Oracle Database 11g: RAC Database and Oracle Clusterware Administration

Overview/Description
Oracle Database 11g has many tools available for administering a RAC Database and Oracle Clusterware, including Oracle Enterprise Manager. This course explains how to use Enterprise Manager cluster database pages to administer a RAC database and how to carry out various administration tasks on Oracle Clusterware. It discusses how to manage RAC instances, Oracle Clusterware and resources, voting disks, VIP addresses and the CRS framework, and initialization parameters. This course also demonstrates how to configure backup and recovery in a RAC environment.

Target Audience
Database administrators, consultants, and IT professionals who are personally interested in updating their Oracle skills.

Prerequisites
Before taking this course, it is recommended that the student have a general understanding of database administration, as well as the skills and knowledge commensurate with Oracle’s Database 11g: Administration Workshop I and Workshop II, or equivalent experience.

Expected Duration (hours)
3.0

Lesson Objectives

Oracle Database 11g: RAC Database and Oracle Clusterware Administration

identify how to use Enterprise Manager cluster database pages

recognize how to start and stop RAC databases and instances

recognize how to modify initialization parameters in a RAC environment

identify ways to manage instances in a RAC environment

identify ways to manage Oracle Clusterware and resources

identify the functions of the voting disk and important CSS parameters

recognize steps you take to configure voting disks

recognize how to manage OCR files and locations

recognize the procedure for changing VIP addresses

recognize how to use the CRS framework to register an application

recognize RAC recovery and backup settings

identify how to use RMAN in a RAC environment

recognize how to configure backup and recovery in RAC

perform RAC backup and recovery using Enterprise Manager