The Oracle Database 12c: Administration Workshop will teach you about the Oracle Database architecture. You will discover how to effectively manage an Oracle Database instance, configure the Oracle Network Environment and perform database maintenance.

Learn to:

• Create and manage an Oracle Database Instance.
• Create and manage Storage Structures.
• Configure the Oracle Network Environment.
• Create and manage users.
• Monitor the database and manage performance.
• Learn basic information on backup and recovery techniques.
• Use the Oracle Support Workbench and My Oracle Support to update your Oracle Database software.

Benefits to you:

Ensure fast, reliable, secure and easy to manage performance. Optimize database workloads, lower IT costs and deliver a higher quality of service by enabling consolidation onto database clouds.

Participate in Hands-On Practices and Demonstrations Expert instruction and hands-on demonstrations will provide you with real world experience. By engaging in hands-on exercises to reinforce your learning, you'll develop in demand skills to effectively manage an Oracle Database.

• Monitor the Database
• Manage Database Performance
• Implement Database Auditing
• Configure the Database Instance Such That Resources Are Appropriately Allocated Among Sessions and Tasks
• Schedule Jobs to Run Inside or Outside of the Database
• Configure Oracle Net Services
• Configure your Database For Backup and Recovery Operations
• Describe Oracle Database Architecture
• Manage the Oracle Database Instance
• Manage Oracle Database Storage structures
• Create and Administer User Accounts

• Data Warehouse Administrator
• Database Administrators
• Database Designers
• Support Engineer
• Technical Administrator

Required Prerequisites

Working knowledge of SQL and use of PL/SQL packages
 

Suggested Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of Linux operating system

Introduction

• Course Objectives
• Course Schedule
• Overview of Oracle Database 12c
• Overview of Oracle Cloud
• Overview of the HR Schema
   

Exploring the Oracle Database Architecture

• Oracle Database Architecture: Overview
• Oracle Database Instance Configurations
• Connecting to the Oracle Database Instance
• Oracle Database Memory Structures
• Process Architecture
• Process Structures
• Process Startup Sequence
• Database Storage Architecture
   

Managing the Database Instance

• Introducing Oracle Database Management Tools
• Understanding the Enterprise Manager Management Framework
• Logging in to Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Express
• Using the Enterprise Manager Database Express Home Page
• Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
• Using SQL*Plus
• Using SQL Developer
• Initialization Parameter Files
   

Configuring the Oracle Network Environment

• Oracle Net Services Overview
• Oracle Net Listener Overview
• Establishing Oracle Network Connections
• Tools for Configuring and Managing the Oracle Network
• Using the Listener Control Utility
• Using Oracle Net Configuration Assistant
• Using Oracle Net Manager
• Using Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
   

Managing Database Storage Structures

• Understanding Storage of Data
• Database Block Contents
• Exploring the Storage Structure
• Creating a New Tablespace
• Overview of Tablespaces Created by Default
• Managing Tablespaces
• Viewing Tablespace Information
• Using Oracle Managed Files
   

Administering User Security

• Database User Accounts
• Predefined Administrative Accounts
• Creating a User
• Authentication
• Unlocking a User Account and Resetting the Password
• Privileges
• Roles
• Profiles

Managing Data Concurrency

• Overview of Locks
• Locking Mechanism
• Data Concurrency
• DML Locks
• Enqueue Mechanism
• Lock Conflicts

Managing Undo Data

• Undo Data Overview
• Transactions and Undo Data
• Storing Undo Information
• Comparing Undo Data and Redo Data
• Managing Undo
• Configuring Undo Retention
• Guaranteeing Undo Retention
• Changing an Undo Tablespace to a Fixed Size
   

Implementing Oracle Database Auditing

• Separation of Responsibilities
• Database Security
• Monitoring for Compliance
• Standard Database Auditing
• Unified Audit Data Trail
• Separation for Duties for Audit Administration (AUDIT_ADMIN and AUDIT_VIEWER roles)
• Configuring the Audit trail
• Specifying Audit Options
   

Performing Database Maintenance

• Database Maintenance
• Viewing the Alert History
• Terminology
• Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
• Statistic Levels
• Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)
• Advisory Framework
• Enterprise Manager and Advisors
   

Managing Performance

• Performance Monitoring
• Tuning Activities
• Performance Planning
• Instance Tuning
• Performance Tuning Methodology
• Performance Tuning Data
• Monitoring Performance
• Managing Memory
   

Managing Performance: SQL Tuning

• SQL Tuning
• Oracle Optimizer
• SQL Plan Directives
• Adaptive Execution Plans
• SQL Advisors
• Automatic SQL Tuning Results
• Implement Automatic Tuning Recommendations
• SQL Tuning Advisor
   

Managing Resources by Using Database Resource Manager

• Database Resource Manager Overview
• Database Resource Manager Concepts
• Using the Resource Manager
• Default Maintenance Resource Manager Plan
• Default Plan Example
• Resource Manager Workflow
• Specifying Resource Plan Directives
• Resource Allocation Methods for Resource Plans
   

Automating Tasks by Using Oracle Scheduler

• Simplifying Management Tasks
• Understanding a Simple Job
• Core Components
• Basic Work Flow
• Persistent Lightweight Jobs
• Using a Time-Based or Event-Based Schedule
• Creating a Time-Based Job
• Creating an Event-Based Schedule
   

Managing Space

• Space Management Overview
• Block Space Management
• Row Chaining and Migration
• Free Space Management Within Segments
• Types of Segments
• Allocating Extents
• Allocating Space
• Creating Tables Without Segments
   

Backup and Recovery Concepts

• Categories of Failures
• Flashback Technology
• Understanding Instance Recovery
• Phases of Instance Recovery
• Tuning Instance Recovery
• Using the MTTR Advisor
• Media Failure
• Configuring for Recoverability
   

Moving Data

• Moving Data: General Architecture
• Oracle Data Pump
• SQL*Loader
• External Tables
   

Working with Oracle Support

• Using the Support Workbench
• Using Enterprise Manager
• Working with Oracle Support
• My Oracle Support Integration
• Researching an Issue
• Logging Service Requests
• Managing Patches
• Applying a Patch Release