Enrolling in this course will help you work towards becoming a knowledgeable Oracle Linux System Administrator. Learn how to install Oracle Linux and gain an understanding of the benefits of Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK).
Expert Oracle University instructors will take you through hands-on training configuring the kernel, installing packages and updating the kernel of a running system. You'll also learn how to configure users and rights, create and manage file systems, configure networking and manage system security.
The course is taught on the Solaris Operating Environment, however the material is suitable for any operating system, including Linux, UNIX, Windows, and Mac OS.
Prepare a Linux Environment
This course concludes by teaching you best practices so you can properly prepare a Linux environment. This will help you develop the skills to install Oracle Database.
Target Audience:
- Administrator
- Technical Consultant
- System Administrator
Prerequisites
- Understand Unix shell command line features
- Know Basic shell scripting
- Identify types of user accounts
- Work with files and directories in Unix
- Understand Unix shell command line features
- Know Basic shell scripting
- Identify types of user accounts
- Work with files and directories in Unix
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Configure systems to use the UEK and enable kernel features.
- Perform initial system configuration; set up users and groups, configure system logging, the network and storage.
- Install additional software packages.
- Keep systems up-to-date using Oracle's Unbreakable Linux Network.
- Keep the kernel up-to-date using Ksplice technology.
- Configure services available in Oracle Linux, such as: DHCP, DNS, NFS, Samba, FTP, OpenSSH, NIS, LDAP, PAM, Web and Email.
- Secure, monitor and troubleshoot systems.
- Prepare Oracle Linux systems to run Oracle Database.
- Configuring & Updating the Kernel