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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

  • Introduction to the GRUB Bootloader
  • Setting up the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Investigating the GRUB 2 Bootloader
  • Booting into different kernels

Introduction to Systemd

  • Overview of systemd
  • Understanding service unit files
  • Utilising the grub menu and command line
  • Managing systemd units
  • Working with systemd service units

Managing Time

  • Handling system tasks
  • Setting the date and time
  • Configuring Chrony
  • Automating routine tasks

Configuring Device and Kenel

  • Understanding the sysfs file system
  • Updating via DNF
  • Loading and managing kernel modules
  • Interacting with the /proc and sysfs file systems
  • Utilising the sysctl utility
  • Defining udev rules

Managing Packages

  • Installing, updating, or removing packages via dnf
  • Using the rpm utility
  • Connecting to the Oracle Linux yum server
  • Establishing a local yum repository
  • Utilising dnf and its modules

Using Oracle Ksplice

  • The Ksplice web interface
  • Installing the Ksplice offline client
  • Performing Ksplice online updates

User and Group Administration

  • Managing group accounts
  • Installing and using Oracle/local case files
  • Administering user and group accounts
  • Implementing user private groups
  • Configuring password aging policies
  • Authorising and restricting sudo commands

Using partitions, file systems, and swap

  • Removing partitions
  • Understanding file system types
  • Listing existing disk partitions
  • Partitioning storage devices
  • Creating ext4 file systems
  • Expanding swap space

Configuring the Network

  • Understanding the nmcli radio object
  • Configuring the ethl network interface
  • Utilising nmcli and nmtui utilities
  • Employing the ip utility

Securing the Network

  • Overview of network security
  • 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

  • Utilising the top utility
  • OSWatcher analyzer (OSWbba)
  • Generating reports with sosreport
  • Using standard Linux performance monitoring tools
  • Installing and running OSWatcher
  • Analysing data with the OSWatcher analyzer

Using System Logging

  • Setting up log rotation
  • Configuring system logging
  • Utilising rsyslog templates
  • Employing logwatch
  • Managing systemd-journald

Troubleshooting

Requirements

  • Familiarity with Linux systems

Target Audience

  • System administrators
  • Technical consultants
  • Database administrators
 35 Hours

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