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Oracle DBA Interview Notes

The document outlines key topics and interview questions related to Oracle Database administration, covering versions, architecture, installation, database management, user privileges, networking, backup and recovery, performance tuning, patching, cloning, monitoring, pluggable databases, and basic SQL/PLSQL. It highlights essential components like SGA, tablespaces, and RMAN, along with practical commands and procedures. Each section includes specific interview questions to assess knowledge in these areas.

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Oracle DBA Interview Notes

The document outlines key topics and interview questions related to Oracle Database administration, covering versions, architecture, installation, database management, user privileges, networking, backup and recovery, performance tuning, patching, cloning, monitoring, pluggable databases, and basic SQL/PLSQL. It highlights essential components like SGA, tablespaces, and RMAN, along with practical commands and procedures. Each section includes specific interview questions to assess knowledge in these areas.

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Oracle DBA Interview Notes

1. Introduction to Oracle Database


Versions: Oracle 11g, 12c, 19c, 21c. Long-Term Support (LTS) is 19c.

Architecture Overview: Instance (SGA + background processes) and Database (datafiles, control
files, redo logs).

Multitenant architecture introduced in 12c (CDB & PDB).

Interview Q: Difference between 12c and 19c?

Interview Q: What is multitenant architecture?

2. Oracle Database Architecture


Key components: SGA (Buffer Cache, Shared Pool, Redo Log Buffer), PGA, Background processes
(PMON, SMON, DBWn, LGWR, CKPT).

Files: Control files, Redo log files, Datafiles.

Interview Q: Explain SGA and its components.

Interview Q: What is the role of SMON and PMON?

3. Oracle Installation & Configuration


Install Oracle software using OUI (GUI) or silent mode.

Configure OS pre-requisites before install.

Use DBCA to create database.

Interview Q: Steps to install Oracle 19c on Linux.

Interview Q: How do you perform silent installation?

4. Database Creation & Management


Create DB manually using CREATE DATABASE SQL or with DBCA.

Set environment variables: ORACLE_HOME, ORACLE_SID.

Interview Q: Manual vs DBCA creation?


Interview Q: What are ORACLE_HOME and ORACLE_SID?

5. Tablespace & Datafile Management


SYSTEM, SYSAUX, TEMP, UNDO, USERS tablespaces.

ALTER TABLESPACE ADD DATAFILE, RESIZE, AUTOEXTEND.

Interview Q: How to add space to a tablespace?

Interview Q: Purpose of TEMP and UNDO?

6. User and Privilege Management


CREATE USER, GRANT, REVOKE, ROLES, PROFILES.

Security: Password policies, locking users.

Interview Q: Difference between role and privilege?

Interview Q: How do you lock/unlock a user?

7. Oracle Networking
Configuration files: listener.ora, tnsnames.ora, sqlnet.ora.

Commands: lsnrctl start/status, tnsping.

Interview Q: ORA-12162, ORA-12541 causes and solutions?

Interview Q: What is TNS and why is it needed?

8. Backup and Recovery (RMAN & Manual)


RMAN: Full, Incremental, Archivelog backups.

Manual: Cold and Hot backups.

Interview Q: RMAN backup script?

Interview Q: Difference between complete and incomplete recovery?

9. Data Pump (expdp/impdp)


Export/Import: Schema, Table, Full DB level.

expdp and impdp with directory object.


Interview Q: Difference between exp/imp and expdp/impdp?

Interview Q: How do you export a single schema?

10. Performance Tuning Basics


AWR, ADDM, SQL Trace, TKPROF.

Gather statistics, monitor wait events, use EXPLAIN PLAN.

Interview Q: How to identify a slow query?

Interview Q: What are wait events?

11. Patching & Upgrades


Patch tools: OPatch.

Types: PSU, RU, One-off patches.

Interview Q: How do you apply patch using OPatch?

Interview Q: How to check Oracle version and patch level?

12. Database Cloning


Methods: RMAN Duplicate, Cold copy.

Interview Q: Steps to clone a database using RMAN?

13. Monitoring & Health Checks


Use OEM, check alert logs, monitor tablespace/datafile usage.

Interview Q: How do you monitor tablespace usage?

Interview Q: Where do you check Oracle alert logs?

14. Pluggable Databases (12c+)


CDB (Container) and PDB (Pluggable).

SQL: CREATE PLUGGABLE DATABASE, ALTER PLUGGABLE DATABASE OPEN.

Interview Q: How to create a new PDB?

Interview Q: How to unplug and plug a PDB?


15. Basic SQL & PL/SQL (DBA-Level)
Basics: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, JOINs.

PL/SQL for automation and scripts.

Interview Q: How to write a PL/SQL procedure for daily backup?

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