Oracle Database 12c R2: ASM Administration Ed 2

Description: This Oracle Database 12c R2: ASM Administration training teaches you about Oracle ASM architecture. Expert Oracle University instructors will help you develop a deeper understanding of both standard ASM and Flex ASM applications. In this course, you will be introduced to Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service.

Learn To:

• Administer ASM files, directories, templates, and disk groups
• Manage and administer Oracle ASM File System and its components
• Gain an understanding of ASM New Features
• Gain an understanding of the Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service

Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives:

• Describe the Automatic Storage Management (ASM) architecture
• Describe the components of ASM
• Understand ASM Deployment Alternatives
• Explain and apply Automatic Storage Management (ASM) initialization parameters
• Manage ASM instances and associated processes
• Monitor ASM using the V$ASM dynamic performance views
• Manage Flex ASM
• Understand Flex ASM architecture and components
• Manage Flex ASM Disk Group
• Create and delete Automatic Storage Management (ASM) disk groups
• Employ ASM space management techniques
• Set the attributes of an existing ASM disk group
• Perform ongoing maintenance tasks on ASM disk groups
• Explain key performance and scalability considerations for ASM disk groups
• Use different client tools to access ASM files
• Describe the format of a fully qualified ASM file name

Audience:

• Administrator
• Database Administrators

Prerequisites:

• Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware Administration
• Working knowledge of Oracle Clusterware, ASM RAC on Linux
• Working knowledge of Oracle Database 11g: Release 2 on Linux Operating System
• Oracle Database 12c R2: RAC Administration
• Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware Administration
• Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware Administration

Topics:

Oracle ASM Overview

• Overview of ASM
• ASM Placement in Storage Stack
• ASM Cluster Configuration for Oracle RAC
• ASM Software Installation
• ASM Key Components
• ASM Instance Designs
• ASM Utilities

Administering ASM Instance

• Operating with Different releases of Oracle ASM and Database Instances
• Managing ASM instance with various tools
• Instance Startup and Shutdown
• ASM Instance Parameters
• Adjusting ASM Instance Parameters in SPFILEs
• ASM System Privileges
• ASM OS Groups and Role Separation
• ASM Instance Connection modes

Flex ASM

• Flex ASM Architecture
• Background and Overview
• ASM Deployment Alternatives
• Configuring Flex ASM
• Managing Flex ASM
• Relocating an ASM Client
• ASM IO Services and Configuration

Administering ASM Disk Groups Part 1 Part 2

• ASM Disk Group Overview
• Disk Group Attributes
• Compatibility Attributes
• Disk Group Management
• Disk Group Metadata
• Viewing Connected Clients
• Extending an Existing Disk Group
• Dropping Disks from an Existing Disk Group

Administering ASM Disk Groups Part 1 Part 2

• Adding and Dropping in the same command
• Undropping Disks in Disk Groups
• Replacing Disks in Disk Group
• Renaming Disk Groups
• Resizing Disks in Disk Groups
• Mounting and Dismounting Disk Groups
• Dropping Disk Groups
• ASM Disk Group Rebalance and Priority Ordered Rebalance

Flex ASM Disk Group

• ASM Database-Oriented Storage Management
• ASM Flex Disk Groups Characteristics
• ASM File Groups
• ASM Quota Groups
• Administering File Groups and Quota Groups
• Prioritized Rebalancing for File Groups

Administering ASM Files, Directories, and Templates

• Interaction Between Database Instances and ASM
• Accessing ASM Files
• Fully Qualified ASM File Names
• ASM File Creation
• View ASM Aliases, Files, and Directories
• ASM Directories Overview
• Managing ASM Directories
• Managing Alias File Names

Administering Oracle ASM Cluster File System

• Overview of Oracle ACFS
• Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager
• Oracle ACFS Integration with Oracle ASM
• Oracle ACFS Administration
• Clusterware Resources and ACFS Administration
• ACFS and Dismount or Shutdown Operations
• ACFS Snapshots

ACFS/ADVM Enhancements

• Oracle ACFS Automatic Resize
• Oracle ACFS Scrubbing
• Oracle ACFS Defragger
• Oracle ACFS Metadata Collection
• Oracle Metadata Acceleration
• 4K Sector Support for Oracle ACFS and Metadata
• Oracle ACFS Compression
• Oracle ACFS Spare Files

Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service Overview

• Introducing Exadata Cloud Service
• Service Configuration Options Service Connection Options
• Service Architecture Availability
• Management Responsibilities
• Storage Configuration Management Details
• Simple Web-Based Provisioning Management
• REST APIs
• Migrating to Exadata Cloud Service