Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) Practice Exam

The Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) certification is designed to validate skills related to Oracle's virtualization platform, specifically Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 environments. This certification confirms a professional's expertise in deploying, managing, and optimizing Oracle VM Server for x86 to support virtualized workloads efficiently. It includes knowledge of installation, configuration, administration, and troubleshooting within the Oracle VM environment, providing practical skills for running virtualized environments on Oracle's x86 architecture.
Why is Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) important?

• Verifies proficiency in Oracle VM 3.0 deployment and administration.
• Certifies your ability to manage virtualized x86 environments effectively.
• Supports skills development in virtualization within Oracle’s ecosystem.
• Validates troubleshooting capabilities for virtualized Oracle VM x86 environments.
• Enhances understanding of Oracle VM architecture and key components.
• Helps organizations maximize the efficiency of their virtualized infrastructure.
• Prepares IT professionals to meet virtualization requirements in Oracle-based environments.

Who should take the Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) Exam?

• Virtualization Administrator
• Systems Administrator
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
• Oracle VM Administrator
• IT Operations Specialist
• Infrastructure Engineer
• Data Center Engineer
• Technical Support Engineer

Skills Evaluated

Candidates taking the certification exam on the Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) is evaluated for the following skills:

• Installation and configuration of Oracle VM Server for x86.
• Virtual machine creation and management.
• Storage and network configuration within Oracle VM.
• Monitoring and optimizing performance in Oracle VM environments.
• Troubleshooting and resolving common issues in Oracle VM environments.
• Understanding of Oracle VM Manager and related components.
• Knowledge of server pools, storage repositories, and high-availability settings.

Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) Certification Course Outline
The Oracle VM 3.0 for x86 Essentials (1Z0-590) Certification covers the following topics -

Module 1. Virtualization Essentials

• Differentiate Server Virtualization technologies

• Explain the Hardware Virtualization Model

• Explain the Paravirtualization Model

Module 2. Understanding Xen Essentials

• Recognize xm Commands for common tasks

• Detail the Netfront/Blkfront and Netback/Blkback Driver Model

• Illustrate the difference between Dom0 and a DomU

• Explain a Guest Config File

• Xen Bridges

Module 3. Understanding Oracle VM Essentials

• Explaining Oracle VM Installation

• Illustrating  Oracle VM's Guest OS Support

• Patching an Oracle VM Server from Oracle VM Manager

Module 4. Grasping Oracle VM Architectures

• Illustrating  the components of the Oracle VM Architecture

• Describing the function of the Oracle VM Manager Database Repository

• Explaining the components of the OVS Agent and their purpose

• Illustrating  the role of the Server Pool Master

• Explaining the Physical to Virtual (p2v) conversion process

Module 5. Understanding Oracle VM Manager

• Oracle VM Manager installation from Media

• Virtual Machines creation using Oracle VM Manager

• Virtual Machine Images importing using Oracle VM Manager

• ISO File importing using Oracle VM Manager

• Creating and using Shared Virtual Disks using Oracle VM Manager

• Virtual Machines managing using Oracle VM Manager

• Configuring Virtual Machines using Oracle VM Manager

• Explaining the various Cloning types and options

• Cloning a Virtual Machine using a Clone Definition

• How to manage events

• Server IPMI configuring
  

Module 6. Understanding Server Pools

• Repository's directory structure

• Oracle VM's Shared Storage Pool

• Shared Repository creation
  

• Shared Repository management
  

• OCFS2 Cluster configuring
  

• Repository configuring with NFS or iSCSI

• File Server registering
  

• HA Server Pool setting up
  

Module 7. Grasping High Availability

• The Automatic Failover Process

• The Live Migration Process

• Network Bonding usage in an HA Environment

• Storage Multipathing usage in an HA Environment

Module 8. Understanding  the Best Practices

• Dom0 best practices

• Storage Repositories best practices

• DRS/DPM configuring
  

• network types best practices

• Policies/QoS features usage
  

Module 9. Understanding Oracle VM Templates

• Oracle VM Templates benefits
  

• Template installation from Oracle

• The JeOS Tools

• Boot and Cleanup Scripts usage
  

• The Oracle VM Template Builder

Module 10. Understanding  Oracle VM Networking

• Network types and their uses

• Oracle VM VNIC Manager  usage
  

• Configure Networking

Module 11. Troubleshooting

• Selecting Log Files to use with Oracle VM Server/VM Manager

• Troubleshoot problems with the Oracle VM Server Components

• Assessing the Xen Internal Systems to solve common problems

• Assessing Xen Commands for troubleshooting network issues

• Troubleshooting  OVS Agent

• Troubleshooting Attached Storage Arrays

• Troubleshooting methods for common problems