Oracle DBA Training

Oracle DBA Course Reviews

The course is practical oriented. Good place for learning.

Oracle DBA Course Content

Database Architecture

• Oracle Architecture
• Physical Layer
• Logical Layer
• Tablespaces and Datafiles
• Oracle Memory Structure – SGA and PGA

Database Installation

• Overview of installing Oracle database software and creating a database
• Prerequisites check
• Basic Installation

Database Schema

• Schema or User
• Segments
• Extents
• Data blocks

Using SQL*Plus for DBA Management

• Connecting and executing SQL
• Using the “as sysdba” syntax
• Overview of SQL*Plus DBA Commands

Database Administration

• Managing an Oracle Instance
• User Creation/Modification/Drop
• Tablespace Creation/Modification/Drop
• Privileges
• Lock and Unlock User Accounts

Managing the Oracle Instance

• Start and stop the Oracle database and components
• Use Enterprise Manager (EM)
• Access a database with SQL*Plus and iSQL*Plus
• Modify database initialization parameters
• Understand the stages of database startup
• View the Alert log
• Use the Data Dictionary

Managing Database Storage Structures

• Describe table data storage (in blocks)
• Define the purpose of tablespaces and data files
• Understand and utilize Oracle Managed Files (OMF)
• Create and manage tablespaces
• Obtain tablespace information
• Describe the main concepts and functionality of Automatic Storage Management (ASM)

Managing Schema Objects

• Define schema objects and data types
• Create and modify tables
• Define constraints
• View the columns and contents of a table
• Create indexes, views and sequences
• Explain the use of temporary tables
• Use the Data Dictionary
• Manage data through SQL
• Monitor and resolve locking conflicts

Managing Undo Data

• Explain DML and undo data generation
• Monitor and administer undo
• Describe the difference between undo and redo data
• Configure undo retention
• Guarantee undo retention
• Use the undo advisor

Implementing Oracle Database Security

• Describe DBA responsibilities for security
• Apply the principal of least privilege
• Enable standard database auditing
• Specify audit options
• Review audit information
• Maintain the audit trail

Part 2

Configuring the Oracle Network Environment

• Create additional listeners
• Create Net Service aliases
• Configure connect-time failover
• Control the Oracle Net Listener
• Test Oracle Net connectivity
• Identify when to use shared versus dedicated servers

Backup and Recovery Concepts

• Identify the types of failure that may occur in an Oracle Database
• Describe ways to tune instance recovery
• Identify the importance of checkpoints, redo log files, and archived log files
• Configure ARCHIVELOG mode

Performing Database Backups

• Create consistent database backups
• Back your database up without shutting it down
• Create incremental backups
• Automate database backups
• Monitor the flash recovery area

Performing Database Recovery

• Recover from loss of a control file
• Recover from loss of a redo log file
• Perform complete recovery following the loss of a data file

Performing Flashback

• Describe Flashback database
• Restore the table content to a specific point in the past with Flashback Table
• Recover from a dropped table
• View the contents of the database as of any single point in time with Flashback Query
• See versions of a row over time with Flashback Versions Query
• View the transaction history of a row with Flashback Transaction Query

Moving Data

• Describe available ways for moving data
• Create and use directory objects
• Use SQL*Loader to load data from a non-Oracle database (or user files)
• Explain the general architecture of Data Pump
• Use Data Pump Export and Import to move data between Oracle databases
• Use external tables to move data via platform-independent files

Configuring Recovery Manager

• Recovery Manager Features and Components
• Using a Flash Recovery Area with RMAN
• Configuring RMAN
• Control File Autobackups
• Retention Policies and Channel Allocation
• Using Recovery Manager to connect to a target database in default NOCATALOG mode
• Displaying the current RMAN configuration settings
• Altering the backup retention policy for a database

Recovery Manager

• RMAN Command Overview
• Parallelization of Backup Sets
• Compressed Backups
• Image Copy
• Whole Database and Incremental Backups
• LIST and REPORT commands
• Enable ARCHIVELOG mode for the database
• Use Recovery Manager

Recovering from Non-critical Losses

• Recovery of Non-Critical Files
• Creating New Temporary Tablespace
• Recreating Redo Log Files, Index Tablespaces, and Indexes
• Read-Only Tablespace Recovery
• Authentication Methods for Database Administrators
• Loss of Password Authentication File
• Creating a new temporary tablespace
• Altering the default temporary tablespace for a database

Incomplete Recovery

• Recovery Steps
• Server and User Managed Recovery commands
• Recovering a Control File Autobackup
• Creating a New Control File
• Incomplete Recovery Overview
• Incomplete Recovery Best Practices
• Simplified Recovery Through RESETLOGS
• Point-in-time recovery using RMAN

Flashback

• Flashback Database Architecture
• Configuring and Monitoring Flashback Database
• Backing Up the Flash Recovery Area
• Using V$FLASH_RECOVERY_AREA_USAGE
• Flashback Database Considerations
• Using the Flashback Database RMAN interface
• Using Flashback Database EM Interface
• Managing and monitoring Flashback Database operations