Upgrade to Oracle Database 12c test series | Exam Number: 1Z0-060

Preparing for the Oracle Database 12c Administrator Certified Professional (Upgrade) credential helps candidates gain the skills and knowledge related to the new features of Oracle Database 12c along with gaining key Database Administration skills related to Core, Performance, Storage, and Security. Keeping your certification current is key to keeping your expertise to be at the forefront of Oracle Database technology.

Exam Topics:

Enterprise Manager and Other Tools

• Use EM Express

• Use OUI, DBCA for installation and configuration

Basics of Multitenant Container Database (CDB)

• Identify the benefits of the multitenant container database

• Explain root and multitenant architecture

Configuring and Creating CDBs and PDBs

• Create and configure a CDB

• Create and configure a PDB

• Migrate a non-CDB to a PDB database

Managing CDBs and PDBs

• Establish connection to a CDB/PDB

• Start up and shut down a CDB/PDB

• Change instance parameters for a CDB/PDB

Managing Tablespaces, Common and Local Users, Privileges and Roles

• Manage tablespaces in a CDB/PDB

• Manage users and privileges for CDB/PDB

Backup, Recovery and Flashback for a CDB/PDB

• Perform backup of CDB and PDB

• Perform recovery of CDB and PDB

• Perform Flashback for a CDB

Information Lifecycle Management and Storage Enhancements

• Use ILM features

• Perform tracking and automated data placement

• Move a data file online

In-Database Archiving and Valid-Time Temporal

• Differentiate between ILM and Valid-Time Temporal

• Set and use Valid Time Temporal

• Use In-Database archiving

Auditing

• Enable and configure Unified Audit Data Trail

• Create and enable audit policies

Privileges

• Use administrative privileges

• Create, enable and use privilege analysis

Oracle Data Redaction

• Use and manage Oracle Data Redaction policies

RMAN and Flashback Data Archive

• Use RMAN enhancements

• Implement the new features in Flashback Data Archive

Real-Time Database Operation Monitoring

• Implement real-time database operation monitoring

SQL Tuning

• Use Adaptive Execution Plans

• Use enhanced features of statistics gathering

• Use Adaptive SQL Plan Management

Emergency Monitoring, Real-Time ADDM, Compare Period ADDM, and Active Session History (ASH) Analytics

• Perform emergency monitoring and real-time ADDM

• Generate ADDM Compare Period

• Diagnose performance issues using ASH enhancements

Resource Manager and Other Performance Enhancements

• Use Resource Manager for a CDB and PDB

• Explain Multi-process Multi-threaded Oracle architecture

• Use Flash Cache

Index and Table Enhancements

• Use Index enhancements

• Use Table enhancements

• Use Online operation enhancements

ADR and Network Enhancements

• Explain ADR enhancements

Oracle Data Pump, SQL*Loader, External Tables and Online Operations Enhancements

• Use Oracle Data Pump enhancements

• Use SQL*Loader and External table enhancements

Partitioning Enhancements

• Explain Partitioning enhancements

• Explain Index enhancements for partitioned tables

SQL Enhancements

• Use Oracle Database Migration Assistant for Unicode

• Use Row limiting clause, and secure file LOBs enhancements

• Configure extended datatypes

Key DBA Skills

Core Administration

• Explain the fundamentals of DB architecture

• Install and configure a database

• Configure server and client network for a database

• Monitor database alerts

• Perform daily administration tasks

• Apply and review patches

• Back up and recover the database

• Troubleshoot network and database issues

• Detect and repair data failures with Data Recovery Advisor

• Implement Flashback Technology

• Load and Unload Data

• Miscellaneous

  • Relocate SYSAUX occupants

  • Create a default permanent tablespace

  • Use the Redo Logfile Size Advisor

  • Use Secure File LOBs

  • Use Direct NFS

Performance Management

• Design the database layout for optimal performance

• Monitor performace

• Manage memory

• Analyze and identify performance issues

• Perform real application testing

• Use Resource Manager to manage resources

• Implement Application Tuning

Storage

• Manage database structures

• Administer ASM

• Manage ASM disks and diskgroups

• Manage ASM instance

• Manage VLDB

• Implement Space Management

Security

• Develop and implement a security policy

• Configure and manage auditing

• Create the password file

• Implement column and tablespace encryption