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Introduction

  • Oracle Linux overview
  • Navigating the gateway machine
  • Navigating the host VM

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Installing Oracle Linux 8
  • Connecting to a remote server via SSH
  • Configuring OpenSSH

Understanding the GRUB Bootloader

  • GRUB Bootloader overview
  • Configuring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Booting various kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • systemd overview
  • Understanding service unit files
  • Utilizing the GRUB menu and command line
  • Working with systemd units
  • Managing systemd service units

Time Management

  • Managing system tasks
  • Setting date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Automating scheduled tasks

Device and Kernel Configuration

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Performing updates via DNF
  • Working with loadable kernel modules
  • Accessing /proc files and the sysfs file system
  • Using the sysctl utility
  • Configuring udev rules

Package Management

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages with dnf
  • Utilizing the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Creating a local yum repository
  • Using dnf utilities and modules

Utilizing Oracle Ksplice

  • Navigating the Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Performing Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Managing group accounts
  • Installing and using Oracle/local case files
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Configuring password aging policies
  • Managing sudo command permissions

Working with Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Removing partitions
  • Understanding file system types
  • Listing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Expanding swap space

Network Configuration

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the eth1 network interface
  • Utilizing the nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Using the ip utility

Network Security

  • Network security overview
  • Starting and configuring firewalld
  • Configuring nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Understanding Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and running Oracle database preinstall scripts
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and configuring ASMLib
  • Reverting changes

System Monitoring and Management

  • Using the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Utilizing sosreport
  • Employing standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installing and using OSWatcher
  • Analyzing data with OSWatcher analyzer

System Logging

  • Configuring log rotation
  • Setting up system logging
  • Using rsyslog templates
  • Utilizing logwatch
  • Working with systemd-journald

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Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Fundamental knowledge of Linux systems.

Target Audience

  • System Administrators
  • Technical Consultants
  • Database Administrators
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