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Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)
- Introduction to Oracle RAC and its architecture
- Benefits of RAC in high availability and scalability
- Key components of RAC: Cluster nodes, Clusterware, and ASM
Grid Infrastructure Fundamentals
- Understanding Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Role of Oracle Clusterware in RAC
- Overview of Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Hardware and software prerequisites for Grid Infrastructure
- Installation and configuration of Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Configuring network and storage for RAC
Preparing the Environment for RAC
- Preparing shared storage with ASM
- Configuring the network environment for RAC
- Setting up SSH equivalency and user environments
Installing Oracle RAC
- Step-by-step RAC installation process
- Post-installation tasks for Oracle RAC
- Verifying RAC installation and troubleshooting common issues
Administering RAC Databases
- Creating and managing RAC databases
- RAC-specific administration tasks
- Understanding RAC database instances and services
Oracle Clusterware Administration
- Managing Clusterware components: Voting disks and OCR
- Configuring and managing High Availability Services (HAS)
- Monitoring and troubleshooting Clusterware
RAC Backup and Recovery
- Backup strategies for RAC environments
- Performing backup and recovery in RAC
- Using RMAN for RAC databases
Introduction to ASM
- Understanding the architecture and benefits of ASM
- ASM components: Disk groups, disks, and ASM instances
- Installing and configuring ASM
Administering ASM Disk Groups
- Creating and managing ASM disk groups
- ASM disk group redundancy and performance
- Monitoring and maintaining ASM disk groups
ASM Instance Management
- Starting and stopping ASM instances
- ASM instance parameters and tuning
- ASM and Clusterware integration
ASM Backup and Recovery
- Backup and recovery strategies for ASM
- Using RMAN with ASM
- Best practices for ASM management
RAC Performance Tuning
- Tuning RAC database performance
- Monitoring and optimizing RAC workloads
- Using Oracle Enterprise Manager for RAC performance tuning
High Availability and Disaster Recovery in RAC
- Implementing Oracle Data Guard with RAC
- Configuring RAC for disaster recovery
- RAC failover and switchover scenarios
RAC Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
- Diagnosing and resolving RAC issues
- Using Clusterware diagnostics and logs
- Best practices for RAC troubleshooting
Patching and Upgrading RAC and Grid Infrastructure
- Patching RAC databases and Grid Infrastructure
- Performing rolling upgrades in RAC environments
- Downtime minimization techniques during upgrades
Advanced ASM Features
- Implementing ASM Flex and Flex Clusters
- ASM cluster file system (ACFS) overview and configuration
- ASM monitoring and alerting mechanisms
Advanced Grid Infrastructure Administration
- Configuring and managing Oracle Flex Clusters
- Managing Clusterware resources and services
- Using Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) and voting disk management
Securing RAC and Grid Infrastructure
- Implementing security best practices in RAC environments
- Configuring ASM security features
- Managing user roles and privileges in Grid Infrastructure
Best Practices for RAC, ASM, and Grid Infrastructure
- High availability and scalability best practices
- Performance optimization strategies
- Implementing automation for RAC and ASM management
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Basic understanding of Oracle database administration
- Familiarity with SQL and PL/SQL
Audience
- Database administrators
- IT professionals
35 Hours
Delivery Options
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Testimonials (5)
I liked very much the format of the training, hands on, directly in sql developer.
Andreea - OPEN COURSE
Course - Oracle Database 19c PL and Advanced SQL
The exercises were explained very good.
Monica - DB Global Technology
Course - PL/SQL in Oracle 19c
I learned complex functions and how to apply them
Ana Alexandrescu - DB Global Technology
Course - Oracle SQL Advanced
Great comunication, Łukasz explained everything in easy and understandable way
Tomasz Wojciechowski - GP Strategies Poland sp. z o.o.
Course - ORACLE SQL Fundamentals
It was quite hands-on, not too much theory.
