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 Duration 21 hours (3 days)

Course Outline

Kernel and Performance Tuning

  • Sysctl parameters and persistent configuration
  • CPU and memory optimisation profiles
  • Real-time performance monitoring and bottleneck identification

Security Hardening

  • Hardening SSH and remote access controls
  • Restricting root and sudo privileges
  • System-wide hardening checklists and automation scripts

Advanced Networking and Firewalld

  • Advanced firewalld application using rich rules and direct configuration
  • Managing NAT, port forwarding, and masquerading
  • Network namespaces and isolated operational environments

High Availability and Clustering

  • Overview of Oracle Clusterware and Pacemaker/Corosync
  • Establishing high-availability clusters
  • Failover strategies and resource management scenarios

Storage and Network File Systems

  • iSCSI targets and initiators
  • Secure utilisation of NFSv4 and SMB/CIFS
  • GlusterFS and distributed storage principles

Automation with Ansible

  • Developing and executing Ansible playbooks
  • Leveraging roles, handlers, and variables
  • Automating configuration updates and service deployment

System Logging and Centralized Monitoring

  • Effective use of journald and rsyslog
  • Integration with centralised logging solutions (e.g., ELK)
  • Configuration of alerts and audit trails

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Completion of Oracle Linux 9: System Administration II or comparable practical experience
  • Proficiency in shell scripting, storage management, and service oversight

Intended Audience

  • Senior system administrators and Linux engineers
  • DevOps specialists operating within enterprise Oracle Linux ecosystems
  • Technical personnel preparing for high-availability architectures and advanced automation frameworks

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