Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c

Certified Implementation Specialist

Exam Study Guide

Getting Started
The Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Certified Implementation Specialist Exam Study Guide is designed to help
you prepare for the Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials Exam (1Z0-432).
Earning this certification helps OPN members differentiate in the marketplace through proven in-depth expertise, and
helps their partner company qualify for the Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Specialization.

Target Audience
Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials exam audience defines the type of participants who are likely to pass the
exam and targets individuals with a specific level of education and expertise:
Job Role:

Technical Implementer

Level of Competency:

Candidates should know how to prepare the cluster servers, administrator environment, installation directories,
storage and network.
Candidates should be able to install Oracle Clusterware 12c and Oracle Database 12c software with RAC.
Candidates should be able to administer both administrator and policy-managed Oracle RAC databases

Candidates should know how to monitor and address performance issues

Candidates should have at least 2 years experience in RAC implementation

Exam Topics
Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials Exam covers eight topics:

Overview of 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 Overview
RAC Networking

RAC 12c New Features

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Levels of Knowledge

Each exam topic contains objectives and each objective is categorized by learner or practitioner level of knowledge.

Learner items test foundational grasp and

require product comprehension (not
recognition or memorization).

Example:

Practitioner items present on-the-job

scenarios and require the ability to: integrate
and apply knowledge in new contexts, analyze
and troubleshoot complex issues, and solve
problems.

Example:

When setting up price list modifiers in Advanced Pricing, which

three steps must be completed in order to successfully activate
surcharge and price break features?

1) You are creating price list modifiers in Advanced Pricing.

Your customer has three requirements: X, Y, Z. Identify the two
steps that must be completed in order to meet those requirements.
2) You are running a two-instance database with six redo logs
defined. You decide to add a third thread to support a third
database instance, on the third node of the cluster.
Using command line administration, which two commands will
you execute to achieve this?

Training Options
Throughout the study guide each exam topic recommends one or several training formats:

OPN Boot Camps

Online Training
Oracle University Training

While the Oracle PartnerNetwork facilitates free access to online training, in class trainings often require a fee.

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Exam Details per Topic

This section covers details associated to all exam topics such as: exam topics overview, objectives, levels of knowledge,
recommended trainings and sample questions. Specialization exams include all application functionalities not only the
most frequently used ones.

Topic 1: Overview of Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Real Application Clusters (RAC)
Objective

Level

Describe the Oracle Clusterware architecture for Oracle RAC

Learner

Describe the Automatic Storage Management (ASM) architecture

Learner

Describe RAC Architecture and Processing

Learner

Describe Server Pools and Policy Managed Databases

Learner

Describe an Oracle RAC environment and the components

Learner

Explain considerations for deploying Oracle RAC databases

Learner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c Overview of Oracle Grid Infrastructure and Real Application Clusters (RAC)

OPN Boot Camps

Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Implementation Boot Camp

Sample Questions
Which two actions must you take for configuring the ASM instance initialization?

Store the SPFILE on a shared raw device.

Use a server parameter file (SPFILE).

Store the SPFILE on separate disks.

Store the SPFILE in an ASM disk group.

Use a text initialization parameter file (PFILE).

Use a PFILE that references an SPFILE.

In Oracle Enterprise Linux 5, the init.ohasd entry in the /etc/inittab file is

responsible for_____.

Starting Oracle Clusterware when the node boots

Mounting shared volumes as required by Oracle Clusterware

Managing node evictions

Restarting ohasd in the event of a crash

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Topic 2: Installing a RAC Environment

Objective

Level

Install Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Practitioner

Upgrade Oracle Grid Infrastructure

Practitioner

Configure Storage for Grid Infrastructure and RAC

Practitioner

Configure the Operating System for Grid Infrastructure and RAC

Practitioner

Configure Networks for Grid Infrastructure and RAC

Practitioner

Install Grid Infrastructure for a cluster

Practitioner

Complete the Grid Infrastructure post-installation procedures

Practitioner

Upgrade to Grid Infrastructure 12cR1

Practitioner

Clone Oracle RAC

Practitioner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c Installing a RAC Environment

OPN Boot Camps

Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Implementation Boot Camp

Sample Questions
Which command can you use to manually check the cluster to verify it is enabled and
running, after a Grid Infrastructure installation?

srvctl status cluster -post

srvctl config cvu

srvctl status cluster

srvctl config cluster -isenabled

srvctl status cvu

Your Grid Infrastructure installation uses Oracle Flex ASM to hold the Oracle
Cluster Registry and voting disk files. Which step would you take to accomplish
this?

Ensure that shared storage is available to all cluster nodes.

Use different subnets for the private interconnect.

Configure the ASM network and the private interconnect on the same
NIC.

Bond multiple physical interfaces for the private interconnect.

Install Oracle Flex ASM before the Grid Infrastructure installation.

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Topic 3: Automatic Storage Management

Objective

Level

Explain the Oracle ASM Cluster Configuration with Oracle RAC

Learner

Describe Oracle ASM Disk groups and components

Learner

Explain how ASM protects data integrity using mirroring and failure groups

Learner

Explain file storage in Oracle ASM and the types of files that are supported

Learner

Describe online storage reconfigurations and dynamic rebalancing in ASM

Learner

Perform disk maintenance on disk groups

Practitioner

Perform mount and dismount operations

Practitioner

Explain allocation units and their importance in ASM

Learner

Define best practices and prepare storage resources for Oracle ASM

Learner

Configure Multipathing

Practitioner

Use ASMLIB to configure storage

Practitioner

Use ASMCA, ASMCMD, SRVCTL to manage Oracle ASM

Practitioner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c Automatic Storage Management

OPN Boot Camps

Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Implementation Boot Camp

Sample Questions
Which two commands delete the DATA2 disk group and all its files?

SQL> DROP DISKGROUP DATA2;

SQL> DROP DISKGROUP DATA2 FORCE INCLUDING CONTENTS;

SQL> ALTER DISKGROUP ALL DISMOUNT;

SQL> ALTER DISKGROUP DATA2 RESIZE DISKS IN FAILGROUP

failgrp2 SIZE 100G;

ASMCMD> dropdg DATA2;

ASMCMD> dropdg r DATA2;

ASMCMD> umount f DATA2;

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Which command can you use to manually check the cluster to verify it is enabled and
running, after a Grid Infrastructure installation?

srvctl status cluster -post

srvctl config cvu

srvctl status cluster

srvctl config cluster -isenabled

srvctl status cvu

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Topic 4: Cloud FS
Objective

Level

Define the Oracle ASM Storage Layers

Learner

Define ACFS Best Practices

Learner

Manage Oracle ACFS with Command-Line Tools

Practitioner

Create an Oracle ACFS File System

Practitioner

Manage Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM with ASMCA

Practitioner

Use the Oracle ASM Dynamic Volume Manager

Practitioner

Manage Oracle ACFS Snapshots

Practitioner

Define how Oracle ACFS integrates with Oracle ASM

Learner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c ASM Cloud Filesystems

OPN Boot Camps

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Sample Questions
Which command creates an ACFS file system on an ASM volume?

[grid@racnode1 ~] $ asmcmd create fs -acfs -v

/dev/asm/<volume_name>

[root@racnode1 ~]# mkfs -t acfs /dev/asm/<volume_name>

[grid@racnode1 ~] $ acfsutil -c acfs -f

/dev/asm/<volume_name>

[grid@racnode1 ~] $ mkfs -t acfs

/dev/asm/<volume_name>

[root@racnode1 ~]# asmcmd format -acfs -f

/dev/asm/<volume_name>

You want to create an ACFS snapshot. Which command accomplishes this?

$ acfsutil snap delete snapshot_2

/u01/app/oracle/acfsdata/testvol

$ acfsutil snap convert -w|-r snap_name mountpoint

$ acfsutil snap create snapshot_2

/u01/app/oracle/acfsdata/testvol

$ acfsutil info fs mount_point ls l

mount_point/.ACFS/snaps

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Topic 5: Managing and Monitoring Oracle RAC Environments

Objective

Level

Use SRVCTL or SQL*Plus to manage an Oracle RAC environment

Practitioner

Monitor and perform administration tasks on an Oracle RAC using Enterprise

Manager

Practitioner

Stop and start Instances using SRVCTL, CRSCTL or SQL*Plus

Practitioner

Perform instance recovery in Oracle RAC

Practitioner

Manage the Oracle Local Registry (OLR)

Practitioner

Explain RMAN Restore Scenarios for Oracle RAC

Learner

Handle failures in Oracle RAC

Practitioner

Add and delete nodes in an Oracle RAC

Practitioner

Manage an Oracle Clusterware environment with available tools and utilities

Practitioner

Add, move, or delete instances and services

Practitioner

Check Oracle Clusterware and RAC clusters for problems

Practitioner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c Managing and Monitoring Oracle RAC Environments

OPN Boot Camps

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Sample Questions
Identify two steps for deleting a policy-managed Database RAC 12cR1 node.

srvctl relocate instance -d db_unique_name -n

node_name

srvctl stop instance -d db_unique_name -n node_name

srvctl relocate server -n node_name -g Free

srvctl stop server -n node_name -g Free

How can you upgrade Oracle RAC Database 11gR2 to 12cR1, when the existing Oracle
Cluster Registry (OCR) and voting disks are stored on raw devices?

You must move them to Oracle ASM or a shared file system after you upgrade
your software.

Upgrade your software as raw devices are supported with Oracle RAC Database
12cR1.

You must move them to Oracle ASM or a shared file system before you
upgrade your software.

You must run the orarawdev.sh script after you upgrade your software.

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Topic 6: Oracle Clusterware Overview

Objective

Level

Describe Oracle Cluster Configuration

Learner

Use the Oracle Cluster Registry to store and manage information in Oracle
Clusterware

Practitioner

Describe the Cluster Ready Services Technology Stack

Learner

Describe the High Availability Services Technology Stack

Learner

Explain Oracle Clusterware version compatibility

Learner

Explain how Server Pools work

Learner

Use Server Pool Attributes to create a server pool

Practitioner

Describe the difference between a standard cluster and an Oracle Flex Cluster

Learner

Change a standard Cluster to an Oracle Flex Cluster

Practitioner

Add nodes to a cluster

Practitioner

Implement best practices around OCR location configuration

Practitioner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c Oracle Cluster Overview

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Sample Questions
Which command can you use for setting the node role?

# crsctl get node role status -node host02

# crsctl get node role config -node host02

# crsctl set node role leaf -node host02

# crsctl set cluster mode flex

# crsctl set cluster hubsize 16

Identify three components of the Cluster Ready Services Technology Stack.

Cluster Ready Services (CRS)

Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS)

Cluster Logger Service (ologgerd)

Grid Naming Service (GNS)

Grid Plug and Play (GPNPD)

Oracle Agent (oraagent)

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Topic 7: RAC Networking

Objective

Level

Identify network requirements for Oracle RAC

Learner

Describe IP address types

Learner

Explain the Single Client Access Name feature (SCAN)

Learner

Implement cluster interconnect best practices

Practitioner

Describe services using server pools

Learner

Describe the Grid Naming Service (GNS)

Learner

Convert cluster networks using DNS to GNS

Practitioner

Perform workload management with Dynamic Database Services

Practitioner

Recommended Training
Online Training

RAC 12c RAC Networking

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Sample Questions
Which four types of IP addresses are supported in a RAC configuration?

Public

Private

Semi-Public

IPv12 IP Addresses

IPv6 IP Addresses

Virtual

The CTO of your company recently heard about a feature, GNS, which can be used in an
Oracle RAC environment. He has asked you to start converting the current environment
to use this feature. Which three items need to be conveyed to the network administrator
to implement GNS?

Because each cluster should have its own GNS, it must be allocated a unique
domain on which it can run.

The GNS daemon listens on the GNS VIP using port 53 for DNS requests.

GNS virtual IP address is a static IP address configured in the DNS.

If the server on which GNS is running fails, Oracle Clusterware fails GNS
over, along with the GNS VIP, to another node in the cluster.

Both GNS daemon and the GNS VIP run on seperate node in the server cluster.

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Topic 8: RAC 12c New Features

Objective

Level

Implement the available Oracle Flex ASM Configurations

Practitioner

Migrate OCR and voting files from raw to Oracle ASM

Practitioner

Configure Oracle ACFS and Oracle ADVM in Oracle Flex ASM

Practitioner

Use the What If Command Evaluation

Practitioner

Set up Oracle Flex ASM

Practitioner

Perform administrative tasks on Oracle Flex ASM

Practitioner

Change the mode of a standard Oracle Clusterware to an Oracle Flex Cluster

Practitioner

Describe Flex ASM architecture

Learner

Use SRVCTL to manage Flex ASM

Practitioner

Describe the effects of failure in Flex Clusters

Learner

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RAC 12c New Features

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Sample Questions
You have a 3-node RAC with Flex ASM. You suspect an issue with the Flex ASM
instance on node 2. The cardinality of the Flex ASM setup is 3. You want to stop the
Flex ASM on node 2, and only that one. Which two items will accomplish this?

Run the command: [grid@server1 ~]$ srvctl modify asm count 2

Connect to the Flex ASM instance on node 2 and do a shutdown immediate.

Look up the PMON process for the Flex ASM on node 2 and kill it.

Run the command: [grid@server1 ~]$ srvctl modify asm count -1

Wait until all connections to the Flex ASM instance are gone and then it will stop
automatically.

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Which statement about Flex Clusters and node failures is incorrect?

Nodes that are evicted from the cluster do not require a restart, only a cluster
software restart.

If a Hub node fails, the node is evicted from the cluster and services are relocated
to other Hub nodes if possible.

Leaf nodes that are associated with failed Hub nodes are not evicted from
the cluster.

If a Leaf node fails, the node is evicted from the cluster and its services are
relocated to another Leaf node where possible.

The effect of a Leaf node failure is usually contained within the group of Leaf
nodes connected to the same Hub node.

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