• Database Administrators
• Administrator

• Before attending this course, students must have:
• Working knowledge of Oracle Database 11g: Release 2 on Linux Operating System

This program will be conducted with interactive lectures, PowerPoint presentations, discussions and practical exercises

Upon completion of this program, participants should be able to:

• Gain an understanding of the Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Service
• Manage Flex ASM
• Employ ASM space management techniques
• Create and delete Automatic Storage Management (ASM) disk groups
• Set the attributes of an existing ASM disk group
• Perform ongoing maintenance tasks on ASM disk groups
• Explain key performance and scalability considerations for ASM disk groups
• Describe the Automatic Storage Management (ASM) architecture
• Use different client tools to access ASM files
• Describe the format of a fully qualified ASM file name
• Describe the components of ASM
• Explain and apply Automatic Storage Management (ASM) initialization parameters
• Manage ASM instances and associated processes
• Monitor ASM using the V$ASM dynamic performance views
• Understand Flex ASM architecture and components
• Understand ASM Deployment Alternatives

• ASM Instance Administration
• Instance Parameters
• ASM_DISKGROUPS
• Adjusting ASM Instance Parameters in SPFILEs
• Instance Startup and Shutdown
• Relevant V$Views

• Flex ASM Architecture
• Background and Overview
• ASM Deployment Alternatives
• Configuring Flex ASM
• Managing Flex ASM
• Relocating an ASM Client

• ASM Disk Group Overview
• Disk Group Attributes
• Compatibility Attributes
• Disk Group Management
• Disk Group Metadata
• Viewing Connected Clients
• Disk Group Rebalance
• ASM Fast Mirror Resync

• Interaction Between Database Instances and ASM
• Accessing ASM Files
• Fully Qualified ASM File Names
• ASM File Creation
• View ASM Aliases, Files, and Directories
• ASM Directories Overview
• Managing ASM Directories
• Managing Alias File Names

• Oracle Cloud File System Components
• Overview of Oracle ACFS
• Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager
• High Availability NFS (HANFS) Overview
• Oracle ACFS Integration with Oracle ASM
• Oracle ACFS Administration
• Clusterware Resources and ACFS Administration
• ACFS and Dismount or Shutdown Operations

• Introducing Exadata Cloud Service
• Service Configuration Options & Service Connection Options
• Service Architecture & Availability
• Management Responsibilities
• Storage Configuration & Management Details
• Simple Web-Based Provisioning & Management
• REST APIs
• Migrating to Exadata Cloud Service