Category: OCM 11g Preparation

Oracle 11g EM installation is divided in WebLogic and OMS. I gave the link to both files here. There is no mysterious in installing the WebLogic. As it is a binary file, all you can do is call the user interface and go through the steps. Do not try Oracle WebLogic Server 10.3.6 with the Enterprise …

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Creating the database is one of the most elementary tasks a DBA must do. For OCM exam, you must create the DB easily in all the ways imaginable. Like Gavin wisely said, "It’s not about what you know – it’s about how fast you can do stuff as time is the essence in this exam. Working …

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As we have many situations to deal with in the topics, my recommendation is creating 6 VMs using Virtualbox: Oracle Single Instance Oracle Enterprise Manager Oracle RAC Node 1 Oracle RAC Node 2 Oracle DG RAC Node 1 Oracle DG RAC Node 2 I won't show here how to create an VirtualBox and install Oracle Linux …

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The exam environment keep changing over the time and I believe that Oracle will soon update the Linux and Database release to the latest. As Oct/2014, the exam environment in official OCM website is the following: Exam Environment Oracle Linux Release 5.4 (32-bit) Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 (32-bit) Oracle Enterprise Manager 11g Grid …

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As we will need to create RAC, Dataguard, Single Instance and Oracle EM machines scenarios, let's consider a scenario where we will need to simulate 4 VMs running at the same time. To this work in your system, you will need at least: 16 GB RAM Quad core fast CPU (Something similar or better than a Core i5) …

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