OCP Oracle 12c certified professional training and certification in washington DC

George Mason University, Volgenau School of Engineering

TAIT 0430: Oracle 12c Certified Professional (OCP)

Overview
Audience and Prerequisites
Course Outline Detail

This is an outstanding course and “yes”, I would recommend that DBAs and other Oracle users take this course to improve their skills.- Student

I have not worked as a DBA before, so the course introduced me to this field. The instructor was tactful enough to let me catch up in a way that did not draw the class behind. - Student

George Mason University partners with Oracle in the Oracle University program. Official Oracle curriculum is utilized in our Oracle 12c Database Administration program. Our instructors are Oracle Certified Professionals with real-world database administration experience. Students receive a 25% discount coupon on certification examinations as an added benefit of George Mason's membership with Oracle University. Effective 2010, books shipped by Oracle Corporation are in electronic format.

Overview

Oracle 12c Certified Professional (OCP) is one of the four highly demanded computer industry courses offered in the Oracle 12c Database Administration certificate program. This hands-on course will teach you to develop appropriate strategies for backup, restore and recovery procedures. Participating in extensive hands-on training will help you gain experience in a realistic technical environment. All books and materials are included.

The course will prepare students for the Oracle exams, as well as deliver a foundation in the real world application of their database skills. Learn how to:

Develop appropriate backup and recovery procedures
Implement backup and recovery settings and perform backup operations
Employ Oracle Database recovery procedures to recover from media and other failures
Diagnose and repair data failures
Use Flashback Technologies and data duplication to complement backup and recovery procedures
Secure the availability of the database by appropriate backup and recovery strategies

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Schedule

September 27, 2017 - October 30, 2017
Mondays and Wednesdays
Time: 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Schedule Details

Location: Arlington
Section: A06

Tuition

$2,000

CEUs

4 CEUs
40 Hours

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Contact Info.

Address:

	George Mason University TechAdvance Volgenau School of Engineering
	3351 Fairfax Drive, Suite 448
	Arlington, VA 22201

Telephone: 703-993-1551
Email: advance@gmu.edu

Audience and Prerequisites

This course is designed for individuals with the Oracle 12c Certified Associate certification or equivalent knowledge.

Course Outline Detail

Oracle 12c Certified Professional

Getting Started

Core Concepts of the Oracle Database, Critical for Backup and Recovery
Oracle DBA Tools for Backup and Recovery
Connecting to Oracle Recovery Manager (RMAN)
Quick Start: A Problem-Solution Approach

Configuring for Recoverablility

RMAN commands
Configuring and managing persistent settings
Using the Fast Recovery Area (FRA)
Control File
Redo Log File
Archiving Logs

Using the RMAN Recovery Catalog

Creating and Configuring the Recovery Catalog
Managing Target Database Records in the Recovery Catalog
Using RMAN Stored Scripts
Maintaining and Protecting the Recovery Catalog
Virtual Private Catalogs

Backup Strategies and Terminology

Backup Solutions Overview and Terminology
Balancing Backup and Restore Requirements
Backing Up Read-Only Tablespaces
Best Practices for Data Warehouse Backups
Additional Backup Terminology

Performing Backups

RMAN Backup Types
Incrementally Updated Backups
Fast Incremental Backup
Block Change Tracking
Oracle-Suggested Backup
Reporting on Backups
Managing Backups

Improving Your Backups

Compressing Backups
Using a Media Manager
Creating RMAN Multisection Backups, Proxy Copies, Duplexed Backup Sets and Backups of Backup Sets
Creating and Managing Archival Backups
Backing Up Recovery Files
Backing Up the Control File to a Trace File
Cataloging Additional Backup Files
Backing Up ASM Disk Group Metadata

Using RMAN-Encrypted Backups

Creating RMAN-Encrypted Backups
Using Transparent-Mode Encryption
Using Password-Mode Encryption
Using Dual-Mode Encryption

Diagnosing Database Failures

Reducing Problem Diagnosis Time
Automatic Diagnostic Repository
Interpreting RMAN Message Output and Error Stacks
Data Recovery Advisor
Diagnosing Data File Loss (file system and ASM)
Handling Block Corruption

Restore and Recovery Concepts

Restoring and Recovering
Instance Failure and Instance/Crash Recovery
Media Failure
Complete Recovery (Overview)
Point-in-Time Recovery (Overview)
Recovery Through RESETLOGS

Performing Recovery, Part 1

RMAN Recovery in NOARCHIVELOG Mode
Performing Complete Recovery (of critical and noncritical data files)
Restoring ASM Disk Groups
Recovery with Image Files
Performing Point-in-Time (PITR) or Incomplete Recovery
Table Recovery from Backups

Performing Recovery, Part 2

Recovery of Server Parameter File, Control File
Redo Log File Loss and Recovery
Password Authentication File Re-creation
Index, Read-Only Tablespace, and Tempfile Recovery
Restoring the Database to a New Host
Disaster Recovery
Restoring RMAN Encrypted Backups

RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup

Oracle Secure Backup Overview
Oracle Database Disk and Tape Backup Solution
Backing Up the Fast Recovery Area to Tape
Defining Retention for RMAN Backups
RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup Basic Process Flow
Integration with Cloud Control
RMAN Database Backup to Tape

Performing Tape Backups and Restores

Scheduling Backups with EM
Oracle-Suggested Backup
RMAN and OSB Process Flow
RMAN and Oracle Secure Backup Jobs
Managing Database Tape Backups
Performing Database Recovery
RMAN Automatic Failover to Previous Backup

Using Flashback Technologies

Flashback Technology: Overview and Setup
Using Flashback Technology to Query Data
Flashback Table
Flashback Transaction (Query and Backout)
Flashback Drop and the Recycle Bin
Flashback Data Archive

Using Flashback Database

Flashback Database Architecture
Configuring Flashback Database
Performing Flashback Database
Best Practices for Flashback Database

Managing Backup Space or Transporting Data

Transporting Tablespaces
Transporting Databases

Duplicating a Database

Using a Duplicate Database
Choosing Database Duplication Techniques
Creating a Backup-up Based Duplicate Database
Understanding the RMAN Duplication Operation
Using Cloud Control to Clone a Database

RMAN Performance and Tuning

Tuning Principles
RMAN Multiplexing
Diagnosing Performance Bottlenecks
Restore and Recovery Performance Best Practices

Backup and Recovery Workshop

Workshop Structure
Workshop Approach to Solving Failure Scenarios
Business Requirements for Database Availability and Procedures