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Oracle 1Z0-027 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Oracle |
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| Exam Name: | Oracle Exadata X3 and X4 Administration |
| Exam Number: | 1Z0-027 |
| Passing Score: | Unknown (Oracle does not publicly standardize a fixed passing percentage for this exam) |
| Available Languages: | English |
| Related Certifications: | Oracle Exadata Database Machine Administration Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (OCP) Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5 and newer certifications |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Multiple Response, Scenario-based Questions |
| Real Exam Qty: | 60-80 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Unknown (historically Oracle Expert certifications for this track did not always expire, subject to Oracle policy changes) |
| Exam Duration: | 120 minutes |
| Exam Price: | USD 245 (may vary by region and tax) |
| Recommended Training: | Oracle Database Machine Administration Courses Oracle Exadata Training (Oracle University) |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Oracle Exams Oracle Certification Registration |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Computer-based exam delivered via Oracle University / Pearson VUE testing centers or online proctored delivery (availability may vary by region and exam lifecycle) |
| Pre Condition: | Recommended: Oracle Database Administrator experience (OCP level) and familiarity with RAC and ASM concepts |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://education.oracle.com/ |
Oracle 1Z0-027 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Objectives |
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| Topic 1: Backup and High Availability | - High availability features
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| Topic 2: Performance Management | - Monitoring tools
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| Topic 3: Storage Server (Cell) Administration | - Cell management
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| Topic 4: Exadata Architecture Overview | - Exadata Database Machine Components
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| Topic 5: Installation and Configuration | - Initial system setup
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| Topic 6: Maintenance and Troubleshooting | - Fault diagnosis
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Common Questions About the Oracle 1Z0-027 Exam
The 1Z0-027 exam, officially known as Oracle Exadata X3 and X4 Administration, is the Oracle test that leads to the Oracle Certified Expert (OCE) - Exadata X3 and X4 Administration certification at the Professional level. Passing it validates the skills employers expect from a certified professional. It is also associated with related credentials such as Oracle Database Administrator Certified Professional (OCP), Oracle Exadata Database Machine Administration, Oracle Exadata Database Machine X5 and newer certifications.
The 1Z0-027 exam contains 60-80 questions, and you have 120 minutes to complete them. Work out your per-question pace before test day, and flag slow items instead of stalling on them — time pressure, not knowledge, sinks many first attempts. Timed mock exams in the Actual4Exams test engines are the most reliable way to build that rhythm.
The passing score for the 1Z0-027 exam is Unknown (Oracle does not publicly standardize a fixed passing percentage for this exam), and the official registration fee is USD 245 (may vary by region and tax). If you miss the mark, a retake means paying the full fee again, so book your seat only when you are ready. A practical benchmark: score consistently above the passing line on timed practice tests before scheduling the real exam.
Recommended: Oracle Database Administrator experience (OCP level) and familiarity with RAC and ASM concepts
Entry requirements can change, so confirm the latest conditions on the official exam page: https://education.oracle.com/.
You can book the 1Z0-027 exam through the official registration channels below:
Exam delivery: Computer-based exam delivered via Oracle University / Pearson VUE testing centers or online proctored delivery (availability may vary by region and exam lifecycle). Seats at popular test centers fill quickly, so schedule early once your preparation is on track.
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The official Oracle Exadata X3 and X4 Administration outline is organized into 6 domains. The first three are:
- Installation and Configuration
- Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- Backup and High Availability
See the complete exam topics section above for the full outline and the weighting of every domain.
Oracle Exadata X3 and X4 Administration Sample Questions:
Which two are true about Smart Scan?
- A. Some joins can be offloaded to the storage servers.
- B. A query rewrite may occur to a container table stored Exadata, and it will always benefit firom Smart Scan.
- C. It is possible to offload single row fiunctions to the storage servers.
- D. Column projection does not contribute to the perfiormance benefit ofi Smart Scan
- E. All joins can be offloaded to the storage servers.
- F. a query rewrite may occur to a container table stored in Exadata but will never benefit From Smart scan.
Correct Answer: A,C 🗳️
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You are monitoring and evaluating a create index statement on your Database Machine and have run the fiollowing
query after executing statement, providing the output. Shown:
Select two reasons why the statement would have produced so many "cell single block physical read" waits compared
to "cell smart table scan" waits.
- A. There are huge numbers ofi chained rows in the table on which the index is being built.
- B. There is an uncommitted transaction that has modified one block ofi the table on which the index is being built, in
each cell. - C. There is a ROWID column in the table on which the index is being built.
- D. There are huge numbers ofi migrated rows in the table on which the index is being built.
- E. There is a transaction that has modified one block ofi the table on which the index is being built in each cell, which
committed after the create index began.
Correct Answer: A,D 🗳️
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You are using Hybrid Columnar Compression fior a table stored in a tablespace that is contained in an Exadata-based
ASM diskgroup. Identifiy three statements that correctly explain where the compression and decompression can be
done.
- A. Decompression can be done on the database servers.
- B. Decompression can be done on the Exadata storage servers.
- C. Compression can be done on the Exadata storage servers.
- D. Compression can be done on the database servers.
Correct Answer: A,B,D 🗳️
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You have two very large databases supporting OLTP workloads which run on multiple small-blade style servers in a
cluster and which require optimal latency fior I/O.
You plan to migrate them to a Database Machine once a capacity planning exercise is finished.
The database backup strategy requires that backups are written directly to media.
High availability requirements state that you must be able to survive node fiailures at any time.
Which three Database Machine components or fieatures would you recommend to support these requirements?
- A. Use ofi write back flash cache
- B. High capacity disks in the Database Machine
- C. High perfiormance disks in the Database Machine
- D. Use ofi smart flash logs
- E. A high perfiormance expansion fiull rack
- F. A high capacity expansion fiull rack
Correct Answer: A,B,D 🗳️
Which three statements are true regarding the configuration ofi Auto Service Request (ASR) on your Database
Machine?
- A. Oracle Solaris must be used on the server where ASK Manager is installed.
- B. Oracle Linux must be used on the server where ASR Manager is installed
- C. ASR Manager may be installed on any type ofi server running Oracle Solaris.
- D. HTTPS connectivity must be enabled firom the ASK Manager host to the internet.
- E. ASR Manager must be installed on one ofi the database servers.
- F. ASR Manager may be installed on any type ofi server running Oracle Linux.
- G. SMTP must be enabled on at least one database server.
Correct Answer: C,D,F 🗳️
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