How-to Guides
A collection of tasks and procedures for managing Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure.
- Manage Database Security with Oracle Data Safe
- Connecting to an Exadata Cloud Infrastructure Instance
This topic explains how to connect to an Exadata Cloud Infrastructure instance using SSH or SQL Developer. - Manage Exadata Cloud Infrastructure
Use the provided tools to manage the Infrastructure. - Cloud Infrastructure Maintenance Updates
Oracle performs the updates to all of the Oracle-managed infrastructure components on Exadata Cloud Infrastructure. - Manage VM Clusters
Learn how to manage your VM clusters on Exadata Cloud Infrastructure. - Manage Software Images
- Create Oracle Database Homes on an Exadata Cloud Infrastructure System
Learn to create Oracle Database Homes on Exadata Cloud Infrastructure. - Managing Oracle Database Homes on an Exadata Cloud Infrastructure Instance
You can delete or view information about Oracle Database Homes (referred to as "Database Homes" in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) by using the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Console, the API, or the CLI. - Manage Databases on Exadata Cloud Infrastructure
- Manage Database Backup and Recovery on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure
Learn how to work with the backup and recovery facilities provided by Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure. - Patch and Update an Exadata Cloud Infrastructure System
- Interim Software Updates
For authorized environments, learn how to download interim software updates. - Use Oracle Data Guard with Exadata Cloud Infrastructure
Learn to configure and manage Data Guard associations in your VM cluster. - Configure Oracle Database Features for Exadata Cloud Infrastructure
This topic describes how to configure Oracle Multitenant, tablespace encryption, and Huge Pages for use with your Exadata Cloud Infrastructure instance. - Managing Exadata Cloud Infrastructure I/O Resource Management (IORM)
- Migrate to Exadata Cloud Infrastructure
For general guidance on methods and tools to migrate databases to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure database services, including Exadata Cloud Infrastructure see "Migrating Databases to the Cloud". - Switch an Exadata DB System to the New Resource Model and APIs
If you have existing Exadata DB systems in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, you can switch them to the new resource model and APIs. - Connect Identity and Access Management (IAM) Users to Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure
You can configure Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management (IAM) authentication and authorization to allow IAM users to access an Oracle Database with IAM credentials. - Authenticating and Authorizing Microsoft Entra ID (MS-EI) Users for Oracle Databases on Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure
An Oracle Database can be configured for Microsoft Azure users of Microsoft Entra ID to connect using single sign-on authentication.
Interim Software Updates
For authorized environments, learn how to download interim software updates.
This feature enables cloud-only customers to download one-off patches from the OCI console and API. There is no option to apply the downloaded patch via console and API. To apply these patches, customers must log in to their VM and run the patch apply utility.
To be able to download interim software update, you should at least have an ExaDB-D infrastructure provisioned.
Downloading one-off patches does not replace Database Software Image (DSI) creation. Customers must continue to use Database Software Images (DSI) to build and deploy their customized images.
- Create an Interim Software Update
- Download an Interim Software Update
- Delete an Interim Software Update
- Move an Interim Software Update Resource to Another Compartment
- Using the API to Manage Interim Software Updates
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Download an Interim Software Update
The patch download path is valid for four days. Download the patch within the specified timeframe.
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Delete an Interim Software Update
Be discrete in deleting interim software updates. However, you can delete the interim software updates that have expired to free up space in the Object Store.
- On the Update details page, click Delete.
- In the resulting dialog, enter the name of the patch to confirm and then click Delete.
- You can also delete a patch from the Interim Software
Updates page.
- Click the Actions button (three dots) for the patch you're interested in, and select Delete.
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Move an Interim Software Update Resource to Another Compartment
- On the Update details page, click Move Resource.
- In the resulting dialog, choose a new compartment, and click Move Resource.
- You can also move a patch resource from the Interim
Software Updates page.
- Click the Actions button (three dots) for the patch you're interested in, and select Move Resource.
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Using the API to Manage Interim Software Updates
ExaDB-C@C and ExaDB-D use the same API to manage interim software updates.
For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST APIs and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see Software Development Kits and Command Line Interface.
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