Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Documentation

Provisioning an Oracle Exadata System

Provisioning an Oracle Exadata System combines the creation flows for an Oracle Exadata Infrastructure, an Oracle Exadata VM Cluster, and an Oracle Exadata Database.

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You cannot provision an Oracle Exadata System using an Oracle Cloud Free Tier account. You will have to upgrade your account to provision this.
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Provisioning an Oracle Exadata System is a time-consuming process and takes multiple hours to complete.
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The service limits for the database and storage servers in your tenancy must be sufficient to provision an Oracle Exadata System with your selected Exadata system model and configuration. Request a service limit increase from the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure console if required. Refer to Requesting a Service Limit Increase for more details.

To create an Oracle Exadata System, do the following:

  1. From the OracleDB for Azure Portal, select the Create a resource icon. From here, select the Exadata Systems Create link.

    Figure 1-4 Create a resource Blade


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    Note

    You can also start the creation of an Oracle Exadata System by selecting the Exadata Database icon on the OracleDB for Azure Portal. This will take you to the Oracle Exadata Database Dedicated | Databases blade. One of the options from the + Create menu is Create Exadata Systems.

    Figure 1-5 Alternate Path to Create an Oracle Exadata System


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  2. This is the beginning of the Create Exadata System flow. The UI elements creating an Oracle Exadata System are similar to the creation flow for each individual Exadata component. There are differences in the combined Oracle Exadata System flow that you must note. The Oracle Exadata System combined flow includes all the fields from the individual Oracle Exadata Infrastructure, Oracle Exadata VM Cluster, and Oracle Exadata Database flows.

    Figure 1-6 Create Oracle Exadata System - Basics Tab


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For more information on the individual creation flows, see the following:

  1. Provisioning Exadata Infrastructure
  2. Provisioning an Exadata VM Cluster
  3. Provisioning an Oracle Exadata Database