1. Which is a benefit of Oracle Clusterware and RAC?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Reduce the total cost of ownership for infrastructure
Increase throughput for applications
All of the above. (*)
Eliminate unplanned downtime due to a hardware or software malfunction
Reduce or eliminate planned downtime for software maintenance
[Correct] Correct, RAC and Oracle Clusterware provide the highest levels of
availability, scalability, and low-cost computing.
2. Which of the following technologies are supported for storage in
a cluster? Mark for Review
(1) Points
iSCSI for up to 4 nodes.
Fiber Channel
SCSI for two nodes only.
NFS File Server on the Certified List.
All of the above. (*)
[Correct] Correct, It is your choice as to how to configure your disk, but
you must use a supported cluster-aware storage solution.
3. Which of the following is a notification mechanism that Oracle
RAC uses to notify other processes about configuration and service level
information that includes service status changes? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
Load Balancing Advisory
Fast Application Notification (FAN) (*)
Runtime Connection Load Balancing
High Availability Framework
[Correct] Correct, Applications can respond to FAN events and take
immediate action.
4. Which of the following is NOT recommended for Automatic Storage
Management (ASM)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Only use ASM mirroring (*)
LUNs in ASM disk groups should have similar storage performance and
availability characteristics.
Configure two disk groups for availability, one for the datafile and the
other for the Flash Recovery Area.
ASM LUNs must have the same capacity in disk group to avoid an imbalance.
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Use the storage array hardware RAID 1 mirroring
when possible to reduce overhead on the server.
5. Which of the following collects, processes, and maintains
performance statistics for problem detection and self-tuning purposes? Mark
for Review
(1) Points
Services
Fast Application Notification (FAN)
Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) (*)
Load Balancing Advisory
High Availability Framework
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Automatic Workload Repository (AWR) collects,
processes, and maintains performance statistics for problem detection and self-
tuning purposes.
6. True or false - Oracle Clusterware is a requirement for using Oracle RAC.
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
[Correct] Correct, Oracle Clusterware is a requirement for using Oracle RAC
and it is the only clusterware that you need for most platforms on which Oracle RAC
operates.
7. Which of the following is the Cluster Verification Utility (CVU)
used for? Mark for Review
(1) Points
to verify your configuration after completing cluster administrative tasks
All of the above. (*)
preinstallation checks to verify your cluster environment is configured
correctly.
ensure that your system is prepared for Oracle RAC installation.
post-installation checks to verify your cluster environment is configured
correctly.
[Correct] Correct, Cluster Verification Utility (CVU) performs system
checks in preparation for installation, patch updates, or other system changes.
8. Which of the following protocols does Oracle support for the
cluster interconnect? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
All of the above.
On Linux and Unix systems, Reliable Data Socket (RDS) on Infiniband for the
cluster interconnect. (*)
On Windows clusters, User Datagram Protocol (UDP) on a Gigabit Ethernet for
the cluster interconnect.
On Windows clusters, TCP for the cluster interconnect. (*)
On Linux and Unix systems, User Datagram Protocol (UDP) on a Gigabit Ethernet
for the cluster interconnect. (*)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Oracle requires that you connect the nodes in
the cluster by a private interconnect using UDP, RDS or TCP (on Windows).
9. Which of the following storage options support Oracle Database
files (data files, control files, redo log files, the server parameter file, and
the password file)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
None of the above.
ASM (*)
Direct NFS (*)
Cluster file system (OCFS) (*)
Shared raw storage (*)
[Correct] Correct, For the most up-to-date information about supported
storage options for Oracle RAC installations, refer to the Certify pages on the
OracleMetaLink Web site.
10. Which of the following balances incoming connections across all
of the instances that provide the requested database service? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Services
Fast Application Notification (FAN)
Load Balancing Advisory
Connection Load Balancing (*)
Runtime Connection Load Balancing
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Connection Load Balancing. a feature of Oracle
Net Services, balances incoming connections across all of the instances that
provide the requested database service.
11. Which of the following is a benefit of Automatic Storage Management (ASM)?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
All of the above. (*)
Striping
Online storage reconfiguration and dynamic rebalancing
Mirroring
Managed file creation and deletion
[Correct] Correct, ASM is an integrated, high-performance database file
system and disk manager.
12. Which of the following provides an infrastructure to protect any
application from system failures? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Load Balancing Advisory
High Availability Framework (*)
Fast Application Notification (FAN)
Services
Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Oracle Clusterware provides a High Availability
Framework (API) to use to enable Oracle Clusterware to manage applications or
processes that run in a cluster.
13. Which of the following statements about Real Application Clusters
is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
RAC runs in-house developed applications. (*)
RAC runs mainstream business applications including popular packaged
products. (*)
RAC runs only Oracle owned applications.
RAC runs OLTP, DSS, or a mixed workload applications. (*)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, RAC runs SAP and other business applications
from many companies.
14. Which of the following editions of the Oracle Database can use
RAC? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Express Edition
Standard Edition One
Enteprise Edition (*)
Standard Edition (*)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, RAC comes with Standard Edition and can be
purchased as an option for Enterprise Edition.
15. True or false - Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) is an
option to Oracle Database Enterprise Edition. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
[Correct] Correct, Oracle Database Standard Edition includes Real
Application Clusters support for higher levels of system uptime but there are some
license restrictions .
16. True or false -The Automatic Database Diagnostic Monitor (ADDM) for Oracle
RAC can be accessed through Enterprise Manager. Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
[Correct] Correct, For the cluster-wide analysis, Enterprise Manager
reports both Database findings (issue shared by multiple instances and Instance
findings (issues that affects just a single instance).
17. Which of the following is the correct mechanism that Oracle RAC
uses to enable you to group database workloads and route work to the optimal
instances that are assigned to support that workload? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Automatic Workload Repository (AWR)
Load Balancing Advisory
High Availability Framework
Services (*)
Fast Application Notification (FAN)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Services are entities that you can define in
Oracle RAC databases that enable you to group database workloads and route work to
the optimal instances that are assigned to offer the service.
18. Which of the following does Oracle Clusterware recommend you to
use to connect all the nodes in the cluster? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Assign a private IP address with an associated network name to a private
network adapter. (*)
Configure a virtual IP address that will serve as a fail-over address on the
same subnet as your public IP address. (*)
Configure a virtual IP address that will serve as a fail-over address on the
same subnet as your private IP address.
Assign a public IP address with an associated network name to public network
adapter. (*)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, The virtual IP address serves as a fail-over
address on the same subnet as your public IP address. Oracle Database uses the
private IP addresses for instance-to-instance Cache Fusion communication.
19. Which of the following is Server Control (SRVCTL) Utility
(SRVCTL) used for? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Start, stop, and relocate cluster database services
All of the above. (*)
Administering ASM instances.
Add and delete an instance or service from the configuration of a cluster
database
Set and unset the environment for an entire cluster database.
[Correct] Correct, Server Control (SRVCTL) manages Oracle Clusterware
functions, such as start and stop the database and instances, manage configuration
information, and to move or remove instances and services.
20. Which of the following statements about Real Application Clusters
is not true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
RAC provides the highest availability.
RAC provides on-demand flexibility and scalability.
RAC does not provides for server fault tolerance. (*)
RAC provides a lower computing costs model.
[Incorrect] Incorrect, RAC provides fault tolerance if a cluster server
fails.
21. Which of the following Oracle Clusterware processes is the primary program
for managing high availability operations in a cluster? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Cluster Synchronization Services (CSS)
Oracle Notification Service (ONS)
Oracle Process Monitor Daemon (OPROCD)
Cluster Ready Services (CRS) (*)
Event Management (EVM)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Cluster Ready Services (CRS) is the primary
program for managing high availability operations in a cluster.
22. Which of the following storage options support Oracle Clusterware
(Oracle Cluster Registry and the voting disk)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
None of the above.
Cluster file system (OCFS) (*)
Shared raw storage (*)
Direct NFS
ASM
[Incorrect] Incorrect, You cannot use ASM to store Oracle Clusterware
files because these files must be accessible before any ASM instance starts. Direct
NFS is not certified for Oracle Clusterware files.
23. Which of the following is used to check your cluster environment
or components for an Oracle Clusterware or RAC installation? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Cluster Ready Services Control (CRSCTL)
Oracle Interface Configuration Tool (OIFCFG)
Server Control (SRVCTL)
None of the above.
Cluster Verification Utility (CVU) (*)
[Correct] Correct, CVU is used for preinstallation and for post-
installation checks of a cluster environment of Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC
components.
24. Which is a supported storage option Oracle Clusterware and RAC?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
All of the above. (*)
Cluster File System
RAW devices
Network Attached (NAS) storage
Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
[Correct] Correct, although Oracle recommends that you choose Automatic
Storage Management (ASM) as the storage option for database and recovery files.
25. Which is a feature of Oracle Clusterware and RAC? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Scalability for applications
All of the above. (*)
Using lower-cost hardware
Ability to fail over
Ability to grow the capacity over time by adding servers
[Correct] Correct, Oracle�s Clusterware provides the highest level of
capability in terms of availability, scalability, and low-cost computing.
26. Which of the following does NOT describe an Oracle supported cluster? Mark
for Review
(1) Points
A cluster is made up of one or more servers.
A cluster uses shared common disk storage.
All of the above.
A cluster requires a second private network for inter-instance
communication..
Oracle supports heterogeneous platforms in the same cluster. (*)
[Incorrect] Incorrect, Oracle Clusterware and Oracle RAC do not support
heterogeneous platforms in the same cluster.
27. Which of the following provides information to applications about
the current service levels that the database and its instances are providing?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
Fast Application Notification (FAN)
High Availability Framework
Services
Load Balancing Advisory (*)
Runtime Connection Load Balancing
[Incorrect] Incorrect, The load balancing advisory makes
recommendations to applications about where to direct application requests to
obtain the best service based on the policy that you have defined for that service.
28. Which of the following file storage options is a supported
cluster-aware storage solution for Oracle RAC? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Raw devices
OCFS2 and Oracle Cluster File System (OCFS)
Automatic Storage Management (ASM)
All of the above. (*)
A network file system
[Correct] Correct, Oracle RAC Database software manages disk access and is
certified for use on a variety of storage architectures.
29. Which of the following, according to Gartner, is one of their
"key findings" about Oracle RAC? Mark for Review
(1) Points
More than 15,000 companies have implemented RAC.
All of the above. (*)
Oracle has greatly improved RAC's manageability with Oracle Database 10g and
Oracle Database 11g.
Oracle has been successful at driving Linux as a key platform for its DBMS;
at least 30% of RAC installed bases are on Linux.
Key benefits of RAC include availability, horizontal scalability on lower-
cost hardware and sharing capacity across database management system (DBMS)
instances in a grid.
[Correct] Correct, According to a Gartner Guidance in 2009, Oracle Real
Application Clusters has been moved to the mainstream and is providing significant
advantages to customers.
30. Which of the following is NOT true about Automatic Storage
Management (ASM)? Mark for Review
(1) Points
For Standard Edition RAC, ASM is the only supported storage option for
database or recovery files.
ASM files can not coexist with other storage options such as raw disks and
third-party file systems. (*)
ASM allows adding or removing disks from a disk group while a database
continues to access files.
You cannot use ASM to store Oracle Clusterware files.
[Incorrect] Incorrect, ASM files can coexist with other storage
management options such as raw disks and third-party file systems.
