Oracle Linux Administration 1 & 2

Course Description

Oracle Linux System Administration I

The Oracle Linux System Administration I course covers a range of skills including installation, using the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, configuring Linux services, preparing the system for the Oracle Database, monitoring and troubleshooting.

This course teaches you how to handle common tasks faced by administrators. You learn to understand the kernel development model and learn about Linux distributions. You hear about Oracle's comprehensive solution and Oracle's contributions to the Linux community.

Oracle Linux System Administration II

The Oracle Linux System Administration II training is suitable for experienced administrators who wants to learn more advanced skills who will be working with Oracle Linux.

You will be learning ways of how to automate the installation process of the operating system, configure the advanced networking services and to work in greater depth with authentication solutions and various other internet services. You will be proficient at working with advanced storage solutions and implementing multiple directory and file sharing services.

Objectives

Oracle Linux System Administration I:

• Install Oracle Linux 7
• Load and configure the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel
• Install software packages from Unbreakable Linux Network and other repositories
• Use Ksplice to update the kernel on a running system
• Load kernel modules and configure kernel module parameters
• Perform user and group administration
• Create Ext file systems
• Manage swap space
• Configure networking
• Utilize OpenSSH tools (ssh, scp, sftp, ssh-keygen)
• Perform security administration (firewalld, iptables, chroot, TCP wrappers)
• Prepare Oracle Linux system for Oracle Database
• Utilize Linux monitoring tools
• Configure system logging
• Troubleshoot problems and perform corrective action

Oracle Linux System Administration II:

• Describe DHCP, DNS, BIND and configure a DHCP server
• Discuss and configure LDAP, Winbind and Kerberos authentication
• Describe IPA Identity Management and SSSD services and domains
• Build an Apache HTTP Web Server and SMTP server
• Describe Kickstart and configure a Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
• Configure SAMBA and NFS file sharing
• Implement advanced software package management with RPM and YUM
• Configure network bonding, link aggregation groups (LAG) and VLANs
• Build IPSec VPNs for secure site-to-site communications
• Work with Logical Volume Manager (LVM), thin provisioning, snapper, and RAID.
• Implement XFS and Btrfs file systems
• Perform advanced storage administration using disk quotas
• Configure Kerberos authentication and IPA Identity Management

Target Audience

Oracle Linux System Administration I:

• System Administrator
• Support Engineer
• Technical Consultant
• Database Administrator
• Linux Administrator
• Cloud Administrator
• System Integrator
• Data Center Manager
• Technical Consultant
• System Architect
• Application Developer
• Support Engineer
• System Analyst
• Developer
• Technical Administrator
• Web Administrator

Oracle Linux System Administration II:

• Linux Administrator
• Cloud Administrator
• System Integrator
• Data Center Manager
• Technical Consultant
• System Architect
• Application Developers
• Support Engineer
• System Analysts
• Technical Consultant
• Database Administrators
• Developer
• System Administrator
• Technical Administrator
• Web Administrator

Prerequisites

Oracle Linux System Administration I:

• UNIX and Linux Essentials Ed 2

Oracle Linux System Administration II:

• Oracle Linux System Administration I

Duration

Oracle Linux System Administration I:

• 5 Days

Oracle Linux System Administration II:

• 5 Days

Course Outline

Oracle Linux System Administration I:

1. Introduction to Oracle Linux
2. Oracle Cloud Computing
3. Installing Oracle Linux 7
4. Oracle Linux 7 Boot Process
5. System Configuration
6. Package Management
7. Automating Tasks
8. Kernel Module Configuration
9. Oracle Ksplice
10. User and Group Administration
11. Partitions, File Systems, and Swap
12. Network Configuration
13. IPv6
14. OpenSSH
15. Security Administration
16. Oracle on Oracle
17. System Monitoring and Management
18. System Logging
19. Troubleshooting

Oracle Linux System Administration II:

1. Network Addressing and Name Services
2. Authentication and Directory Services
3. Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
4. Web and Email Services
5. Installing Oracle Linux with Kickstart
6. Samba Services
7. Advanced Software Package Management
8. Advanced Networking
9. Implementing the XFS File System
10. Implementing the Btrfs File System
11. Storage Administration
12. Advanced Storage Administration
13. File Sharing
14. Kerberos and IPA Services