MySQL for Database Administrators Course Overview

This course is designed for MySQL Database Administrators who have a basic understanding of a MySQL database and SQL commands.  The course provides practical experience in setting up and maintaining a MySQL server, including backing up, recovery, configuration and optimization.

Skills Gained

The delegates will practise:

• Starting, Stopping and Configuring MySQL
• Security-Related Configuration
• Database Creation
• Using Client Programs for DBA Work
• Setting up Character Set Support
• Locking
• Using Storage Engines
• Table Maintenance
• Obtaining Data from the Information_Schema Database
• Backup and Recovery
• Using Stored Procedures for Database Administration Tasks
• User Management
• Securing the Server
• Upgrade-Related Security Issues
• Optimizing Queries
• Optimizing Schemas
• Optimizing the Server
• The Event Scheduler
• Partitioned Tables
• Interpreting Error Messages
• Optimizing the Environment
• Scaling MySQL

Who will the Course Benefit?

Anyone who needs to administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and servers.

Course Objectives

To provide the skills necessary to administer, monitor and support MySQL databases and servers.

Examinations

  The course covers the topics required for the Certified MySQL Database Administrator I and Certified MySQL Database Administrator II examinations.

Before taking any exam, ensure you have the recommended experience.  The Sun Microsystems website lists all exam requirements and these are updated regularly.

Exams are not included as part of the course.

Requirements

A working knowledge of MySQL is required.  This can be gained by attendance on the Introduction to MySQL course.

Pre-Requisite Courses

• MySQL for Beginners

Follow-On Courses

• MySQL for Developers I
• MySQL for Developers II

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MySQL for Database Administrators Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 1

Course Introduction

• Administration and Course Materials
• Course Structure and Agenda
• Delegate and Trainer Introductions

Session 1: CLIENT PROGRAMS FOR DBA WORK

• Introduction
• Client Program Limitations
• mysql
• MySQL Admin
• Exercises:   Using Client Programs

Session 2: THE INFORMATION_SCHEMA DATABASE

• What is Metadata?
• The mysqlshow Utility
• The SHOW and DESCRIBE Commands
• The Information_Schema Database
• Exercises:   Obtaining Information about MySQL

Session 3: MYSQL ADMINISTRATOR

• Installation
• Connecting
• Server Information
• Service Control
• User Administration
• Privileges
• Health
• Backup and Restore
• Catalogs
• Exercises:   Using the MySQL Administrator Tool

Session 4: INTERPRETING ERROR AND DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION

• MySQL Error Messages
• The SHOW Statement
• SQL Modes
• The PERROR Utility
• The Log
• The Error Log
• The Slow Query Log
• Exercises:   Interpreting Error and Diagnostic Information

Session 5: MYSQL ARCHITECTURE

• Client/Server Overview
• Communication Protocols
• The SQL Parser and Storage Engine Tiers
• How MySQL Uses Disk Space
• How MYSQL Uses Memory
• Exercises:   Examining the Architecture

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MySQL for Database Administrators Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 2

Session 6: INSTALLING, CONFIGURING, STARTING AND STOPPING

• MySQL Distributions
• Installing on Windows
• Installing on Linux and UNIX
• Starting and Stopping on Windows
• Starting and Stopping on UNIX/Linux
• Configuration
• Log and Status Files
• The Default SQL Mode
• Time Zone Tables
• Some Security Issues
• Upgrading
• Exercises:   Installing, configuring, stopping and starting

Session 7: TABLES, DATA TYPES AND CHARACTER SET SUPPORT

• Table Properties
• Creating Tables
• Altering Tables
• Dropping Tables
• Emptying Tables
• Obtaining Table Metadata
• Column Attributes
• Bit Data Type
• Numeric Data Types
• Character String Data Types
• Binary String Data Types
• Enum and Set Data Types
• Temporal Data Types
• Auto_Increment
• Handling Missing or Invalid Data Values
• Performance Issues with Character sets
• Choosing Data Types for Character Columns
• Exercises:   Creating and Maintaining Tables

Session 8: LOCKING

• Locking Concepts
• Explicit Table Locking
• Advisory Locking
• Preventing Locking Problems
• Exercises:   Locking

Session 9: STORAGE ENGINES

• Introduction
• The MYISAM Engine
• Locking with MYISAM Tables
• The Merge Engine
• Other Engines
• Exercises   Using Storage Engines

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MySQL for Database Administrators Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 3

Session 10: THE INNODB ENGINE

• Introduction
• Features of Innodb
• Transactions
• Referential Integrity
• Physical Characteristics of Innodb Tables
• Tablespace Configuration
• Log File and Buffer Configuration
• Innodb Status
• Exercises Using the InnoDB Engine

Session 11: TABLE MAINTENANCE

• Table Maintenance Operations
• Check Table
• Repair Table
• Analyze Table
• Optimize Table
• MySQL Check
• MYISAMCHK
• Repairing Innodb Tables
• Enabling MYISAM AutoRepair
• Exercises:   Maintaining Tables

Session 12: BACKUP AND RECOVERY

• Planning and Implementing a Backup and Recovery Strategy
• Defining a Disaster Recovery Plan
• Testing a Backup and Recovery Plan
• The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Methods
• Binary Backups of MYISAM Tables
• Binary Backups of Innodb Tables
• Recovery
• Import and Export Operations
• Exporting Using SQL
• Importing Using SQL
• Exporting from the Command Line
• Importing from the Command Line
• Exercises:   Backing up and Recovery

Session 13: USER MANAGEMENT

• Introduction
• User Accounts
• Creating Users
• Renaming Users
• Changing Passwords
• Dropping Users
• Granting Privileges
• The User Table
• Connection Validation
• Exercises:   Creating, Managing and Dropping Users

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MySQL for Database Administrators Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 4

Session 14: PRIVILEGES

• Introduction
• Types of Privileges
• Revoking Privileges
• Resource Limits
• The MySQL Database
• The Show Grants Command
• Exercises:   Granting and Revoking Privileges

Session 15: USER VARIABLES AND PREPARED STATEMENTS

• User Variables
• Prepared Statements
• Exercises:   User Variables and Prepared Statements

Session 16: STORED ROUTINES FOR ADMINISTRATION

• Types of Stored Routines
• Benefits of Stored Routines
• Stored Routines Features
• Stored Routine Maintenance
• Stored Routine Privileges and Execution Security
• Exercises:   Creating and Using Stored Routine

Session 17: TRIGGERS

• DML Triggers
• The Create Trigger Statement
• Managing Triggers
• Exercises:   Creating and Using Triggers

Session 18: SECURING THE SERVER

• Security Issues
• Operating System Security
• Filesystem Security
• Log Files and Security
• Network Security
• Upgrade-related Security Issues
• Upgrading the Privilege Tables
• Security-Related SQL_Mode Values
• Exercises:   Securing the Server

Session 19: OPTIMIZING QUERIES

• Optimization Overview
• Optimization Process
• Planning a Routine Monitoring Regime
• Setting Suitable Goals
• Identifying Candidates for Query Analysis
• Using Explain to Analyze Queries
• Meaning of Explain Output
• Using Explain Extended
• Exercises:   Explaining and Optimizing Queries

Session 20: OPTIMIZATION AND INDEXES

• Indexes for Performance
• Creating and Dropping Indexes
• Obtaining Index Metadata
• Indexing Principles
• Indexing and Joins
• MyIsam Index Caching
• Exercises:   Using Indexes for Optimization

Session 21: OPTIMIZING SCHEMAS

• Normalisation
• General Table Optimizations
• Myisam Specific Optimizations
• Innodb Specific Optimizations
• Other Engine Specific Optimizations
• Exercises:   Optimizing Schemas

Session 22: OPTIMIZING THE SERVER

• Measuring Server Load
• System Factors
• Server Parameters
• Query Optimizer Performance
• The Query Cache
• Exercises:   Optimizing the Server

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MySQL for Database Administrators Training Course

Course Contents - DAY 5

Session 23: OPTIMIZING THE ENVIRONMENT

• Choosing the Platform
• Hardware Configurations
• Disk Issues on Linux
• Symbolic Links
• Optimizing the Operating System
• Exercises:   Optimizing the Environment

Session 24: THE EVENT SCHEDULER

• Event scheduler concepts
• Event scheduler configuration
• Creating, altering and dropping events
• Event scheduler monitoring
• Events and privileges
• Exercises:   Using the event scheduler

Session 25: PARTITIONED TABLES

• Partitioned tables xoncepts
• Range partitioning
• Hash partitioning
• Key partitioning
• List partitioning
• Composite partitioning or subpartitioning
• Maintenance of partitioned tables
• Exercises:   Using partitioned tables

Session 26: SCALING MYSQL

• Using Multiple Servers
• Replication
• Exercises:   Using Replication