MySQL Database Administration

Course Overview

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

The course provides an understanding of MySQL Architecture and provides practical experience in the routine maintenance, administration, and backup and recovery of data in a MySQL server. Experience will be gained in the installation, configuration, and maintenance of a MySQL server This MySQL Database Administration course also covers MySQL replication and its role in high availability and scalability.

Similarly, the course is targeted to closely follow the official Oracle MySQL curriculum for certification.

Exercises and examples are used throughout the course to give practical hands-on experience with the techniques covered.

Versions supported 8.

Course Prerequisites

• • A working knowledge of MySQL is required. Delegates should have knowledge of relational database concepts; have knowledge of MySQL data types; be able run Queries using SQL; join tables and run basic DDL and DML statements. This knowledge can be gained by attendance on the Introduction to MySQL course.
    
    This course is run on a Linux operating system platform, therefore, a good working knowledge of Linux/UNIX is strongly recommended. This knowledge can be gained by attendance on the Linux Introduction course.
    
    Pre-Requisite Courses
    Introduction to MySQL
    Linux Introduction
    
    

Target Audience for this Course

• • Database Administrators, Database Developers and Technical Consultants who need to setup, administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and servers.

Skills Gained from this Training

• • 
    The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:
    Using Client Programs for MySQL DBA activities
    Using MySQL Workbench to administer MySQL
    Obtain metadata
    Install the MySQL Server and client programs
    Configure the MySQL Server
    Administer and tune a server
    Setting up Character Set Support
    Configure log files and use them to monitor database activity
    Interpret error messages
    Lock and transaction handling
    Use different storage engines
    Table Maintenance
    Implement a backup strategy
    Perform physical and logical backups of data
    Administer Users and Privileges
    Use the Event Scheduler
    Configure simple replication topologies
    Administer a replication topology
    

Included with this course

• • Comprehensive course materials and exercises

Course Content

• Session 1: THE SERVER, CLIENTS AND TOOLS
  Introduction to MySQL
  The versions of MySQL
  MySQL Database Server Releases
  MySQL Database Versions
  The MySQL Server
  MySQL Client Connections
  MySQL Client Programs
  MySQL Client Libraries
  The mysql Command Line Tool
  The mysqladmin Program
  
  Session 2: MYSQL WORKBENCH
  Installation of MySQL Workbench
  Connecting to MySQL Workbench
  MySQL Workbench Screens
  
  Session 3: OBTAIN METADATA
  What is Metadata?
  The mysqlshow Client Program
  The SHOW and DESCRIBE Commands
  Obtaining data from the INFORMATION_SCHEMA
  MySQL 8 INFORMATION_SCHEMA Changes
  Generate Statements using the INFORMATION_SCHEMA
  
  Session 4: CONFIGURE THE SERVER
  Start and Stop the MySQL Server
  Status Files
  An Overview of MySQL Storage Engines
  MySQL Server Options and Variables
  MySQL Status Variables
  Configure the MySQL Enterprise Edition Auditing Plugin
  
  Session 5: SQL MODES, LOG FILES AND BINARY LOGGING
  SQL Modes
  The General Log
  The Error Log
  The Slow Query Log
  The Binary Logs
  
  Session 6: MYSQL ARCHITECTURE
  Communication Protocols used to connect a Client to the Server
  The SQL Parser and Storage Engine Tiers
  Installing and Uninstalling Plugins
  How MySQL Uses Disk Space
  How MYSQL Uses Memory
  
  Session 7: THE INNODB STORAGE ENGINE
  Features of the Innodb Engine
  The System Tablespace
  Transactions and Referential Integrity
  Physical Characteristics of Innodb Tables
  System Tablespace Configuration
  File per Table Tablespace
  Log File and Buffer Configuration
  Undo Logs and Undo Tablespaces
  General Tablespaces
  Buffer and Lof File Configuration
  Temporary Table Tablespaces
  Innodb Status
  InnoDB Shutdown Options
  
  Session 8: OTHER STORAGE ENGINES
  Check Engine Usage
  The MYISAM Engine
  The Merge Engine
  Other Engines: Archive, Memory, Blackhole, CSV, Spider, MyRocks
  Mixing Storage Engines
  
  Session 9: TABLE MAINTENANCE
  Table Maintenance Operations
  Check Table
  Repair Table
  Analyze Table
  Optimize Table
  MySQL Check
  Repair InnoDB Tables
  MyISAM Table Maintenance and Repair Utilities
  
  Session 10: BACKUP AND RECOVERY
  The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Backup Methods
  Backup Tool Overview
  What Should be Backed up?
  Binary Backups of MYISAM Tables
  Binary Backups of Innodb Tables
  Performing Hot Backups
  Performing Recovery
  Import and Export Operations
  Export and Import using SQL
  Export from the Command Line using mysqldump
  Import from the Command Line using mysqlimport
  Additional Backup Tools
  
  Session 11: USER MANAGEMENT
  Introduction
  User Accounts
  Creating Users
  Renaming Users
  Change a User Password
  Dropping Users
  Granting Privileges
  The User Table
  Connection Validation
  Password Validation Plugins
  
  Session 12: PRIVILEGES
  Types of Privileges
  Granting and Revoking Privileges
  Setting Resource Limits
  Resource Management
  Role Management
  The MySQL Database
  The Show Grants Command
  
  Session 13: TRANSACTIONS AND LOCKING
  Locking Concepts
  Levels of Locking
  Implicit Table Locking with MyISAM and InnoDB
  Explicit Table Locking
  Advisory Locking
  Monitoring Locks
  Turning Autocommit on and off
  Using Transaction Blocks
  Possible Causes of Lock Contention
  Handling Concurrency Problems and Deadlocks
  
  Session 14: TUNING THE SERVER
  Status Configuration Variables
  Status Variables
  System Variables
  Per Client Variables
  Performance Schema Overview
  
  
  Session 15: THE EVENT SCHEDULER
  Event scheduler concepts
  Event scheduler configuration
  Creating, altering and dropping events
  Event scheduler monitoring
  Events and privileges
  
  Session 16: OVERVIEW OF HIGH AVAILABILITY
  High Availability Goals
  High Availability Concepts
  Design for High Availability
  Definition of Availability
  High Availability Terminology
  
  Session 17: CONFIGURE MASTER SLAVE REPLICATION
  Replication Overview
  When to Use Replication
  Disadvantages of Replication
  Replication Factors
  Replication Architecture
  Complex Replication Topologies
  Replicating from InnoDB to MyISAM Tables
  Testing Replication
  Monitoring Replication Threads
  Excluding Databases or Tables from Replication
  Example: Setting Up a Master Slave Replication
  Replication Using GTIDs
  Run Replication from a Remote Host
  Controlled Switchover
  
  Session 18: ADMINISTER A REPLICATION TOPOLOGY
  MySQL Replication and Failover Utilities
  Replication Files and Threads
  Configure a Lagging Slave
  Monitoring Replication
  Troubleshooting Replication
  Semi-synchronous Replication
  Configure MySQL Failover
  
  Session 19: MYSQL SERVER INSTALLATION, UPGRADE DEPLOYMENT SECURITY
  MySQL Distributions
  Installing MySQL on Linux and UNIX
  The Installation Directories
  Set a Password for the mysql root user
  Upgrade the MySQL Server
  Deployment Security