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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • General overview of Oracle Linux
  • Investigating the gateway machine
  • Examining the host VM

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Installation of Oracle Linux 8
  • Establishing remote server connections via SSH
  • Setting up OpenSSH

Utilizing the GRUB Bootloader

  • Introduction to the GRUB Bootloader
  • Configuration of the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploring features of the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Booting various kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Comprehending the service unit file
  • Leveraging the grub menu and command line
  • Working with systemd units
  • Utilizing systemd service units

Time Management

  • Handling system tasks
  • Setting date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Task automation

Device and Kernel Configuration

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Performing updates via DNF
  • Working with loadable kernel modules
  • Utilizing /proc files and the sysfs file system
  • Employing the sysctl utility
  • Setting udev rules

Package Management

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages with dnf
  • Using the rpm utility
  • Connecting to the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Building a local yum repository
  • Applying the dnf utility and modules

Leveraging Oracle Ksplice

  • The Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Applying Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Managing group accounts
  • Installing and utilizing Oracle/ local case files
  • Overseeing user and group accounts
  • Setting up user private groups
  • Configuring password aging policies
  • Controlling sudo command permissions

Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Deleting partitions
  • Different types of file systems
  • Viewing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Expanding swap space

Network Configuration

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Setting up the ethl network interface
  • Using nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Employing the ip utility

Network Security

  • Overview of network security practices
  • Initiating and configuring firewalld
  • Configuring nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Understanding Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and executing the Oracle database preinstall
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and configuring ASMLib
  • Reverting applied changes

System Monitoring and Management

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

System Logging

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

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators

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