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OCI Networking Professional
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking Professional training teaches VCN design, DRG and transit routing, hybrid/multi‑cloud connectivity, load balancing, DNS, and security troubleshooting, enabling architects to build resilient, scalable cloud networks.
90
Minutes
50
Questions
65
Passing Score
$245
Exam Cost
Who Should Take This
It is ideal for cloud engineers, network architects, and solutions consultants who have at least two years of OCI networking experience. They seek certification to validate their expertise, advance to senior design roles, and lead enterprise‑wide networking implementations across hybrid and multi‑cloud environments.
What's Covered
1
VCN Architecture and Design
2
DRG and Transit Routing
3
Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Connectivity
4
Load Balancing and DNS
5
Network Security and Troubleshooting
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Practice Questions
Lesson Modules
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Exam Tips & Strategy
20 Activity Formats
Course Outline
62 learning goals
1
VCN Architecture and Design
2 topics
Advanced VCN Design
- Design multi-VCN architectures with CIDR planning, subnet allocation strategies, and gateway selection for enterprise workloads.
- Implement VCN route tables with complex routing rules for DRG, LPG, service gateway, and internet gateway traffic paths.
- Architect VCN flow log collection, analysis, and alerting for network traffic visibility and security monitoring.
- Evaluate VCN designs to identify routing conflicts, overlapping CIDRs, and suboptimal gateway configurations.
- Configure Advanced VCN Design with appropriate settings, policies, and parameters for a production deployment scenario.
- Assess Advanced VCN Design implementations against best practices to identify gaps and recommend improvements for production readiness.
- Architect Advanced VCN Design solutions with scalability patterns, capacity planning, and growth accommodation for long-term sustainability.
Subnet and IP Management
- Design subnet architectures with public, private, and regional subnets for multi-tier application deployment patterns.
- Implement secondary VNIC attachments, reserved public IPs, and ephemeral IP management for complex compute networking.
- Architect IPv6 deployment on OCI with dual-stack VCN configuration, IPv6-enabled subnets, and internet gateway IPv6 routing.
- Analyze IP address management to optimize CIDR utilization, plan for growth, and prevent address exhaustion.
- Evaluate Subnet and IP Management alternatives and tradeoffs to recommend the optimal approach for given performance and cost constraints.
- Formulate Subnet and IP Management governance frameworks with policies, standards, and compliance monitoring for organizational alignment.
- Explain how to troubleshoot common issues with Subnet and IP Management including error messages, logs, and diagnostic procedures.
2
DRG and Transit Routing
2 topics
DRG Architecture
- Design DRG transit routing with VCN attachments, virtual circuit attachments, and IPSec tunnel attachments for hub connectivity.
- Implement DRG route tables with import and export route distributions for controlling traffic flow between attachments.
- Architect hub-and-spoke topologies with DRG as the central hub connecting multiple VCNs, on-premises, and partner networks.
- Analyze DRG routing to troubleshoot asymmetric routing, route conflicts, and unexpected traffic paths.
- Design enterprise-grade DRG Architecture architectures incorporating high availability, disaster recovery, and security requirements.
- Apply DRG Architecture configuration patterns to meet specific business requirements including compliance and governance needs.
VCN Peering
- Design local VCN peering with LPG for same-region VCN-to-VCN connectivity with route table and security list configuration.
- Implement remote VCN peering through DRG for cross-region VCN connectivity with BGP route exchange and traffic engineering.
- Architect multi-region VCN peering topologies with transitive routing through DRG for global network connectivity.
- Evaluate peering designs to identify transit routing requirements, bandwidth limitations, and latency characteristics.
- Implement VCN Peering following best practices for security, performance, and reliability in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking Professional.
- Diagnose VCN Peering issues by analyzing metrics, logs, and configuration to determine root causes and remediation steps.
3
Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Connectivity
2 topics
FastConnect
- Design FastConnect architectures with partner and colocation models, virtual circuits, and BGP peering configurations.
- Implement redundant FastConnect with dual circuits across different providers or locations for high-availability connectivity.
- Architect FastConnect with multiple virtual circuits for traffic segregation between production, DR, and management networks.
- Analyze FastConnect performance including latency, bandwidth utilization, and BGP route convergence for optimization.
- Analyze FastConnect configurations to identify security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
- Recommend FastConnect optimization strategies balancing performance, cost, operational complexity, and risk management.
VPN and Cross-Cloud
- Design site-to-site VPN with IPSec tunnels, IKEv2 configuration, and BGP or static routing for on-premises connectivity.
- Implement VPN redundancy with multiple tunnels, dead peer detection, and automatic failover for connection resilience.
- Architect cross-cloud connectivity combining OCI-Azure Interconnect, FastConnect to AWS, and VPN for multi-cloud networking.
- Evaluate hybrid connectivity options comparing FastConnect, VPN, and interconnect based on bandwidth, latency, cost, and reliability.
- Architect VPN and Cross-Cloud solutions with scalability patterns, capacity planning, and growth accommodation for long-term sustainability.
- Configure VPN and Cross-Cloud with appropriate settings, policies, and parameters for a production deployment scenario.
4
Load Balancing and DNS
2 topics
Advanced Load Balancing
- Design flexible load balancer architectures with SSL offloading, cipher suite management, and certificate rotation strategies.
- Implement network load balancer for layer-4 TCP/UDP load distribution with backend health checks and flow-based hashing.
- Architect load balancer high availability with cross-AD deployment, session persistence, and connection draining configurations.
- Analyze load balancer metrics to identify backend health issues, connection distribution imbalances, and SSL handshake failures.
- Explain how to troubleshoot common issues with Advanced Load Balancing including error messages, logs, and diagnostic procedures.
- Evaluate Advanced Load Balancing alternatives and tradeoffs to recommend the optimal approach for given performance and cost constraints.
DNS and Traffic Management
- Design OCI DNS with public and private zones, DNSSEC, and zone transfer configuration for authoritative DNS hosting.
- Implement DNS traffic steering with geolocation, weighted, ASN, and IP prefix-based policies for intelligent traffic routing.
- Architect DNS resolver endpoints for hybrid DNS resolution between OCI private DNS and on-premises DNS infrastructure.
- Evaluate DNS architectures to optimize resolution performance, failover behavior, and cache TTL configurations.
- Compare DNS and Traffic Management deployment patterns to determine the best architecture for meeting availability and scalability requirements.
- Design enterprise-grade DNS and Traffic Management architectures incorporating high availability, disaster recovery, and security requirements.
5
Network Security and Troubleshooting
2 topics
Network Security Services
- Design Network Firewall deployments with stateful inspection, IDS/IPS, URL filtering, and threat intelligence feed integration.
- Implement WAF with access control rules, bot management, rate limiting, and custom protection rules for web application defense.
- Architect network segmentation with NSGs, security lists, and Network Firewall for micro-segmentation and zero-trust patterns.
- Evaluate network security postures to identify unprotected traffic flows, misconfigured rules, and compliance gaps.
- Plan Network Security Services migration and modernization strategies including phased rollout, testing, and rollback procedures.
- Implement Network Security Services following best practices for security, performance, and reliability in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking Professional.
Network Troubleshooting
- Implement Network Path Analyzer for testing connectivity between source and destination across VCN, DRG, and hybrid paths.
- Design VTAP configurations for packet capture and traffic mirroring to analyze network behavior and diagnose issues.
- Architect network monitoring with VCN flow logs, Logging Analytics, and custom dashboards for operational visibility.
- Analyze network problems using flow logs, path analysis, and packet captures to diagnose connectivity and performance issues.
- Deploy Network Troubleshooting with integration to monitoring, logging, and alerting services for operational visibility.
- Analyze Network Troubleshooting configurations to identify security vulnerabilities, performance bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities.
Scope
Included Topics
- All domains in the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Networking Professional (1Z0-1125) exam guide.
- Topics: VCN Design, DRG Transit Routing, Hybrid Connectivity, Load Balancing, DNS, Network Security, Troubleshooting.
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services, tools, and best practices relevant to this certification.
- Scenario-based problem solving at the Professional level.
Not Covered
- Topics outside the official exam guide scope.
- Programming language specifics and code-level implementation details.
- Specific pricing values and promotional offers that change over time.
- Third-party products and non-Oracle services beyond basic integration awareness.
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