Oracle Database RAC Administration (12c and…

Learn how to build and manage Oracle RAC databases (including releases 12c and 19c) of types: administrator-managed, policy-managed, CDB and RAC One node.

Not only the course will demonstrate the concepts for you, you will also gain practical experience on implementing the them.

Describe Oracle RAC database architecture
Install and create Oracle 12c and 19c RAC database
Perform the administration tasks on Oracle RAC
Manage backup and recovery in Oracle RAC
Monitor and tune Oracle RAC databases
Manage dynamic database services
Implement load balancing
Through this extensive course of good 58 lectures and more than 18 hours of video-based sessions, you’ll learn all of the managing Oracle 12c RAC databases. After every concepts lecture, you will implement a hands-on practical exercise. To guide you on implementing the practices, the practice lectures are supported by video-based demonstrations and the downloadable guide documents.
Starting with introducing the Oracle RAC Architecture, this course will take you all the away from creating Oracle 12c and 19c two-node RAC databases on a Linux platform of any type: administrator-managed, policy-managed, and CDB, performing administration tasks on Oracle RAC databases, managing backup and recovery in Oracle RAC, managing dynamic database services, implementing load balancing
This is an opportunity for the students to gain practical experience on this Oracle cutting-edge technology without the need for complex hardware components.
Upon completing this course, you will be able to build up an Oracle 12c and 19c RAC database and have the knowledge and experience to manage it.
Join the author in this learning journey to experience this amazing technology.

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Learning objectives

Understand oracle rac database architecture
Install and create oracle 12 rac administrator-managed and policy-managed database
Perform administration tasks on oracle rac
Manage backup and recovery in oracle rac
Understand the global resource management
Monitor and tuning oracle rac databases
Create and manage dynamic database services
Implement connection load balancing and taf
Understand and test application continuity

Apply patch sets on oracle rac
Upgrade oracle rac database
Create and manage oracle rac one node database
Create and manage an oracle rac cdb database
Manage database server pools in clusterware
Understand oracle flex clusters
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Understand oracle rac database architecture
Install and create oracle 12 rac administrator-managed and policy-managed database
Perform administration tasks on oracle rac
Manage backup and recovery in oracle rac
Understand the global resource management
Monitor and tuning oracle rac databases
Create and manage dynamic database services
Implement connection load balancing and taf
Understand and test application continuity
Apply patch sets on oracle rac
Upgrade oracle rac database
Create and manage oracle rac one node database
Create and manage an oracle rac cdb database
Manage database server pools in clusterware
Understand oracle flex clusters
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Syllabus

Introduction

This lecture introduces the course, course goal, assumptions, layout, and the covered skills.

Oracle RAC Fundamentals

In this lecture, you will learn how to describe the following:

What is Oracle RAC?
What are the advantages of Oracle RAC database?
What are the disadvantages of Oracle RAC database?
Why you should learn Oracle RAC database administration skills?

In this lecture, you should learn how to describe the following:

Oracle RAC hardware requirements
Shared storage configuration options
Oracle Grid Infrastructure components
Oracle Clusterware network configuration
Oracle RAC connectivity cycle
Oracle RAC database files locations

This lecture is to continue the previous lecture.

In this lecture, you will learn how to do the following:

Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure software
Install Oracle Database software
Create Oracle RAC database

In this practice you will create two virtual appliances. You will then make some configuration changes on them so that you can use them in the course practices.

In this practice you will create an Oracle 12c R1 two-node RAC database on the virtual machines that you created in the previous practice.

In this lecture, you will learn how to do the following:

Start up and shutdown Oracle RAC databases and instances using srvctland SQL*Plus utilities
Switch between Automatic and Manual management policies
Perform the common connection methods to RAC
Manage the initialization parameters in RAC
Manage the Undo in RAC
Terminate a session in RAC
Access RAC-wide performance views

In this practice you will perform some common Oracle RAC Administration tasks. Specifically, you will perform the following:

Use multiple connection methods to Oracle RAC database
Use the methods to start and stop Oracle RAC instances
Use the help system within the srvctl utility
Examine the initialization parameters in Oracle RAC databases

In this lecture, you will learn how to do the following:

Understand the RAC considerations in backup and recovery plan
Understand the RAC considerations when enabling archived redo logs
Managing Snapshot Control Files in RAC databases
Configure control file and SPFILE autobackup in RAC
Use RMAN parallelism in RAC

In this practice you will:

Enable Archivelog mode in the Oracle RAC database.
Set backup-related configurations
Create an automatic backup job
Set the snapshot control file in a shared location
Use RMAN to take backup of the RAC database
Use RMAN to restore Oracle RAC database

The target of this practice is to install Swingbench 2.5 on your hosting PC. In high level, you will perform the following:

Download and install Oracle client software on your hosting PC
Configure tnsnames.ora file in the hosting PC
Install Swingbench 2.5
Set up Order Entry schema (the one shipped with Swingbench)
Get familiar with Swingbench

The target of this practice is getting familiar with Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Express. In high level, you will perform the following:

Apply workload on the RAC database using Swingbench
Use the Oracle EM Database Express to perform basic administration functions
Use the Oracle EM Database Express to carry out some performance management and monitoring functions.

In this lecture, you learn to understand the following concepts:

Global Concurrency Control
Global Resource Directory (GRD)
Mastering and shadowing instances
Global Cache Management scenarios for single block access

In this lecture, you should understand and describe the following:

Performance tuning tools
Global Cache wait events
Global Enqueue wait events
Common RAC-related performance issues and their resolutions
Tips to tune Oracle RAC performance
Using ADDM in RAC

This is to continue the previous lecture.

The target of this practice is practicing various ways to monitor and tune Oracle RAC database. Specifically, you will perform the following:

Monitor the status of the clusterware resource, RAC database, and GRD memory usage.
Use EM Express to narrow down a performance bottleneck and tune slow sessions
Proof of concept study cases:
The impact of using sequences to generate unique values versus using tables.
The impact of enabling the cache option in the sequences. You will use the v$views as tuning tools in this study case.
Catching Transaction Enqueue locks in application sessions. You will use AWR reports as tuning tools in this study case.

In this lecture you will learn how to perform the following:

Describe the benefits about database services
Create, start, stop, enable and disable database services
Modify service configuration
Relocate services
Enable and disable parallel operations in services
Enable statistics aggregation

In this practice you will manage the dynamic database services. Specifically, you will:

Create a database dynamic service
Configure the tnsnames.ora file to connect to a service
Test the failover functionality in the service
Relocate a service from one instance to another
Collect and view statistics on the sessions connected to a service grouped by module and action.

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Set up the following configurations:
Client-side connect-time load balancing
Server-side connect-time load balancing with and without having the Load Balancing Advisory (LBA) enabled
Transparent Application Failover (TAF) on client side
Basic TAF on server side
Preconnect TAF on the client side and on the server side.
Describe Fast Connection Failover (FCF)
Describe and enable Fast Application Notification (FAN)

this is to continue the previous lecture.

In this practice you will implement and test different high availability methods for client connections in Oracle RAC database. Specifically, you will perform the following:

Configure client-side connect-time load balancing
Configure server-side connect-time load balancing with and without having the Load Balancing Advisory (LBA) enabled
Configure Transparent Application Failover (TAF) on client side
Configure Basic TAF on server side
Configure Preconnect TAF on the client side and on the server side.

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Understand the benifits of Application Continuity
Understand the benifits of Transaction Guard
Describe Application Continuity Restrictions
Create a service for Application Continuity
Create a service for Transaction Guard

In this practice, you will demonstrate how Application Continuity can be used in an application to recover from a RAC instance outage.

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Describe Oracle Patch types
Describe available methods to apply patches on RAC
Understand the best practices in applying patches
Use Opatch utility and OPatch Automation Utility to apply patches

This tutorial demonstrates creating an Oracle 12c R2 Physical standby RAC database from a Primary RAC database.

In this practice, you will apply Patch Set Update (PSU) number 26635815 (version 12.1.0.2.171017) on the RAC database stack, including the Grid Infrastructure home and Oracle Database home.

this is to continue the previous lecture.

In this lecture, you will learn the following:

Describe the difference between upgrade and data migration
Describe Oracle release number format
Understand the Oracle RAC upgrade procedure
Run the pre-upgrade tool
Use Database Upgrade Assistant (DBUA) in Oracle RAC

In this practice, you will upgrade the Oracle RAC database from release 12.1.0.2 to release 12.2.0.1.

In this lecture, you should learn how to perform the following:

Describe the architecture of Oracle RAC One Node
Create an Oracle RAC One Node database
Relocate an Oracle RAC One Node instance
Convert an Oracle RAC One Node to Oracle RAC
Convert a Single Instance Database to RAC One Node
Convert a RAC Database to RAC One Node

In this practice, you will perform the following:

Create a RAC One Node database
Relocate online the RAC One Node instance
Convert the RAC One Node database to a RAC database

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Describe the architecture of Oracle Database Multitenant
Create a Container Database (CDB)
Describe the difference between common and local users
Connect to a CDB and PDBs
Startup and shutdown CDB and PDBs
Understand the CDB-level performance views
Clone a PDB online
Drop a PDB

In this practice, you will perform basic tasks to manage a multitenant RAC database. Specifically, you will perform the following:

Create a Multitenant RAC database
Use different methods to connect to a CDB or PBD
Use different methods to startup and shutdown a CDB or PBD
Clone a PDB
Manage a PDB service
Drop a PDB

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Understand how the server pools are used in policy-managed RAC database
Describe the benefits of Policy-managed RAC databases
Create server pools for RAC databases
Convert an Administrator-managed RAC Database to Policy-managed Database
Create a Service for a Policy-Managed Database or PDB

In this practice, you will create a policy-managed RAC database. Specifically, you will perform the following:

Create server pools
Create a policy-managed CDB RAC database
Create dynamic database services associated with server pools
Test the node failover in the policy-managed RAC database

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Describe and create the following components in the Clusterware:
Server categorization
Cluster configuration policy
Cluster configuration policy set
Obtain and set Server Configuration Attributes

In this practice, you will perform the following:

Create and test server categories
Create and test cluster configuration policies

In this lecture, you will learn how to perform the following:

Understand the advantage of Flex Clusters
Describe Oracle Flex Cluster Architecture
Create a Flex Cluster database
Understand the difference between Hub and Leaf nodes
Convert a cluster to Flex cluster
Manage Oracle Flex clusters
Describe Oracle Flex ASM

Traffic lights

Read about what's good

what should give you pause

and possible dealbreakers

Appropriate for students who want to learn fundamental database principles

Suitable for individuals who want to become Oracle RAC database administrators

Explores Oracle 12c and 19c RAC databases

Instructor Ahmed Baraka is experienced in Oracle RAC database management

Course materials include video-based sessions, hands-on exercises, and downloadable guides for practical learning

Reviews summary

Practical oracle rac administration training

According to learners, this course offers an incredibly comprehensive and practical deep dive into Oracle Database RAC Administration for both 12c and 19c. Students consistently praise the instructor's deep expertise and clear explanations, especially on complex topics like Global Cache Management and Application Continuity. The hands-on labs are highlighted as the course's strongest feature, allowing students to build, manage, and troubleshoot RAC environments, ensuring real-world applicability. While the course provides extensive coverage from installation to patching and upgrading, some learners noted the lab environment setup could present initial hurdles and that the pace assumes significant prior Oracle knowledge, making it ideal for intermediate to advanced DBAs.

Covers wide range of RAC topics for 12c and 19c, ensuring relevance.

"A very comprehensive course on Oracle RAC administration. The video sessions are detailed."

"The content is current, covering 19c effectively. I liked the focus on real-world administration tasks."

"Perfect for reinforcing my RAC knowledge and learning about 19c features. It covers a lot of ground."

Instructor's profound knowledge and clear explanations are highly valued.

"The instructor is incredibly knowledgeable and explains complex topics... with crystal clarity."

"Excellent content and delivery. The instructor's deep expertise in Oracle RAC 12c and 19c shines through every lecture."

"The instructor knows his stuff. The lectures were clear, and the practicals reinforced every concept."

Extensive hands-on labs provide essential practical experience.

"The hands-on labs are the real highlight, allowing me to build and troubleshoot a 19c RAC environment from scratch."

"Incredible hands-on experience! Setting up a multi-node RAC environment without complex hardware was a huge plus."

"The practical exercises solidify the learning. I truly feel much more competent after completing this course."

"The practicals reinforced every concept. I gained practical, step-by-step guidance on implementing Oracle RAC."

Some learners encountered difficulties with virtual machine setup.

"My only minor gripe is that the virtual machine setup could be a bit smoother; I encountered a few network issues initially."

"I struggled with the lab environment setup. It felt like half the course was spent troubleshooting VM issues rather than learning RAC."

"The instructions for setting up the environment could be clearer and more robust. I'm not sure this is ideal for someone without strong Linux/VM skills."

Best suited for intermediate to advanced Oracle DBAs due to assumed prior knowledge.

"The course covers a lot of ground, but it assumes a significant amount of prior Oracle knowledge."

"As someone new to RAC... I found some parts moved too quickly without sufficient foundational explanations."

"It's probably better for intermediate to advanced Oracle DBAs, not beginners to RAC."

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