Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of Oracle Linux
  • Exploring the gateway machine
  • Exploring the host VM

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Installing Oracle Linux 8
  • Connecting to a remote server by using SSH
  • Configuring OpenSSH

Using the GRUB Bootloader

  • Overview of the GRUB Bootloader
  • Configuring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Booting different kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Understanding the service unit file
  • Using grub menu and command line
  • Using systemd units
  • Using systemd service units

Managing Time

  • Managing system tasks
  • Configuring date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Automating tasks

Configuring Device and Kenel

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Updating using DNF
  • Using loadable kernel modules
  • Using /proc file and sysfs file system
  • Using the sysctl utility
  • Configuring udev rules

Managing Packages

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages using dnf
  • Using the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Creating a local yum repository
  • Using the dnf utility and modules

Using Oracle Ksplice

  • Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Group account administration
  • Installing and using Oracle/ local case file
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Configuring password aging
  • Allowing and restricting sudo command

Using partitions, file systems, and swap

  • Removing partitions
  • File system types
  • Listing the current disk partitions
  • Partitioning a storage device
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Increasing swap space

Configuring the Network

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the ethl network interface
  • Using the nmcli and nmtui utility
  • Using the ip utility

Securing the Network

  • Overview of network security
  • Starting and configuring firewalld
  • Configuring nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Understanding Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and running Oracle database preinstall
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and configuring ASMLib
  • Reverting changes

Monitoring and Managing the System

  • Using the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Using sosreport
  • Using standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installing and using OSWatcher
  • Using OSWatcher analyzer

Using System Logging

  • Configuring log rotation
  • Configuring system logging
  • Using rsyslog templates
  • Using logwatch
  • Using systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Knowledge of Linux system

Audience

  • System administrator
  • Technical consultant
  • Database administrator
 35 Hours

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