enterprise Manager 12.1.0.4 and higher"

Solution

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