OCI DevOps Pro study plan

Map every OCI DevOps service (DevOps project, code repository, build pipeline, deployment pipeline, artifact registry, and triggers) to its console location and IAM policy family, writing a one-page service inventory

Create a free-tier or trial tenancy compartment structure for DevOps work and write down the exact IAM policy statements that let a group manage build pipelines, deployment pipelines, and repositories

Install and configure the OCI CLI and a Git client, then authenticate against your tenancy and confirm you can list DevOps projects from the command line

Draft a glossary of at least 20 OCI DevOps terms in your own words, including build stage, private endpoint, deployment stage type, and artifact version

Create a code repository in OCI DevOps and push a small sample application from a local Git client, verifying branch and commit visibility in the console

Configure a build pipeline with a managed build stage that reads an inline or repository-stored build specification file and produces an output artifact

Explain in writing how build specification files are structured, including steps, environment variables, and output artifact declarations

Trigger a manual build run and inspect the logs to confirm the artifact is stored in the artifact registry

Add a trigger to the build pipeline so that a Git push automatically starts a build, and verify the trigger fires on a test commit

Configure build parameters and environment variables so the same pipeline can build two different artifact versions without editing the spec file

Compare managed build runners with private build runners and document when a private endpoint or customer-managed build environment is required

Troubleshoot at least one intentionally broken build specification and record the root cause and fix

Create a deployment pipeline with at least two stages, such as a rolling deployment to a compute instance group and a subsequent stage gated by approval

Define deployment environment artifacts and connect the deployment pipeline to the artifact produced by the build pipeline

Configure an approval stage and demonstrate that the pipeline pauses until approval is granted

Write a rollback plan describing how to redeploy a previous artifact version and how deployment stages handle failure

Implement a blue-green or canary style deployment using instance groups and load balancer backend sets, and verify traffic shifting behavior

Integrate OCI DevOps with OCI Functions or Container Engine for Kubernetes deployment stages and record the required IAM and network prerequisites

Add notifications to the deployment pipeline so stage success and failure events reach a topic or email

Measure and record deployment duration and failure modes for each stage type you configured

Harden the setup by scoping IAM policies to least privilege for build, deploy, and repository actions, and test that an under-privileged user is correctly denied

Configure private endpoints for DevOps resources and describe the VCN, subnet, and network security group requirements

Enable and interpret audit logging for DevOps actions, locating at least one build and one deployment event in the audit trail

Review artifact registry retention and versioning behavior and apply a cleanup or retention policy

Rebuild the entire pipeline from scratch in a fresh compartment using only your notes, timing how long it takes and noting every gap in your documentation

Practice explaining out loud the difference between build pipelines, deployment pipelines, triggers, and artifact repositories, as if answering an exam scenario

Work through at least 40 scenario-style practice questions you write yourself from the official service documentation, marking any you cannot justify

Re-read the official OCI DevOps documentation sections on pipeline parameters, stage types, and approvals to close the gaps you found

Review every weak area identified in week 7 and redo the corresponding hands-on task until it succeeds without notes

Complete a full timed mock exam or a self-authored 60-question set, then analyze every wrong answer by root cause

Summarize the ten most exam-relevant facts about OCI DevOps in a single reference sheet you can recall from memory

Confirm exam logistics, review the official exam topics list one final time, and schedule or sit the exam