Error E017
Message
[DBC-E017] inventory.xml not found or readable: %s
Explanation
DBCollect failed to find or read inventory.xml. This file is required to get a list of ORACLE_HOME directories.
Solution:
The file /etc/oraInst.loc points to the location of the Oracle Inventory. In the inventory there should be a file named inventory.xml.
Example: /u01/app/oraInventory/ContentsXML/inventory.xml
If this information is not there, dbcollect cannot detect ORACLE_HOME directories.
Solution 2:
Manually provide an ORACLE_HOME using the --orahome option