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 Duration 35 hours

Course Outline

Introduction

  • Overview of Oracle Linux
  • Exploring the gateway machine
  • Examining the host VM

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

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

Utilizing the GRUB Bootloader

  • Introduction to the GRUB Bootloader
  • Configuring GRUB 2
  • Investigating GRUB 2 features
  • Launching various kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Interpreting service unit files
  • Navigating the grub menu and command line
  • Managing systemd units
  • Handling systemd service units

Time Management

  • Overseeing system tasks
  • Setting date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Automating recurring tasks

Configuring Devices and Kernel

  • Comprehending the sysfs file system
  • Updating systems using DNF
  • Managing loadable kernel modules
  • Interacting with /proc and sysfs file systems
  • Leveraging the sysctl utility
  • Defining udev rules

Package Management

  • Installing, updating, or uninstalling packages with dnf
  • Employing the rpm utility
  • Connecting to the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Establishing a local yum repository
  • Utilizing dnf utility modules

Implementing Oracle Ksplice

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

User and Group Administration

  • Managing group accounts
  • Installing and applying Oracle local case files
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Setting up user private groups
  • Managing password aging policies
  • Regulating sudo command access

Managing Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Deleting partitions
  • Understanding file system types
  • Reviewing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Generating ext4 file systems
  • Expanding swap space

Network Configuration

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

Network Security

  • Network security overview
  • Activating and configuring firewalld
  • Setting up nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Reviewing Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and executing Oracle database preinstall
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and setting up ASMLib
  • Reverting system changes

System Monitoring and Management

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

System Logging

  • Setting up log rotation
  • Configuring system logging
  • Applying rsyslog templates
  • Using logwatch
  • Managing systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators

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