Get in Touch
 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

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

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Setting up Oracle Linux 8
  • Establishing remote server connections via SSH
  • Setting up OpenSSH

Using the GRUB Bootloader

  • General overview of the GRUB bootloader
  • Configuring the GRUB 2 bootloader
  • Investigating the GRUB 2 bootloader
  • Booting various kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Understanding the service unit file
  • Utilizing the grub menu and command line
  • Managing systemd units
  • Managing systemd service units

Managing Time

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

Configuring Device and Kernel

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Updating using DNF
  • Utilizing loadable kernel modules
  • Using /proc files and the sysfs file system
  • Utilizing the sysctl utility
  • Configuring udev rules

Managing Packages

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages using dnf
  • Utilizing the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Setting up a local yum repository
  • Using the dnf utility and modules

Using Oracle Ksplice

  • Ksplice web interface
  • Setting up the Ksplice offline client
  • Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Group account administration
  • Installing and using Oracle/local case files
  • Managing user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Configuring password aging
  • Allowing and restricting the sudo command

Using Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Removing partitions
  • File system types
  • Listing the current disk partitions
  • Partitioning a storage device
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Increasing swap space

Configuring the Network

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the eth1 network interface
  • Utilizing the nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Utilizing the ip utility

Securing the Network

  • Overview of network security
  • Starting and configuring firewalld
  • Configuring nftables

Oracle on Oracle

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

Monitoring and Managing the System

  • Utilizing the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Utilizing sosreport
  • Using standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Setting up and using OSWatcher
  • Utilizing the OSWatcher analyzer

Using System Logging

  • Configuring log rotation
  • Configuring system logging
  • Utilizing rsyslog templates
  • Using logwatch
  • Utilizing systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Understanding of Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators

Number of participants


Price per participant

Testimonials (2)

Upcoming Courses

Related Categories