OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide

Steve Ries

February 2013

582 pages

17 hours 27 minutes

Learn how to become an Oracle-certified Database Administrator

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Learn	Learn about installation of the Oracle database software package Create and configure your very own Oracle database Discover how the Oracle database architecture provides a platform for high-performance, high availability databases Learn how to manage an Oracle instance, including startup and shutdown concepts Optimise performance and perform crucial database tasks including offline, online, and incremental backups as well as data migration Learn how to restore and recover an Oracle database from media failure, including point-in-time recoveries
About	Oracle Database Server is the most widely used relational database in the world today. This book gives you the essential skills to master the fundamentals of Oracle database administration and prepares you for Oracle DBA certification. "OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide" prepares you to master the fundamentals of Oracle database administration using an example driven method that is easy to understand. The real world examples will prepare you to face the daily challenges of being a database administrator. Starting with the essentials of why databases are important in today's information technology world and how they work, you are then guided through a full, customized installation of the Oracle software and creating your own personal database. We then examine fundamental concepts of Oracle, including architecture, storage structures, security, performance tuning, networking, and instance management. Finally, we take an in-depth look at some of the most important concepts in the daily life of an Oracle DBA - backup, recovery, and data migration. "OCA Oracle Database 11g: Database Administration I: A Real-World Certification Guide" provides you with the skills you need in order to become a successful Oracle DBA, both for certification and real life tasks.
Features	Prepare for Oracle Database Administration I certification Learn real world skills in database administration Written in an example driven format with step-by-step real world examples
Page Count	582
Course Length	17 hours 27 minutes
ISBN	9781849687300
Date Of Publication	22 Feb 2013

Table of contents

1 Introducing the Oracle Relational Database System

Understanding the RDBMS
Introducing the Oracle product family
Interpreting Oracle Database versioning
Understanding the role of the DBA
Examining the tools of the Oracle DBA
SQL*Plus
Introducing the Companylink database
Summary
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2 Installing the Oracle Database Software

Planning an Oracle installation
Reviewing the installation prerequisites
Using the Oracle Universal Installer
Installing the Oracle Database software
Summary
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3 Creating the Oracle Database

Planning for a database creation
Creating an Oracle database using DBCA
Examining a manual database creation
Examining Windows Services in Oracle
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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4 Examining the Oracle Architecture

Understanding the Oracle RDBMS
Examining the Oracle instance
Examining the Oracle database components
Exploring Oracle Real Application Clusters
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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5 Managing Oracle Storage Structures

Examining Oracle's physical space paradigm
Managing tablespaces
Using advanced tablespace management techniques
Using Oracle Managed Files
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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6 Managing the Oracle Instance

Understanding database startup and shutdown
Setting database initialization parameters
Understanding the data dictionary
Exploring the static data dictionary views
Understanding database diagnostic information
Understanding the Oracle Support model
Summary
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7 Managing Security

Understanding the fundamentals of database security
Creating and managing user accounts
Understanding privileges
Understanding role-based security
Understanding profiles
Understanding key security parameters
Understanding auditing
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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8 Managing Concurrency

Understanding the lifecycle of a transaction
Managing undo data
Managing serialization mechanisms
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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9 Configuring an Oracle Network

Understanding Oracle networking concepts
Understanding the listener
Using Oracle name resolution
Understanding database registration
Using database links
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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10 Managing Database Performance

Understanding object-level tuning
Managing the Automatic Workload Repository
Understanding Oracle's Advisory Framework
Understanding Oracle Memory Management
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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11 Understanding Backup and Recovery Concepts

Understanding the redo-based architecture
Understanding Flash Recovery Area
Understanding instance recovery
Understanding the categories of database failure
Introducing the Data Recovery Advisor
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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12 Performing Database Backups

Creating user-managed backups
Understanding Oracle Recovery Manager
Performing RMAN offline backups
Performing RMAN hot backups
Automating database backups
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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13 Performing Database Recovery

Understanding the recovery process
Performing RMAN complete recoveries
Performing incomplete recoveries
Using the Data Recovery Advisor
Certification objectives covered
Summary
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14 Migrating Data

Understanding external data access
Loading data with SQL*Loader
Migrating data with Oracle Data Pump
Summary
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Steve Ries

Steve Ries has been an Oracle DBA for 16 years, specializing in all aspects of database administration, including security, performance tuning and backup and recovery. He is a specialist in Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) and has administered Oracle clustered environments in every version of Oracle since the creation of Oracle Parallel Server. Steve is the author of OCA Oracle Database 11g: SQL Fundamentals I: A Real-World Certification Guide, Packt Publishing. He holds five Oracle certifications as well as a Security+ certification. He currently consults for the Dept. of Defense, US Marine Corps, and holds a high-level security clearance. Additionally, Steve has been an adjunct instructor of Oracle technologies at Johnson County Community College for 9 years, where he teaches classes that prepare students for the Oracle certification exams. He was also a speaker at the 2011 and 2012 Oracle Open World conferences. Steve is a two-time, award-winning technical paper writer and the creator of the alt.oracle blog.

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