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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

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

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

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

Using the GRUB Bootloader

  • Overview of the GRUB Bootloader
  • Configuring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploring GRUB 2 Bootloader features
  • Booting various kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Understanding service unit files
  • Utilizing the GRUB menu and command line
  • Working with systemd units
  • Managing systemd service units

Managing Time

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

Configuring Device and Kernel

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Performing updates using DNF
  • Working with loadable kernel modules
  • Utilizing /proc and sysfs file systems
  • Applying the sysctl utility
  • Configuring udev rules

Managing Packages

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages with dnf
  • Using the rpm utility
  • Connecting to the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Setting up a local yum repository
  • Employing dnf utilities and modules

Using Oracle Ksplice

  • Overview of 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
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Implementing private user groups
  • Configuring password aging policies
  • Controlling sudo command access and restrictions

Using Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Removing partitions
  • Differentiating file system types
  • Listing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Expanding swap space

Configuring the Network

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the eth0 network interface
  • Using nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Employing the ip utility

Securing the Network

  • Network security overview
  • Starting and configuring firewalld
  • Setting up nftables

Oracle on Oracle

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

Monitoring and Managing the System

  • Using the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Utilizing sosreport
  • Employing standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installing and using OSWatcher
  • Operating the OSWatcher analyzer

Using System Logging

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

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Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System Administrators
  • Technical Consultants
  • Database Administrators

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