Administering Exadata Cloud Service on OCI

Description: This course will help you understand the Oracle Exadata Cloud Service offering and its architecture. As part of the guided demonstrations, you explore the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service console and the typical workflow involved in creating a service instance.

You look at the tasks involved in creating and managing Oracle Exadata Cloud Service instances in OCI and secure access to the resources. Further, you learn to create and administer an Oracle Database deployment in the Exadata

Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives

• Provide an overview of the Oracle Exadata Cloud Service offering
  
• Describe the division of management responsibilities between you and Oracle
  
• Learn the tasks involved in provisioning an Exadata Cloud Service instance
  
• Learn the tasks involved in deploying an Oracle database on an Exadata Cloud Service instance
  
• Perform administrative tasks related to Exadata Cloud Service instance and database deployment

Learn To

• Describe Exadata Cloud Service architecture
  
• Perform the steps to create an Exadata Cloud Service instance
  
• Describe Exadata Cloud Service instance configuration options
  
• Perform the steps to create a database deployment
  
• Perform the steps to connect to an Exadata Cloud Service instance
  
• Use the backup and recovery facilities for Exadata Cloud Service databases
  
• Use Enterprise Manager in conjunction with Exadata Cloud Service
  
• Describe options for migrating data to Exadata Cloud Service
  
• Describe the options for scaling an Exadata Cloud Service instance
  
• Describe the patching responsibilities for Exadata Cloud Service
  
• Stop, start, and restart Exadata Cloud Service database servers
  
• Describe the dbaascli command utility
  
• Discuss Oracle Cloud Infrastructure REST APIs
  
• Explain the oci command tool utility

Audience

• Database Cloud Administrators
  
• Exadata Administrators
  
• Architects

Topics

Exadata Cloud Service Introduction

• What Is Exadata Cloud Service?
  
• Hosting Options
  
• Rack Options: X7 System Configurations
  
• Service Availability & Scalability
  
• Data Security

Exadata Cloud Service Architecture Overview

• Network Architecture: Exadata Cloud Service
  
• Service Architecture
  
• Database Server: Architecture
  
• Exadata Storage Configuration: Disk Groups
  
• Exadata Cloud Service Management Responsibilities

Getting Started with Exadata Cloud Service

• Exadata Cloud Service Provisioning
  
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console

Creating an Exadata Cloud Service Instance

• Prerequisite Networking Requirements
  
• Creating an Exadata Cloud Service Instance
  
• Exadata Storage Configuration
  
• Creating an Exadata Cloud Service Instance
  
• About the Database Version

Creating a Database Deployment

• Creating a Database Deployment
  
• Creating a Database Deployment Using dbaasapi
  
• Monitoring Database Creation Using dbaasapi

Accessing Exadata Cloud Service

• Managing Network Access
  
• Connecting to Exadata Cloud Service Using SSH
  
• Connecting Using the PuTTY Utility
  
• Connecting to Exadata Cloud Service Databases Using Oracle Net
  
• Using Oracle Net Native Encryption and Integrity
  
• Using an IPSec VPN
  
• Using FastConnect

Administering a Database Deployment

• Backup and Recovery
  
• Using the bkup_api Utility
  
• Configuring Automatic Database Backup
  
• Backing Up Non-Database Files
  
• About Shared Oracle Homes
  
• Moving a Database to Another Oracle Home
  
• Deleting an Unused Oracle Home
  
• Managing the TDE Keystore
  
• Using Enterpriser Manager: Database Express or Database Control
  
• Using Enterprise Manager: Cloud Control
  
• Migrating Data to Exadata Cloud Service: Overview

Administering an Exadata Cloud Service Instance

• Scaling Exadata Cloud Service
  
• Patching and Updates: Overview and Responsibilities
  
• Patching and Updates Performed by Oracle
  
• Using the exadbcpatchmulti Utility for Patching
  
• Manually Patching Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure Software
  
• Patching and Shared Oracle Homes
  
• Updating Cloud Tooling on Exadata Cloud Service
  
• Stopping, Starting, and Rebooting Compute Nodes
  
• Storage Management: Overview and Responsibilities

Command Utilities and APIs

• About the dbaascli Command Line Utility
  
• Using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure REST APIs
  
• About the oci Command Line Interface
  
• Configuring the oci Command Line Interface
  
• Using the oci Command Line Interface