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Posted: 09/06/07

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CIS 2132 – Oracle Network Administration

 

Course Description:

 

Oracle Network Administration covers the tools and techniques used when configuring an Oracle Database Management System in a network environment. Upon completion of this course, the students will have the skills necessary to configure and troubleshoot network connections to the Oracle database.  Topics include: be able to identify networking issues and trends, understand Oracle networking solutions, use of Oracle client/server software to establish database server connections, usage and configuration of Oracle names, using Intelligent Agents, usage and configuration of multi-threads servers, usage of the Connection manager, troubleshooting networked Oracle environments, securing Oracle networked databases, and establish competencies for Oracle Network Administration exam.

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

Be able to identify networking issues and trends

Class

4

Understand Oracle networking solutions

D. Lab

4

Use of Oracle client/server software to establish database server connections

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Usage and configuration of Oracle names

Credit

6

Using Intelligent Agents

 

 

Usage and configuration of multi-threads servers

 

 

Usage of the Connection manager

 

 

Troubleshooting networked Oracle environments

 

 

Securing Oracle networked databases

 

 

Establish competencies for Oracle Network Administration exam

 

 

 

Prerequisite:   CIS 2128 and CIS 2129

Corequisite

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

 BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY NETWORKING ISSUES AND TRENDS

0

 

Be familiar with Oracle client/server software capability and benefits.

 

 

 

 

Learn how to assess networking needs

 

 

 

UNDERSTAND ORACLE NETWORKING SOLUTIONS 

4

4

 0

 

Understand Client/Server connections (Net Service Names and Connect Descriptors) and Oracle client/server software Architecture including the layers of the Oracle communication stack

 

 

 

USE OF ORACLE CLIENT/SERVER SOFTWARE TO ESTABLISH DATABASE SERVER CONNECTIONS

4

4

 0

 

Utilize Oracle client/server software Client-Side configuration software to setup server connections using both host and local naming methods. 

 

 

 

 

Be able to manually set the global database name, add the global database name to the hosts file, configure host naming method on the client and verify connectivity, and setup local naming connections.

 

 

 

USAGE AND CONFIGURATION OF ORACLE NAMES

 4

4

 0

 

Learn how to setup centralized naming.  Understand Oracle naming concepts and architecture.

 

 

 

 

Be able to administer Oracle Names server using the Namesctl utility.

 

 

 

USING INTELLIGENT AGENTS

4

4

 0

 

Learn how to utilize intelligent agents for networking.

 

 

 

USAGE AND CONFIGURATION OF MULTI-THREADS SERVERS

4

4

 0

 

Understand Multi-threaded server architecture and the connection process. 

 

 

 

 

Be able to configure, and monitor a multi-threaded server, and to manage connection pooling.

 

 

 

USAGE OF THE CONNECTION MANAGER

 4

4

 

Manage connections using the connection manager.

 

 

 

 

Learn about connection manager capabilities and how to configure and monitor using CMCTL.

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING NETWORKED ORACLE ENVIRONMENTS

4

4

 0

 

Troubleshoot network problems using TNSPING.

 

 

 

 

Learn how to troubleshoot basic problems and to enable logging and tracing with Oracle client/server software.  The use of Intelligent agents.

 

 

 

SECURING ORACLE NETWORKED DATABASES 

4

4

 0

 

Understand network security options and risks.

 

 

 

 

Be able to identify potential network security problems and utilize advanced network option to assist with security resolution.

 

 

 

ESTABLISH COMPETENCIES FOR ORACLE NETWORK ADMINISTRATION EXAM

4

4

 

Upon completion of this course, the student should be prepared to take the Oracle Network Administration exam.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Enterprise DBA Part 1B Networking; ORACLE; Oracle Academic Initiative (OAI) program, http://www.Oracle.com/

Oracle 8i: Network Administration; ElementK Press (www.elementk.com); ISBN:  0-791-541E

 

Reference Books: 

 

Oracle Press http://www.Oracle.com/