Oracle 12c Administration I

5 Days

30 CPD hours

This course is for all Oracle Professionals. Specifically Database Administrators, Web Server Administrators, System Administrators, CIOs and other IT Management Professionals.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to understand configuration for installation, configuration of a host system, using Oracle Restart framework, troubleshooting tips, how the database fits with other systems, internals of the database, database failures and other topics.

In this course, students will focus on configuration on supported systems. Also how the database fits in with other systems.

Oracle Database Architercture Overview

• The Database Instance
• Database Memory Structures
• Database Process Structures
• Database Storage Architecture
• Oracle Clusterware

Configuring the Host for Standalone Installlation

• Host Configuration Overview
• Choosing a Database Host
• Choosing an Operating System
• Proprietary Unix vs Open-Source Linux
• Making the OS Selection
• Prepare an Oracle LINUX Installation
• Perform Oracle LINUX Installation
• Configure the LINUX Host
• Step 1 - Confirm General System Requirements
• Step 2 - Confirm The Operating System Platform
• Step 3 - Confirm LINUX Package Requirements
• Step 4 - Confirm Network Configuration
• Configure Host for Virtualization
• VM Technologies
• Configure Oracle Linux for Virtualization
• Step 1 - Download Linux Updates
• Step 2 - Check Linux Kernel
• Step 3 - Download Latest yum Configuration File
• Step 4 - Enable Oracle Linux Add-ons
• Step 5 - Install VirtualBox
• Oracle Optimal Flexible Architecture
• OFA Goals
• ORACLE_BASE
• ORACLE_HOME
• Database Files
• Multiple ORACLE_HOMEs
• Databse Software Upgrades
• Mutliple Oracle Software Installations

GRID Infrastructure Configuration

• Configure the Linux Installation
• About ASM Devices
• Configure Linux Devices for ASM
• Partioning a Device
• Oracle ASMLib
• Configue MS Windows Devices

GRID Infrastructure Installation

• Perform the Installation
• Download
• Unpack the Installation Package
• Launch the Installation Session
• The Installation Dialog
• Verify the Installation
• Operating System Confirmation
• Oracle Utilities Setup
• SQL*Plus Confirmation
• Using EM Cloud Control
• Troubleshooting Problems

DATABASE Installation Configuraion

• Configure a Linux Installation
• System Groups & Users
• Configure Kernel Parameters
• Create the Physical Directories
• Configure MS Windows Installation
• Prerequisite Checks & Fixup Utility

DATABASE Installation

• ABOUT THE INSTALLATION
• The Installation Tools
• About The Installation Dialog
• The Installation Session Log
• PERFORM INSTALLATION ON LINUX
• Download
• Unpack The Installation Files
• Set Environment Variables
• Launch The Installation
• SERVER CLASS INSTALLATION DIALOG
• More About The Global Database Name
• About Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
• Secure The New Database
• PERFORM INSTALLATION ON WINDOWS
• Launch The Installation
• POST---INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION
• Required Environment Variables
• Defining The Environment Variables
• About SSH
• VERIFY THE INSTALLATION
• SQL*PlusConfirmation
• Operating System Confirmation
• Firewall Configuration
• Accessing EM Database Express

Creating Databses Using DBCA

• About DBCA
• DBCA Templates
• Are You Sure?
• DEFAULT CONFIGURATION DATABASE
• ADVANCED MODE DATABASE
• File Location Variables
• Database Vault and Label Security
• CONFIGURE AN EXISTING DATABASE
• DELETE A DATABASE
• MANAGE TEMPLATES
• MANUALLY CREATE A DATABASE
• The CREATE DATABASE Command

Using Oracle Restart

• WHAT IS ORACLE RESTART?
• What Oracle Restart Does
• Is Oracle Restart Deprecated?
• Registering With Oracle Restart
• More About srvctl
• Terminal Session Configuration
• COMPONENT STATUS USING SRVCTL
• Database Status
• Grid Infrastructure Status
• Oracle Home Status
• CONFIGURATION USING SRVCTL
• Examining A Database Configuration
• Examining The Listener Configuration
• Examining The ASM Configuration
• Manual Registration
• ListenerConfiguration Modification
• Database ConfigurationModification
• STARTUP/SHUTDOWN USING SRVCTL
• Why Use srvctl?
• MANAGING ORACLE RESTART
• Obtaining Oracle Restart Status
• Start/Stop Oracle Restart

Preparing for a Database Upgrade

• What is a Database Upgrade?
• Database Upgrade Methods
• Real World Database Upgrade
• Develop A Database Upgrade Plan
• ABOUT THE DATABASE VERSION
• Direct Upgrade
• The COMPATIBLE Database Parameter
• PRE-UPGRADE PREPARATIONS
• Oracle Warehouse Builder
• Oracle Label Security (OLS)
• Oracle Database Vault
• Locating The Older Database Installations
• THE PRE-UPGRADE INFORMATION TOOL
• Pre-Upgrade Information Tool Files
• Run The Pre---Upgrade Information Tool
• Examining The Pre---Upgrade Information Tool Results

Upgrade to Oracle Databse 12c

• Launch DBUA
• Database Upgrade Dialog

Post-Upgrade Tasks

• Post-Upgrade Checklist
• Enable Unified Auditing
• Migrate to Unified Auditing
• Database Parameter Changes
• Enable New Features
• Source Destination Specific Post-Upgrade Tasks

Oracle Architecture: The Systems Infrastructure

• About Enterprise Architectures
• The Relational Database
• Legacy Computing Models
• The Multi-Tiered Computing Model
• Scaling Up
• Cloud-Based Deployment
• ORACLE INFRASTRUCTURE ECOSYSTEM
• USING ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER
• More About EM
• Using EM Database Express
• Using EM Cloud Control

Oracle Architecture: The Database Host

• The Database Server Stack
• PROCESSOR LAYER
• CPU Resources
• Memory Resources
• I/O & STORAGE PROCESSING
• OS LAYER PROCESSING MODES
• DATABASE SERVER VIRTUALIZATION
• STORAGE VIRTUALIZATION
• ORACLE DATABASE SERVER STACK
• ORACLE ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
• Oracle Exadata Database Platform
• Exalogic Cloud Machine
• Exalytics BI Machine

Oracle Architecture: Princilples & Technology Concepts

• Grid Computing Principles
• Why Grid Computing?
• What Is Grid Computing?
• PARALLELIZATION PRINCIPLES
• Hardware Parallelization
• Grid Computing Devices
• Clustered Database Servers
• CLOUD COMPUTING PRINCIPLES
• Multi-Tenancy

Oracle Architecture: The RDBMS Installation & the Database Instance

• The Database Server Software
• Database Versions & Releases
• Database Editions
• Using PRODUCT_COMPONENT_VERSION View
• The Core Database Components
• Using V$VERSION View
• Understanding The Database Version Number
• The COMPATIBLE Database Parameter
• DATABASE INSTANCE ELEMENTS
• Individual Elements Of A Database Instance
• Physical Database Elements
• An Operational Database installation
• DATABASE INSTANCE CONFIGURATIONS
• Single Instance
• Parameter Files & Instance Configuration
• MAX_STRING_SIZE Parameter Example
• Independent Instances
• Clustered Instances
• The Database Instance In A Multi-tenant Configuration
• RECONFIGURING A DATABASE INSTANCE
• Static Vs. Dynamic Parameters
• Dynamic Parameter Setting
• Parameter Setting Scope
• Parameter Setting Level
• Setting Upgrade Related Parameters
• DATABASE COMPONENTS
• Advanced Data Functionality Components
• Security Components
• High-Performance Components
• Administration Components
• Database F