Scope

This certificate verifies the fundamental knowledge of an individual to become a consultant in Oracle Clusters 12c solutions. And ensures if the candidate is skilled enough of practically applying the knowledge gained through pieces of training and practical experience of working within the projects.

Reference: https://education.oracle.com/oracle-enterprise-manager-12c-essentials/pexam_1Z0-457

Topics to Cover

Oracle 1z0-457 Certification covers topics such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, Database Diagnostics and Configuration Troubleshooting, Oracle Fusion Middleware Fundamentals, Hardware Fundamentals, Oracle Real User Experience Insight, Enterprise Reporting with EM, Business Transaction Monitoring, Oracle Enterprise Manager Core Product Fundamentals, Problem Identification, Notification and Resolution, Cloud Management Fundamentals, Operations, and Lifecycle Management Fundamentals, Hardware Management Fundamentals, and Application Management Fundamentals.

Oracle 1z0-457 certification exam is based on the learnings, key topics, and activities encountered during oracle pieces of training and implementations.

Following are the major topics along with the sub-skills, a candidate should cover while preparing for the examination. These topics will give the candidates a clear view of which topics and skills inclusive, one should focus on for the certification. Note: The list and details are not an all-inclusive content list. Oracle reserves the right to change and update the content (topics and sub-skills) at any point in time.

• Oracle Enterprise Manager (EM) Base Platform Explain installation procedures and options Meeting business and technical requirements by analyzing and configuring EM architecture Implement security and identity management in Enterprise Management Manage and monitor configuration using Enterprise Management Tune product performance using Enterprise Management Automatic provisioning using Enterprise Management Patch and Upgrade using Enterprise Manager's Fleet Maintenance Describe enterprise management plug-in and connector management

• Oracle Fusion Middleware Fundamentals Configure and administer services using Enterprise Management Explain features of Oracle Middleware and SOA management packs

• Cloud Management Fundamentals Describe Cloud setup and guided wizard Explain provisioning and deployment to the Cloud Explain the Self Service Portal Enterprise management and monitoring for the Cloud Perform a consolidation analysis with Consolidation Planner Explain chargeback and metering

• Business Transaction Monitoring (BTM) Describe BTM concepts, features and related management packs Configure EM to perform Business Transaction Monitoring

• Operations and Lifecycle Management Fundamentals Automating provisioning and patching Change comparison and configuration management capabilities Describing automated discovery, relationship dependencies, and routing topology Monitor and maintain Enterprise Management health Monitor and maintain Oracle and heterogeneous databases Middleware and SOA monitoring and maintenance Application monitoring and maintenance Test Data Management Explain framework and standards support, compliance management reporting

• Problem Identification, Notification and Resolution Configure and monitor using Enterprise Manager's metrics and metric extensions Explain Incident Management and Incident Rule Sets Explain Enterprise Manager diagnostics and database snapshots to validate configurations Explain middleware monitoring and diagnostics with Enterprise Management

• Hardware Management Fundamentals Explain systems, host, and virtualization management with Enterprise Management Describe Oracle Engineered Systems Management

• Oracle Real User Experience Insight (REUI) Configure and implement REUI Define RUEI features and related management packs Determine applicable licensing and install RUEI

• Application Management Fundamentals Explain Oracle packaged application management and application suites Describe Oracle next-generation Fusion Application Management

• Hardware Fundamentals - Enterprise Manager Operations Center (EM Ops Center) Explain EM Ops Center installation options, support and maintenance resources Analyze and configure EM Ops Center to meet business and technical requirements Administer and support operating systems with EM Ops Center Explain Solaris 11 Operating System provisioning Explain virtualization management for OVM Sparc and x86 - Infrastructure as a Service

• Database Diagnostics and Configuration Troubleshooting Explain database configuration and diagnostics using Enterprise Management Configure and manage Oracle databases with Enterprise Management Optimize Oracle databases with Enterprise Management

• Oracle Enterprise Manager Core Product Fundamentals Configure environment readiness, migration, installation for Enterprise Manager Configure new console and review configuration Configure and administer Enterprise Manager credentials and authentication Configure and administer the Enterprise Manager job system and schedule a job Install and configure Enterprise Manager agent following deployment best practices Setup and use Enterprise Manager Administrative Groups and Template Collection

• Enterprise Reporting with EM Define Information Publisher and BI Publisher components Produce reports by configuring information publisher or BI Publisher job

Based on the above-mentioned syllabus and their related weight-age, it is clear that there is no one topic a candidate should focus on or a candidate can leave while preparing for the examination. The candidate needs to go through and be proficient in every topic.