This chapter describes the Cloud Management packs offered by Enterprise Manager. The following packs are included:
Out-of-the-box cloud licenses are granted to already existing targets on which licenses are defined and whenever new targets are discovered the packs are granted automatically. Verify license access information by clicking Setup, Management Packs, then Management Pack Access.
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database helps to set up a Database Cloud and operate the Database as a Service model. The following sections describe this management pack offered by Enterprise Manager:
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database Prerequisites
Accessing Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database Licensed Links
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database Licensed RESTful APIs
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database Licensed EMCLI Verbs
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database Licensed Views and Tables
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database Licensed Chargeback Reports
Some of the features provided by this pack are:
| Feature | Definition |
|---|---|
| Out-of-box self-service portal and database technical service catalog | Provides a set of pre-approved templates based on the role of the consumer. |
| Self-service database provisioning | Provides support on physical, virtual and Engineered Systems infrastructure. |
| Comprehensive deployment models | Supports shared server (VM based), shared cluster, shared database (Schema-as-a-Service), and Pluggable Database-as-a-Service (PDBaaS) deployment models. |
| Virtual assembly provisioning | Provisioning of Database VM assemblies (any file in OVA format is considered assemblies). For example, if there is an assembly topology of three virtual machines (VMs) (two WebLogic Server-managed servers and one database), you will need both packs to cover the respective tiers. Schedule- and performance-based resource management policies. |
| Snap Clone | Provides a fast, storage-agnostic, space-efficient approach to cloning Oracle Databases. This feature supports Oracle Database versions 10g to 12c, including Pluggable databases. Enterprise Manager support for Exadata Sparse Clone, CloneDB, and ACFS Snapshot-based thin cloning of Multitenant are included under the Snap Clone feature. |
| Data Refresh for Full Clones | Provides the ability to refresh the data contained in full clones with the latest from production using newer RMAN backups or using RMAN duplicate. This feature significantly reduces the DBA time and effort.
Note: The ability to create 'new' full clones is licensed under Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database, but the additional 'refresh' function requires licensing the Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database. |
| Administrative flows (non-self service) | Creates snap clones of source databases, including the ability to refresh the database while maintaining its name and configuration parameters. |
| Fleet maintenance | Provides minimum-downtime patching and upgrades to the database service instances in a cloud pool. This feature helps reduce the software pollution across the database estate. |
| Governance | Role-based access and resource control through quotas and retirement policies. |
| Metering and chargeback | Provides support based on fixed cost, utilization metrics and configuration parameters of the database. |
| Programmatic access | Provides access to the Self-Service Portal through REST APIs and EMCLIs. |
| Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) Rapid Start Kit | Allows users to set up and configure Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c in under a minute. |
| Blueprints | Blueprint-driven orchestration of cloud operations using the cloud REST API. |
The Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database requires the Database Lifecycle Management Pack for Oracle Database.
From the Database home page, click the Database target menu, select Provisioning, and then Clone and Refresh. On this page, the following actions are included:
Create CloneDB Databases
Create Snap Clone Databases
Promote as Test Master
Remove from Test Masters
Refresh
Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, the following licensed pages and links of this pack apply:
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Oracle VM Infrastructure Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Oracle VM Infrastructure Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Policies.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Cloud Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Self Service Portal.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Chargeback.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Provisioning and Patching, then Database Provisioning. In the Database Provisioning page, in the Related Links section of the left menu pane, click Provision Pluggable Databases. Next, from the PDB Operations section, select Create New Pluggable Databases. Click Launch, and from Pluggable Database Creation Options, select Clone an Existing PDB->Snap Clone.
On the Multitenant container database's home page, from the Oracle Database menu, select Provisioning, then Provision Pluggable Database. Next, from the PDB Operations section, select Create New Pluggable Databases. Click Launch, and from Pluggable Database Creation Options, select Clone an Existing PDB->Snap Clone.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Database.
Click the Setup menu. Select Provisioning and Patching, then Storage Registration.
The following RESTful APIs are licensed:
| API | Description |
|---|---|
| Assembly Operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on /em/cloud/iaas URI space for Resources Assembly Template and Assembly Instance. |
| Database and Schema Operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on /em/cloud/dbaas/ URI space. |
| DBaaS Setup Operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on /em/websvcs/restful/extws/cloudservices/admin/cfw/v1 URI space. |
The following EMCLI verbs are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database.
add_pool_members cancel_cloud_service_requests create_charge_item create_dbaas_quota create_pool create_service_template db_cloud_maintenance db_software_maintenance delete_charge_item delete_cloud_service_instances delete_cloud_user_objects delete_dbaas_quota delete_pool delete_service_template get_cloud_service_requests get_cloud_user_objects get_cloud_service_instances get_dbaas_quota |
get_dbaas_request_settings get_metering_data get_pool_capacity_data get_pool_capacity_summary_data get_pool_detail get_service_template get_pool_constraints get_pool_criteria get_pool_instance_data get_pool_target_type get_pools list_charge_item_candidates refresh_database remove_pool_members update_dbaas_request_settings update_dbaas_quota update_pool |
The following objects within the repository schema are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database:
Tables starting with EMCT_CBA.
Views starting with EMCT$CBA.
The views:
GP_EMCT_CBA_TARGET_CHARGE MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_HOURLY MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_DAILY
The following BI Publisher reports are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Database. Also, any report created using "create-like" feature of BI publisher referring the following reports, fall under this license.
Charge Trend Report
Charge Summary Report
Usage Trend Report
Usage Summary Report
Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware helps to set up a Middleware Cloud and operate the Middleware (or Platform) as a Service model. The following sections describe this management pack offered by Enterprise Manager:
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware Prerequisites
Accessing Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensed Links
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensed APIs
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensed Views and Tables
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensed EMCLI Verbs
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware Licensed Chargeback Reports
Some of the features provided by this pack are:
The Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Fusion Middleware requires either:
The WebLogic Server Management Pack Enterprise Edition for deploying WebLogic-based applications.
The SOA Management Pack Enterprise Edition for deploying SOA.
Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, the following licensed pages and links of this pack apply:
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure Policies.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware and Database Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware and Database Request Dashboard.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Self Service Portal.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Service Instances.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Chargeback.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Infrastructure.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Middleware.
The following APIs are licensed:
| API | Description |
|---|---|
| Assembly operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on /em/cloud/iaas/ URI space for Resources Assembly Template and Assembly Instance. |
| Java PaaS operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on /em/cloud/jaas/ URI space. |
| MWaaS setup operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on:
|
| MWaaS user operations | Any POST/GET/PUT/DELETE on /em/websvcs/restful/extws/cloudservices/ssa/mwaas/v1 URI space. |
The following objects within the repository schema are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware:
Tables starting with EMCT_CBA.
Views starting with EMCT$CBA.
The views:
GP_EMCT_CBA_TARGET_CHARGE MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_HOURLY MGMT$EMCT_CBA_CHARGE_DAILY
The following EMCLI verbs are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware. These verbs operate on a middleware pool.get_pool_target_type.
add_pool_members create_charge_item create_pool create_service_template delete_charge_item delete_pool delete_service_template get_metering_data get_pool_instance_data get_pool_capacity_data |
get_pool_capacity_summary_data get_pool_constraints get_pool_criteria get_pool_detail get_pools get_service_template list_charge_item_candidates remove_pool_members update_pool |
The following BI Publisher reports are licensed under the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Oracle Middleware. Also, any report created using "create-like" feature of BI publisher referring the following reports, fall under this license.
Charge Trend Report
Charge Summary Report
Usage Trend Report
Usage Summary Report
Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing enables businesses to set up their own testing cloud for delivering software testing services. The following sections describe this management pack offered by Enterprise Manager:
Features provided by Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing include:
Setup for providing cloud infrastructure (virtual and physical).
Self-service Assembly provisioning on Oracle VM infrastructure.
Self-service test environment and test driver provisioning.
Resource control through quotas and retirement policies.
Flexible resource metering and chargeback for compute resources consumed.
Note:
You can define your own testing tools to use with the Oracle Cloud Management Pack for Testing. If you choose Oracle Load Testing, Oracle Functional Testing, Oracle Functional Testing Suite for Oracle Applications, and Oracle Load Testing Suite for Oracle Applications, it must be licensed separately.Starting on the Enterprise Summary home page, the following licensed pages and links of this pack apply:
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Testing Home.
Click the Enterprise menu. Select Cloud, then Self Service Portal. Select the My Tests option, then the My Tests tab.
Click the Setup menu. Select Cloud, then Testing.