Exadata Administration
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Slides
Lab Guide
Installing and Configuring VPN to Access Exadata Lab Servers

Instructions to Install and Setup VPN Access
Basics of Oracle Exadata Database Machine

What is Exadata?
Exadata Architecture
Exadata Network Architecture
About RDMA
About ILOM
Exadata Versions
Exadata Configurations
Working with Exadata Lab

***Lab Practice: How to connect to Exadata Lab?
***Lab Practice: Becoming Familiar with Exadata Lab Environment
Exadata Storage Server

About Exadata Storage Server
About Exadata System Software
About Celladmin and Cellmonitor Accounts
About Exadata System Software Utilities
Overview of CellCLI Utility
***Lab Practices: Cell Accounts and CellCLI Utility
Overview of DCLI Utility
***Lab Practice: Configuring DCLI on Cell nodes
***Lab Practice: Using DCLI on Cell nodes
***Lab Practices: Configuring and Using DCLI on DB Nodes
Exadata Storage Management

Overview of Exadata Storage Objects
***Lab Practices: Exadata Storage Objects
Overview of Initial Storage Configuration on Exadata
Overview of creating Cell Disks, Grid Disks, and ASM Disk Groups
***Lab Practice: Creating Cell Disks, Grid Disks and ASM Diskgroups
Overview of Exadata Storage Reconfiguration
*** Lab Practice: Performing Online Storage Reconfiguration
Overview of Exadata Storage Security
***Lab Practice: Implementing Exadata Storage Security
Key Features of Exadata System Software

Overview of Flash Cache and Flash Log
***Lab Practices: Flash Cache and Flash Log
Flash Cache Modes - Writethrough and Writeback
***Lab Practices: Configuring Write-back and Write-through Flash Cache modes
Overview of Hybrid Columnar Compression
***Lab Practice: Implementing Hybrid Columnar Compression
Overview of Smart Scan
***Lab Practices: Smart Scan
Overview of Storage Index
***Lab Practice: Storage Index
Overview of IORM
***Lab Practices: IORM
Updating Software on Exadata Database Machine (Exadata Patching)

Overview of Updating Software on Exadata Database Machine
Overview of Updating GI & DB Software
***Lab Practice: Updating Oracle GI & DB Software
Overview of Updating Exadata System Software
Updating Exadata Software on Database Servers
Updating Exadata Software on Storage Servers
Updating Firmware on RoCE Switches
Monitoring Exadata Performance

Using Database Statistics and Wait Events
Using AWR
Using Exadata Metrics, Alerts and Active Requests
Using ExaWatcher
***Lab Practice: Monitoring Exadata Performance
Other useful Tools/Utilities

DBMCLI
ExaCLI
ExaDCLI
EXAchk
Exadata Maintenance Tasks

Exadata Maintenance Tasks

Updating Software on Exadata Database Machine (Exadata Patching)

7 Lessons