how to start Enterprise Manager

[ruchirakale]

I am new to oracle
I am using oracle 10g DBA tutorial. http://www.exforsys.com/content/category/17/261/343/
I successfully downloaded the s/w and installed and functioning but when I came to the tutorial page http://www.exforsys.com/content/view/1443/343/ I found that I can not start Enterprise Manager neither I can see it in the start/program/oracle...
the Tutorial says Open internet explorer and enter the URL for Enterprise manager. (http://:5500/em)
but I am not able to open it with this too. What can I do to have Enterprise Manager?

can you please suggest me what can I do?plese give an eloborate answer as I am new to the field ..

[Larry Cumber]

you should be aware that there are 2 ways of using the EM, Database Control for Standalone and Grid control..

usually its http: // myhostname:default_port_number/em
As you rightly said the default port during installation is 5500

Also note the myhostname stands for
the IP address or symbolic name of your PC

[siraj_ahmed]

HI ..

Telnet the Server.from your PC ..at the command prompt type the command as given below

emctl start dbconsole.

then open the browser http: // myhostname:default_port_number/em

usually port number is 1158 or 5501.

[siraj_ahmed]

go to command prompt on the server
and type the command

emctl start dbconsole

to start the enterprise manager

[Adara]

You have two options here:
It's registered as and service, so you can either start it through the Control Panel or use the "net start <servicename>" command. The name of the service is installation dependent, in my installation it's called OracleDBConsoleoradb. I think the "OracleDBConsole" is always there and the rest of the service name identifies your instance. The other option (I think this is the Oracle recommended one) is to use emctl to start and stop the EM Grid: