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Introduction

  • Overview of Oracle Linux
  • 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

Using the GRUB Bootloader

  • GRUB Bootloader overview
  • Configuring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Navigating the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Booting different kernels

Introduction to Systemd

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

Managing Time

  • Handling system tasks
  • Configuring date and time
  • Setting up Chrony
  • Scheduling automated tasks

Configuring Devices and Kernel

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Updating via DNF
  • Working with loadable kernel modules
  • Navigating /proc files and the sysfs file system
  • Utilizing the sysctl utility
  • Configuring udev rules

Managing Packages

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

Using Oracle Ksplice

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

User and Group Administration

  • Managing group accounts
  • Setting up and using Oracle/local case files
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Configuring password aging policies
  • Governing sudo command access

Using 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

Configuring the Network

  • Navigating the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the eth1 network interface
  • Leveraging the nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Using the ip utility

Securing the Network

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

Oracle on Oracle

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

Monitoring and Managing the System

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

Using System Logging

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

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Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators
 35 Hours

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