What you will learn
This course is your first step towards success as an Oracle
professional, designed to give you a firm foundation in basic
database administration. In this class, you'll learn how to install
and maintain an Oracle database. You will gain a conceptual
understanding of the Oracle database architecture and how its
components work and interact with one another. You will also learn
how to create an operational database and properly manage the
various structures in an effective and efficient manner including
performance monitoring, database security, user management, and
backup/recovery techniques. The lesson topics are reinforced with
structured hands-on practices. This course is designed to prepare
you for the corresponding Oracle Certified Associate exam, which is
one of the two exams required for the OCP DBA 10g certification.
Learn To:
Install the Database
Back up and Recover Data
Administer Users
Transport Data between Databases
Manage Data
Configure the Network
Audience
Database Administrator, Database Designers, Project Manager,
Support Engineer, Technical Consultant
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of SQL
Course Objectives
Install Oracle Database 10g and configure a database
Manage the Oracle instance
Manage the Database storage structures
Create and administer user accounts
Perform backup and recovery of a database
Monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain a database
Configure Oracle Net services
Move data between databases and files
Course Outline
Introduction (Database Architecture)
Describe course objectives
Explore the Oracle 10g database architecture
Installing the Oracle Database Software
Explain core DBA tasks and tools
Plan an Oracle installation
Use optimal flexible architecture
Install software with the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI)
Creating an Oracle Database
Create a database with the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA)
Create a database design template with the DBCA
Generate database creation scripts with the DBCA
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)
Administering User Security
Create and manage database user accounts
Authenticate users
Assign default storage areas (tablespaces)
Grant and revoke privileges
Create and manage roles
Create and manage profiles
Implement standard password security features
Control resource usage by users
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
Managing Data and Concurrency
Manage data through SQL
Identify and administer PL/SQL Objects
Describe triggers and triggering events
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
Configuring the Oracle Network Environment
Use Enterprise Manager for 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
Proactive Maintenance
Use statistics
Manage the Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
Use the Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)
Describe advisory framework
Set alert thresholds
Use server-generated alerts
Use automated tasks
Performance Management
Use Enterprise Manager pages to monitor performance
Use the SQL Tuning Advisor
Use the SQL Access Advisor
Use Automatic Shared Memory Management
Use the Memory Advisor to size memory buffers
Use performance related dynamic views
Troubleshoot invalid or unusable objects
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