Course Outline
Introduction
Overview of Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC)
- Introduction to Oracle RAC and its architecture.
- Benefits of RAC regarding high availability and scalability.
- Key RAC components: Cluster nodes, Clusterware, and ASM.
Fundamentals of Grid Infrastructure
- Understanding Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
- The role of Oracle Clusterware in RAC.
- Overview of Automatic Storage Management (ASM).
Installing Oracle Grid Infrastructure
- Hardware and software prerequisites for Grid Infrastructure.
- Installation and configuration of Oracle Grid Infrastructure.
- Configuring network and storage for RAC.
Preparing the Environment for RAC
- Preparing shared storage with ASM.
- Configuring the network environment for RAC.
- Setting up SSH equivalency and user environments.
Installing Oracle RAC
- Step-by-step RAC installation process.
- Post-installation tasks for Oracle RAC.
- Verifying RAC installation and troubleshooting common issues.
Administering RAC Databases
- Creating and managing RAC databases.
- RAC-specific administration tasks.
- Understanding RAC database instances and services.
Oracle Clusterware Administration
- Managing Clusterware components: Voting disks and OCR.
- Configuring and managing High Availability Services (HAS).
- Monitoring and troubleshooting Clusterware.
RAC Backup and Recovery
- Backup strategies for RAC environments.
- Performing backup and recovery in RAC.
- Using RMAN for RAC databases.
Introduction to ASM
- Understanding the architecture and benefits of ASM.
- ASM components: Disk groups, disks, and ASM instances.
- Installing and configuring ASM.
Administering ASM Disk Groups
- Creating and managing ASM disk groups.
- ASM disk group redundancy and performance.
- Monitoring and maintaining ASM disk groups.
ASM Instance Management
- Starting and stopping ASM instances.
- ASM instance parameters and tuning.
- ASM and Clusterware integration.
ASM Backup and Recovery
- Backup and recovery strategies for ASM.
- Using RMAN with ASM.
- Best practices for ASM management.
RAC Performance Tuning
- Tuning RAC database performance.
- Monitoring and optimizing RAC workloads.
- Using Oracle Enterprise Manager for RAC performance tuning.
High Availability and Disaster Recovery in RAC
- Implementing Oracle Data Guard with RAC.
- Configuring RAC for disaster recovery.
- RAC failover and switchover scenarios.
RAC Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
- Diagnosing and resolving RAC issues.
- Using Clusterware diagnostics and logs.
- Best practices for RAC troubleshooting.
Patching and Upgrading RAC and Grid Infrastructure
- Patching RAC databases and Grid Infrastructure.
- Performing rolling upgrades in RAC environments.
- Techniques for minimizing downtime during upgrades.
Advanced ASM Features
- Implementing ASM Flex and Flex Clusters.
- Overview and configuration of ASM cluster file system (ACFS).
- ASM monitoring and alerting mechanisms.
Advanced Grid Infrastructure Administration
- Configuring and managing Oracle Flex Clusters.
- Managing Clusterware resources and services.
- Using Oracle Cluster Registry (OCR) and voting disk management.
Securing RAC and Grid Infrastructure
- Implementing security best practices in RAC environments.
- Configuring ASM security features.
- Managing user roles and privileges in Grid Infrastructure.
Best Practices for RAC, ASM, and Grid Infrastructure
- High availability and scalability best practices.
- Performance optimization strategies.
- Implementing automation for RAC and ASM management.
Summary and Next Steps
Requirements
- Fundamental knowledge of Oracle database administration.
- Familiarity with SQL and PL/SQL.
Target Audience
- Database administrators.
- IT professionals.
