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Evidence Guide: ICAPRG412A - Configure and maintain databases

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ICAPRG412A - Configure and maintain databases

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Determine requirements of database administration

  1. Identify components of a database instance
  2. Define and use tools to administer database
Identify components of a database instance

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Define and use tools to administer database

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Install and configure database system

  1. Verify database software installation prerequisites
  2. Install database software and related services
  3. Configure database instance, components and services
  4. Perform data-management tasks
Verify database software installation prerequisites

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Install database software and related services

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Configure database instance, components and services

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Perform data-management tasks

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Manage database security and integrity

  1. Create and administer users
  2. Create and manage permissions to perform database operations
  3. Create and manage roles
Create and administer users

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Create and manage permissions to perform database operations

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Create and manage roles

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Optimise and back up database

  1. Configure database for backup and recovery operations
  2. Create and manage database backups
  3. Restore and perform database recovery
  4. Tune and perform database optimisation
Configure database for backup and recovery operations

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Create and manage database backups

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Restore and perform database recovery

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Tune and perform database optimisation

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Document database

  1. Document maintenance and tuning work performed on database
  2. Document users added to system
Document maintenance and tuning work performed on database

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Document users added to system

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

install and configure database software

manage database files, integrity, users and security

create backup and restore databases

monitor database performance.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

database-management system software

database instance

tools in administering database

specific requirements, including client and functionality requirements

policy and naming standard

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of candidate performing:

the installation, configuration and troubleshooting of a database management system software

database tuning for performance using appropriate techniques and tools

database backup creation and restore using the backup file

data-management tasks, such as importing and exporting data, and instance creation

database security tasks, such as creating users, and assigning roles and permissions to database users

verbal or written questioning to determine candidate’s knowledge of database tuning and database security

review of candidate’s database documentation.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support.

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

analytical skills to:

evaluate interdependencies between data fields

examine and define system requirements for data

review requirements and determine the availability of information

communication skills to:

interact with developer to determine data requirement

interact with end user personnel to determine data requirement

liaise with management on report and result matters

literacy skills to:

read and interpret specifications developed by business and technical experts

write a report

problem-solving skills to:

address common issues relating to the operation of a computer system

perform basic troubleshooting to diagnose system problems

technical skills to:

perform basic data-management operations, such as insert, update and delete operations

perform basic operations of a computer system.

Required knowledge

basic knowledge of:

database design

desktop operating systems

relational databases

computer hardware and components

computer networking and components

structured query language (SQL).

Range Statement

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Components may include:

memory structure

relational database management system (RDBMS) software

stored procedures

table structure.

Database may include:

MS Access

MySQL

Oracle

structured query language (SQL) server.

Tools may include:

MySQL Workbench

Oracle Enterprise Manager Database Control

phpMyAdmin

SQL Server Management Studio.

Data-management tasks may include:

implement data compressions

import and export data

maintain indexes

manage collations

manage data partitions.

Permissions may include:

implied

object

statement.

Roles may include:

application

database:

fixed

public

defined

server, such as fixed-server roles.

Backups may include:

compressed

differential

file

full database

online and offline database

transaction log.

Recovery may include:

bulk-logged

full

simple.

Optimisation may include:

cache mechanism

data compression

indexing.