Oracle 12c Troubleshooting and Maintenance for Administrators Course Details:

In this course, you will learn how to troubleshoot and maintain an Oracle 12c database. This course is designed to equip the database administrator with essential maintenance and troubleshooting tools.

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1. Basic Oracle Architecture

  • Architecture Overview
  • Database Structures
  • Process Structures
  • Memory Structures - SGA and PGA

2. Starting and Stopping the Database

  • Connecting as a Privileged User
  • Password File Authentication
  • Starting a Database
  • Shutting Down a Database
  • Reading the Alert Log / Trace Files
  • Quiescing the Database
  • SPFILE / Parameter Management

3. Logical Components

  • Basic Definitions
  • Blocks / Extents / Segments / Tablespaces
  • Fragmentation / Deallocation
  • Managing Undo Segments
  • Automatic Undo Management
  • Managing Sort Activity
  • Managing Data Segments
  • Managing Index Segments
  • Monitoring Database Segments
  • Tablespace Overview
  • System Tablespace
  • Types of Tablespaces
  • Creating Additional Tablespaces
  • Altering Tablespaces

4. Oracle Database Files

  • Basic Structures of an Oracle RDBMS
  • Data Files
  • Redo Log Files / Archived Redo Logs
  • Control Files
  • Oracle-Managed Files (OMF)

5. Users and Security

  • Managing Database Users
  • System / Object Privileges
  • Managing Roles / Profiles
  • Resource and Password Management

6. Physical NOARCHIVELOG Mode Backups

  • Oracle Database Backups
  • Automatic Recovery Architecture
  • NOARCHIVELOG / ARCHIVELOG Physical Backups
  • Closed Backups

7. Configuring Archivelog Mode

  • Physical ARCHIVELOG Mode Backups
  • Establishing Multiple Archiving Destinations
  • Open backups in ARCHIVELOG Mode
  • Controlfile Backup

8. Complete Recovery

  • Recovery Structures and Processes
  • Recovery in NOARCHIVELOG and ARCHIVELOG Mode

9. Incomplete Recovery

  • What is Incomplete Recovery?
  • Recovering from Loss of Current Redo Log Files

10. Recovery Manager Configuration

  • Parameters Affecting RMAN
  • Use of a Flashback Recovery Area
  • The CONFIGURE Command
  • Persistent Settings
  • NOCATALOG / CATALOG Mode
  • Channel Allocation
  • Controlfile Autobackup
  • Retention Policies

11. Recovery Manager Operations

  • Using the BACKUP Command
  • Compressed Backups
  • Whole Database Copying
  • Incremental Backups
  • Block Change Tracking
  • RMAN Backup Monitoring
  • REPORT and LIST Commands

12. Non-Critical Loss Recovery

  • Password and Network Files
  • Read-Only Tablespaces
  • Temporary Tablespaces
  • Index Tablespaces
  • Redo Log Members / Control Files

13. Database Recovery

  • Recovering the Control File
  • Reasons for Incomplete Recovery
  • Recovery after RESETLOGS
  • Incomplete Recovery Using EM
  • Incomplete Recovery Using RMAN
  • Incomplete Recovery Using SQL

14. Flashback Database

  • When to Use
  • Configuration and Use
  • Monitoring Flashback Database
  • Using EM for Flashback Database
  • Flash Recovery Area Maintenance
  • Flash Recovery Area Monitoring

15. User Error Recovery

  • The New Recycle Bin
  • Flashback a Dropped Table
  • Querying Dropped Tables
  • Flashback Versions Query
  • Flashback Transaction Query

16. Block Corruption Management

  • DBVERIFY and ANALYZE
  • DBMS_REPAIR
  • Block Media Recovery
  • DBMS_BLOCK_CHECKING
  • Using RMAN for Block Corruption

17. Diagnostic Sources

  • Alert Logs and Trace Files
  • Enterprise Manager and Alerts
  • Controlling Trace File Size
  • Alert Notification

18. Performance Tuning

  • Application Identification
  • Enterprise Manager Tools
  • SQL Tuning Advisor
  • SQL Access Advisor
  • DBMS_SQLTUNE
  • DBMS_ADVISIOR
  • Quick Tune

*Please Note: Course Outline is subject to change without notice. Exact course outline will be provided at time of registration.
  • Oracle server architecture
  • Start and stop an Oracle database
  • Manage all Oracle file structures
  • Manage security
  • Perform appropriate backups
  • Perform complete and incomplete recoveries
  • Configure and use recovery manager
  • Identify and use diagnostic information
  • Flashback a database
  • Use the new automation tools
  • Use the new performance tuning tools
  • Manage other database resources

Lab 1: Architecture

Lab 2: Database Startup and Shutdown

Lab 3: Using and Managing SPFILES and Parameters

Lab 4: Users and Security

Lab 5: Advanced Memory Management

Lab 6: Oracle Database Files

Lab 7: Backup and Archivelog Mode

Lab 8: Complete Recovery

Lab 9: Incomplete Recovery

Lab 10: Recovery Manager Configuration

Lab 11: Recovery Manager Backups

Lab 12: Database Recovery using RMAN

Lab 13: Flashback Database

Lab 14: Flashback for User Errors

Lab 15: Dealing With Block Corruption

Lab 16: Automated Management Tools

Lab 17: Diagnostic Sources

Lab 18: Performance Tuning

  • Data analysts
  • Database administrators
  • Systems administrators
  • Network managers
  • Technical support personnel

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