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Course Outline

Introduction

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

Getting Started with Oracle Linux

  • Installing Oracle Linux 8
  • Connecting to a remote server using SSH
  • Configuring OpenSSH

Using the GRUB Bootloader

  • GRUB Bootloader overview
  • Configuring the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Exploring GRUB 2 Bootloader features
  • Booting different kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • systemd overview
  • Understanding service unit files
  • Using the GRUB menu and command line
  • Working with systemd units
  • Utilizing systemd service units

Managing Time

  • Managing system tasks
  • Setting date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Task automation

Configuring Devices and Kernels

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Updating with DNF
  • Using loadable kernel modules
  • Utilizing /proc and sysfs file systems
  • Applying the sysctl utility
  • Configuring udev rules

Managing Packages

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages with dnf
  • Using the rpm utility
  • Accessing the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Setting up a local yum repository
  • Utilizing dnf utilities and modules

Using Oracle Ksplice

  • Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Online Ksplice updates

User and Group Administration

  • Group account management
  • Installing and using Oracle/local case files
  • Managing user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Configuring password aging
  • Managing sudo command permissions

Using Partitions, File Systems, and Swap

  • Removing partitions
  • File system types
  • Listing current disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Increasing swap space

Configuring the Network

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the ethl network interface
  • Utilizing nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Using the ip utility

Securing the Network

  • Network security overview
  • Starting and configuring firewalld
  • Configuring nftables

Oracle on Oracle

  • Understanding Oracle-related shell limits
  • Installing and running the Oracle database preinstall
  • Preparing disks for ASM
  • Installing and configuring ASMLib
  • Reverting changes

Monitoring and Managing the System

  • Using the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Utilizing sosreport
  • Applying standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installing and using OSWatcher
  • Using the OSWatcher analyzer

Using System Logging

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

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System Administrators
  • Technical Consultants
  • Database Administrators
 35 Hours

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