6.High availability
1 Warehouse
Partitioning Basics
- Partitioned Tables and Indexes
- Partitioning Methods
- Partitioning Types
- Partition Pruning and Star queries
Parallelism Concepts
- Operations That Can Be Parallelized
- How Parallel Execution Works
- Degree of Parallelism
- Parallel execution plan
Parallel Operations in Data Warehouses
- Parallel Query
- Parallel DDL
- Parallel DML
- Tuning Parameters for Parallel Execution
- Balancing the Workload
ETL: Extraction and Transportation
- Extraction Methods
- Capturing Data With Change Data Capture
- Sources and Modes of Change Data Capture
- Publish and Subscribe Model: The Publisher and the Subscriber
- Synchronous and Asynchronous CDC
- Asynchronous AutoLog Mode and Asynchronous HotLog Mode
- Transportation in a Data Warehouse
- Transportable Tablespaces
ETL: Loading
- Loading Mechanisms
- Applications of External Tables
- Defining external tables with SQL*Loader
- Populating external tables with Data Pump
- Other Loading Methods
ETL: Transformation
- Data transformation
- Transformation Mechanisms
- Transformation Using SQL
- Table Functions
- DML error logging
Materialized Views
- The Need for Summary Management
- Types of Materialized Views
- Using Materialized Views for Summary Management
- Materialized View Dictionary views
Refreshing Materialized Views
- Refresh Options
- Refresh Modes
- Conditions That Effect Possibility of Fast Refresh
- Materialized View Logs
- Partition Change Tracking (PCT) Refresh
- Refresh Performance Improvements
Query Rewrite
- Query Rewrite: Overview
- What Can be Rewritten
- Conditions Required for Oracle to Rewrite a Query
- Query Rewrite guidelines
- Setting Initialization Parameters for Query Rewrite
- Query Rewrite Methods
- Partition Change Tracking (PCT) and Query Rewrite
- Query Rewrite Enhancement to Support Queries Containing Inline Views
Using the SQL Access Advisor, Compression, and Resumable Sessions
- SQL Access Advisor: Usage Model
- Setting Initial Options
- Specifying the Workload Source
- Recommendation Options
- Schedule and Review
- PL/SQL Procedure Flow
- Tuning Materialized Views for Fast Refresh and Query Rewrite
- Table Compression and Resumable Sessions
2 Oracle Data Guard
Introduction to Oracle Data Guard
- Causes of Data Loss
- Oracle Data Guard Architecture
- Data Protection Modes
Creating a Physical Standby Database by Using SQL and RMAN Commands
- Preparing the Primary Database
- Creating a Physical Standby Database
Overview of the Data Guard Broker
- Oracle Data Guard Broker Features
- Oracle Data Guard Broker Configurations
Using DGMGRL to Create a Data Guard Broker Configuration
- Creating the Broker Configuration
- Adding the Standby Database to the Configuration
Creating a Physical Standby Database by Using Enterprise Manager Grid Control
- Using the Add Standby Database Wizard
- Verifying a Configuration
- Viewing the Data Guard Configuration Status
Monitoring a Data Guard Broker Configuration
- Monitoring the Data Guard Configuration
- Verifying the Configuration
- Using Enterprise Manager Data Guard Metrics
- Viewing Log File Details
Managing Data Protection Modes
- Determining Which Data Protection Mode to Use
- Setting Up Standby Redo Logs
- Setting the Data Protection Mode
Optimizing a Data Guard Configuration
- Monitoring Configuration Performance
- Optimizing Network Configuration
- Implementing Cascaded Destinations
Using Flashback Database in a Data Guard Configuration
- Using Flashback Database and Real-time Apply
- Using Flashback Database Instead of Apply Delay
- Recovering Data from the Standby Database From a Past Point-in-time
Performing Role Transitions
- Understanding Roles in an Oracle Data Guard Configuration
- Performing a Switchover to a Physical Standby Database
- Performing a Failover to a Physical Standby Database
- Re-enabling a Disabled Database After a Role Transition
Enabling Fast-Start Failover
- Configuring Fast-Start Failover
- Viewing Fast-Start Failover Information
- Performing Role Changes
- Reinstating the Database
Implementing Client Failover Procedures
- Configuring Your Database to Automate Failover for OCI Clients
- Configuring Your Database to Automate Failover for JDBC Clients
- Troubleshooting Client Failover
Creating and Managing a Snapshot Standby Database
- Converting a Physical Standby Database into a Snapshot Standby Database
- Using a Snapshot Standby Database
- Monitoring a Snapshot Standby Database
Using Oracle Active Data Guard
- Opening a Physical Standby Database in Read-only Mode
- Enabling Block Change Tracking on a Physical Standby Database for Fast Incremental Backups
Creating a Logical Standby Database
- Preparing to Create a Logical Standby Database
- Creating a Logical Standby using SQL/RMAN Commands
- Creating a Logical Standby using Grid Control
- Managing SQL Apply Filtering
- Performing Rolling Upgrades
Managing the Data Guard Configuration
- Viewing Data Guard Diagnostic Information
- Troubleshooting
Backup and Recovery Considerations in an Oracle Data Guard Configuration
- Using RMAN to Back Up and Restore Files in a Data Guard Configuration
- Offloading Backups to a Physical Standby Database
- Recovering a Corrupted Datafile on the Primary Database
- Backing Up a Logical Standby Database
Upgrading Databases in a Data Guard Configuration
- Using SQL Apply to Upgrade the Oracle Database
- Using a Physical Standby for Rolling Upgrades
- Upgrading an Oracle Data Guard Release 10.n Configuration to Release 11.1
3.Streams
Introduction and Overview
- Oracle Streams: Basic Elements
- Capture and Event Staging
- Staging Area Propagation
- Rules Engine
- Oracle Streams with Single-Source and Multiple-Source Database
- Oracle Streams Usage: Scenarios
- Using Oracle Streams for Upgrades and Migrations
- Interfaces to Oracle Streams
Database Configuration
- Configuring Database Parameters
- Configuring Archive Logging
- Supplemental Logging
- Database Configuration with Enterprise Manager
- Configuring Communication Between Databases
- Configuring Multiple Streams Sites
- Additional Preparation for File Propagation
Basic Objects of Oracle Streams
- Object Types
- Streams Events
- Logical Change Records (LCRs)
- Creating and Managing a Streams Administrator User
- Staging Area Architecture
- SYS.AnyData Queues
- Creating a Staging Queue
- View Interface to Queue Buffers
System-Created Rules
- Using Rules in Oracle Streams
- Generating System-Created Rules
- Using Subset Rules with Oracle Streams
- Row Subsetting
- Customizing System-Created Rules
- Negative Rule Sets
- Rule Evaluation with Negative Rule Sets
- Monitoring Rules
Enterprise Manager Interface to Oracle Streams
- Oracle Streams Manageability Features
- Configuring Oracle Streams
- Streams Setup Page
- Streams Tablespace Replication Wizard
- Capture Management
- Apply Management
- Propagation Management
- Managing Message Transformations
Simplified Streams Configuration
- Simplified Configuration Procedures
- Replicating a Single Tablespace (MAINTAIN_SIMPLE_TTS) and a Set of Tablespaces (MAINTAIN_TTS)
- Instantiating Database Objects
- Replicating Tables, Schemas, and Entire Database
- Improved Diagnostics for Streams
- Removing a Streams Queue
- Removing All Streams Components
Capture Process Concepts
- Capture
- Implicit Event Capture
- Capture Process Components
- Identifying Changes to Capture
- Logical Change Records (LCRs)
- Data Types, DDL and DML Types Captured
- Commands and DDLs Not Captured
- Streams Tags and Downstream Capture
Configuring a Capture Process
- Creating the Capture Process
- Downstream Capture
- Capture Process Parameters
- Starting and Managing the Capture Process
- Monitoring Log File Availability
- Capture Process Statistics
- Troubleshooting Capture
Instantiation
- Performing Instantiation
- Preparing for Instantiation
- Setting the Instantiation SCN
- Import Instantiation and Creation
- Instantiation Using Data Pump
- Setting the Instantiation SCN Manually
- Instantiating a Database Using RMAN
- Verifying Instantiations at an Apply Site
Propagation Concepts and Configuration
- Directed Networks
- Queue and Forwarding
- Apply Forwarding
- Queue-to-Queue Propagation
- Propagation Job, Rules, and Scheduling
- Creating, Managing, and Monitoring Propagation
- Troubleshooting Propogation Configuration
Apply Concepts and Configuration
- Processing Streams Events
- Applying DDL Events
- Error Queue
- Required Apply User Privileges
- Apply Process Components and Rules
- Enqueue Destination and Execution Directives During Apply
- Virtual Dependency Definition
- Apply Process and Parameters
Transformations
- Rule-Based Transformations
- Declarative LCR Transformations
- Customized Rule-Based Transformations
- Modifying an LCR
- Using LCR Extra Attributes
- Creating a Rule-Based Transformation
- One-to-many Transformations
- Viewing and Managing Rule-Based Transformations
Apply Handlers
- Creating an Apply Handler Procedure
- Implementing a DML Handler
- Creating an Error Handler
- Implementing a DDL and a Precommit Handler
- Restrictions for Apply Handler Procedures
- Managing Apply Handlers
- Customizing Apply Handler Actions
- Viewing Apply Handler Information
Administering a Streams Environment
- Managing the Capture Process
- Managing Propagations
- Managing Apply Processes
- Starting and Stopping Streams Processes
- Managing Streams Process Rule Sets
- Troubleshooting Apply Failures
Reconfiguring the Streams Environment
- Types of Streams Environments
- Extending a Single-Source System
- Extending a Multiple-Source System
- Using Streams for Upgrades or Migrations
- Removing Sites and Objects
Data Conflicts
- What Is a Replication Conflict?
- Error Queue
- Types of Data Conflicts
- Primary and Substitute Key Columns
- Detecting Conflicts
- Data Consistency and Convergence
- Conflict Avoidance and Resolution Foundation
- Site Ownership
Conflict resolution
- Prebuilt Conflict Handlers
- Resolution Columns
- Column Lists
- Configuring Supplemental Logging
- Resolving Conflicts with Prebuilt and Custom Update Conflict Handlers
- Common Data Conflict Errors
- Print Values from a SYS.AnyData Type
- Managing Errors
Message Queuing Concepts
- Enqueuing Events
- Subscriptions and Recipient List
- Creating a Messaging Client
- Streams Messages with Object Types
- Dequeuing Messages in Streams
- Message Handlers
- Configuring Message Notification and Monitoring Streams Messaging
- Queue Management Page
Enqueuing and Dequeing Events
- Enqueuing a Message in Streams
- Creating User Messages with LCRs
- Enqueuing a User-Created LCR
- Configuring Propagation of Non-LCR Events
- Dequeuing LCRs and Messages
- Applying User-Created LCR Events
- Configuring Rule-Based Apply of Messages
- Purging the Staging Queue
Best Practices and Operational Considerations
- Best Practices for Configuring Streams
- Archive Logging
- Capture Process SCN Values and Checkpoints
- Modifying FIRST_SCN and START_SCN
- Source Queue Growth
- NOLOGGING Operations
- Clock Synchronization
- Integrating Triggers with Streams
Troubleshooting Oracle Streams
- Troubleshooting Capture
- Troubleshooting Propagation
- Troubleshooting Apply
- Common Apply Errors
- Troubleshooting Secure Queue Access
4.Real Application Cluster
Oracle Clusterware Installation
- Oracle RAC 11g Installation
- Cluster Setup Tasks
- Using Raw Partitions
- Cluster Configuration
RAC Installation
- Installing Automatic Storage Management
- Configure ASM Storage
- Install the Database Software
Database Creation
- Management Agent Installation
- Storage Options for Database Files
- Create the Database
- Single Instance to RAC Conversion
RAC DB Administration
- Cluster Database Instance Administration
- Topology Viewer
- Automatic Undo Management and RAC
- Quiescing RAC Databases
- Transparent Data Encryption and Wallets in RAC
- ASM Instance and Crash Recovery in RAC
Backup and Recover a RAC DB
- Protecting Against Media Failure
- Oracle Recovery Manager
RAC DB Monitoring and Tuning
- CPU and Wait Time Tuning Dimensions
- Dynamic Reconfiguration
- ADDM Analysis
Services
- Workload Dispatching
- High Availability of Services in RAC
- Services and Resource Manager with EM
- Change Service Thresholds
- Using Distributed Transactions with RAC
High Availability of Connections
- Fast Application Notification
- Load Balancing Advisory
- Transparent Application Failover
Oracle Clusterware Administration
- Controlling the Oracle Clusterware Stack
- Back Up and Recover Your Voting Disks
- Back Up and Recover Oracle Cluster Registry
- Prevent Automatic Instance Restarts
Diagnosing the Oracle Clusterware components
- Oracle Clusterware Main Log Files
- RAC Diagnostic Infrastructure
- Maximum Availability Architecture
- RAC and Data Guard Topologies
- Extended RAC Connectivity
- Extended RAC disk mirroring
- Patch your RAC system in a rolling fashion