Oracle Certified Professional, MySQL 5.6 Database Administrator MySQL Architecture Use MySQL client programs to interface with the MySQL Server interactively and in batch Describe how MySQL uses disk and memory resources List and describe key characteristics of standard MySQL storage engines including InnoDB, NDB, MyISAM, MEMORY, FEDERATED MySQL Server Installation, Configuration and Maintenance Select, deploy, start and stop MySQL using appropriate binary packages for Windows and Linux platforms Configure MySQL Server deployments using options files, command-line options and server variables. Identify, configure, locate and describe appropriate use cases for MySQL the error, binary, general query and slow query log. MySQL Security Describe appropriate steps to secure a MySQL deployment at the operating system, filesystem and network levels. Create and maintain user accounts with appropriate privileges and configuration. Deploy and configure MySQL Enterprise Audit Diagnostic Data and Metadata Sources in MySQL Configure and leverage PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA tables to identify and diagnose performance problems. Obtain MySQL metadata from INFORMATION_SCHEMA tables Optimizing MySQL Performance Demonstrate ability to diagnose and optimize poorly-performing queries. Tune MySQL Server configuration for best performance. Apply best practices in optimizing schema objects Demonstrate understanding of locking concepts as applied to MySQL Server and storage engines. Create and utilize table PARTITIONING Backups and Recovery in MySQL Create and restore logical backups using mysqldump Create and restore binary backups Use backups for data recovery High Availability Techniques for MySQL Describe, configure, deploy and troubleshoot MySQL replication Describe and contrast characteristics of common MySQL high availability solutions (MySQL Cluster, DRBD, Windows Failover Clustering, Solaris Cluster, OVM Template for MySQL Enterprise)