
Who can take it
Oracle Database Administration II Eligibility
Whether you can sit the Oracle Database Administration II certification exam: prerequisites, who the exam is for, and the skills it assesses.
- 2 prerequisites
- professional level
- 5 skills
Prerequisites and requirements
Published requirements for this certification.
- Oracle Database Administration I knowledge
- Hands-on experience with Oracle 19c or higher
Who this exam is for
Skills assessed
What the exam actually tests, beyond the domain names.
The domains you will be assessed on
Eligibility is not only about paperwork. These are the areas you have to actually know.
| Domain | Weight | Topic count |
|---|---|---|
| Application PDBs | 10% | 4 |
| Backup and Recovery | 20% | 5 |
| Database Duplication | 6% | 3 |
| Multitenant Security | 8% | 3 |
| Patching and Upgrades | 12% | 4 |
| Flashback Technologies | 8% | 3 |
| Performance and Tuning | 18% | 5 |
| Multitenant Architecture | 18% | 5 |
How demanding this exam is
Our focus for this certification: Practical application of advanced DBA tasks, specifically recovery scenarios and architectural transitions in container databases.
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