Detailed Course Outline
Introduction
- Review Concepts and Pre-requisites Major Themes
- Virtualization with Oracle VM Server
- Oracle Virtual Machines in the Classroom
- Explore the RAC Database Repository
- Explore Oracle Software Installed and Configured
Enterprise Manager Deployment Best Practices
- Simple EM Install versus a Highly Available and Scalable EM
- EM HA Deployment Best Practices Summary
- OMR, OMS and Agents Installation Best Practices
- Availability Levels
- SLB for Failover and Scalability
Repository Configuration Best Practices
- RAC Database Repository: Best Practices
- MAA Advisor
- Compliance Standards
- Backup of OMR
- Manage and Monitor OMR: Adding agents to OMR nodes
Software Library Configuration
- Review of Software Library Concepts
- Software Library Planning
- Software Library Migration
Command Line Interface (EMCLI)
- Introduction to EMCLI
- EMCLI Installation and Configuration
Load Balancer Setup
- Load Balancer Concepts
- EM Load Balancer Requirements
- Load Balancer Configuration
OMS Configuration and Administration
- OMS Configuration Dependencies
- Out-of-Box OMS Configuration and Files Structure
- Best Practice: exportconfig
- OMS Plug-ins
- Expanding the OMS Pool
My Oracle Support Configuration
- Setup of MOS
- Access to MOS from Multiple OMSs
- Enable Patching
Deploying Oracle Management Agents
- Management Agents Review
- Agents Files Structure
- Agents Deployment/Installation Modes
- Agents Best Practices Configuration
- Agent-specific Plug-ins
- Self-Update Agents
Enterprise Manager Security
- EM Security Best Practices
- Secure OMS/Agent communications
- Securing Communication: Firewalls
- Operational Security
Monitoring the Enterprise Manager System
- Self-monitoring of EM
- Demo of Key Metrics
Recovery Techniques for EM
- OMS Recovery: Role of exportconfig
- OMS Recovery Scenarios
- Agents Recovery