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Oracle 1z1-338 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Oracle |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials |
| Exam Number: | 1Z0-338 |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Real Exam Qty: | 71 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Valid until retired |
| Exam Price: | $245 USD |
| Passing Score: | 63% |
| Recommended Training: | Oracle Learning Subscription Exadata Database Machine: 12c Administration Workshop |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Oracle Education |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored at Pearson VUE test centers or online proctored |
| Pre Condition: | No formal prerequisites; hands-on experience with Oracle Database, ASM and Exadata recommended |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://education.oracle.com/oracle-exadata-database-machine-and-cloud-service-2017-implementation-essentials/trackp_482 |
Oracle 1z1-338 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Topic 1: Administration and Configuration | 20% | - Network and ILOM management - Security and access control - Database configuration and tuning - ASM disk group creation and configuration |
| Topic 2: Exadata Cloud Service | 7% | - Provisioning process - Database administration in cloud |
| Topic 3: Oracle Exadata Architecture | 15% | - Smart Flash Cache, Flash Cache Write Back - Exadata software and hardware architecture - Storage indexes and compression features - Smart Scan and offloading processing |
| Topic 4: Software Maintenance | 13% | - Planned maintenance procedures - Software components overview - Patch location and application - Oracle Configuration Manager |
| Topic 5: Bulk Loading and Migration | 10% | - External tables and parallelism - DBFS and ACFS for data loading - Migration strategies and best practices |
| Topic 6: Support | 3% | - Automatic Service Request (ASR) setup - Platinum Support requirements |
| Topic 7: High Availability | 12% | - Recommended HA configurations - Failure groups and redundancy - RAC and cluster implementation |
| Topic 8: Monitoring | 10% | - osWatcher, iostat and cellcli usage - Performance and health monitoring - Enterprise Manager integration |
| Topic 9: Backup and Recovery | 10% | - Recovery procedures for failure scenarios - Cloud Service backup and recovery - Exadata backup strategies |
Your Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials Questions, Answered
Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials is an official Oracle exam, registered under the code 1z1-338. A passing score earns you the Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Certified Implementation Specialist certification, positioned at the Specialist level. Because Oracle designs its exams around real job tasks, holding this certification signals practical skill rather than memorized theory.
Candidates face 71 questions inside a 120 minutes window on the Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials exam. That ratio leaves little slack, which is why pacing deserves as much practice as the content itself. Learn to budget your minutes, park stubborn questions instead of wrestling them, and rehearse under a real clock: a few timed runs in the Test4Cram test engine will make the official time limit feel routine rather than threatening.
The passing bar for Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials is set at 63%, and registering for the exam officially costs $245 USD. There is no reduced price for a second try: fail, and you pay $245 USD in full again. That makes honest self-testing the cheapest insurance available, so hold off on booking until your Test4Cram practice scores sit clearly above the passing line, attempt after attempt.
No formal prerequisites; hands-on experience with Oracle Database, ASM and Exadata recommended
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Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials is divided into 9 official domains. Among the headline areas are Backup and Recovery (10%), Oracle Exadata Architecture (15%), and Administration and Configuration (20%). Scroll up to the exam topics section for the full breakdown, and use it as a checklist: any line you cannot confidently explain deserves another round of practice.
Oracle Exadata Database Machine and Cloud Service 2017 Implementation Essentials Sample Questions:
There are many different ways to load data into database tables.
Which method does Oracle strongly recommend?
- A. data loading via external tables
- B. Oracle GoldenGate
- C. Oracle Data Pump
- D. SQL*Loader import
- E. database gateways to open systems and mainframes
- F. generic connectivity via ODBC or JDBC
Correct Answer: A 🗳️
Which three mandatory tasks must be performed when configuring the Auto Service Request (ASR) Manager? (Choose three.)
- A. setting up ASR SNMP traps in Enterprise Manager
- B. activating a node on the ASR Manager
- C. verifying the ASR configuration
- D. registering the ASR Manager
- E. installing the ASR software on each database server
Correct Answer: B,C,D 🗳️
Which two statements appropriately describe the backup and recovery procedures on Exadata? (Choose two.)
- A. The cell software backup is automatic and cell recovery is accomplished by using a rescue procedure.
- B. The database server software backup is automatic and recovery is accomplished by using a rescue procedure.
- C. The data that is stored in a database is backed up and restored by using CellCLI commands.
- D. The data that is stored in a database is backed up and restored by using RMAN commands.
- E. The cell software backup is performed through CellCLI and cell recovery is accomplished by using a rescue procedure.
Correct Answer: D,E 🗳️
Which user can create administrator accounts and change the administrator password in Oracle Exadata Cloud Service?
- A. system
- B. sys
- C. Account Administrator
- D. Identity Domain Administrator
- E. Service Instance Administrator
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
A customer has received an email notification about a temperature alert on one of the storage servers on their Exadata system.
What action can the customer take to further investigate the alert?
- A. Enter the data center and immediately power off the storage server.
- B. Log in to the ILOM service processor and view the current status of the sensors and indicators on the system.
- C. SSH to the storage server and use the CeIICLI sensor_check command to get information about the storage server's health.
- D. Run exachk to find the system component that might be having a problem.
- E. Log in to the Oracle database and query v$temperature.
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
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