Become an Oracle RAC DBA

What is a Database Administrator (DBA)?

Database Administrators (DBAs) are responsible for the design, implementation, support and maintenance of computerized databases in today’s organizations. The role also includes architecting, building and scaling databases for future data growth and capacity. They are also responsible for security, performance and availability of data to users and customers.

A Dababase Administrator (DBA) is responsible for the following:

• Design, Implementation, Support and Maintenance of database(s)
• Database Architecture and Build Scalable database(s) to support future growth
• Database Security, Performance, and smooth Data Flow

Oracle Database Management System (DBMS)

All database operations in an organization happen with the help of a Database Management System (DBMS). The leading DBMBS in the world today are Oracle, Teradata, Microsoft, and MySQL. Oracle holds the highest revenue share of 48% amongst its competitors.

What is Oracle RAC (Real Application Cluster)?

Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) is an option to the Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Oracle RAC is a cluster database with a shared cache architecture that overcomes the limitations of traditional shared-nothing and shared-disk approaches to provide highly scalable and available database solutions for all your business applications. Oracle RAC is a key component of Oracle’s private cloud architecture.

What does this course offer me?

• Introduction to features and capabilities of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC).
• Installation and Configuration of Oracle Real Application Clusters.
• Install Oracle Clusterware and Real Application Clusters.
• Administer a RAC Database and Database Services in a RAC environment. Administer Oracle Clusterware, and add/remove a node to/from a cluster.
• Patch Oracle Clusterware and RAC software.
• Administer database in a Real Application Clusters environment using Enterprise Manager Grid Control.
• Configure and use database services, along with the Load Balancing Advisory in a RAC environment.
• Secrets for successful design of RAC clusters.
• Expose the internal concurrency, resource coordination and locking mechanism within RAC.
• Monitoring and Tuning RAC applications.

Course Requirements

• Basic knowledge and understanding of PL/SQL and Linux.
• This course is ideal for a DBA that has basic training and/or experience of installing at least one Oracle database.
• You are self-driven and motivated to learn.
• Participation in this course requires consistently spend least 10 hours per week to your exercises.
• You can communicate in written and spoken English.
• You have access to a computer with a broadband connection, on which you’ll install a professional code/text editor.

Who is the target audience?

• Fresh Graduates.
• Students.
• Database Administrators seeking RAC skills.
• Anyone from the IT or non-IT field who is looking for a career in the DBA field.

Future Job Profiles

• Database Administrator
• RAC DBA