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New Features of Oracle Database 12c
Enterprise Manager and Other Tools
  • Use EM Express
  • Use OUI, DBCA for installation and configuration
Basics of Multitenant Container Database (CDB)
  • Identify the benefits of the multitenant container database
  • Explain root and multitenant architecture
Configuring and Creating CDBs and PDBs
  • Create and configure a CDB
  • Create and configure a PDB
  • Migrate a non-CDB to a PDB database
Managing CDBs and PDBs
  • Establish connection to a CDB/PDB
  • Start up and shut down a CDB/PDB
  • Change instance parameters for a CDB/PDB
Managing Tablespaces, Common and Local Users, Privileges and Roles
  • Manage tablespaces in a CDB/PDB
  • Manage users and privileges for CDB/PDB
Backup, Recovery and Flashback for a CDB/PDB
  • Perform backup of CDB and PDB
  • Perform recovery of CDB and PDB
  • Perform Flashback for a CDB
Information Lifecycle Management and Storage Enhancements
  • Use ILM features
  • Perform tracking and automated data placement
  • Use Online Move Datafile
In-Database Archiving and Valid-Time Temporal
  • Differentiate between IL and Valid-Time Temporal
  • Set and use Valid Time Temporal
  • Use In-Database archiving
Auditing
  • Enable and configure Unified Audit Data Trail
  • Create and enable audit policies
Privileges
  • Use administrative privileges
  • Create, enable and use privilege analysis
Oracle Data Redaction
  • Use and manage Oracle Data Redaction policies

RMAN and Flashback Data Archive

  • Use RMAN enhancements
  • Implement the new features in Flashback Data Archive
Real-Time Database Operation Monitoring
  • Implement real-time database operation monitoring
SQL Tuning
  • Use Adaptive Execution Plans
  • Use enhanced features of statistics gathering
  • Use Automatic SQL Plan Management
Emergency Monitoring, Real-Time ADDM, Compare Period ADDM, and Active Session History (ASH) Analytics
  • Perform emergency monitoring and real-time ADDM
  • Generate ADDM Compare Period
  • Diagnose performance issues using ASH enhancements
Resource Manager and Other Performance Enhancements
  • Use Resource Manager for a CDB and PDB
  • Explain Multi-process Multi-threaded Oracle architecture
  • Use Flash Cache
Index and Table Enhancements
  • Use Index enhancements
  • Use Table enhancements
  • Use Online operation enhancements
ADR and Network Enhancements
  • Explain ADR enhancements
Oracle Data Pump, SQL*Loader, External Tables and Online Operations Enhancements
  • Use Oracle Data Pump enhancements
  • Use SQL*Loader and External table enhancements
Partitioning Enhancements
  • Explain Partitioning enhancements
  • Explain Index enhancements for partitioned tables
SQL Enhancements
  • Use Oracle Database Migration Assistant for Unicode
  • Use Row limiting clause, and secure file LOBs enhancements
  • Configure extended datatypes
Key DBA Skills
Core Administration
  • Explain the fundamentals of DB architecture
  • Install and configure a database
  • Configure server and client network for a database
  • Monitor database alerts
  • Perform daily administration tasks
  • Apply and review patches
  • Back up and recover the database
  • Troubleshoot network and database issues
  • Detect and repair data failures with Data Recovery Advisor
  • Implement Flashback Technology
  • Load and Unload Data
  • Miscellaneous
    • Relocate SYSAUX occupants
    • Create a default permanent tablespace
    • Use the Redo Logfile Size Advisor
    • Use Secure File LOBs
    • Use Direct NFS
Performance Management
  • Design the database layout for optimal performance
  • Monitor performace
  • Manage memory
  • Analyze and identify performance issues
  • Perform real application testing
  • Use Resource Manager to manage resources
  • Implement Application Tuning
Storage
  • Manage database structures
  • Administer ASM
  • Manage ASM disks and diskgroups
  • Manage ASM instance
  • Manage VLDB
  • Implement Space Management
Security
  • Develop and implement a security policy
  • Configure and manage auditing
  • Create the password file
  • Implement column and tablespace encryption

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