Configuring Grid Control on 10g R2

Question

Hi
Current Envt : Oracle 8.1.7/Win NT.
We are going migrate to 10g R2 ,
In the current 8i environment, we have a EM database which manages RMAN backups of a couple of Other databases.
And we monitor these backup jobs through this Enterprise Manager 2.2.
Also, using this OEM 2.2, iam able to monitor all the existing databases .
Coming to 10g R2 (10.2.0.1)
i realized that Enterpise Manager (web based) is only for a single instance.
And i read some where that 10g Grid Control would be helpful for multiple databases.
and how to access the Grid Control..and configure multiple databases on it.
Currently, i installed Grid Control 10.1.0.5 by giving the path as
E:\app\oracle\product\10.2\em_1
However, iam not able to figure as how to bring up the Grid Control.
I wanted to know if someone can provide the steps on how to install (if i have been doing anything wrong ?
Whether while installing i have to give the same $ORACLE_HOME as with the database ?
I also tried the same way as regular DBcosole ie., http://localhost:port/em
In addition, while creating the DB using DBCA, i selected the Grid Control Option.
Please suggest as how to proceed further.
Thanx

Answer 1

See comments below:
Coming to 10g R2 (10.2.0.1)
i realized that Enterpise Manager (web based) is only
for a single instance.Database control is for single instance and it gets when you install the database provided you pick the option to install it.
And i read some where that 10g Grid Control would be
helpful for multiple databases.Grid Control is the only way to manage multiple dbs.
and how to access the Grid Control..and configure
multiple databases on it.
Currently, i installed Grid Control 10.1.0.5 by
giving the path as
E:\app\oracle\product\10.2\em_1Install Grid Control on a separate server preferably one dedicated to management only. Then on each database server, you'll need to install an agent for OMS to talk to the target database.
However, iam not able to figure as how to bring up
the Grid Control.
I wanted to know if someone can provide the steps on
how to install (if i have been doing anything wrong
Whether while installing i have to give the same
$ORACLE_HOME as with the database ?Install as I said above. In a separate home if you want to install it on a server that has your target database.
I also tried the same way as regular DBcosole ie.,
http://localhost:port/em
You probably didn't install the DBconsole.
>
In addition, while creating the DB using DBCA, i
selected the Grid Control Option.
For this option to work, you need to have Grid Control operational. First start with selecting only DBConsole...this way you can manage your database. After you get Grid Control installed and the agent is working properly, you can stop the DBConsole service and use Grid Control to manage your target database.