Course Outline
Introduction to Oracle Linux
- Oracle Linux architecture and available editions
- Novel features in Oracle Linux 10
- System prerequisites and supported hardware platforms
- Installation procedures and post-install configuration
Essential Linux Command Line Skills
- Shell navigation and terminal fundamentals
- Managing files and directories
- Interacting with text files
- File permissions and ownership models
- Using wildcards and accessing command history
- Accessing command-line documentation
User and Group Administration
- Creating and overseeing user accounts
- Managing groups and memberships
- Implementing password policies and account expiration
- Configuring user environments
- Delegating privileges using sudo
- Implementing account locking mechanisms
File Systems and Storage Administration
- Standards for the Linux file system hierarchy
- Physical partitioning and disk layout strategies
- Core concepts of the XFS file system
- Mounting and unmounting storage devices
- Establishing persistent mounts via /etc/fstab
- Operations with Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
- Managing swap space
- File system maintenance utilities
Software Package Management
- Fundamentals of the DNF package manager
- Configuring software repositories
- Installing, removing, and updating packages
- Overseeing local Oracle Linux repositories
- Workflows for system-wide updates
Process and Service Governance
- Process management and job control
- Tools for monitoring system resources
- Managing systemd services and units
- Configuring boot targets
- Analyzing journal logs
Networking Configuration
- Network basics and interface setup
- Administering NetworkManager
- Configuring hostnames and DNS
- Setting up static and DHCP networks
- Techniques for network troubleshooting
- Configuring SSH servers and clients
Security Administration
- Core Linux security concepts and principles
- Extended ACLs and file permissions
- SELinux fundamentals and policy essentials
- Managing SELinux contexts and booleans
- Configuring firewalls with firewalld
- Hardening SSH and implementing key-based authentication
- Managing system updates and security patches
System Monitoring and Performance
- Monitoring CPU, memory, and disk activity
- Analyzing system logs
- Performance monitoring tools and utilities
- Assessing resource utilization
- Diagnosing common system issues
Task Automation and Scheduling
- Using Cron jobs for scheduled tasks
- Employing systemd timers as an alternative to cron
- Using the At command for one-off executions
- Basic shell scripting for automation
- Practical automation examples
Backup, Recovery, and Troubleshooting
- Backup strategies and tool selection
- Archive and compression utilities
- Techniques for file recovery
- Boot troubleshooting and diagnostics
- Rescue mode and GRUB overview
- System recovery procedures
Oracle Linux Features and Course Conclusion
- Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK)
- Ksplice zero-downtime updates
- Oracle Linux repositories and support services
- Review of administration best practices
- Final hands-on assessment
Requirements
- Fundamental understanding of Linux command-line interfaces and file system structures
- Grasp of basic networking concepts (IP addresses, DNS, SSH)
Target Audience
- System administrators tasked with deploying and maintaining Oracle Linux environments
- Infrastructure engineers operating in Oracle-based data centers or cloud architectures
- DevOps professionals aiming to standardize on Oracle Linux for production workloads
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Testimonials (4)
good explanation on each points and provide assignment for practices.
Piseth Ben - ACLEDA Bank Plc.
Course - Oracle Database 19c: SQL Tuning Workshop
presentation skills, prompt answers to all questions
Oana - OPEN COURSE
Course - Oracle SQL LP - Fundamentals
Learning about a new tool, the practices help a lot in understanding the topics, and that was what I liked the most.
David Vargas Alpizar - BANCO BAC SAN JOSE S.A
Course - Oracle Database 19c: Administration
Machine Translated
it was structured very well both by days and by modules, easy to follow
