Book excerpt: Install and Configure Grid Control to Manage Your Oracle Landscape Build a robust grid computing infrastructure with guidance from an Oracle expert who developed and taught the Grid Control Deep Dive class to Oracle Consulting. Featuring real-world examples and best practices, Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Implementation Guide explains how to reliably and cost-effectively deploy a dynamic Grid Control environment. Learn how to lay the preinstallation groundwork, configure targets for monitoring, create services, implement security, and fine-tune performance. You'll also get full coverage of backup and recovery strategies and high-availability techniques. Prepare infrastructure hosts for Grid Control rollout Install the Oracle management repository, service, and agents Select the Grid Control installation options that fit your needs Discover and manage host, database, and application server targets Set target metrics and policies according to best practices Optimize performance and availability of your Grid Control framework Secure the Grid Control framework to protect data transmitted between components