By the end of this Oracle NetApp training course, you should be able to:

• Describe key customer problems attending Oracle solutions and the advantages of implementing Oracle solutions on NetApp technology to solve these problems
• Describe key architecture decisions for planning the deployment of Oracle on NetApp storage systems operating in Data ONTAP 7-Mode or clustered Data ONTAP
• Set up NetApp clustered Data ONTAP storage systems for Oracle databases
• Install, configure and set up Oracle servers and Oracle databases on NetApp clustered Data ONTAP storage systems
• Use NetApp technology for Oracle database backup, recovery, and cloning operations

Module 1: Implementing Oracle on NetApp Storage Systems Overview

• Describe components of Oracle databases
• Describe key issues that are often experienced with Oracle deployments
• Describe the advantages of implementing Oracle solutions on NetApp technology

Module 2: Designing and Planning an Oracle Implementation

• Describe key design considerations for an Oracle deployment on NetApp storage systems
• Create the storage design to implement Oracle databases on NetApp storage systems

Module 3: Setting Up NetApp Storage Systems of Oracle Databases

• Configure clustered Data ONTAP network interface groups, logical interfaces (LIFs), and interface failover
• Configure clustered Data ONTAP virtual storage servers (V servers)
• Provision storage for a Vserver
• Access a Data ONTAP cluster
• Configure export policies
• Implement and validate a storage design on the clustered Data ONTAP operating system

Module 4: Installing an Oracle Server and Oracle Databases

• Describe requirements and prerequisites for installing an Oracle server and databases
• Install an Oracle database

Module 5: Oracle dNFS and NetApp Storage

• Enable direct NFS (dNFS) for an Oracle database
• Explain what dNFS is and how it differs from kernel Network File Systems (kNFS)
• List the database objects that show you the dNFS database traffic
• Configure multiple paths for dNFS

Module 6: Using Oracle ASM with NetApp Storage

• Define Automatic Storage Management (ASM) for an Oracle database on NetApp storage
• Define the Oracle ASM Library (ASMLib)
• Describe how to install and configure ASM and ASMLib to provision and configure storage and LUNs
• Create an ASM database
• Use ASM to create an application database

Module 7: Backup and Recovery Methods for Oracle

• Describe specific storage design requirements for the backup and recovery of Oracle databases
• Back up and recover an Oracle database by using SnapManager for Oracle (SMO)
• Back up and recover an Oracle database by using Snap Creator Framework

Module 8: Cloning Oracle Databases

• Describe use cases for cloning Oracle databases
• Identify the components that are needed for a clone creation
• Identify which objects to clone
• Use NetApp SnapManager for Oracle (SMO) to clone an Oracle database

Module 9: Disaster Recovery for Oracle Databases

• Describe disaster recovery plans and issues for Oracle databases
• Describe NetApp SnapMirror technology for Oracle databases
• Describe a SnapMirror disaster recovery scenario
• Implement recovery options
• Leverage Oracle Data Guard when implementing Oracle on NetApp storage

• Architecting Oracle on NetApp Storage (WBT)
• Data ONTAP Cluster-Mode Fundamentals (WBT)