Before You Begin with MySQL Cloud Service

Before you begin using MySQL Cloud Service, you should be familiar with the following technologies:

  • Oracle Cloud

    See Getting Started with Oracle Cloud for information about Oracle Cloud.

  • Oracle Compute Cloud Service

    MySQL Cloud Service compute nodes use a variety of Oracle Compute Cloud Service resources. See Using Oracle Compute Cloud Service for information about instances and the disk images, compute shapes, storage volumes, IP reservations, security lists, security rules, and secure shell (SSH) public keys that are associated with them.

  • Oracle Storage Cloud Service containers

    MySQL Cloud Service uses MySQL Enterprise Backup to back up to cloud storage which, in turn, uses Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic containers as repositories for backups to the cloud. Before you can create a container, you must have access to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic. See About Oracle Storage Cloud Service in Using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic

    Note:

    You must enable a Replication Policy on your Oracle Storage Cloud Service before attempting to use it with MySQL Cloud Service. For more information, see Selecting a Replication Policy for Your Service Instance.

Before you create a MySQL Cloud Service instance:

  • Procure a MySQL Cloud Service subscription. Without an active subscription, you cannot create a MySQL Cloud Service instance.

  • Create a Secure Shell (SSH) public/private key pair. The SSH keys are used to facilitate secure access to the compute nodes that support your database deployments. See Generating a Secure Shell (SSH) Public/Private Key Pair. It is also possible to create the key pair during the provisioning tasks.

  • (Optional) Create a container in Oracle Storage Cloud Service to store backups on cloud storage. See Creating Containers in Using Oracle Storage Cloud Service. It is also possible to create a storage container during provisioning. For more information, see Creating a MySQL Server Deployment.

    Note:

    Do not use an Oracle Storage Cloud container that you use to back up MySQL Cloud Service databases for any other purpose. For example, do not also use it to back up Oracle Java Cloud Service instances. Using the container for multiple purposes can result in billing errors.