Oracle Database 11g R2: Advanced Administration (3 day)

Description

The overall objective of this training module is to bring database administrators beyond a basic understanding of their duties and to transfer advanced skills needed to effectively administer an Oracle database installation within a large-scale enterprise. Important subject areas include advanced database configuration, performance monitoring and tuning, configuring for recovery, troubleshooting and fault diagnosis, and use of the extensive advisory framework.

This textbook can be used for advanced self-study, or for instructor-led training in both in-class or virtual-class environments. Textbooks can also be used for ongoing reference long after the course is completed.

Audience

The primary target audiences for this course are:
• Database administrators
• Web server administrators
• System administrators
• Implementation specialists
• Data center support engineers
• Senior application designers and developers

Certification

This course along with its prerequisites cover information necessary to complete the certification test EXAM #1Z1-053 ORACLE DATABASE 11g: ADMINISTRATION II.

Prerequisites

Many students taking this course have familiarity with system administration and administration of other non-Oracle databases, and this is helpful though not mandatory. Specific course prerequisites for this course are these Sideris titles:
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: SQL FUNDAMENTALS – COMPLETE LIBRARY
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: PL/SQL FUNDAMENTALS – COMPLETE LIBRARY
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: ADMINISTRATION I

Instructor Resources

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Suggested Next Courses

Administrators may wish to proceed onto more focused and specialized courses with these modules:
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: GRID INFRASTRUCTURE & ASM
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: PERFORMANCE TUNING
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: SQL TUNING
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: ENCRYPTION & ADVANCED DATA SECURITY
• ORACLE ENTERPRISE MANAGER 11G R2: GRID CONTROL

Objectives

This course brings database administrators beyond a basic understanding of their duties and to transfer advanced skills needed to effectively administer an Oracle database installation within a large-scale enterprise. Subjects include:
• Automatic database management, monitoring and tuning facilities. Included are automatic management of storage space and memory resources within the database and the role of the Segment Advisor and Memory Advisors.
• Automatic resumption of database operations even in the face of storage space allocation failures and errors.
• Setting metric and alert thresholds for proactive database monitoring.
• Using deferred segment creation to improve performance and establish efficient use of space.
• Globalization features within the database to support applications in multiple languages, currencies, time zones and countries.
• Utilizing diagnostic sources in troubleshooting database problems and employing the Fault Diagnosability Infrastructure, the Database Instance Health monitor and the Support Workbench to capture and process fault data.
• Configuring the database to recover from a wide variety of failures. This includes configuring redo log files and the Flash or Fast Recovery Area.
• Using Oracle flashback technology to recover from user errors and from database failures, including Flashback Data Archive and Flashback Transaction Backout as part of the Oracle Total Recall technology.
• Perform other flashback operations, including Flashback Version Query, Flashback Transaction Query and Flashback Database.

Instructor-Led Training (ILT) / Live Virtual Training Schedule

This textbook may be used as one module within a Sideris courseware kit entitled ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: ADMINISTRATION II. When delivered in this format as an instructor-led training (ILT) or live virtual training session, the suggested presentation length of all modules included in this kit is 5 days. The sequence in which the modules should be considered is:
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: ADVANCED DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: RESOURCE MANAGER & SCHEDULER
• ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: RMAN BACKUP & RECOVERY

In the interest of completing all of the material within the allotted time one may consider omitting certain workshop exercises or presenting selected sections in an accelerated manner.

Instructor-Led Training (ILT) / Live Virtual Training Schedule [custom module]
This textbook may also be used either as a standalone course or as one module assembled with others in a customized training course.

When delivered as a standalone instructor-led training (ILT) or live virtual training session, the suggested length of this module is 3 days. This allows sufficient time to explore all the topics in their entirety and for students to complete all the workshop exercises.


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