Product Description

With the title of Certified MySQL DBA on your résumé, you have proof that you master server-related issues, such as installing a server from scratch, keeping the server running smoothly at all times, using the the storage engine for a given task, and analyzing the trouble spots of other users queries. The typical job role of a MySQL DBA is in setting up, managing and optimizing one or more MySQL servers in an organization, often helping a team of one or more users and programmers of MySQL products.

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Details

• Delivered at: Authorized Prometric Testing Centers
• Prerequisites: None
• Exam type: Multiple choice
• Number of questions: 70
• Pass score: 65%
• Time limit: 90 minutes

 

Languages

English  

Assignment Objectives

SECTION 1: Stored Routines (5%)

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• Using Stored Routines and Triggers for Security Purposes
• Using Stored Routines to Enhance Performance

SECTION 2: User Management (20%)

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• User Account Management
• Client Access Control

SECTION 3: Securing the Server (10%)

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• Security Issues
• Operating System Security
• Filesystem Security
• Log Files and Security
• Network Security
• FEDERATED Table Security

SECTION 4: Upgrade-Related Security Issues (5%)

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• Upgrading the Privilege Tables
• Security-Related SQL Mode Values

SECTION 5: Optimizing Queries (15%)

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• Identifying Candidates for Query Analysis
• Using EXPLAIN to Analyze Queries
• Using SHOW WARNINGS for Optimization
• MyISAM Index Caching

SECTION 6: Optimizing Schemas (15%)

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• General Table Optimizations
• Normalization
• MyISAM-Specific Optimizations
• InnoDB-Specific Optimizations
• MERGE-Specific Optimizations
• MEMORY-Specific Optimizations

SECTION 7: Optimizing the Server (10%)

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• Interpreting mysqld Server Information
• Measuring Server Load
• Tuning Memory Parameters
• Using the Query Cache

SECTION 8: Interpreting Error Messages (5%)

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• Sources of Diagnostic Information
• Using the Error Log for Diagnostic Purposes
• Using The Slow Query Log for Diagnostic Purposes

SECTION 9: Optimizing the Environment (5%)

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• Choosing Hardware for MySQL Use
• Configuring Disks for MySQL Use
• Network Issues
• Optimizing the Operating System for MySQL Use

SECTION 10: Scaling MySQL (10%)

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• Using Multiple Servers
• Replication

 
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