MySQL for Database Administrators

The MySQL for Database Administrators course teaches DBAs and other database professionals how to maximize their organization’s investment in MySQL and about the benefits of using the MySQL Cloud Service. Learn to configure the MySQL Server, set up replication and security, perform database backups, optimize query performance, and ensure high availability.

Benefits To You:

After taking this course, you will be equipped to use all the features of MySQL to get the best out of your Web, Cloud, and embedded applications, whether you work with the command line or graphical tools such as MySQL Workbench and MySQL Enterprise Monitor, whether you use on-premise or MySQL Cloud-based instances, and whether your challenge is complex replication requirements or highly-tuned transactional systems.

Course Content:

Introduction to MySQL

MySQL overview
MySQL Enterprise Edition
MySQL on the Web
MySQL in the Cloud
The MySQL community

Installing MySQL

Installing MySQL
Installed Files and Directories
Initial Configuration
Starting and Stopping MySQL
Upgrading MySQL

MySQL Architecture

Architectural Overview
How MySQL Transmits Data
How MySQL Processes Requests
How MySQL Stores Data
Tablespaces
Redo and Undo Logs
How MySQL Uses Memory
Plug-in Interface

Configuring MySQL

Server Options, Variables, and the Command Line
Option Files
System Variables
Launching Multiple Servers on the Same Host

Monitoring MySQL

Monitoring MySQL with Log Files
Monitoring MySQL with Status Variables
Monitoring MySQL with Performance Schema
MySQL Enterprise Audit
MySQL Enterprise Monitor
Monitoring User Activity

User Management

MySQL Privilege System
Creating and Modifying User Accounts
Configuring Passwords and Account Expiration
Authentication Plug-Ins
Granting Permissions
Grant Tables
Resetting a Forgotten Root Password

MySQL Security

Security Risks
Network Security
Secure Connections
Password Security
Operating System Security
Protecting Against SQL Injections
MySQL Enterprise Firewall

Maintaining a Stable System

Stability
Why Databases Fail
Capacity Planning
Troubleshooting
Identifying the Causes of Server Slowdowns
InnoDB Recovery

Optimizing Query Performance

Identifying Slow Queries
The EXPLAIN statement
Working with Indexes
Index Statistics

Backup Strategies

Understanding Backups
Backup Techniques
Creating a Backup Strategy

Performing Backups

MySQL Backup Tools
Raw Backup Methods
Techniques that Use the Binary Log

Configuring a Replication Topology

Overview of Replication
Replication Conflicts
When to Use Replication
Configuring Replication

Administering a Replication Topology

Failover
MySQL Utilities
Replication Threads
Monitoring Replication
Troubleshooting Replication

Group Replication

Overview
Single-Primary and Multi-Primary Modes
Configuring Group Replication
Monitoring Group Replication

Skills Required
Fresh IT Student /No programming knowledge of SQL or MySQL is required. You should have basic experience of using computers and web browsers. This includes: