Adding Oracle Database

To add an Oracle Database to the inventory, do the following:

  1. Make sure you meet the necessary requirements. 

  2. Click Settings in the left pane of the product.

  3. Go to the Inventory tab and click Add New.

  4. In the dialog that opens, click Oracle Database. The Add New Oracle Database page opens. 


  5. Provide the following information:

    1. Display name: Enter the preferred name for the database. 

    2. Hostname or IP: Specify the hostname or IP address of the Oracle database you would like to add. 

    3. OS username: Enter your OS username.

    4. OS password: Enter your OS password.  

    5. Database SID: Enter your database SID, or Oracle System Identifier specific to that database. 

    6. Oracle username: Enter your Oracle username if the OS credentials do not belong to special Oracle groups (OSDBA/OSOPER). Otherwise, leave the box empty. 

    7. Oracle password: Enter your Oracle password if the OS credentials do not belong to special Oracle groups (OSDBA/OSOPER). Otherwise, leave the box empty.

  6. Click Add. The Oracle database is added to the inventory. 

Obtaining Oracle Database SID

To obtain your Oracle Database SID, take the following steps:

  1. Open your Run command box (Windows key+R key).

  2. Write regedit in the Run command dialog box to open the registry editor and click OK


  3. Navigate to the Key Registry of your Oracle Home. The location path is the following:  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >SOFTWARE >ORACLE>

  4. The ORACLE_SID entry shows your SID.