Manage Licenses on a DB System

This article provides the procedure to change the license type of a DB system.

Procedure

Perform the following steps to change the license type of a DB system using the OCI Console:

  1. On the DB Systems list page, select the DB system that you want to work with. If you need help finding the list page or the DB system, see List the DB Systems.
  2. On the DB system details page, from the Actions menu, select Update license type.
  3. In the Update license type panel, select the desired license type.
    • License type: The type of license you want to use for the DB system. Your choice affects metering for billing.
      • License included means the cost of this OCI Database service resource will include both the Oracle Database software licenses and the service.
      • Bring Your Own License (BYOL) means you will use your organization's Oracle Database software licenses for this OCI Database service resource. For more information, see Bring Your Own License.
  4. Select Save and confirm.