To start using Oracle Database Cloud Service, follow the guidelines as below:

Sign up for a free credit promotion or purchase a subscription

Fill in your information, and sign up for a free credit promotion or purchase a subscription to Oracle Database Cloud Service.

Add and manage users and roles

Create user accounts and assign them appropriate privileges and assign the necessary Database Cloud Service roles.

Create a database deployment

Use create service wizard (GUI interface) to create a new database deployment.

Enable network access

Allow access to network services associated with your database deployments.

Load data into the database

Use Oracle Database tools to load data into your databases.

Monitor database deployments

Checkout health and performance of individual database deployments.

Monitor the service

Check on the day-to-day operation of your service, monitor performance, and review important notifications.

Patch a database deployment

Apply or Rollback a patch

Back up a database deployment

Perform database backup and restore

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Conclusion

In this article we have seen Typical Workflow of an Oracle Database Cloud Service. It is very easy to start a subscription, create a database deployment and perform several other tasks listed in the Workflow.

Oracle DBCS Storage Volumes and File System Layout

By Netsoftmate on

December 20, 2017

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Oracle uses simple and most efficient Storage Volumes and File System Layout in Oracle Database Cloud Service (DBCS) for the ease of use and management.

Let’s take a look at the Oracle Database Cloud Services Storage Volume and File System Layout in more details.

When you create a database deployment, Oracle Database Cloud Services (DBCS) creates the following Storage Layout and File Systems for you.

Storage Volumes

Storage Volume	Description
bits	60 GB volume completely allocated to /u01 on the virtual machine.
boot	32 GB volume allocated to the following file system mounts on the virtual machine: / (root) /boot swap space
data	GB size equal to the value provided in the Usable Data Storage field during the database deployment creation process, with a minimum of 15 GB. This volume is completely allocated to /u02 on the virtual machine.
fra	GB size depends on the choice of Backup Destination during the database deployment creation process: Both Cloud Storage and Local Storage: GB size equal to 1.7 times the size of the data volume. Cloud Storage Only or None: GB size equal to 0.1 times the size of the data volume, with a minimum of 7 GB This volume is completely allocated to /u03 on the virtual machine.
redo	10 GB volume completely allocated to /u04 on the virtual machine.

Storage Volumes of an Oracle Database Deployment

File System Layout

File System mount point	Description
swap	Swap space: 4 GB allocated from the boot Compute Cloud storage volume.
/ (root)	Operating system files: 25.5 GB allocated from the boot Compute Cloud storage volume.
/boot	Operating system kernel: 500 MB allocated from the boot Compute Cloud storage volume.
/u01	Oracle product software: the entire bits Compute Cloud storage volume.
/u02	Oracle Database data storage: the entire data Compute Cloud storage volume.
/u03	Database backup storage: the entire fra Compute Cloud storage volume.
/u04	Database redo logs: the entire redo Compute Cloud storage volume.

File System Layout of an Oracle Database Deployment

Conclusion

In this article we have learned about Oracle Database Cloud Services Storage Volumes and File System Layout. When you create a database deployment, Oracle Database Cloud Services (DBCS) creates the Storage Layout and File Systems for you.

Oracle Database Cloud Services (DBCS) Overview

By Netsoftmate on

December 19, 2017

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Oracle Database Cloud Service (DBCS) provides you the ability to deploy Oracle databases in the Oracle Cloud. Each database deployment contains a single Oracle database in a Virtual machine image. You can’t create multiple databases in one database deployment if you want to create multiple databases then you create a 12c Container database with multiple Pluggable databases. Oracle DBCS or also known as DBaaS is part of Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering. The compute, virtual machine, storage, network, optionally tools to simplify routine database maintenance and management operations are provided by Oracle. You will have full access to the features and options available with Oracle Databases.

When you create a database deployment, Database Cloud Service creates compute nodes to host the database, using computing, storage and networking resources provided by various Oracle Cloud infrastructure services.

Service Level

Service Level	Details
Oracle Database Cloud Service – Virtual Image	Compute Allocated Storage Allocated Virtual Machine Image Installed Included software to create Oracle Database Connect to VM and run DBCA to create Database You are responsible for maintenance operations such as Backup , Patching and Upgrade
Oracle Database Cloud Service	Compute Allocate Storage Allocate Virtual Machine Image Installed Set Keys and Privileges Install and Configure Database Configure Backup Configure Tools Configure Access

Note: Oracle Database 12c Release 2 (12.2) is not available for Oracle Database Cloud Service – Virtual Image service level.

Selecting Service Level During Database Deployment

Metering Frequency

Frequency	Description
Hourly	Pay only for the number of hours used during your billing period. You cannot switch a deployment from hourly to monthly metering frequency after it is created.
Monthly	Pay one price for the full month irrespective of the number of hours used. You cannot switch a deployment from hourly to monthly metering frequency after it is created.

Selecting Metering Frequency During Database Deployment

Cloud Tooling for Database Cloud Service

Purpose	Tool	Description
Automated Backup	bkup_api	To perform on-demand backup and change how automatic backups are configured. Use raccli for Real Application Clusters deployment.
Automated Recovery	dbaascli	To perform restore/recovery. Use raccli for RAC deployment.
Automated Patching	dbaascli	To apply patches. Use raccli for RAC deployment
Database Monitoring	DBaaS Monitor	To monitor Oracle Database and Computing Resources

Oracle Database Software Release

When creating a database deployment on Oracle Database Cloud Service (DBCS), you choose one of the following Oracle Database software releases:

Oracle Database 11g Release 2
Oracle Database 12c Release 1
Oracle Database 12c Release 2

Selecting Software Release During Database Deployment

Oracle Database Software Edition

Edition	Options Included	Packs Included
Standard Edition	None	None
Enterprise Edition	None	None
Enterprise Edition – High Performance	Advanced Analytics, Advanced Compression, Advanced Security, Database Vault, Label Security, Multitenant, OLAP, Partitioning, Real Application Testing, Spatial and Graph	Cloud Management for Oracle Database, Database Life Cycle Management, Data Masking and Subsetting, Diagnostics, Tuning
Enterprise Edition – Extreme Performance	Active Data Guard, Advanced Analytics, Advanced Compression, Advanced Security, Database In-Memory, Database Vault, Label Security, Multitenant, OLAP, RAC, Partitioning, Real Application Testing, Spatial and Graph	Cloud Management for Oracle Database, Database Life Cycle Management, Data Masking and Subsetting, Diagnostics, Tuning

Selecting Software Edition During Database Deployment

Oracle Database Type

Database Type	Description
Single Instance	A single Oracle Database instance and database data store hosted on one compute node.
Database Clustering with RAC	A two-node clustered database using Oracle Real Application Clusters technology; two compute nodes each host an Oracle Database instance, and the two instances access the same shared database data store.
Single Instance with Data Guard Standby	Two single-instance databases, one acting as the primary database and one acting as the standby database in an Oracle Data Guard configuration.
Database Clustering with RAC and Data Guard Standby	Two two-node Oracle RAC databases, one acting as the primary database and one acting as the standby database in an Oracle Data Guard configuration.
Data Guard Standby for Hybrid DR	Single-instance database acting as the standby database in an Oracle Data Guard configuration. The primary database is on your own system.

Selecting Database Type During Database Deployment

Automatic Backup Configuration

When you create a new database deployment on DBCS, you can choose whether you want to configure automatic backup for your database.

Backup Option	Description
Both Cloud Storage and Local Storage	30 days worth of backups are kept, with the 7 days most recent backups available directly on the compute node’s local storage.
Cloud Storage Only	30 days worth of backups are kept, with all backups on cloud storage.
None	No automatic backups are configured

Selecting Backup Destination during Database deployment

Conclusion

In this article we have learned about Oracle Database Cloud Services (DBCS). Oracle Database Cloud Service (DBCS) provides you the ability to deploy Oracle databases in the Oracle Cloud. When you create a database deployment, Database Cloud Service creates compute nodes to host the database, using computing, storage and networking resources provided by various Oracle Cloud infrastructure services.

Oracle Cloud Quick Overview

By Netsoftmate on

December 18, 2017

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Oracle Cloud Overview

Oracle Cloud is one of the few cloud providers that can offer a complete set of cloud services to meet all your enterprise computing needs.
Oracle Cloud provides deployment options ranging from the public cloud to your data center.
Oracle Cloud offers best-in-class services across:

Software as a Service (SaaS),
Platform as a Service (PaaS),
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Infrastructure As a Service (IaaS):

Using Oracle IaaS services you can set up the virtual machines, storage, and networking capabilities you need to run any kind of workload. The entire infrastructure is managed, hosted, and supported by Oracle. You are responsible for patching and maintenance of the operating system and any other application software that you may run.

Platform As a Service (PaaS)

Using Oracle PaaS services you can quickly provision ready-to-use environments for your enterprise IT and development teams, so they can build and deploy applications, based on proven Oracle databases and application servers. Oracle Database as a service (DBaaS) is part of PaaS offering. You are not responsible for managing and administering the infrastructure and Operating System.

Software As a Service (SaaS)

Oracle SaaS allows users to subscribe and use application software in the cloud. Oracle offers cloud-based solutions for Human Capital Management (HCM), Cloud Managed Services, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), HR, CX and many other applications, all managed, hosted, and supported by Oracle. You are not responsible for managing and administering the infrastructure and Operating System.

Oracle Cloud Platform

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Oracle IaaS and PaaS

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Conclusion

In this article we have learned what is Oracle Cloud and what are the different Oracle Cloud offerings currently available. Oracle Cloud offers best-in-class services across Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

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