Create Instance: Instance Details Page
Create Instance: Instance Details is a page in the Create Instance wizard you use to create a new database deployment. For more information, see Creating a Database Deployment.
The following tables describe the key information shown on the Create Instance: Instance Details page:
What You See in the Navigation Area
Element | Description |
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<Previous |
Click to return to the Create Instance: Instance page. |
Cancel |
Click to cancel the Create Instance wizard without creating a new database deployment. |
Next> |
Click to advance to the Create Instance: Confirmation page. |
What You See in the Database Configuration Section
Element | Description |
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Cluster |
Specifies the VM cluster to host the database deployment. This option is only available if your Exadata Cloud at Customer system environment is enabled to configure multiple VM clusters. |
DB Name |
The name for the database instance. |
PDB Name |
The name for the default pluggable database (PDB). This option is available only for Oracle Database 12c, or later. This option is not available if Create Instance from Existing Backup is set to Yes. |
Administration Password Confirm Password |
The administration password, which is used to configure administration accounts and functions in the database deployment, including the password for the Oracle Database SYS and SYSTEM users. |
Oracle Homes |
Specifies the option to create a new Oracle Home directory location, or an existing Oracle Home location. |
Oracle Home Name |
(Optional) If you previously selected the option to create a new Oracle Home directory location, you can specify a name prefix for the new Oracle Home location. If specified, the value becomes the first part of the full Oracle Home name, which also includes a string identifying the Oracle Database release and latest applied bundle patch, along with numeric identifiers that are used to uniquely identify the Oracle Home location. If you do not specify a value, then the new Oracle Home location is given a system-generated name. |
SSH Public Key Edit |
The SSH public key to be used for authentication when using an SSH client to connect to a compute node that is associated with your database deployment. Click Edit to specify the public key. You can upload a file containing the public key value, paste in the value of a public key, or create a system-generated key pair. If you paste in the value, make sure the value does not contain line breaks or end with a line break. Note: The SSH Public Key field will not be displayed if the selected Exadata Cloud at Customer environment already contains a previously specified SSH key. |
Advanced Settings: Application Type |
Specifies how the database deployment is configured:
Note: The Application Type field is only displayed when you create the first database deployment on an Exadata system. Subsequent database deployments are created with a standardized database configuration. |
Advanced Settings: Character Set |
The database character set for the database. The database character set is used for:
This option is not available if Create Instance from Existing Backup is set to Yes. |
Advanced Settings: National Character Set |
The national character set for the database. The national character set is used for data stored in SQL This option is not available if Create Instance from Existing Backup is set to Yes. |
Advanced Settings: Enable Oracle GoldenGate |
Configures the database for use as the replication database of an Oracle GoldenGate Cloud Service instance. See Using Oracle GoldenGate Cloud Service with Exadata Cloud at Customer. |
What You See in the Backup and Recovery Configuration Section
Element | Description |
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Backup Destination |
Controls the destination and configuration of automatic backups:
For more information about backups and backup configurations, see About Backing Up Database Deployments on Exadata Cloud at Customer. |
Cloud Storage Container |
The name of an existing Oracle Storage Cloud Service container or a new one to be created in the format: instance-id_domain/container where This field is only displayed if cloud storage is included in your Backup Destination choice. |
Username |
The user name of a user who has read/write access to the specified Cloud Storage Container. This field is only displayed if cloud storage is included in your Backup Destination choice. |
Password |
The password of the user specified in Username. This field is only displayed if cloud storage is included in your Backup Destination choice. |
Create Cloud Storage Container |
Create a new Oracle Storage Cloud Service container as part of the database deployment creation. Specify the container name and the Cloud Storage user name and password in the preceding fields. This field is only displayed if cloud storage is included in your Backup Destination choice. |
Zdlra Storage Container |
The TNS connect string to connect to the Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance (ZDLRA). This field is only displayed if your Backup Destination choice is ZDLRA Storage Only. |
Username |
The virtual private catalog (VPC) user name for the ZDLRA specified in Zdlra Storage Container. This field is only displayed if your Backup Destination choice is ZDLRA Storage Only. |
Password |
The password of the user specified in Username. This field is only displayed if your Backup Destination choice is ZDLRA Storage Only. |
What You See in the Initialize Data From Backup Section
Element | Description |
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Create Instance from Existing Backup |
Create a database deployment whose database is derived from a cloud backup created using Oracle Database Backup Cloud Service. The other fields and options in the Initialize Data From Backup section only display if Create Instance from Existing Backup is set to Yes. |
On-Premises Backup |
Indicates the origin of the source database backup. Select this option if the source database backup is not from another Exadata Cloud at Customer database deployment in the same identify domain. In this case, the following fields and options are displayed except for Source Service Name. Deselect this option if the source database backup is from another Exadata Cloud at Customer database deployment in the same identify domain. In this case, only the Source Service Name field is displayed. |
Database ID |
The database identifier of the database from which the existing backup was created. You can get this value by using the following SQL query: SQL> SELECT dbid FROM v$database; |
Decryption Method Edit |
Specifies the information necessary to decrypt the source database backup. Click Edit to specify the necessary information. In the resulting dialog:
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Cloud Storage Container |
The name of the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Object Storage Classic container where the existing backup is stored; use this format: instance-id_domain/container where |
Username |
The user name of an Oracle Cloud user who has read access to the container specified in Cloud Storage Container. |
Password |
The password of the user specified in Username. |
Source Service Name |
From the list of possible alternatives, specify the database deployment that is associated with the source database backup that you want to use. |
What You See in the Standby Database Section
Element | Description |
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Standby Database Configuration |
Controls where the standby database is placed in relation to the primary database:
See Using Oracle Data Guard in Exadata Cloud at Customer for more information. |
Exadata System |
Select an available Oracle Exadata Database Machine configuration to host the standby database. The list contains the Oracle Exadata Database Machines that are associated with your active Exadata Cloud at Customer instances. |
Cluster |
Specifies the VM cluster to host the standby database. This option is only available if your Exadata Cloud at Customer system environment is enabled to configure multiple VM clusters. |
Hostnames |
Specify one or more compute nodes that you want to host the database instances for the standby database. |