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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of Oracle Linux
  • Examining the gateway machine
  • Investigating the host VM

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Installation of Oracle Linux 8
  • Connecting to a remote server via SSH
  • Configuration of OpenSSH

Using the GRUB Bootloader

  • Introduction to the GRUB Bootloader
  • Setting up the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Booting different kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Comprehending the service unit file
  • Utilizing the grub menu and command line
  • Working with systemd units
  • Managing systemd service units

Managing Time

  • Handling system tasks
  • Setting date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Automating tasks

Configuring Device and Kernel

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Updating using DNF
  • Employing loadable kernel modules
  • Utilizing /proc files and the sysfs file system
  • Using the sysctl utility
  • Setting up udev rules

Managing Packages

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages via dnf
  • Utilizing the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Creating a local yum repository
  • Using the dnf utility and modules

Using Oracle Ksplice

  • The Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Applying Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Group account management
  • Installing and using Oracle/local case files
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Setting password aging policies
  • Enabling and restricting sudo commands

Using partitions, file systems, and swap

  • Removing partitions
  • File system types
  • Listing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning a storage device
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Expanding swap space

Configuring the Network

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the ethl network interface
  • Using the nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Utilizing the ip utility

Securing the Network

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

Oracle on Oracle

  • Understanding Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and running the Oracle database preinstall
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and configuring ASMLib
  • Reverting changes

Monitoring and Managing the System

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

Using System Logging

  • Configuring log rotation
  • Setting up system logging
  • Utilizing rsyslog templates
  • Using logwatch
  • Working with systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators

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