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Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware & ASM Admin Accelerated

Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware & ASM Admin Accelerated training covers 6 days worth of content in only 5 days.

Updated 2026-03-17
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Description

Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware & ASM Admin Accelerated training covers 6 days worth of content in only 5 days. It starts with the Oracle Database 12c R2: Clusterware Admin Ed 2 course (4 days) and then covers the Oracle Database 12c R2: ASM Administration course (2 days). Learn about Oracle Clusterware and ASM architectures and how these products work together.

What You'll Learn

  • Describe available cluster configuration options.
  • Install Standalone Flex clusters.
  • Add and remove nodes from a cluster in addition to upgrading and patching existing Grid Homes
  • Manage and administer both Traditional Clusters and Policy-Managed Clusters.
  • Monitor and Troubleshoot Oracle Clusterware.
  • Use Oracle Clusterware to make applications highly available.
  • Administer ASM files, directories, templates, and disk groups.
  • Manage and administer Oracle ASM File System and its components.
  • Gain an understanding of ASM New Features.

Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of Oracle Database 11g: Release 2 on Linux Operating System
  • Oracle Database 12c R2: RAC Administration
  • Working knowledge of Oracle Clusterware, ASM & RAC on Linux
  • Oracle Database 12c R2 ASM new features

Outline

21 modules 5 Days total
  • Cluster in general
  • Oracle Clusterware Characteristics
  • Oracle Clusterware Architecture and Cluster Services Overview
  • Oracle Clusterware Requirements: OS, Public/Private Networks, and IP addresses
  • Grid Naming Service (GNS), Shared GNS, and Highly Available GNS
  • GNS Configuration Options
  • Single Client Access Name (SCAN)
  • Clusterware Process Architecture: HA Technology Stack and CRS Technology stack Oracle Clusterware Repositories: OCR and Voting Disks
  • Clusterware Initialization and OHASD
  • Controlling Oracle Clusterware Processes
  • Location Independent Names, Addresses and Name Resolution (GNS, SCAN, VIP..)
  • Grid Plug and Plug (GPnP) Architecture
  • Oracle Standalone Clusters
  • Oracle Domain Services Cluster
  • Oracle Member Cluster for Oracle Databases
  • Oracle Member Cluster for Applications
  • Oracle Extended Clusters
  • Shared Storage for Oracle Clusterware
  • Sizing Storage for Oracle Standalone Cluster
  • Grid Infrastructure Management Repository Details
  • Checking System Requirements
  • Single Client Access Name for the Cluster
  • Redundant Interconnect Usage
  • Kernel Requirements
  • Groups and Users & Shell Settings
  • Performing an image-based Grid Infrastructure Installation
  • Choosing a Cluster Configuration Option
  • Grid Plug and Play Support for Flex Cluster Configuration
  • Configuring Shared GNS
  • Verifying the Oracle Clusterware Installation
  • Adding Oracle Clusterware Homes
  • Prerequisites for Running addNode.sh
  • Adding a Node with addNode.sh
  • Configuring the node role
  • Removing a Node from the Cluster
  • Clusterware Admin Tools Review
  • Oracle Clusterware startup and shutdown
  • Administering the Voting Disk file
  • Administering the Oracle Cluster Registry Disk file
  • Network Administration
  • Reasoned What-If Command Evaluation
  • Policy-Based Cluster Management Overview
  • Server Categorization
  • Policy Set
  • Load-Aware Resource Placement
  • Server Weight-Based Node Eviction
  • Out-of-Place Oracle Clusterware Upgrade
  • Types of Patches
  • Obtaining Oracle Clusterware Patches
  • Rolling Patches
  • Installing a Rolling Patchset with OUI
  • OPatch Overview
  • Installing a Rolling Patch with OPatch
  • OPatch Automation
  • Using Oracle Autonomous Health Framework Overview
  • Cluster Verify Utility (CVU)
  • Cluster Health Monitor (CHM)
  • Cluster Health Advisor (CHA)
  • Trace File Analyzer (TFA) Collector
  • Using the Cluster Resource Activity Log (CALOG)
  • Using Oracle Clusterware Diagnostic and Alert Log Data
  • Node Eviction
  • Overview of Using Oracle Clusterware to Enable HA
  • Oracle Clusterware HA Components
  • Resource Management Options
  • Server Pools
  • Overall flow diagram of HA lifecycle
  • Clusterware Resource Modeling
  • Creating an Application VIP
  • Clusterware Resource Group
  • Overview of ASM
  • ASM Placement in Storage Stack
  • ASM Cluster Configuration for Oracle RAC
  • ASM Software Installation
  • ASM Key Components
  • ASM Instance Designs
  • ASM Utilities
  • Operating with Different releases of Oracle ASM and Database Instances
  • Managing ASM instance with various tools
  • Instance Startup and Shutdown
  • ASM Instance Parameters
  • Adjusting ASM Instance Parameters in SPFILEs
  • ASM System Privileges
  • ASM OS Groups and Role Separation
  • ASM Instance Connection modes
  • Flex ASM Architecture
  • Background and Overview
  • ASM Deployment Alternatives
  • Configuring Flex ASM
  • Managing Flex ASM
  • Relocating an ASM Client
  • ASM IO Services and Configuration
  • ASM Disk Group Overview
  • Disk Group Attributes
  • Compatibility Attributes
  • Disk Group Management
  • Disk Group Metadata
  • Viewing Connected Clients
  • Extending an Existing Disk Group
  • Dropping Disks from an Existing Disk Group
  • Adding and Dropping in the same command
  • Undropping Disks in Disk Groups
  • Replacing Disks in Disk Group
  • Renaming Disk Groups
  • Renaming Disks in Disk Groups
  • Resizing Disks in Disk Groups
  • Mounting and Dismounting Disk Groups
  • Dropping Disk Groups
  • ASM Disk Group Rebalance and Priority Ordered Rebalance
  • Capacity Management
  • Proactive Content Checking and Recovery
  • ASM Fast Mirror Resync at the failure group and disk group level
  • Configuring Preferred Read Failure Group
  • ASM Database-Oriented Storage Management
  • ASM Flex Disk Groups Characteristics
  • ASM File Groups
  • ASM Quota Groups
  • Administering File Groups and Quota Groups
  • Prioritized Rebalancing for File Groups
  • Interaction Between Database Instances and ASM
  • Accessing ASM Files
  • Fully Qualified ASM File Names
  • ASM File Creation
  • View ASM Aliases, Files, and Directories
  • ASM Directories Overview
  • Managing ASM Directories
  • Managing Alias File Names
  • Overview of Oracle ACFS
  • Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager
  • Oracle ACFS Integration with Oracle ASM
  • Oracle ACFS Administration
  • Clusterware Resources and ACFS Administration
  • ACFS and Dismount or Shutdown Operations
  • ACFS Snapshots
  • Oracle ACFS Automatic Resize
  • Oracle ACFS Scrubbing
  • Oracle ACFS Defragger
  • Oracle ACFS Metadata Collection
  • Oracle Metadata Acceleration
  • 4K Sector Support for Oracle ACFS and Metadata
  • Oracle ACFS Compression
  • Oracle ACFS Spare Files & Loopback Devices