Course Description

Prepare to pass exam: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Certified Networking Professional

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Certified Networking Professional certification is for Cloud professionals that have at least two years of general experience with OCI, or other IaaS cloud providers and are already familiar with general Networking concepts. An Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Certified Networking Professional has demonstrated the hands-on experience and knowledge required to plan, design, implement, and operate networking solutions on OCI. The abilities validated by this certification include:

• Plan and Design OCI Networking and Connectivity Solutions
  
• Design for Hybrid and Multicloud Networking Architectures
  
• Implement and Operate Secure OCI Networking and Connectivity Solutions
  
• Migrate Workloads to OCI
  
• Troubleshoot OCI Networking and Connectivity Issues
  

Up-to-date training and field experience are recommended, two years of hands-on experience is highly advisable before taking this test. Candidates have preferably already earned the OCI Architect Associate certification, or equivalent with other cloud service providers.

To prepare for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2024 Certified Networking Professional exam, start by reviewing the exam objectives and ensuring you understand key networking concepts specific to Oracle Cloud. Focus on topics such as Virtual Cloud Networks (VCNs), subnets, security lists, and route tables.

Exam topics covered

Design and Deploy OCI Virtual Cloud Networks (VCN)

• Examine VCN/Subnets characteristics
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of IPv4/IPv6 addressing
• Differentiate the VCN Gateway's roles
• Recognize the different Endpoints
• Demonstrate mastery in applying EndPoints to a Networking Architecture

Plan and Design OCI Networking Solutions and App Services

• Recognize IP Management details, select procedural steps
  
• Demonstrate an understanding of OCI load-balancing offerings and related resources
• Demonstrate knowledge of OCI DNS and Traffic Steering

Design for Hybrid Networking Architectures

• Demonstrate command of DRG and DRG Attachments
  
• Assess knowledge of BGP
• Evaluate OCI VPN Services
• Validate knowhow of the different FastConnect products from OCI
• Sustain multi-cloud connectivity configurations

Transitive Routing    

• Interpret key aspects of transitive routing with DRG, LPG, and Network Appliance resources
  
• Synthesize Transitive Routing Configurations

Implement and Operate Secure OCI Networking and Connectivity Solutions

• Apply Connectivity and related IAM concepts to inter-tenancy communications
  
• Show different approaches for Bastion service in multi-tier architectures
• Demonstrate CloudShell functionalities
• Illustrate Network Firewall characteristics
• Evaluate WAF/Edge/Certificates/services in a Networking multi-tier architecture 

Migrate Workloads to OCI

• Outline optimal connectivity strategy for a cloud migration from On-Premises
  
• Outline optimal connectivity strategy for a cloud migration from another Cloud Service Provider
• Outline optimal multi-cloud scenarios

Troubleshoot OCI Networking and Connectivity Issues

• Select the right products for various troubleshooting and design scenarios
  
• Demonstrate logging expertise in OCI

OCI Networking Best Practices

• Demonstrate knowledge of Networking Architecture Design best practices
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of Networking Security best practices
• Demonstrate knowledge of Networking Connectivity best practices
• Demonstrate knowledge of Logging and Monitoring best practices