DURATION: 4 days (32 hours)
COURSE INTRODUCTION
This Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware Administration training will explore general cluster concepts and Oracle Clusterware architecture. Work with expert Oracle University instructors through interactive instruction and hands-on exercises to reinforce your learning. In this course, you will be introduced to Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service.
COURSE OBJECTIVE
After finish the course, student will have knowledges and skills to:
- Describe the components and functions of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework
- Use the Cluster Resource Activity Log
- Locate the Oracle Clusterware log files
- Explain the principles and purposes of clusters
- Describe cluster hardware best practices
- Describe the Oracle Clusterware architecture
- Describe Available Cluster Options
- Perform pre-installation tasks for Grid Infrastructure
- Perform an image-based Grid Infrastructure installation
- Perform the prerequisite steps to extend a cluster
- Add a Leaf node and a Hub node to a Flex cluster
- Describe the scope and capabilities of what-if command evaluation
- Demonstrate your Clusterware management proficiency
- Describe the architecture and components of policy-based cluster management
- Implement load-ware resource placement
- Implement server weight-based node eviction
AUDIENCE
- Database Administrators
- Administrator
PREREQUISITES
Working knowledge of Oracle Database 11g: Release 2 on Linux Operating System
RELATED COURSES
- Oracle Database 12c R2: RAC Administration Ed 2
- Oracle Database 12c: ASM Administration
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
After finish the course, student will receive completion certificate issued by SmartPro.
COURSE CONTENT
1. Introduction to Clusterware
- Cluster in general
- Oracle Clusterware Characteristics
- Oracle Clusterware Architecture and Cluster Services Overview
- Oracle Clusterware Requirements: OS, Public/Private Networks, and IP addresses
- Grid Naming Service (GNS), Shared GNS, and Highly Available GNS
- GNS Configuration Options
- Single Client Access Name (SCAN)
2. Cluster Configuration Options
- Oracle Standalone Clusters
- Oracle Domain Services Cluster
- Oracle Member Cluster for Oracle Databases
- Oracle Member Cluster for Applications
- Oracle Extended Clusters
3. Grid Infrastructure Pre-Installation Tasks
- Shared Storage for Oracle Clusterware
- Sizing Storage for Oracle Standalone Cluster
- Grid Infrastructure Management Repository Details
- Checking System Requirements
- Single Client Access Name for the Cluster
- Redundant Interconnect Usage
- Kernel Requirements
- Groups and Users
4. Grid Infrastructure Installation
- Performing an image-based Grid Infrastructure Installation
- Choosing a Cluster Configuration Option
- Grid Plug and Play Support for Flex Cluster Configuration
- Configuring Shared GNS
- Verifying the Oracle Clusterware Installation
5. Managing Cluster Nodes
- Adding Oracle Clusterware Homes
- Prerequisites for running addnode.sh
- Adding a Node with addNode.sh
- Configuring the node role
- Removing a Node from the Cluster
6. Traditional Clusterware Management
- Clusterware Admin Tools Review
- Oracle Clusterware startup and shutdown
- Administering the Voting Disk file
- Administering the Oracle Cluster Registry Disk file
- Network Administration
- Reasoned What-If Command Evaluation
7. Policy-Based Cluster and Capacity Management
- Policy-Based Cluster Management Overview
- Server Categorization
- Policy Set
- Load-Aware Resource Placement
- Server Weight-Based Node Eviction
8. Patching Grid Infrastructure
- Out-of-Place Oracle Clusterware Upgrade
- Types of Patches
- Obtaining Oracle Clusterware Patches
- Rolling Patches
- Installing a Rolling Patchset with OUI
- OPatch Overview
- Installing a Rolling Patch with OPatch
- OPatch Automation
9. Monitoring and Troubleshooting Oracle Clusterware
- Using Oracle Autonomous Health Framework Overview
- Cluster Verify Utility (CVU)
- Cluster Health Monitor (CHM)
- Cluster Health Advisor (CHA)
- Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collector
- Using the Cluster Resource Activity Log (CALOG)
- Using Oracle Clusterware Diagnostic and Alert Log Data
- Node Eviction
10. Making Applications Highly Available
- Overview of Using Oracle Clusterware to Enable HA
- Oracle Clusterware HA Components
- Resource Management Options
- Server Pools
- Overall flow diagram of HA lifecycle
- Clusterware Resource Modeling
- Creating an Application VIP
- Clusterware Resource Group