Aim of the Certificate Exam

The certification exam is designed to help the candidate excel and command his future progression. It is designed to

• Empower individuals to execute tasks with confidence and skill
• Differentiate individual in a crowded job market
• Provide individuals with a mark of excellence that is extremely recognized by the clients and seeks within across the industries

Reference: https://education.oracle.com/mysql-5-7-database-administrator/pexam_1Z0-888

Target Audience

The Oracle 1z0-888 Certification Exam is targeted to the candidates having experience of working with MySQL Database technology and looking to pursue a career as an Oracle Certified Professional MySQL 5.7 Database Administrator OCP specialist in the field of MySQL Database technology.

Topics to Cover

Oracle 1z0-888 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.

• Configuring MySQL Knowledge of server options, variables, and the command line and using the same in configuring MySQL Ability to define option files Knowledge of using system variables

• Backup Strategy Understanding of system backup processes Ability to create a backup strategy Knowledge of MySQL backup tools and its usage techniques Explain raw backup methods Knowledge of binary logs and their usage

• Monitoring MySQL Monitor MySQL using Log Files, Status Variables and Performance Schema

• User Management knowledge of the MySQL privilege system Ability to create and modify user accounts Ability to configure passwords and account expiration Understanding the authentication plug-ins Knowledge of account permissions and configuring for individual accounts Ability to reset the forgotten root password

• Installing MySQL Ability to Install MySQL based on the required configurations Knowledge of Identifying the installed files and directories Ability to understand the initial configurations of the MySQL installation process Knowledge to Start and Stop MySQL based on the requirement

• Maintaining a Stable System Knowledge of system stability Ability to use capacity planning Ability to troubleshoot the system Ability to identify and rectify the causes of server slowdowns Knowledge of InnoDB Recovery

• MySQL Security Ability to identify security risks Knowledge of network security Ability to use password security Knowledge of operating system security Ability to Protect SQL Injections

• Optimizing Query Performance Ability to identify slow queries Knowledge of EXPLAIN statement Ability to work with Indexes Ability to Use Index Statistics

• MySQL Architecture Understanding of MySQL Processes and Requests Knowledge of data storage in MySQL knowledge of MySQL Tablespaces Ability to identify and differentiate the Redo and Undo logs The ability to use memory in MySQL

• Configure Replication Topology Replicate Conflicts Explain Replication Configure Replication Use MySQL Utilities Identify Replication Threads Monitor Replication Troubleshoot Replication

The candidate needs to go through and be proficient in every topic.