Oracle 19c Database Administration Workshop II (Oracle DBA II)

Course Objectives

This course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises. Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, students will explore:

• Creating CDBs and Regular PDBs
• Managing CDBs and PDBs
• Backup and Duplicate
• Upgrading and Transporting CDBs and Regular PDBs
• Backup Strategies and Terminology
• Restore and Recovery Concepts
• Using Flashback Technologies
• Duplicating a Database
• Installing Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database
• Patching Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database
• Upgrading to Oracle Grid Infrastructure
• Oracle Database 18c: New Features
• Using General Overall Database Enhancements
• Monitoring and Tuning Database Performance
• Managing Application PDBs
• Managing Security in Multitenant databases
• Recovery and Flashback
• Configuring and Using RMAN
• Diagnosing Failures
• Performing Recovery
• Transporting Data
• RMAN Troubleshooting and Tuning
• Creating an Oracle Database by using DBCA
• Oracle Restart
• Upgrading the Oracle Database
• Installing Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone server
• Using Availability Enhancements
• Tuning SQL Statements

Need different skills or topics?  If your team requires different topics or tools, additional skills or custom approach, this course may be further adjusted to accommodate.  We offer additional Oracle, database, scripting, administration and other related topics that may be blended with this course for a track that best suits your needs.

Course Prerequisites

This hands-on course is geared for experienced DBAs with basic Oracle 19c skills.

Please see the Related Courses tab for specific Pre-Requisite courses, Related Courses or Follow On training options. Our team will be happy to help you with recommendations for next steps in your Learning Journey.

Course Agenda

Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We’ll work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most.

Creating CDBs and Regular PDBs

• Configure and create a CDB
• Create a new PDB from the CDB seed
• Explore the structure of PDBs

Manage CDBs and PDBs

• Manage PDB service names and connections
• Manage startup, shutdown and availability of CDBs and PDBs
• Change the different modes and settings of PDBs
• Evaluate the impact of parameter value changes
• Performance management in CDBs and PDBs
• Control CDB and PDB resource usage with the Oracle Resource Manager

Backup and Duplicate

• Perform Backup and Recover CDBs and PDBs
• Duplicate an active PDB
• Duplicate a Database

Upgrading and Transporting CDBs and Regular PDBs

• Upgrade an Oracle Database
• Transport Data

Backup Strategies and Terminology

• Perform Full and Incremental Backups and Recoveries
• Compress and Encrypt RMAN Backups
• Use a media manager
• Create multi-section backups of exceptionally large files
• Create duplexed backup sets
• Create archival backups
• Backup of recovery files
• Backup non database files
• Back up ASM meta data

Restore and Recovery Concepts

• Employ the best Oracle Database recovery technology for your failure situation
• Describe and use Recovery technology for Crash, Complete, and Point-in-time recovery

Using Flashback Technologies

• Configure your Database to support Flashback
• Perform flashback operations

Duplicating a Database

• Duplicate Databases

Install Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database

• Install Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone server
• Install Oracle Database software

Patching Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database

• Patch Grid Infrastructure and Oracle Database

Upgrading to Oracle Grid Infrastructure

• Upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Oracle Database 18c: New Features

• Image and RPM based Database Installation

Using General Overall Database Enhancements

• Install Oracle Database software
• Create, Delete and Configure Databases using DBCA
• Creating CDBs and Regular PDBs
• Use Miscellaneous 19c New Features

Monitoring and Tuning Database Performance

• Managing Memory Components
• Understanding the Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
• Understanding the Advisory Framework
• Monitoring Wait Events, Sessions, and Services
• Managing Metric Thresholds and Alerts
• Understanding and Using the Performance Tuning Methodology
• Performing Performance Planning
• Understanding the Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM)

Manage Application PDBs

• Explain the purpose of application root and application seed
• Define and create application PDBs
• Install, upgrade and Patch applications
• Create and administer Application PDBS
• Clone PDBs and Application containers
• Plug and unplug operations with PDBs and application containers
• Comparing Local Undo Mode and Shared Undo Mode

Manage Security in Multitenant databases

• Manage Security in Multitenant databases
• Manage PDB lockdown profiles
• Audit Users in CDBs and PDBs
• Manage other types of policies in application containers

Recovery and Flashback

• Restore and Recovering Databases with RMAN
• Perform CDB and PDB flashback

Configuring and Using RMAN

• Configure RMAN and the Database for Recoverability
• Configure and Using an RMAN recovery catalog

Diagnosing Failures

• Detect and repair database and database block corruption
• Diagnosing Database Issues

Performing Recovery

• Restore and Recovering Databases with RMAN
• Perform Non RMAN database recovery

Transporting Data

• Transport Data

RMAN Troubleshooting and Tuning

• Interpret the RMAN message output
• Diagnose RMAN performance issues

Creating an Oracle Database by using DBCA

• Create, Delete and Configure Databases using DBCA

Oracle Restart

• Configure and use Oracle Restart to manage components

Upgrade the Oracle Database

• Plan for Upgrading an Oracle Database
• Upgrade an Oracle Database
• Perform Post-Upgrade tasks

Install Grid Infrastructure for a Standalone server

• Rapid Home Provisioning

Using Availability Enhancements

• Use an RMAN recovery catalog
• Use Flashback Database

Tuning SQL Statements

• Understanding the Oracle Optimizer
• Using the SQL Tuning Advisor
• Managing Optimizer Statistics
• Using the SQL Access Advisor
• Understanding the SQL Tuning Process

Course Materials

All course labs and solutions, data sets, Oracle software (limited version, for course use only), detailed courseware, lab guides and resources (as applicable) are provided for attendees in our easy access, no installation required, remote lab environment for the duration of the course. Our tech team will help set up, test and verify lab access for each attendee prior to the course start date, ensuring a smooth start to class and successful hands-on course experience for all participants.