The guaranteed continuous and efficient operation of databases is a critical requirement of any successful organization. In this course, you gain extensive hands-on experience backing up, recovering and providing disaster recovery for Oracle 12c databases. You will configure and tune the server using both manual and automated techniques.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

·         Deploy backup and recovery strategies to protect Oracle 12c data

·         Implement automated backup and recovery techniques with Recovery Manager (RMAN) and Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM)

·         Configure Data Guard for disaster recovery

·         Manage Oracle Database 12c server performance

This course is designed for professionals who are, or will be, involved in the administration of an Oracle 12c database.

Oracle database management experience or knowledge equivalent to Course COR142 Oracle 12c - Administração da Base de Dados.

1 -    Introduction to Backup and Recovery

·         Backup and recovery concepts

·         Defining the Oracle architecture

·         The roles of the Oracle background processes

·         Multitenant databases overview

2 -    Safeguarding the Oracle Database

·         Ensuring resilience

·          Configuring control and redo log files

·          Returning tables to any point with Temporal History

·         Performing backups

·          Choosing appropriate backup strategies

·          Generating full, partial, hot and cold backups

·         Achieving full database recovery

·          Recovering tablespaces and datafiles

·          Repairing online redo logs

·         Flashing back the database for fast recovery

·          Configuring flashback database

·          Returning to pre-arranged restore points

3 -    Automating Backup and Recovery with Recovery Manager (RMAN)

·         Configuring RMAN

·          Contrasting control file and Recovery Catalog usage

·          Creating and maintaining the Recovery Catalog

·          Specifying redundancy and channel utilization

·         Generating RMAN backups

·          Optimizing full and incremental backups

·          Managing space in the fast recovery area

·          Scripting the backup activity

·          Listing and reporting on backups

·         Performing automated recovery

·          Recovering data from backup sets and image copies

·          Rolling forward image copies with incremental backups

·          Retrieving individual tables with table-level recovery

4 -    Backing up and Recovering with Cloud Control 12c

·         Navigating the backup interface

·          Configuring default backup settings

·          Performing, scheduling and managing backup jobs

·         Simplifying recovery

·          Achieving full recovery with default settings

·          Diagnosing and fixing corruptions with Database Recovery Adviser

5 -    Implementing Disaster Recovery with Data Guard

·         Setting up standby configuration

·          Constructing the primary and standby parameter files

·          Duplicating the primary database to create a standby

·          Transporting and applying redo log data to the standby

·          Ensuring performance using Far Sync

·          Evaluating physical vs. logical standby databases

·         Managing and activating the standby database

·          Keeping an active standby database in read-only mode with Active Data Guard

·          Failing over and switching to the standby facility

6 -    Obscuring Data with Masking and Redaction

·         Masking the data

·          Establishing the need for Data Masking vs. Data Redaction

·          Determining the masking requirements and methodology

·          Scrambling data to mask personal information

·         Maintaining data privacy with Data Redaction

·          Securing third-party applications using Data Redaction

·          Shielding sensitive data with redaction policies

·          Comparing full, partial and random redaction

7 -    Configuring and Tuning the Oracle Server

·         Exploiting manual performance techniques

·          Optimizing the shared pool and the buffer cache

·          Monitoring latch contention and wait events

·          Enhancing query performance with the result cache

·         Managing performance with the automated tool set

·          Automating memory management to minimize DBA tasks

·          Leveraging Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) Database Express and Cloud Control 12c performance pages

·          Tuning the server with the Automatic Workload Repository

·          Performing predictive testing with Database Replay