Get in Touch

Course Outline

Introduction

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

Initial Steps with Oracle Linux

  • Installation procedures for Oracle Linux 8
  • Establishing remote server connections via SSH
  • Configuration of OpenSSH settings

Working with the GRUB Bootloader

  • Concepts of the GRUB Bootloader
  • Configuration of the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploration of GRUB 2 Bootloader features
  • Booting into different kernel versions

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of the systemd framework
  • Analyzing service unit files
  • Navigating the grub menu and command line
  • Utilizing systemd units
  • Managing systemd service units

Time Management

  • Handling scheduled system tasks
  • Setting date and time parameters
  • Configuring the Chrony service
  • Automation of routine tasks

Device and Kernel Configuration

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Performing updates via DNF
  • Utilizing loadable kernel modules
  • Interacting with /proc files and the sysfs file system
  • Applying the sysctl utility
  • Defining udev rules

Package Administration

  • Installing, updating, and removing packages using dnf
  • Utilizing the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Establishing a local yum repository
  • Using the dnf utility and its modules

Leveraging Oracle Ksplice

  • Navigation of the Ksplice web interface
  • Installation of the Ksplice offline client
  • Applying Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Management of group accounts
  • Installation and usage of Oracle/local case files
  • Administration of user and group accounts
  • Implementation of user private groups
  • Configuration of password aging policies
  • Management of sudo command permissions and restrictions

Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Deletion of partitions
  • Types of file systems
  • Listing existing disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Creation of ext4 file systems
  • Expansion of swap space

Network Configuration

  • Understanding nmcli radio objects
  • Configuration of the ethl network interface
  • Utilization of nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Use of the ip utility

Network Security

  • Overview of network security principles
  • Initialization and configuration of firewalld
  • Configuration of nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Analysis of Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installation and execution of Oracle database preinstall
  • Disk preparation for ASM
  • Installation and configuration of ASMLib
  • Reversion of configuration changes

System Monitoring and Management

  • Use of the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Utilization of sosreport
  • Application of standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installation and usage of OSWatcher
  • Analysis using the OSWatcher analyzer

System Logging

  • Configuration of log rotation
  • Setup of system logging services
  • Application of rsyslog templates
  • Use of logwatch
  • Management via systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Foundational knowledge of Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System Administrators
  • Technical Consultants
  • Database Administrators
 35 Hours

Number of participants


Price per participant

Testimonials (3)

Upcoming Courses

Related Categories