MySQL Course Contents

Server DBA
Durations: 48 Hours

Program Objectives

Program Overview

Describe the MySQL Architecture

This MySQL Database Administration program is for DBAs and

other
Install and Upgrade MySQL
database professionals who want to install the MySQL Server, set up
replication and security, perform database backups and performance
Configure MySQL server options at runtime
tuning, and protect MySQL databases.

Understand the use of the InnoDB storage engine

MySQL

Perform backup and restore operations

Pre-Requisites

Exposure to HTML

Exposure to Web Applications

Exposure to Java Script

Suggested Audience

This course is suitable for anyone who needs to

administer, monitor and support MySQL database
servers.

Program Contents

1. MySQL Architecture
o

Describe the client/server

model

Understand communication
protocols

Understand how the server

supports storage engines

Explain the basics of how

MySQL uses memory and
disk space

9. Other Storage Engines (Continued...)

o

Give an overview of other

storage engines:
FEDERATED, ARCHIVE,
BLACKHOLE,
NDBCLUSTER

Choose an appropriate
storage engine

10. Partitioning
o

Define partitioning and its

particular use in MySQL

Determine server partitioning

support

List the reasons for using

partitioning

2. System Administration
o

Choose between types of

MySQL distributions

Install the MySQL Server

Describe the MySQL Server

installation file structure

Explain the types of

partitioning

Start and stop the MySQL

server

Create partitioned tables

Describe sub partitioning

Upgrade MySQL

Obtain partitioning metadata

Run multiple MySQL servers

on a single host

Use partitioning to improve

performance

3. Server Configuration
o

Set up MySQL server

configuration files

11. User Management

o

Explain the purpose of

dynamic server variables

Depict the user connection

and query process

Review the server status

variables available

List requirements for user

authentication

Configure operational
characteristics of the MySQL
server

Use SHOW PROCESSLIST

to show which threads are
running

Describe the available log

files

Create, modify and drop user

accounts

List requirements for user

authorization

Describe the levels of access

privileges for users

List the types of privileges

Grant, modify and revoke

user privileges

Explain binary logging

4. Clients and Tools

o

Describe the available clients

for administrative tasks

Use MySQL administrative

clients

Use the mysql command line

clients

Use the mysqladmin for

administrative tasks

Describe available MySQL

tools

List the available APIs

12. Security
o

Recognize common security

risks

Describe security risks

specific to the MySQL
installation

List security problems and

counter-measures for

(drivers and connectors)

5. Data Types
o

Describe the major categories

of data types

Explain the meaning of NULL

Describe column attributes

Explain character set usage

with data types

Choose an appropriate data

type

6. Obtaining Metadata
o

List the various metadata

access methods available

Recognize the structure of

the
INFORMATION_SCHEMA
database schema

Use the available commands

to view metadata

network, operating system,

filesystem and users

Describe differences between

SHOW statements and
INFORMATION_SCHEMA
tables

Use the mysqlshow client

program

Use
INFORMATION_SCHEMA to
create shell commands and
SQL statements

7. Transaction and Locking

o

Use transaction control

statement to run multiple SQL
statements concurrently

Protect Participants data

Use SSL for secure MySQL

server connections

Explain how SSH enables a

secure remote connection to
the MySQL server

Find additional information

for common security issues

13. Table Maintenance

o

Recognize types of table

maintenance operations

Execute SQL statements for

table maintenance

Client and utility programs

for table maintenance

Maintain tables according to

specific storage engines

14. Exporting and Importing Data

o

Exporting Data using SQL

Importing Data using SQL

15. MySQL Backup and Recovery

o

Describing backup basics

Types of backups

Backup tools and utilities

Making binary and text

backups

Role of log and status files in

backups

Explain the ACID properties

Describe the transaction

isolation levels

Use locking to protect

transactions

8. InnoDB Storage Engine

Data Recovery

16. Introduction to Replication

o

Describing MySQL
Replication

Describe the InnoDB storage

engine

Managing the MySQL Binary

Log

Set the storage engine to

InnoDB

Explaining MySQL
replication threads and files

Illustrate the InnoDB

tablespace storage system

Setting up a MySQL
Replication Environment

Efficiently configure the

tablespace

Monitoring MySQL
Replication

Use foreign keys to attain

referential integrity

Troubleshooting MySQL
Replication

Explain InnoDB locking

9. Other Storage Engines

o

Explain the general purpose

of storage engines in MySQL

17. Introduction to Performance Tuning

o

Using EXPLAIN to Analyze

Queries

General Table Optimizations

List the storage engines

available for MySQL

Monitoring status variables

that affect performance

Describe the key features of

the MyISAM storage engine

Setting and Interpreting

MySQL server Variables

Describe the key features of

the MEMORY storage engine