Course Materials (Downloadable)

• Lab Guide v2.0

• Slides v3.0

Introduction to Exadata

• Introduction to Exadata

• Exadata Architecture

• Exadata Rack

• Exadata Versions

• Exadata Hardware details

• Exadata Networking

Installing VPN Client Software

• Installing VPN Client Software

Exadata Storage Server

• About Exadata Storage Server

• Becoming Familiar with Lab Environment

• About CellCLI

• Lab: CellCLI

• About DCLI

• Configuring and using DCLI on Storage Servers

• Configuring and using DCLI on Database Servers

Exadata Storage Management

• About Exadata Storage Objects

• Lab : Exploring Exadata Storage Objects

• Exadata Initial Storage Configuration

• About Creating Cell Disks, Grid Disks, ASM Disk Groups

• Lab : Creating Cell disks, Grid disks, ASM Disk groups

Exadata Online Storage Reconfiguration

• About Exadata Online Storage Reconfiguration

• Lab : Part 1 of 3 - Performing Online Storage Reconfiguration

• Lab : Part 2 of 3 - Performing Online Storage Reconfiguration

• Lab : Part 3 of 3 - Performing Online Storage Reconfiguration

Exadata Storage Security

• About Exadata Storage Security

• Lab : Configuring ASM Scoped Security

• Lab : Configuring Database Scoped Security

Flash Cache and Flash Log

• About Flash Cache

• About Flash Log

• Lab : Creating Flash Cache and Flash Log

• About Writethrough and Writeback Flash Cache modes

• Lab : Configuring Writeback Flash Cache mode

• Lab : Configuring Writethrough Flash Cache mode

• About Exadata Statistics and Wait Events

• Lab : Monitoring Flash Cache using Statistics

Hybrid Columnar Compression (HCC)

• About Exadata Hybrid Columnar Compression

• Lab : Implementing Hybrid Columnar Compression

Smart Scan

• About Smart Scan

• Labs : Observing Smart Scan, Testing Index Elimination

Storage Indexes

• About Exadata Storage Indexes

• Lab : Measuring the effect of Storage Indexes using Statistics

Exadata I/O Resource Management (IORM)

• About Exadata IORM

• Lab : Implementing Intradatabase Plan

• Lab : Implementing Inter-database Plan

Updating Software on Exadata Servers (Patching)

• Overview of Patching in Exadata

• Lab : Applying Database QDPE Patch

• About Updating Exadata Software

• Updating Exadata Software on Exadata Database Servers

• Updating Exadata Software on Exadata Storage Servers

• Updating Firmware on RDMA Network Fabric Switches

Exadata Metrics and Alerts

• About Exadata Metrics and Alerts

• Lab : Exadata Metrics and Alerts

Exadata Tools and Utilities

• dbmcli

• exacli

• exadcli

• exawatcher

• exachk