Course Overview
This course is designed to provide a strong foundation in Oracle Database Administration. You will gain hands-on experience in installation, configuration, database management, and performance tuning, along with essential Linux administration skills.
Main Topics Covered
🗄️ Oracle Database Overview – Understanding key features and components
🏗️ Oracle Database Architecture – Core structures and processes
💻 Linux Basics for DBAs – Install & configure Linux OS on VirtualBox, and learn essential Linux administration commands
📥 Oracle Installation – Downloading, installing, and configuring Oracle Database
🏗️ Database Creation & Configuration – Building and managing a new Oracle database
👤 Database Access & Management – User accounts, privileges, and connectivity
📂 Tablespace Management – Creating and maintaining tablespaces
🔄 Backup & Recovery – Strategies and tools for securing data
⚡ Performance Tuning – Monitoring, optimizing, and troubleshooting database performance
✨ By the end of this course, you’ll have more than just the foundation — you’ll possess the core expertise, hands-on practice, and confidence to step into the role of an Oracle Database Administrator and grow into advanced DBA responsibilities.
Curriculum
🗂️ What is a Database & Why Oracle?
🧑💻 Role & responsibilities of a DBA
🏷️ Oracle Database editions & features
🌐 Understanding client-server architecture
📊 Real-world use cases of Oracle
🧱 Instance components: SGA, PGA, background processes
🗄️ Physical structures: Datafiles, control files, redo logs
📂 Logical structures: Tablespaces, segments, extents, blocks
🔄 How Oracle handles transactions & concurrency
⚖️ Difference between logical & physical storage & many more
🖥️ Install Linux OS on VirtualBox
📁 File system navigation & directory structure
🔑 User management & permissions
📜 Essential Linux commands (ls, cp, mv, grep, vi, etc.)
⚙️ Process & service management basics & many more.
📥 Downloading Oracle software
🛠️ Pre-installation requirements & environment setup
🖥️ GUI & silent mode installation methods
🔧 Post-installation verification & checks
🔐 Setting up Oracle environment variables
🏗️ Creating a database using DBCA
📝 Manual database creation steps
🔄 Database startup & shutdown modes
⚙️ Managing initialization parameters
🧩 Configuring listener & networking
👥 Creating & managing users
🔑 Granting/revoking roles & privileges
🛡️ Authentication methods (password, OS, external)
🗝️ Implementing password policies
🚫 Account locking & auditing basics
📂 Creating & managing tablespaces
📑 Understanding datafiles & storage allocation
🔄 Redo logs & archive log configuration
📊 Undo & temporary tablespace management
🧮 Space monitoring & resizing strategies
💾 Types of backups: Cold, hot, RMAN
🛠️ Configuring RMAN for backups
🔁 Recovery techniques: complete & incomplete
🕒 Flashback database & point-in-time recovery
🔍 Validating & testing backups
📊 Using AWR, ADDM, and ASH reports
🔧 Tools for monitoring performance (OEM, SQL*Plus)
⚡ Identifying & resolving bottlenecks
📈 SQL tuning basics & execution plans
🔍 Indexing strategies for performance
📝 Resume building tips for Oracle DBAs
🎤 Common interview questions & answers
🤝 Soft skills & communication for DBAs
🧑🏫 Real-time scenario discussions
🗣️ Mock interviews & feedback sessions
Duration
📅 Total: 10 Weeks, 8 Weeks of core training, 2 Weeks of interview preparation & mock interviews