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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of Oracle Linux
  • Exploring the gateway machine
  • Examining the host VM

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Installing Oracle Linux 8
  • Establishing remote server connections via SSH
  • Configuring OpenSSH

Utilizing the GRUB Bootloader

  • General overview of the GRUB Bootloader
  • Setting up the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Investigating the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Boot loading various kernels

Systemd Fundamentals

  • Introduction to systemd
  • Comprehending the service unit file
  • Utilizing the grub menu and command line
  • Applying systemd units
  • Managing systemd service units

Time Management

  • Handling system tasks
  • Setting up date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Automating tasks

Device and Kernel Configuration

  • Comprehending the sysfs file system
  • Performing updates using DNF
  • Employing loadable kernel modules
  • Leveraging the /proc file and sysfs file system
  • Using the sysctl utility
  • Setting up udev rules

Package Management

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages via dnf
  • Utilizing the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Creating a local yum repository
  • Employing the dnf utility and modules

Implementing Oracle Ksplice

  • The Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Managing Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Managing group accounts
  • Installing and using Oracle/ local case files
  • Overseeing user and group accounts
  • Implementing private user groups
  • Setting up password aging
  • Enabling and restricting sudo commands

Managing Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Removing partitions
  • Types of file systems
  • Listing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning a storage device
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Increasing swap space

Network Configuration

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Setting up the ethl network interface
  • Using the nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Employing the ip utility

Network Security

  • Overview of network security
  • Starting and configuring firewalld
  • Setting up nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Understanding Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and executing the Oracle database preinstall
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and configuring ASMLib
  • Reverting changes

System Monitoring and Management

  • Using the top utility
  • The OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Employing sosreport
  • Using standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installing and utilizing OSWatcher
  • Using the OSWatcher analyzer

System Logging

  • Setting up log rotation
  • Configuring system logging
  • Employing rsyslog templates
  • Using logwatch
  • Using systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators

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