MySQL Database Administration — A 5 day course

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Synopsis

This MySQL Database Administration course is designed for MySQL Database Administrators who have a basic understanding of a MySQL database and SQL commands.

The course provides practical experience in setting up and maintaining a MySQL server, including backing up, recovery, configuration and tuning.

Objectives

To provide the skills necessary to administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and servers. The delegates will practise:

• Using Client Programs for MySQL DBA Work
• Obtaining Metadata
• Configuring the Server
• Server Installation, Administration and Upgrading
• Setting up Character Set Support
• Configuring Log Files
• Interpreting Error Messages
• Creating, Altering and Dropping Databases and Tables
• Locking and Transactions
• Using Storage Engines, including the MyISAM and InnoDB engines
• Table Maintenance
• Backup and Recovery, including Exporting (mysqldump) and Importing (mysqlimport)
• Administering Users and Privileges
• Using Stored Procedures and Triggers for Database Administration Tasks
• Securing the Server
• Tuning Queries
• Tuning Tables and Indexes
• Tuning the Server
• Using the Event Scheduler
• Creating Partitioned Tables
• Replication
• Using MySQL Workbench

Suitable For

Anyone who needs to administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and servers.

Follow-On Course

• MySQL Performance & Tuning

Prerequisites

A working knowledge of MySQL is required. This can be gained by attendance on the Introduction to MySQL course.

Examination

The MySQL Database Administration course will teach the major topics required for the delegate to work towards achieving the Oracle Certified Professional MySQL 5.6 Database Administrator Exam (1Z0-883).

Following attendance on the relevant courses, delegates will need to dedicate time for self study and researching the topics covered on the course. They will also need to gain hands-on experience so they can put into practice what they have learnt on the courses.

Attending courses alone will not guarantee exam success, previous experience, practice, self study and aptitude are also key requirements.

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience. The Oracle website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course nor in the course fee.

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Contents

Clients and Tools

• Introduction
• MySQL
• MySQL Admin
• Exercises: Using Client Programs

Obtaining Metadata

• What is Metadata?
• The mysqlshow Client Program
• The SHOW and DESCRIBE Commands
• The Information_Schema
• Show Command and Information_Schema Differences
• Exercises: Obtaining Information about MySQL

Configuring the Server

• MySQL Server Options and Variables
• MySQL Status Variables
• Configuring MySQL Enterprise Audit
• Exercises: Configuring the Server

MySQL Server Installation and Configuration

• MySQL Distributions
• Installing on Windows
• Installing on Linux and UNIX
• Starting and Stopping on Windows
• Starting and Stopping on UNIX/Linux
• Status Files
• Upgrading the Server
• Time Zone Tables
• Exercises: Installing, stopping and starting

SQL Modes, Log Files and Binary Logging

• MySQL Error Messages
• The SHOW Errors Statement
• The SHOW Warnings Statement
• SQL Modes
• Note Messages
• The PERROR Utility
• The General Log
• The Error Log
• The Slow Query Log
• The Binary Logs
• Exercises: Interpreting Errors and Configuring the Logs

MySQL Architecture

• Client/Server Overview
• Communication Protocols
• The SQL Parser and Storage Engine Tiers
• How MySQL Uses Disk Space
• How MYSQL Uses Memory
• Exercises: Examining the Architecture

Tables, Data Types and Character Set Support

• Table Properties
• Creating Tables
• Altering Tables
• Dropping Tables
• Emptying Tables
• Obtaining Table Metadata
• Column Attributes
• Bit Data Type
• Numeric Data Types
• Character String Data Types
• Binary String Data Types
• Enum and Set Data Types
• Temporal Data Types
• Auto_Increment
• Handling Missing or Invalid Data Values
• Exercises: Creating and Maintaining Tables

Transactions and Locking

• Locking Concepts
• Explicit Table Locking
• Advisory Locking
• Exercises: Locking

Storage Engines

• Introduction
• The MYISAM Engine
• The Merge Engine
• Other Engines: Archive, Memory, Federated, Blackhole, CSV
• Cluster Engine Overview
• Overview of High Availability Techniques
• Memcached and NoSQL Overview
• Exercises: Using Storage Engines

The Innodb Engine

• Introduction
• Features of Innodb
• Transactions
• Referential Integrity
• Physical Characteristics of Innodb Tables
• System Tablespace Configuration
• Log File and Buffer Configuration
• Innodb Status
• Exercises: Using the InnoDB Engine

Table Maintenance

• Table Maintenance Operations
• Check Table
• Repair Table
• Analyze Table
• Optimize Table
• MySQL Check
• MYISAMCHK
• Repairing Innodb Tables
• Enabling MYISAM AutoRepair
• Exercises: Maintaining Tables

Backup and Recovery

• The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Methods
• Binary Backups of MYISAM Tables
• Binary Backups of Innodb Tables
• Recovery
• Import and Export Operations
• Exporting Using SQL
• Importing Using SQL
• Exporting from the Command Line using mysqldump
• Importing from the Command Line using mysqlimport
• Exercises: Backing Up and Recovery

User Management

• Introduction
• User Accounts
• Creating Users
• Renaming Users
• Changing Passwords
• Dropping Users
• Granting Privileges
• The User Table
• Connection Validation
• Exercises: Creating, Managing and Dropping Users

Privileges

• Introduction
• Types of Privileges
• Revoking Privileges
• Resource Limits
• The MySQL Database
• The Show Grants Command
• Exercises: Granting and Revoking Privileges

User variables and Prepared Statements

• User Variables
• Prepared Statements
• Exercises: User Variables and Prepared Statements

Stored Routines for Administration

• Types of Stored Routines
• Benefits of Stored Routines
• Stored Routines Features
• Stored Routine Maintenance
• Obtaining Stored Routine Metadata
• Stored Routine Privileges and Execution Security

Triggers

• DML Triggers

Security

• Security Risks
• Users, Operating System, File System and Network Security
• Using SSL With MySQL
• Remote Connecting to the MySQL Server Using SSH
• Exercises: Securing the Server

Tuning Queries

• Tuning Overview
• Identifying Candidates for Query Analysis
• Using Explain to Analyze Queries
• Meaning of Explain Output
• Explain Extended
• Exercises: Explaining and Tuning Queries

Tuning and Indexes 1

• Indexes for Performance
• Creating and Dropping Indexes
• Obtaining Index Metadata
• Indexing Principles
• Exercises: Creating and Using Indexes

Tuning and Indexes 2

• Indexing and Joins
• Fulltext Indexes
• MyISAM Index Caching
• Exercises: Creating and Using Indexes

Tuning and Tables

• General Table Optimizations
• Myisam Specific Optimizations
• Innodb Specific Optimizations
• Other Engine Specific Optimizations
• Exercises: Tuning Tables

Tuning the Server

• Status Variables
• Server Variables
• Performance Schema Overview
• The Query Cache
• Exercises: Tuning the Server

The Event Scheduler

• Event scheduler concepts
• Event scheduler configuration
• Creating, altering and dropping events
• Event scheduler monitoring
• Events and privileges
• Exercises: Using the event scheduler

Partitioned Tables

• Partitioned tables concepts
• Obtaining Partitioned Table Metadata
• Types of Partitioning
• Subpartitioning
• Maintenance of partitioned tables
• Exercises: Using partitioned tables

Replication

• Replication Overview
• Testing Replication
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Replication
• Files and Threads Involved in Replication
• Excluding Databases or Tables From Replication
• Complex Replication Topologies
• Example: Setting Up a Master Slave Replication
• Replication Using GTIDs
• MySQL Replication Utilities
• Controlled Switchover
• Exercises: Setting Up and Testing Replication

MySQL Workbench

• Installation
• Connecting
• Screens
• Exercises: Using MySQL Workbench