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
