Topics to Cover

Oracle 1z0-432 Certification covers topics such as Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Real Application Clusters (RAC), Installing a RAC Environment, Automatic Storage Management, Cloud FS, Managing, and Monitoring Oracle RAC Environments, Oracle Clusterware, RAC Networking, and RAC 12c New Features.

Oracle 1z0-432 certification exam is based on the learnings, key topics, and activities encountered during oracle pieces of training and implementations.

Following are the major topics along with the sub-skills, a candidate should cover while preparing for the examination. These topics will give the candidates a clear view of which topics and skills inclusive, one should focus on for the certification. Note: The list and details are not an all-inclusive content list. Oracle reserves the right to change and update the content (topics and sub-skills) at any point in time.

• Managing and Monitoring Oracle RAC Environments Managing Oracle RAC environment using SRVCTL or SQLPlus Monitor and perform administration tasks on an Oracle RAC using Enterprise Manager Stop and start Instances using SRVCTL, CRSCTL or SQLPlus Instance recovery in Oracle RAC Manage Oracle Local Registry (OLR) Explain RMAN Restore Scenarios for Oracle RAC Handle failures in Oracle RAC Add and delete nodes in an Oracle RAC Manage Oracle Clusterware environment with available tools and utilities Add, move, or delete instances and services Check Oracle Clusterware and RAC clusters for problems

• Installing RAC Environment Install and Upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure Configure Storage for Grid Infrastructure and RAC Configure Operating System for Grid Infrastructure and RAC Configure Networks for Grid Infrastructure and RAC Install Grid Infrastructure for cluster Complete the Grid Infrastructure post-installation procedures Upgrade to Grid Infrastructure Clone Oracle RAC

• Oracle Clusterware Overview Describe Oracle Cluster Configuration Store and manage information in Oracle Clusterware using Oracle Cluster Registry Describe Cluster Ready Services Technology Stack Describe High Availability Services Technology Stack Configure compatibility of Oracle Clusterware version Working of Server Pools Create server pool using server pool attributes Differentiate between the standard cluster and Oracle Flex Cluster Change standard Cluster to Oracle Flex Cluster Add nodes to a cluster Implement best practices around OCR location configuration

• Overview of Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Real Application Clusters (RAC) Describe Oracle Clusterware architecture for Oracle RAC Describe Automatic Storage Management (ASM) architecture Describe RAC Architecture and Processing Describe Server Pools and Policy Managed Databases Describe Oracle RAC environment and the components Explain considerations for deploying Oracle RAC databases

• RAC 12c New Features Implement Oracle Flex ASM Configurations Migrate OCR and voting files from raw to Oracle ASM Configure Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM in Oracle Flex ASM What if Command Evaluation Set up Oracle Flex ASM Perform administrative tasks on Oracle Flex ASM Change the mode of standard Oracle Clusterware to Oracle Flex Cluster Describe Flex ASM architecture Use SRVCTL to manage Flex ASM Describe the effects of failure in Flex Clusters

• RAC Networking Identify network requirements for Oracle RAC Describe IP address types Explain the Single Client Access Name feature (SCAN) Implement cluster interconnect best practices Describe services using server pools Describe Grid Naming Service (GNS) Convert cluster networks using DNS to GNS Perform workload management with Dynamic Database Services

• Automatic Storage Management Explain Oracle ASM Cluster Configuration with Oracle RAC Describe Oracle ASM Disk groups and components Explain data integrity using mirroring and failure groups Explain file storage in Oracle ASM and supported file types Describe online storage reconfigurations and dynamic rebalancing in ASM Perform disk maintenance on disk groups Perform mount and dismount operations Explain allocation units and their importance in ASM Define best practices and prepare storage resources for Oracle ASM Configure Multipathing Configure storage using ASMLIB Manage Oracle ASM using ASMCA, ASMCMD, and SRVCTL

• Cloud FS Define Oracle ASM Storage Layers Define ACFS Best Practices Manage Oracle ACFS with Command-Line Tools Create Oracle ACFS File System Manage Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM with ASMCA Use Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager Manage Oracle ACFS Snapshots Define integration between Oracle ACFS and Oracle ASM

Based on the above-mentioned syllabus and their related weight-age, it is clear that there is no one topic a candidate should focus on or a candidate can leave while preparing for the examination. The candidate needs to go through and be proficient in every topic.

Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials

Preparation Guide for Oracle 1z0-432 Certification Exam

Introduction

The Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials Certification Exam certifies the candidate has an understanding of Oracle Database technology. This certificate is also known as Oracle 1Z0-432 Exam which is a benchmark for experience and expertise recognized by employers across the globe.

Exam Content

The examination consists of 85 Questions. Candidates should score 74% to clear the examination.

Formats of Question

• Single Response Multiple-choice questions: Only One correct response from the given options best suits the statement or answers the question.
• Multiple Response Multiple-choice questions: Two or More Correct response from the given options best suits the statement or answers the question.

Exam Duration

Candidates will have 120 minutes for attempting 85 questions. So, it becomes important for the candidates to time-box the exam and restrict spending too much time on one question or one topic.

Exam Results

The Oracle 1z0-432 certification is a pass or fail examination and the candidate has to score a minimum of 74% to be termed as pass in the certification exam.

Candidates will receive an email with the result from Oracle within 30 minutes of completing the Certification exam. Exam results are also available on the CertView web portal and the candidate can visit the portal and login to the CertView account to view the exam results and get further details.

Exam Preparation

Questions in the exam are based on official training material provided by Oracle over different official platforms. Also the information in the following pieces of training is the source for the exam. Hence, Candidates should complete the defined training courses before appearing for the certification exam. Candidates should complete Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Certified Implementation Specialist training course for the proper understanding of content and topics.

There are two main types of resources for preparation of certification exams. First, there are the study guides and the books that are detailed and suitable for building knowledge from the ground and then there are video tutorial and lectures that can somehow ease the pain of through study and are comparatively less boring for some candidates yet these demand time and concentration from the learner.

Candidates who want to build a solid foundation in all exam topics and related technologies usually combine video lectures with study guides to reap the benefits of both but there is one crucial preparation tool as often overlooked by most candidates the practice exams. Practice exams are built to make students comfortable with the real exam environment. Statistics have shown that most students fail not due to that preparation but due to exam anxiety the fear of the unknown. It is recommended to prepare notes and practice 1Z0-432 Exam exam dumps.

Questions in the certification examination are based on the real-world scenarios and cater to the real-time problems implementation difficulties, hence along with all the training material and tutorial it is of utmost importance for the candidate to possess practical knowledge and experience of working in the field of selling and implementing Real Application Clusters 12c.