MariaDB Database Administration

Note

Delegates who are also considering attending the three day MariaDB Database Administration for Experienced Database Administrators should note that both courses cover the same content but the three day course is delivered at a faster pace due to the delegates already having database administration experience.

Clients & Tools

• Introduction
• The mysql client
• mysqladmin
• Exercises: Using Client Programs

Obtaining Metadata

• What is Metadata?
• The mysqlshow Client Program
• The SHOW and DESCRIBE Commands
• The Information_Schema
• Show Command and Information_Schema Differences
• Exercises: Obtaining Information about MariaDB

Configuring The Server

• MariaDB Server Options and Variables
• MariaDB Status Variables
• Exercises: Configuring the Server

MariaDB Server Installation & Configuration

• MariaDB Distributions
• Installing on Windows
• Installing on Linux and UNIX
• Starting and Stopping on Windows
• Starting and Stopping on UNIX/Linux
• Status Files
• Upgrading the Server
• Time Zone Tables
• Exercises: Installing, stopping and starting

SQL Modes, Log Files & Binary Logging

• Error Messages
• The SHOW Errors Statement
• The SHOW Warnings Statement
• SQL Modes
• Note Messages
• The PERROR Utility
• The General Log
• The Error Log
• The Slow Query Log
• The Binary Logs
• Exercises: Interpreting Errors and Configuring the Logs

MariaDB Architecture

• Client/Server Overview
• Communication Protocols
• The SQL Parser and Storage Engine Tiers
• How MariaDB Uses Disk Space
• How MariaDB Uses Memory
• Exercises: Examining the Architecture

Tables, Data Types & Character Set Support

• Table Properties
• Creating Tables
• Altering Tables
• Dropping Tables
• Emptying Tables
• Obtaining Table Metadata
• Column Attributes
• Bit Data Type
• Numeric Data Types
• Character String Data Types
• Binary String Data Types
• Enum and Set Data Types
• Temporal Data Types
• Auto_Increment
• Handling Missing or Invalid Data Values
• Exercises: Creating and Maintaining Tables

Transactions & Locking

• Locking Concepts
• Explicit Table Locking
• Advisory Locking
• Exercises: Locking

Storage Engines

• Introduction
• The MYISAM Engine
• The Merge Engine
• The Aria Engine
• Other Engines: Archive, Memory, Federated, Blackhole, CSV
• Cluster Engine Overview
• Overview of High Availability Techniques
• Exercises: Using Storage Engines

The INNODB Engine

• Introduction
• Features of Innodb
• Transactions
• Referential Integrity
• Physical Characteristics of Innodb Tables
• System Tablespace Configuration
• Log File and Buffer Configuration
• Innodb Status
• Exercises: Using the InnoDB Engine

Table Maintenance

• Table Maintenance Operations
• Check Table
• Repair Table
• Analyze Table
• Optimize Table
• mysqlcheck
• MYISAMCHK
• Repairing Innodb Tables
• Enabling MYISAM AutoRepair
• Exercises: Maintaining Tables

Backup & Recovery

• The Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Methods
• Binary Backups of MYISAM Tables
• Binary Backups of Innodb Tables
• Recovery
• Import and Export Operations
• Exporting Using SQL
• Importing Using SQL
• Exporting from the Command Line using mysqldump
• Importing from the Command Line using mysqlimport
• Exercises: Backing Up and Recovery

User Management

• Introduction
• User Accounts
• Creating Users
• Renaming Users
• Changing Passwords
• Dropping Users
• Granting Privileges
• The User Table
• Connection Validation
• Exercises: Creating, Managing and Dropping Users

Privileges

• Introduction
• Types of Privileges
• Revoking Privileges
• Resource Limits
• The MySQL Database
• The Show Grants Command
• Exercises: Granting and Revoking Privileges

User Variables & Prepared Statements

• User Variables
• Prepared Statements
• Exercises: User Variables and Prepared Statements

Stored Routines For Administration

• Types of Stored Routines
• Benefits of Stored Routines
• Stored Routines Features
• Stored Routine Maintenance
• Obtaining Stored Routine Metadata
• Stored Routine Privileges and Execution Security

Triggers

• DML Triggers

Security

• Security Risks
• Users, Operating System, File System and Network Security
• Using SSL With MariaDB
• Remote Connecting to the MariaDB Server Using SSH
• Exercises: Securing the Server

Tuning Queries

• Tuning Overview
• Identifying Candidates for Query Analysis
• Using Explain to Analyze Queries
• Meaning of Explain Output
• Explain Extended
• Exercises: Explaining and Tuning Queries

Tuning & Indexes - Part 1

• Indexes for Performance
• Creating and Dropping Indexes
• Obtaining Index Metadata
• Indexing Principles
• Exercises: Creating and Using Indexes

Tuning & Indexes - Part 2

• Indexing and Joins
• Fulltext Indexes
• MyISAM Index Caching
• Exercises: Creating and Using Indexes

Tuning & Tables

• General Table Optimizations
• Myisam Specific Optimizations
• Aria Specific Optimizations
• Innodb Specific Optimizations
• Other Engine Specific Optimizations
• Exercises: Tuning Tables

Tuning The Server

• Status Variables
• Server Variables
• Performance Schema Overview
• The Query Cache
• Exercises: Tuning the Server

The Event Scheduler

• Event scheduler concepts
• Event scheduler configuration
• Creating, altering and dropping events
• Event scheduler monitoring
• Events and privileges
• Exercises: Using the event scheduler

Partitioned Tables

• Partitioned tables concepts
• Obtaining Partitioned Table Metadata
• Types of Partitioning
• Subpartitioning
• Maintenance of partitioned tables
• Exercises: Using partitioned tables

Replication

• Replication Overview
• Testing Replication
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting Replication
• Files and Threads Involved in Replication
• Excluding Databases or Tables From Replication
• Complex Replication Topologies
• Example: Setting Up a Master Slave Replication
• Replication Using GTIDs
• Replication Utilities
• Controlled Switchover
• Exercises: Setting Up and Testing Replication

MySQL Workbench

• Installation
• Connecting
• Screens
• Other GUI Tools
• Exercises: Using MySQL Workbench

Follow-On Courses

• MariaDB Performance & Tuning
• MariaDB for Developers
• Perl Programming
• Apache Web Server
• PHP Programming
• PHP & MariaDB for Web Development