Before you begin using Autonomous Database, you should be familiar with Oracle Cloud. See Getting Started with Oracle Cloud.

Before you create Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployments:

• On Oracle Cloud, purchase a subscription. You cannot create an Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployment until you do so.

• Ensure your service limits show at least one supported Exadata system shape available. Before attempting to create the infrastructure resources, request a service limit increase if necessary. See Request Service Limit Increase for guidance.
• Institute access controls to ensure that only authorized personnel and applications have network access to the Autonomous Databases created on dedicated Exadata infrastructure. See Add Users, Assign Policies and Roles for more information.
• To get started with Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, the fleet administrator must create the core infrastructure resources listed below:
  • First create an Exadata Infrastructure (EI) resource to host the Autonomous Database resources following the instructions in Create an Exadata Infrastructure Resource. Depending on the platform that you are deploying on, the following pages can be helpful in deciding the EI attributes such as the Infrastructure shape and capacity.
    • Deploying on Oracle Public Cloud:
      • Characteristics of Infrastructure Shapes
      • Resource Limits
    • Deploying on Exadata Cloud@Customer:
      • Preparing for Exadata Cloud@Customer
      • Provisioning Exadata Cloud@Customer Systems
    Note
    
    You can skip creating a new EI resource if you are an existing customer for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure or Oracle Exadata Database Service on Cloud@Customer and already provisioned an EI resource.
  • Create an Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster (AVMC) resource on the EI following the instructions in Create an Autonomous Exadata VM Cluster.
  • Create at least one Autonomous Container Database (ACD) in the AVMC resource following the instructions in Create an Autonomous Container Database.
• You can now create an Autonomous Database using the infrastructure resources created above. See Create an Autonomous Database for details.
• Optionally, if you want to leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage for data loading, you need your object store credentials to use with Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure, including a username and a password. Your username is your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure user name, and your password is your auth token. See Working with Auth Tokens for more details.

After you create Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure deployments, you can connect to your Autonomous Database and develop applications. Refer to Develop Applications with Autonomous Database on Dedicated Exadata Infrastructure for guidance.