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 Duration 21 hours (3 days)

Course Outline

Kernel and Performance Optimization

  • Managing Sysctl parameters and persistent tuning configurations
  • Adjusting CPU and memory tuning profiles
  • Real-time performance monitoring and bottleneck identification

Security Hardening

  • Enhancing the security of SSH and remote access protocols
  • Restricting root and sudo privileges
  • Implementing system-wide hardening checklists and scripts

Advanced Networking and Firewalld

  • Advanced use of firewalld with rich rules and direct configurations
  • Administering NAT, port forwarding, and masquerading
  • Utilizing network namespaces and isolated environments

High Availability and Clustering

  • Introduction to Oracle Clusterware and Pacemaker/Corosync
  • Establishing high-availability clusters
  • Configuring failover and resource management scenarios

Storage and Network File Systems

  • Configuring iSCSI targets and initiators
  • Securing the use of NFSv4 and SMB/CIFS
  • Understanding GlusterFS and distributed storage concepts

Automation with Ansible

  • Developing and executing Ansible playbooks
  • Leveraging roles, handlers, and variables
  • Automating configuration and service deployment processes

System Logging and Centralized Monitoring

  • Effective use of journald and rsyslog
  • Integration with centralized logging solutions (e.g., ELK)
  • Establishing alerts and audit trails

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Completion of Oracle Linux 9: System Administration II or comparable professional experience
  • Proficiency in shell scripting, storage management, and service administration

Target Audience

  • Senior system administrators and Linux engineers
  • DevOps professionals operating in enterprise Oracle Linux environments
  • Technical personnel preparing for high-availability and advanced automation challenges

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