Course Overview

This Oracle Database 12c: Install & Upgrade Workshop course is designed to provide students with a step-by-step guide for the installation of the optional Oracle 12c grid infrastructure followed by the installation of an Oracle 12c database. The primary focus is the configuration of a Linux host system, with helpful hints for other supported platforms such as Oracle Linux, Unix, and MS Windows. This course starts with a bare-metal server system and guides one through the process of an operating system installation, operating system configuration, and finally the Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Oracle database installations.

This course includes practical tips learned from many real-world installations. We include topics about the preparation of disks as Oracle Automatic Storage Management (ASM) candidate devices, troubleshooting installation issues, and verifying the validity of an apparently successful installation.

While this course module applies specifically to the installation of the Enterprise Edition of the Oracle database, it covers basic topics that apply to any Oracle software installation. Therefore, this material is also useful for the installation of other Oracle products such as the Oracle Database Client, specialized options for a database server installation, and so on.

This course considers subjects helpful for certification as an Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Associate (OCA) for ‘Exam: 1Z0-062: Oracle Database 12c: Installation and Administration.’

What you’ll learn

• Configuration of a host system for installation of the optional grid infrastructure and performing such an installation.
• Configuration of a host system for installation of the Oracle 12c Enterprise Edition of the database and performing such an installation.
• Using the Oracle Restart framework and integrating Oracle ASM, the Oracle 12c RDBMS, the Oracle Listener, and ASM disk groups into the framework.
• Troubleshooting tips to address installation and configuration issues on various platforms.
• Recommendations for an optimal host system configuration.
• Using Oracle ASM storage as an alternative to the file system.
• Using the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) to create and manage database instances.
• Developing a database upgrade plan and performing an upgrade to the Oracle 12c database.