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DB DBA Certified I
The Oracle Database Administration I training equips learners with core skills to install, configure, secure, and manage Oracle databases, covering architecture, storage, backup, recovery, high availability, networking, and performance tuning.
120
Minutes
60
Questions
65
Passing Score
$245
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
It is ideal for junior to mid‑level database professionals who have basic SQL knowledge and want to validate their ability to administer Oracle Database 12c/19c environments. Candidates include DBAs, system administrators, and developers seeking to formalize their expertise and advance toward senior or specialist roles.
What's Covered
1
Architecture and Installation
2
User and Security Management
3
Storage Management
4
Backup, Recovery, and HA
5
Network and Performance
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Course Outline
62 learning goals
1
Architecture and Installation
2 topics
Database Architecture
- Describe Oracle Database server architecture: instance components, database files, and process structures.
- Explain the startup and shutdown sequence including NOMOUNT, MOUNT, and OPEN stages and their use cases.
- Configure Oracle Net Services with listeners, service names, and TNS configuration for client connectivity.
- Analyze database architecture to identify components involved in specific operations and troubleshoot startup failures.
- Identify the key components and features of Database Architecture and describe their primary functions within Oracle Database Administration I.
- Deploy Database Architecture with integration to monitoring, logging, and alerting services for operational visibility.
- Analyze Database Architecture configurations to identify security vulnerabilities, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
Database Creation
- Identify DBCA and manual database creation methods with required parameters and configuration files.
- Implement database creation using DBCA with template selection, storage configuration, and initialization parameters.
- Configure initialization parameters for memory, processes, control files, and character set settings.
- Evaluate database creation options to recommend appropriate configurations for workload requirements.
- Configure Database Creation with appropriate settings and parameters for a production deployment scenario in Oracle Database Administration I.
- Assess Database Creation implementations against best practices to identify gaps and recommend improvements.
- Name the prerequisites, dependencies, and supporting services required for implementing Database Creation.
2
User and Security Management
2 topics
User Administration
- Describe Oracle user account management including creation, profile assignment, and account locking/unlocking.
- Implement user creation with tablespace quotas, default tablespace, temporary tablespace, and profile assignments.
- Configure password policies using profiles with complexity rules, lockout settings, and expiration parameters.
- Analyze user management requirements to design role-based access control with appropriate privilege grants.
- Evaluate User Administration alternatives and tradeoffs to recommend the optimal approach for given constraints.
- Recognize common terminology, acronyms, and best practices associated with User Administration.
Privilege Management
- Identify system privileges, object privileges, and administrative roles (DBA, SYSDBA, SYSOPER).
- Implement role creation with privilege grants, role hierarchies, and secure application roles for access control.
- Configure Virtual Private Database (VPD) policies for fine-grained row-level security on table access.
- Evaluate privilege assignments to identify over-permissive access and recommend least-privilege improvements.
- List the configuration options and parameters available for Privilege Management and describe when each is appropriate.
- Apply Privilege Management configuration patterns to meet specific business requirements including compliance needs.
3
Storage Management
2 topics
Tablespace Administration
- Describe tablespace types: permanent, temporary, undo, and their storage management characteristics.
- Implement tablespace creation, resizing, and management with autoextend, quotas, and space monitoring.
- Configure undo management with undo tablespace sizing, retention settings, and flashback data archive.
- Analyze tablespace utilization to identify space issues, fragmentation, and recommend storage optimization.
- Implement Tablespace Administration following best practices for security, performance, and reliability.
- Diagnose Tablespace Administration issues by analyzing metrics, logs, and configuration to determine root causes.
Schema Objects
- Identify schema object types and their storage: tables, indexes, partitions, and LOBs.
- Implement table partitioning with range, list, hash, and composite partitioning for large table management.
- Configure index management including creation, rebuilding, monitoring usage, and invisible indexes.
- Evaluate schema storage to recommend partitioning strategies, index optimization, and space reclamation.
- Analyze Schema Objects configurations to identify security vulnerabilities, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Identify the key components and features of Schema Objects and describe their primary functions within Oracle Database Administration I.
4
Backup, Recovery, and HA
2 topics
Backup Operations
- Describe RMAN architecture: target database, recovery catalog, backup sets, and backup pieces.
- Implement RMAN backup configurations with device types, channels, compression, and encryption settings.
- Configure automated backup strategies with RMAN scripts, scheduling, and retention policy management.
- Analyze backup requirements to design protection strategies meeting RPO targets with optimal storage usage.
- Name the prerequisites, dependencies, and supporting services required for implementing Backup Operations.
- Configure Backup Operations with appropriate settings and parameters for a production deployment scenario in Oracle Database Administration I.
Recovery Operations
- Describe recovery scenarios: complete recovery, incomplete recovery, and disaster recovery concepts.
- Implement database recovery operations including restore, recover, and point-in-time recovery using RMAN.
- Configure flashback features including Flashback Database, Flashback Table, and Flashback Drop for rapid recovery.
- Evaluate recovery options to select the fastest method with minimal data loss for specific failure scenarios.
- Explain how to troubleshoot common issues with Recovery Operations including error messages and diagnostic procedures.
- Evaluate Recovery Operations alternatives and tradeoffs to recommend the optimal approach for given constraints.
5
Network and Performance
2 topics
Oracle Net Services
- Describe Oracle Net architecture with listeners, service registration, and connection management.
- Configure listener.ora and tnsnames.ora for database connectivity, load balancing, and failover.
- Implement Oracle Connection Manager and session multiplexing for connection pooling and firewall traversal.
- Analyze network configuration to troubleshoot connection failures, slow connections, and timeout issues.
- Compare Oracle Net Services deployment patterns to determine the best architecture for availability and scalability needs.
- List the configuration options and parameters available for Oracle Net Services and describe when each is appropriate.
Performance Basics
- Identify Oracle performance monitoring tools: Enterprise Manager, AWR, ADDM, and SQL Tuning Advisor.
- Implement Enterprise Manager Database Express for monitoring database health, alerts, and performance metrics.
- Configure automatic maintenance tasks for optimizer statistics gathering and advisor recommendations.
- Analyze performance metrics to identify top wait events, resource-intensive SQL, and recommend tuning actions.
- Describe the architecture and workflow of Performance Basics including integration points with related services.
- Implement Performance Basics following best practices for security, performance, and reliability.
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains in the Oracle Database Administration I certification exam guide.
- Core topics: Architecture, Installation, Storage, Users, Backup, Network, Performance.
- Oracle services, tools, and best practices relevant to this certification.
- Scenario-based problem solving at the associate level.
Not Covered
- Topics outside the official exam guide scope.
- Programming language specifics beyond the exam requirements.
- Specific pricing values that change over time.
- Third-party products beyond basic integration awareness.
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