Course Description
This Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) online training course, Part 2 of a two-part series, explains Oracle’s Real Application Clusters (RAC). Advanced topics include how to administer the RAC environment. This RAC training course also covers how to implement RAC in a virtual environment.
In order to take this course you need to have taken Oracle Real Application Clusters Part 1, Oracle 10g/11g Database Administration I Part 1 and Part 2 , Oracle 10g/11g Database Administration II Part 1 and Part 2 or have intermediate to advanced Oracle database administrative skills.
In This Course You Will Learn:
As a result of taking this RAC online training, you will be able to:
• Adding nodes to your RAC
• Deleting nodes from your RAC
• Configuring for High Availability
Prerequisites
You need to have equivalent experience and have taken Oracle Real Application Clusters Part 1 or have taken the following GogoTraining courses:
Outline
Module 00: Oracle Real Application Clusters Part 2 Online Training - Course Introduction
Module 01: SRVCTL
- Using SRVCTL to identify node status
- Using SRVCTL to start/stop node components
- Using SRVCTL to start/stop the listeners
Module 02: RAC Performance
- Identifying RAC performance needs
- Determining the cause of poor performance with RAC
- Determining if additional nodes are required
Module 03: Adding Nodes
- Extending your RAC with command line utilities
- Extending your RAC using GRID
- Extending your RAC with Enterprise Manager
- Exercise-Adding Nodes
Module 04: Reducing RAC Components
- Determining reasons to reduce the RAC
- Removing a RAC node
- Removing RAC with Enterprise Manager
- Removing RAC with GRID
- Exercise-Removing Nodes
Module 05: Diagnosing RAC Issues
- Understanding the CRS log files
- Understanding the directory architecture
- Reviewing the RAC dictionary views
Module 06: RAC Parameter Files
- Identifying RAC specific parameters
- Create a common parameter file
- Create a separate parameter file
Module 07: RAC and High Availability
- Define the High Availability Architecture (HAA)
- Identify the Data Guard components
- Define uses for HAA
Module 08: RAC and Data Guard
- Describe RAC and Data Guard configurations
- Data Guard and Maximum performance
- Data Guard and Maximum protection
Module 09: Configure Data Guard and RAC
- Data Guard Options
- Configuring Data Guard
- Data Guard and the command line
- Exercise-RAC and Data Guard
Module 10: Data Guard and Data Broker
- Configuring Data Guard and Data Broker
- Data Broker and RAC
- Data Guard and RAC
Module 11: RAC and ASM
- Configure RAC and ASM
- Defining ASM for RAC
- ASM devices
Module 12: Patching RAC
- Identify RAC Patching needs
- Perform a rolling patch for RAC
- RAC patch locations
Module 13: RAC and VMware
- Identifying the VMware components of RAC
- Selecting the VM Operating System
- VMware and RedHat
Module 14: Configuring RAC and VMware
- Installing RAC on a VMware system
- Installing ASM on a VMware system
- Creating a RAC database on VMware
Module 15: VMware Devices
- Configuring the shared devices with VMware
- VMware and VMWorkstation
- VMware and VMServer
Module 16: Why VMware and RAC
- Determining the benefits of VMware and RAC
- Determining the risks of VMware and RAC
- License concerns with VMware and RAC
Module 17: RAC and Oracle Editions
- Enterprise Edition and RAC
- Standard Edition and RAC
- RAC and Grid Control
Module 18: Node Management and RAC
- Starting and stopping individual components of the RAC Node
- Changing the orapwd file in a RAC environment
- RAC and Listeners
Module 19: Removing RAC
- Removing the entire RAC configuration
- Stopping all components
- Verify the RAC components are removed
Module 20: RAC and Applications
- Identify RAC issues and Applications
- Improving Application performance by deploying RAC
- Database Performance and RAC
Module 21: Oracle Real Application Clusters Part 2 Online Training - Course Summary