This feature allows customers to use OCI Console or API/CLI/SDK/Terraform to receive event notifications about health issues with your Oracle Databases or other components on the Guest VM.

Customers currently have basic lifecycle management events like backup begin, backup end, patching begin, etc. We are extending that capability to include a comprehensive set of Database Service events to help customers troubleshoot issues.

Database Service Events monitor guest VM operations and conditions and generate diagnostic notifications for customers by leveraging the existing OCI Events service and Notification mechanisms in their tenancy. Customers can then create topics and subscribe to these topics through email, functions, streams, etc. For more information about using the Events Notification Service, see Notifications Overview.

Key Customer Benefits

Ability to receive notifications for Guest VM operations via an opt-in mechanism. Allows customers to proactively address issues before they may become serious.

OCI Console Experience

Customers can navigate to the VM Cluster details page from the OCI console menu by selecting Oracle Database → Exadata on Oracle Public Cloud → a specific VM Cluster to enable Diagnostics Notification for a VM Cluster.

For more information, see:

• Using the Console to Enable, Partially Enable, or Disable Diagnostics Collection
• To create a cloud VM cluster resource
• Overview of Database Service Events
• Receive Notifications about Database Service Events
• Database Service Event Types
• Temporarily Restrict Automatic Diagnostic Collections for Specific Events
• Notifications Overview