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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.

Brief Details

Following are the quick details related to the Oracle 1z0-432 Certification Exam

• Number of Questions: 85 Questions

• Duration: 120 minutes

• Exam Voucher: Candidates can purchase the exam vouchers on Oracle Education Portal. Voucher is valid for 6 months from the date of issue and is like a gift voucher which will get forfeited if not used within 6 months.

• Exam type: Multiple Choice Questions

• Exam Registration: Candidates willing to appear for the exam have to purchase the exam voucher. Post purchasing the voucher, the candidate can register for the examination on Oracle Education Portal

• Pass Score: 74%

• Exam Product Version: Oracle 12c

• Exam Mode: Online Proctored Exam. Candidates can take the examination from any place at any time as per their convenience. Candidates also have the option to give exams at any of the authorized training centers. Candidates can select the exam mode based on their convenience at the time of registration.

• Exam Price: $245 (USD) Price may vary from country and localized currency rates

• Exam Code: 1z0-432

• Exam Name: Oracle Real Application Clusters 12c Essentials