Drive Team Excellence with Oracle Linux 8: System Administration Corporate Training

Oracle is a Linux distribution designed and supported by Oracle Corporation for enterprise-class use. Oracle Linux 8: System Administration provides detailed insights into various aspects of system administration that ensure the secure and reliable operation of enterprise-grade systems. By following effective system administration practices, professionals can promptly identify and resolve issues, minimize downtime, and ensure the continuous availability of services and applications. The Oracle Linux 8: System Administration training program enables professionals to manage and maintain Oracle Linux 8 systems efficiently and effectively.

The Oracle Linux 8: System Administration instructor-led training course provided by Edstellar can be customized to meet the teams’ requirements. The virtual/onsite Oracle Linux 8: System Administration training course led by expert trainers ensures professionals are well-equipped to handle various system administration tasks and will have the necessary skills to optimize, secure, and maintain Oracle Linux 8 environments to meet the needs of their organizations.

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Skills Your Employees Will Gain

These are the core, hands-on capabilities your team builds during the program.

  • Installation
    Installation is the process of setting up equipment or systems for operation. This Skill is important for roles in engineering, IT, and construction, ensuring functionality and safety.
  • Configuration
    Configuration is the process of setting up systems or software to meet specific requirements. This Skill is important for IT roles, ensuring optimal performance and functionality.
  • Package management
    Package Management is the process of handling software packages, including installation, updates, and removal. This skill is important for DevOps and system administrators to ensure efficient software deployment and maintenance.
  • System monitoring
    System Monitoring involves continuously observing and analyzing system performance and health. This skill is important for IT professionals to ensure reliability, optimize resources, and prevent downtime.
  • Network configuration
    Network Configuration involves setting up and managing network devices to ensure optimal connectivity and performance. This skill is important for IT professionals, as it ensures reliable communication, security, and efficient data transfer within organizations.
  • Security
    Security refers to the measures taken to protect systems, networks, and data from unauthorized access or attacks. This Skill is important for IT roles to ensure data integrity and safeguard sensitive information.

What Your Team Will Achieve After This Training

  • Apply basic Linux commands for file system navigation, user management, and package management
  • Analyze the file system hierarchy and understand basic commands for system administration
  • Install Oracle Linux 8 on a system, configuring disk partitioning and file systems
  • Evaluate different SSH authentication methods (password vs. key-based) for secure remote connections
  • Troubleshoot boot issues by modifying GRUB bootloader configuration and accessing boot parameters
  • Manage systemd services using systemctl commands and explore unit file structure
  • Automate tasks using cron jobs and systemd timers for scheduled system administration activities
  • Maintain system health by managing kernel parameters, exploring system filesystems (proc & sysfs), and configuring udev rules

Topics & Program Outline

The curriculum is organized into focused modules built by industry experts and delivered virtually or on-premise. Interactive sessions reflect the evolving demands of the workplace, keeping the learning both relevant and practical.

  1. Introduction to Oracle Linux 8: System Administration
    • Demonstration
  2. Exploring the Gateway Machine
    • Exploring the Gateway Machine
  3. Exploring the host02 VM
    • File system exploration
    • Network configuration
  4. Exploring the host03 VM
    • User management
    • Package management
  5. Logging off from your Gateway Machine
    • Logging out commands
    • Session termination
  1. Introduction to Oracle Linux
    • Oracle Linux history
    • Key features
  2. Oracle Linux
    • File system hierarchy
    • Basic commands
  3. Viewing Kernel Information
    • Kernel version
    • System architecture
  1. Installing Oracle Linux 8
    • Pre-installation requirements
    • Installation process
  2. Installation destination
    • Disk partitioning
    • File system selection
    • Demonstration: Installing Oracle Linux 8
  1. OpenSSH
    • SSH key generation
    • Secure file transfer
  2. System installation
    • Installing OpenSSH
    • Service management
  3. Connecting to a remote server by using SSH
    • Remote connection setup
    • Authentication methods
  4. Configuring OpenSSH to connect without a password
    • Key-based authentication
    • SSH configuration file
  1. The GRUB Bootloader
    • Boot process overview
    • Configuration files
  2. GRUB 2 bootloader configuration
    • Configuration commands
    • Boot entry management
    • Exploring the GRUB 2 bootloader
    • Booting different kernels
    • Rebuilding the initramfs
    • Accessing the GRUB menu to select different kernels and to modify boot parameters
  1. Introduction to systemd
    • systemd features
    • Service management
  2. The Service Unit File
    • Unit file structure
    • Service dependencies
    • Grub menu and command line
    • Exploring systemd units
    • Working with systemd service units
  1. Managing time
    • Time synchronization
    • Time zones
  2. Automating system tasks
    • Cron jobs
    • Scheduled tasks
    • Configuring date and time
    • Configuring Chrony
    • Automating tasks with Chron
    • Automating tasks using systemd timers
  1. Kernel and device configuration
    • Kernel parameters
    • Hardware information
    • The sysfs file system
    • Demo 8-1: Update or upgrade using DNF
    • Using loadable kernel modules
    • Exploring the /proc file system
    • Exploring the sysfs file system
    • Using the sysctl utility
    • Exploring and configuring udev rules
  1. Package management
    • Software repositories
    • Dependency resolution
  2. Using DNF to install, upgrade, or remove packages
    • Package management commands
    • Repository management
  3. Using the RPM utility
    • RPM package management
    • Package verification
  4. Accessing the Oracle Linux Yum Server
    • Repository configuration
    • Yum repository management
  5. Creating a local Yum repository
    • Repository setup
    • Package syncing
  6. Using the DNF utility
    • Advanced DNF commands
    • Package listing and searching
  7. Using DNF modules
    • Module streams
    • Module management
  1. Oracle Ksplice
    • Ksplice overview
    • Patchless updates
  2. Ksplice web interface: System status detail
    • Interface navigation
    • System health monitoring
  3. Installing the Ksplice offline client and kernel updates
    • Offline update process
    • Kernel patching
  4. Ksplice online updates
    • Online update process
    • Live kernel patching
  1. User and group administration
    • User management
    • Group management
  2. Group account administration
    • Group creation
    • Group membership management
  3. Install and use oracle/ local case file
    • Case file creation
    • File management
  4. Administering user accounts
    • User creation
    • User permissions
  5. Administering group accounts
    • Group settings
    • Group permissions
  6. Implementing user private groups
    • Private group creation
    • File access control
  7. Configuring password aging
    • Password policy setup
    • User password management
  8. Restricting the use of the su command
    • su command configuration
    • User access control
  9. Allowing the use of the sudo command
    • sudo configuration
    • sudo command usage
  1. Partitions, file systems, and swap
    • Disk management
    • File system types
  2. Removing partitions and additional swap space
    • Partition removal
    • Swap space configuration
  3. File system types
    • File system overview
    • File system creation
  4. Listing the current disk partitions
    • Disk partition information
    • Disk partition management
  5. Partitioning a storage device
    • Partitioning tools
    • Partition creation
  6. Creating ext4 file systems
    • ext4 file system creation
    • File system tuning
  7. Increasing swap space
    • Swap file creation
    • Swap space management
  1. Network configuration
    • Network setup
    • Network troubleshooting
  2. The nmcli radio object
    • Network interface control
    • Radio object management
  3. Configuring the ethl network interface
    • Interface configuration
    • Network settings
  4. Using the nmcli utility
    • nmcli command usage
    • Network profile management
  5. Using the nmtui utility
    • nmtui command usage
    • Text-based network configuration
  6. Using the ip utility
    • ip command usage
    • Network interface management
  1. Network security
    • Firewall management
    • Network security policies
  2. Starting firewalld
    • Firewall activation
    • Firewall management
  3. Exploring firewalld
    • firewalld configuration
    • firewalld zones and services
  4. Configuring firewalld
    • Rule configuration
    • Service configuration
  5. Configuring nftables
    • nftables overview
    • nftables configuration
  1. Oracle on Oracle
    • Oracle software stack
    • Oracle-specific configurations
  2. Oracle-related shell limits
    • Shell configuration
    • Resource limits
  3. Installing and running Oracle Database Preinstall
    • Preinstall package installation
    • Database setup
  4. Preparing disks for ASM use
    • Disk preparation
    • ASM configuration
  5. Installing and configuring ASMLib
    • ASMLib setup
    • Disk management with ASMLib
  6. Reverting changes made to host02
    • Configuration rollback
    • System restoration
  1. System monitoring and management
    • System health monitoring
    • Performance optimization
  2. Top utility
    • top command usage
    • Process management
  3. OSWatcher Analyzer (OSWbba)
    • OSWatcher setup
    • System analysis
  4. Using sosreport to collect system information
    • sosreport usage
    • System information collection
  5. Using standard Linux performance monitoring tools
    • Performance monitoring tools
    • Resource usage analysis
  6. Installing and using OSWatcher
    • OSWatcher installation
    • System monitoring
  7. Using OSWatcher Analyzer
    • Analyzer setup
    • System health analysis
  1. System logging
    • Logging configuration
    • Log file management
  2. Configuring log rotation (logrotate)
    • Log rotation setup
    • Log file compression
  3. Configuring system logging
    • rsyslog configuration
    • Logging policies
  4. Using rsyslog templates
    • Template configuration
    • Log file formatting
  5. Using logwatch
    • logwatch setup
    • Log analysis
  6. Using systemd-journald
    • journald configuration
    • Journal log management
  1. Troubleshooting
    • System diagnosis
    • Problem resolution techniques
  2. Transferring utilities from Gateway & System utility commands fail
    • Utility transfer troubleshooting
    • System command failure analysis

Who Should Attend?

This program suits professionals at many levels across the organization, including:

  • System Administrators
  • Linux Administrators
  • IT Professionals
  • Network Administrators
  • Database Administrators
  • Infrastructure Engineers
  • IT Support Engineers
  • Cloud Engineers
  • DevOps Engineers
  • System Engineers
  • Network Engineers
  • Managers

What are the Prerequisites?

Professionals with a basic understanding of the Linux operating system and its core functionalities, familiarity with Linux command line operations and text editing with editors such as vi or nano, knowledge of general computing concepts and tasks, including file management and software installation, experience with navigating through Linux file systems and setting file permissions, understanding of networking fundamentals, such as IP addressing, DNS, and DHCP, and an eagerness to learn and the ability to follow step-by-step instructions for hands-on labs and exercises can take up the Oracle Linux 8: System Administration training course.

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