Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional (OCP 12c)

Your accelerated OCP bootcamp course will teach you the expert knowledge needed to implement advanced administration features on Oracle Database 12c.

Using Firebrand‚s unique Lecture | Lab | Review technique, you‚ll combine theory with practical labs allowing you to get hands-on with the technology. You‚ll learn faster and leave with advanced practical skills to manage advanced adminsitration and features in Oracle Database 12c. You‚ll cover a range of exciting topics including:

• Creating Multitenant Container and Pluggable Databases
• Managing Storage and Security in a CDB and PDBs
• Delivering High Availability and Performance of a CDB and PDBs
• Database backups and recovery
• Moving Data, Performing Security Operations and Interacting with Other Oracle Products

Re-engineered for the cloud

On Firebrand's combined OCA & OCP bootcamp, you'll master the Oracle Database 12c re-engineered for the cloud. Learning to utilise its multitenant architecture, new software efficiencies, manageability benefits and efficient cloud provisioning.

You'll also sit exam 1Z0-063: Oracle Database 12c Advanced Administration on-site during the course. This is covered by your Certification Guarantee.

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1Z0-063: Oracle Database 12c Advanced Administration

Backup and Recovery

Oracle Data Protection Solutions

• Explain Oracle backup and recovery solutions
• Describe types of database failures
• Describe the tools available for backup and recovery tasks
• Describe RMAN and maximum availability architecture
• Use the SYSBACK privilege
• Use RMAN stand-alone and job commands

Performing Basic Backup and Recovery

• Back up and recover a NOARCHIVELOG database
• Perform backup and recovery in NOARCHIVELOG mode
• Use SQL in RMAN

Configuring for Recoverability

• Configure and manage RMAN settings
• Configure persistent settings for RMAN
• View persistent settings
• Specify a retention policy
• Configure the Fast Recovery Area
• Explain the Fast Recovery Area
• Configure the Fast Recovery Area
• Configure control files and redo log files for recoverability
• Multiplex control files
• Multiplex redo log files

Using the RMAN Recovery Catalog

• Create and use an RMAN recovery catalog
• Configure a recovery catalog
• Register target databases in a recovery catalog
• Catalog additional backup files
• Resynchronise a recovery catalog
• Use and maintain RMAN stored scripts
• Upgrade and drop a recovery catalog
• Protect the RMAN recovery catalog
• Back up the recovery catalog
• Re-create an unrecoverable recovery catalog
• Export and import the recovery catalog

Implementing Backup Strategies

• Use various RMAN backup types and strategies
• Enable ARCHIVELOG mode
• Create tape and disk based backups
• Create whole database backups
• Create consistent and inconsistent backups
• Create backup sets and image copies
• Create backups of read-only tablespaces
• Employ best practices for data warehouse backups

Performing Backups

• Perform full and incremental backups
• Create full and incremental backups
• Use the Oracle-suggested backup strategy
• Manage backups
• Configure and monitor block change tracking
• Report on backups using LIST, REPORT commands
• Manage backups using CROSSCHECK, DELETE commands

Configuring RMAN Backup Options and Creating Backup of Non-Database Files

• Use techniques to improve backups
• Create compressed backups
• Create multi-section backups of very large files
• Create proxy copies
• Create duplexed backup sets
• Create backups of backup sets
• Create archival backups
• Perform backup of non-database files
• Back up a control file to trace
• Back up archived redo log files
• Back up ASM diskgroup metadata

Using RMAN-Encrypted Backups

• Create RMAN-encrypted backups
• Use transparent-mode encryption
• Use password-mode encryption
• Use dual-mode encryption
• Restore encrypted backups

Diagnosing Failures

• Describe the Automatic Diagnostic Workflow
• Use the Automatic Diagnostic Repository
• Use ADRCI
• Find and interpret message output and error stacks
• Use the Data Recovery Advisor
• Handle block corruption
• Detect block corruption using RMAN
• Perform block recovery using RMAN

Performing Restore and Recovery Operations

• Describe and tune instance recovery
• Perform complete and incomplete recovery
• Use RMAN RESTORE and RECOVER commands
• Restore ASM disk groups
• Recover from media failures
• Perform complete and incomplete or “point-in-time” recoveries using RMAN

Recovering Files Using RMAN

• Perform recovery for spfile, control file, redo log files
• Perform table recovery from backups
• Perform recovery of index and read-only tablespaces, temp file
• Restore a database to a new host

Using Oracle Secure Backup

• Configure and use Oracle Secure Backup

Using Flashback Technologies

• Describe the Flashback technologies
• Configure a database to use Flashback technologies
• Guarantee undo retention
• Use Flashback to query data
• Use Flashback Query
• Use Flashback Version Query
• Use Flashback Transaction Query
• Flash back a transaction
• Perform Flashback Table operations
• Perform Flashback Table
• Restore tables from the recycle bin
• Describe and use Flashback Data Archive
• Use Flashback Data Archive
• Use DBMS_FLASHBACK_ARCHIVE package

Using Flashback Database

• Perform Flashback Database
• Configure Flashback Database
• Perform Flashback Database

Transporting Data

• Describe and use transportable tablespaces and databases
• Transport tablespaces between databases using image copies or backup sets
• Transport databases using data files or backup sets
• Transport data across platforms

Duplicating a Database

• Choose a technique for duplicating a database
• From an active database, connected to the target and auxiliary instances
• From backup, connected to the target and auxiliary instances
• From backup, connected to the auxiliary instance, not connected to the target, but with recovery catalog connection
• From backup, connected to the auxiliary instance, not connected to the target and the recovery catalog
• Duplicate a database with RMAN
• Create a backup-up based duplicate database
• Duplicate a database based on a running instance

Monitoring and Tuning of RMAN Operations

• Tune RMAN performance
• Interpret RMAN error stacks
• Diagnose performance bottlenecks
• Tune RMAN backup performance

Managing Pluggable and Container Databases

Introduction

Multitenant Container and Pluggable Database Architecture

• Describe the multitenant container database architecture
• Explain pluggable database provisioning

Creating Multitenant Container and Pluggable Databases

• Configure and create a CDB
• Create a PDB using different methods
• Unplug and drop a PDB
• Migrate a non-CDB database to PDB

Managing a CDB and PDBs

• Establish connections to CDB/PDB
• Start up and shut down a CDB and open and close PDBs
• Evaluate the impact of parameter value changes

Managing Storage in a CDB and PDBs

• Manage permanent and temporary tablespaces in CDB and PDBs

Managing Security in a CDB and PDBs

• Manage common and local users
• Manage common and local privileges
• Manage common and local roles
• Enable common users to access data in specific PDBs

Managing Availability

• Perform backups of a CDB and PDBs
• Recover PDB from PDB datafiles loss
• Use Data Recovery Advisor
• Duplicate PDBs using RMAN

Managing Performance

• Monitor operations and performance in a CDB and PDBs
• Manage allocation of resources between PDBs and within a PDB
• Perform Database Replay

Moving Data, Performing Security Operations and Interacting with Other Oracle Products

• Use Data Pump
• Use SQL*Loader
• Audit operations
• Use Other Products with CDB and PDBs - Database Vault, Data Guard, LogMiner

As part of this accelerated course, you will prepare for this exam, covered by our Certification Guarantee:

1Z0-063: Oracle Database 12c Advanced Administration

• Duration: 120 minutes
• Questions: 80
• Passing Score: 60%
• Format: Multiple Choice

Please note:

The following exams retire on 31st January 2023:

• Oracle Database 12cR2 Administration (1Z0-072)
• Oracle Database 12c: Advanced Administration (1Z0-063)

Please note that it is not possible to sit Oracle exams onsite. As part of this course, delegates receive an exam voucher to take exams remotely.

Included on the course:

• Firebrand course materials

It is recommended that you have at least 9 months of practical experience working in a database administration role. This includes a good working knowledge of Oracle SQL and be familiar with Oracle PL/SQL supplied packages.

Additionally, you should have knowledge equivalent to attending our accelerated Oracle Certified Associate 12c (OCA 12c) course.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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